The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-20

| -tOutn companion.
Anne Hutchinson OF this city has been
| granted n widows pension of IS a month.
J Hose at il:55 o'clock. last night, re.
4 sponded 10 n still alarm at n tooth pick
, factory. at Winslow street. There was
no damage The factory belongs 10 Frank
] Tillinghast
! Col George r. Fearing of New York
/ has rented his villa on Narragansett ave-
nue., Newport. known as "The Orchard" ="
10 Mrs. John Nicholas Brown for the sea-
son of 1902
Bernard Holland pulled I'm an alarm
from box 500. at 3:45 y. m, yesterday, for
I a supposed fire at 1886 Atwells avenue
There was no fire. A cobbler put leather
scraps into a stove and n back-draft
caused the smoke.
Zarlxer and CARRIER Daniels were driv-
Ing along South Main. near James street.
at noon, yesterday. They drove too near
the car track and their wagon was
struck and overturned by a snowplough.
The thills of the wagon were broken.
The regular meeting of the Providence
Women's Christian Temperance union
will be held in the small hall OF the Y NJ
on Friday at 3 o'clock p. m. All cordially
invited. The board meeting will be held
at o'clock.
Robert L. Nickens. coored. was fined
$50 and costs, by Judge Sweetland. today.
for cruelty 10 a horse. Agent Capwell
warned Nickens. on Nov. 23d, to put the
horse away until very sore back was
cured. Last Friday he caught Nickens
with the same horse, and this time the
collar had so abraded the animals back
that the raw and sore backbone was dis
closed TO view.
The will OF ex-Congressman Charles +.
Sprague. late of Brookllne who died at
the Butler hospital this city, was allowed
yesterday by Judge Flint OF the Nor
folk, Mass, county probate court. Eller-
ton r. Whitney of Milton. the executor
appointed, gave bond OF $40 600. Accord.
ing TO Executor Whitney the personal
estate OF Mr. Sprague will not exceed
$4,000 No schedule of other property
was filed.
The executive committee OF the inter-
national convention OF the Baptist Young
Peoples union met last evening. Pres-
dent Faunce OF Brown university was
elected a member of the reception COM
mittee. II. F. Jacobs Brooklyn, NJ V,
was secured TO lead chorus OF convention.
Charles r. Stark. Arthur f. Warner,
VIM. G. Burwell. Rev. Thomas r.. bartlett
and Eddy NJ. Shaw were elected a press
committee. The convention will be held
July 1913 In this city.
Isaac Mechalovitz has apparently had
his full share OF hard luck. He has been
for some time the proprietor of a second
hand store at S79 South Main street in a
building owned by the heirs OF William II.
~ T,.A. 10. aft l1-Gx
tatiyes put his goods on the street for ar
rears In rent but he soon found location
across the street. About two years ago
Mechalovitz was shot I'm the eye by n
rum-crazed man who came into his store
looking for trouble The assaiant is now
doing time" A twelvemonth later Mrs.
Mechalovtz was assaulted by an unknown
man and was obliged TO go 10 the hospital
TO be treated for serious injuries to her
head.
The New England Association OF Gas
Engineers helds its annual meeting last
evening at Young's hotel Boston. About
100 were present President Waldo A.
Learned presided. The special guests
were Speaker Myers OF the house OF repre-
sentatives and j. o. Burdett. After din
ner there was speaking by the guests,
President Learned. Captain VIM. Il. Nc
Kay and others. Captain VIM. McGregor
OF Pawtucket acted as toast
master. At the business meeting
officers were elected as follows:
Captain VIM. Il. Mckay, president; Col
onel II. $. Richardson and Captain VIM.
McGregor vice presidents; n. w. Clifford,
secretary
The dinner and midwinter meeting OF
the New England Postmasters' associa-
tion al the American House. Boston. last
evening was the most successful i'm the
short history OF the organization. Presi-
dent A. X. Goodwin OF Pawtucket made
an admirable presiding officer. and his re-
marks evoked hearty applause from the
$50 postmasters from all over New Eng
land. Secretary-Treasurer Ezra o. Win
sor was the star OF the occasion. for he
was presented with n handsome diamond
ring by President Goodwin as a present
from the members OF the association. In
OF his faithful services.
Among the Rhode Island postmasters
were Jas. T.. Bowen OF Central
Falls and n. u. Brown of East Green
wich