The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-21

Milady Lenten penance does
From early morn till night.
I begged but one kiss from her lips
What harm could one kiss be?
But TO my pleadings she replied:
mo, you must fast with me-"
Boston Post.
Edmund s. Robinson was ordered com
mitted TO the state hospital for the in
sane by Judge Sweetland today.
Patrick OConnor, II years old, was
fined 81 and costs In the police court
today for revelling on East street last
night.
Lucy Miller, colored, was sentenced 20
the farm for six months by Judge Sweet
land today for being common railer and
brawler.
Robert Terry IS years old, employed at
the New England Butt Co.'S works, fell
this morning and sustained a fracture of
his left ankle.
The alram from box Sl1 at l0:45 this
morning was for n slight blaze caused
by crossed electric wires in Joseph King $
saloon. 6il Westminster street. No
damage.
The alarm from box 6. at 7:4O this morn
ing. was for a slight fire in the attic OF
house at 43 East Transit street owned
by Philip B. Durbee. William Powers
gave the alarm. The cause OF the fire is
unknown.
Henry Morton stole a pocketbook con-
tanning s. belonging 10 Margaret McCabe.
The purse was distracted from her house.
Morton. who has bad record, was SEN
fenced TO jail for 80 days by Judge Sweet
land this morning.
The complaint against Charles VALLEY
for an alleged assault upon Daniel Cronin
which was to have been tried i'm the Sixth
district court today, was continued until
next Tuesday, when the case will be
disposed of without formal trial
The Faithful Workers will hold their
first jubilee annivarsery at the Mary Hop
kins Rescue Mission, 21 Clemence street.
this evening at 7:45 o'clock. Several
speakers will be I'm attendance; good
music. President Maurice T.. Hughes will
preside.
Rhode Island lodge, knights of Pythias,
Will celebrate its 18th anniversary on
Monday evening, April IA, with a recep-
tion, banquet and ball at their hall, 27
Westminster street. The reception will
be from to $3.50. banquet s:45 and the
grand march at 10.
David Korn was held for the grand
jury I'm $500 by Judge Sweetland today
for assaulting Isaac Weinbaum. Korn
cut Weinbaum upon his neck with two
cotton hooks and bit his thumb. The two
men had an alteration in barn on
Willard avenue over the right TO use a
rope.
The judiciary committee OF the house
of representatives yesterday afternoon
gave hearing on an act 10 regulate the
speed of motor vehicles, hitherto given
In detail in The News. number OF in
terested parties were present. including
several members OF the Rhode Island Au-
tomobile club, and some attorneys. No
opposition was offered to the bill.
Jeffrey Scales, colored. pleaded guilty
in the Sixth district court today to the
charge of assaulting Abbe Washington.
Scales and others were giving dance and
the woman had come in and began to
make trouble. Scales ordered her 10
leave and. as she did not move quick
enough TO suit him. he struck her in the
face. Scales was fined 500 and costs.
Joseph sevignac, of 80 Huntington ave-
nue.. was tried before Judge Sweetland
today for non-support. He was found
better. to pay his wlfes board
at her fathers house. to keep away
from and not trouble her. he was placed
upon probation until June 9Th. The court
directed him TO pay Mrs. Sevignac 81 a
week until May 1st and after that IS a
week.
An appreciative audience filled wads-
worth Street A. NJ. f. u. church last
evening to hear Charles III. Waters, the
boy violinist, i'm a recital. He was as
sisted by Professor Millett violinist; Miss
Florence Miller and Mr. Joseph Brown,
Miss Clara L. Walker and Mr..
Joseph Williams, pianists: Miss Bertha
Harding, elocutionist. Each number was
heartily encored. The recital was a sue
,ess musically and financially.
Charles Ford was tried In the Sixth
district court today on the charge OF non
support of his wife and child. These mere
'hildren had been married 10 months and
he baby was five weeks old when they
separated for the reason that the boy
husband refused to provide nourishing
God ordered by a physician. The girl
wife worked In "A mill until her condition
orbade further employment, and what
money she earned her husband took from
Ter. Ford was earning sli week and
aid that he had TO give bis money To- |
tate farm for six months and took an ap- |
zeal. refusing TO pay $3.50 u week for !
lis wife's support.
The Massachusetts legislative commit |
&c on fisheries and game spent all day |
nd evening yesterday wrestling with the !
bay menhaden question. IL |
vas a continued hearing on the petition |
4 the Boston fish bureau for legislation
o permit the taking OF menhaden In |
suzzard's bay. Among those who favored |
he bill were Captain Dania, =. Church, |
etired. and Captain Nathaniel II. Church, |
10Th OF TiVerton. Both said that about /
hree and one-half gallons Of oil was Sc
urcd from each barrel OF fish scrap. and |
barrel WAS worth about - cents. lie
about "a vessels I'm the fishing
usiucss. For the last 20 years there |
'as q tendency for migratory fish To /
1mc less father north. and for the last
aw years there was a deficit in the catch
menhaden. lie did not think the
american Fisheries company had ever
lken part before I'm hearings for legisla-