The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-04-04
EWSLETS.


With pigments fresh and bright.
with gentle patience soon she taught
These clumsy hands OF mine
TO decorate the ivory spheres
With many a gay design.
1 learned so fast l dipped my brush
In liquid gold. and drew
An arrow and wounded heart
Upon an egg OF blue.
These words i'm letters small / wrote
Upon the other side;
Dear Bessie. have loved you long;
Pray, will you be my bride?"
She read IL. blushing like a rose.
And sketched another heart
Beside my own, transtiNing both
with but a single dart
And while from her averted face
MY fate / tried to guess,
on that enchanted Easter egg
She traced golden Yes
-Mlnna Irving, in Leslie's Weekly.
James b. Taudvin was knocked down by
n Pawtucket car, while crossing North
Main, opposite Pettis street, last night,
but was not injured.
Arthur Dubeau was held in 5000 by
Judge Sweetland. today. for trial next
Tuesday. for "A simple assault on John
BelleVeau.
Harold r. Barolet, u years old. was
placed on probation until Dec. 2d. by
Judge Sweetland today. for stealing a 500
bicycle from William Snow.
Catherine Bowen pleaded not guilty of
assaulting Margaret Miller. when arraign-
ed In the Sixth District court, today, and
was held in $500 for trial next Tuesday.
James Wright. 27 years old, OF Medford,
salra 81 uto NlAv
ter w. Chaplin, at 8 o'clock, this morning.
and was removed 10 the Rhode Island
hospital.
An electric car struck one OF Peck &
Blacks coal wagons. when passing r. r..
Smith q Co.'S coal pockets. yesterday af-
ternoon. demolishing one of the wheels
Of the vehicle.
Twenty-elght lights OF glass were found.
yesterday to have been broken in the vot-
ing booth Of Second district of the
Second ward. The building is located on
Ocean street, near Thurber avenue.
George Joynes. colored, was adjudged
probably guilty, in the Sixth District
court today of maintaining common
nuisance in a tenement over 3l3 Eddy
street and was held for the grand jury
in 5000.
The Faithful Workers will meet at the
Randall Square Gospel Mission, 81 Chalk
stone avenue. Sunday afternoon at
o'clock Mr.. william Il. Hopkins will lead
| the meeting. All are cordially invited.
The Official count OF the ballots cast In
| the special election. Wednesday, gives Al
| derman Perkins a plurality OF 81 in to-
| tai OF 6l0 votes. Councilman-elect Perkins
receives a plurality OF S2 in total OF 6lS
votes.
The bazaar at the Primitive Methodist
church on Ruggles street. which closed
last evening after continuing three days
has been well attended and has netted a
considerable sum toward the fund needed
to complete the auditorium Of the church.
John C. Brownell, OF Brooklyn. placed a
pocketbook. containing $ll and some
tickets on the shelf OF n window at the
New York dock, last night, and turned
his head just for n minute. In that brief
space of time thief appropriated the
wallet
Citizens on both sides OF Seekonk river
above Washington bridge as well as per-
sons crossing the bridge have spent con-
siderable time I'm most interesting way
watching a seal, young whale or porpoise
sporting in the water and number OF
boats crews armed with all sorts of war
like implements have been looking for
the same. but up TO noon time had not
succeeding I'm catching him.
The complaint against Patrick Cunning
ham for an alleged assault upon Annie
Mccormick, which has been hung up since
last January, was again continued by
Judge Sweetand. today, this time until
July 1ith. This is the affair in which 1t
was claimed by the girl that she was
made the victim Of a felonious assault
in a mill basement at olneyville.
The complaints against Dennis and Mar
| garet OBrien for keeping a nuisance, and
Sadie Williams for theft Of monSy from
Alfred B. Spencer. were TO have
been tried in the Sixth District court to-
day. General Brennan. their counsel ar
ranged for continuances until the 18th
instant when all OF the cases will be dis
posed OF without "a trial in this court.
| II has been decided by the committee on
! commerce OF the United States senate
now considering the river and harbor APP
/ preparation bill, TO act favorably upon
the increased appropriation recommend
/ ed for Block Island harbor. Similar ac-
I ton will probably be taken with regard TO
the Point Judith appropriation. but the
item has not yet been reached by the
committee.
Six new vestibule cars. 20 be used on tho
| line between FAN River and Providence
! have been sent out from the South End
barn the past week They are OF the la
/ test pattern OF four-motor cars and make
| "A fine appearance. They were taken at
night TO New Bedford and thence TO Fall
| River this being necessary, as the cars
cannot go by the short route, through
! Taszton. as there is no track across the
/ Somerset bridge TO Fall River
Fully 200 were present last evening at
1 the Eoise at the eighth closing reception
| OF Mr.. James NJ Macneir To his pupils
and friends. The large hall OF the Eloise
was "A very bright spot during tho contin-
| uance OF the reception and Mr.. Macnair
/ was assisted I'm conducting affairs by a
| committee consisting OF Garrett r. Iolli-
/ han. Robert Douglas, James Campbell,
/ william s. Potter. Charles Buckland and
! Judge Ell Rathbun. a series of 20 dancss
/ was given, with music 10y Baker Bro