The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-26

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Who sticks to his Book.
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Judge.
Patents have just been granted TO the
following Rhode Island inventors: George
A. Metcalfe and h. X. Hall. Woonsocket; ;
James c. Potter and j. Johnston, Paw
tucket
An important rental for tho coming sea-
son was made public yesterday. Mr.. and
Mrs Winthrop Rutherford. the latter one
OF the daughters OF Levi i. Morton. hav-
ing taken the fine place OF DIR. Clement
Cleveland i'm Catherine street. Newport
IL Is expected that Mr.. and Mrs. Morton
will spend part of the summer with them.
Another Newport rental announced today
was that of the Barrett cottage In Cath
crime street to Colonel Reginald Norman
for one year.
A lively occurrence took place at the
corner OF Eddy and Borden streets short
ly before o'clock last evening, In which
horse was struck by an electric car
and injured so that IL had to be killed.
a ne animal was Knocked down and the
force of the collision broke it's off fore
both shafts OF the lowgear. The horse
and lowgear were owned by John Crane
of All Atwelrs avenue. The driver. John
Murray. escaped injury.
Miss Jerry" was the attraction at the
Y. NJ &. A. hail last evening" Miss
Jerry is a picture play and is wholly de-
pendent for its success on the man that
does the reading. Last evenings success
can therefore be said to rest ON Alex
ander Black, who read the play I'm a clear.
musical voice that held the attention OF
the audience when the pictures failed 10
do So There was such a large number
present that there were many who were
forced To stand in the rear of the hall
during the earlier part of the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Lafayette Draper of North
Attleboro held a reception last evening Ii
being the 56th anniversary of their mar
riage. They were married in Milford. and
have passed the greater part of the years
since in North Attleboro. Mr.. Draper is
a native of this town. and Mrs Draper
was born in Cumberland, X. I.,her maiden
name being Sarah s. Haskell She Is one
of the leading workers in the W. G.. II.
L. Mr.. Draper is a member OF the vet
cran hremen, and has served the town i'm
various capacities. The couple enjoys
good health.
While suffering from temporary in
sanity. caused by prolonged illness. VIII
liam l1oey, for many years prior To 1897
general superintendent OF the Adams Ex-
Press company, shot himself twice yes
terday afternoon at his home I'm New
Rochelle He died a few hours later Mr..
Hoey was the son OF the late Mrs. John
Hoey. and her first husband, William
Russell. John Hoey, who was one OF the
a. \.
legally adopted him after h.s marriage
90 Mrs Russell and he took the name OF
Hoey. lie was born I'm Bristol, II. l., I'm
1913.
The police gathered ir quite a number
of boys last evening and carly this morn
ing for snowballing. the charge preferred
being that OF rcvelling. Elmer Charl-
wood was fined 81 and costs for revolling
on Hope street. Frederick Beonit. white,
and William Lindsey Harry Lindsey,
William Tillman and Grover Mason. coll
ored, were held FOR trial tomorrow for
revclling on Codding street. Thomas
Coughlan was fined 81 and costs and
James Ferry and Michael Masterson.
Juveniles, 50 each for rcvolling on Putnam
street
The Telephone Employees association OF
New England. comprising 200 employees of
the New England Telephone Il Telegraph
company held its lirst annual banquet
ut the American House last evening. and
entertained as guests President j.. Il.
Fish. W. \. Hovey. w. S. Ford and James
s. McCulloch OF the American Bell. and
President Thomas Sherwin. Frank \.
Houston. Thomas &. Wales Jr.. George
H. Dresser and T.. X. Han OF the New
England company. President Fish. re-
Gently elected director OF the Providence
Telephone company, offered some inter-
csting remarks and was made an hon
orary member of the association
The ninth annual dinner of the New
England Iron ana Hardware association
ut the Hotel Neudome Boston, last cycu-
ing. was a very merry occasion while
mcrrIment was IN order. and later when
the speaking began very interesting
occasion During the serving of the din
ner an orchestra PLAYED and the company
SANG popular songs. The president. Allan
J. Chase gave a special welcome 20 the
four fathers Of the hardware trade"
present Mcssrs. O. e. Carpenter OF provi-
doncc James \ Frye. y. u. Sargent and
D Arthur Brown. Among tho other
Providence men present were Johns n
tourlnu charles ~ Stark and rruusl.