The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-02-24
NEW SLETS.

NEW SLETS.
A pair OF mittens. warm and red.
New shoes that had shiny toes,
| "A velvet cap for his curly head,
And tie OF palest rose;
"A bag of books, a twelve-inch rule,
And the daintest hands in town.
! These were the things that went 10 school
With William Herbert Brown.
A ragged mitten without thumb.
Two shoes that were scorched at the
toes
head that whlrlsd with the dizzy hum
Since the SNOWFALL hit his nose;
A stringless bag and a broken rule,
And the dingiest hands In town
These were the things that came from
With happy "Billy" Brown
st Nicholas.
Mary Brawn was ordered committed 10
the state hospital for the insane by Judge
Sweetland today.
Eugene Sullivan was held for the grand
jury in 500 by Judge Sweetland today for
exposure Of person.
w H. Briggs. Juvenile, was fined 81
I'm the police court today for snowballing
on Ben,ht street yesterday.
The. alarm from box IS last evening
street, caused by the breaking OF a />
pipe.
James Horan was today placed on pro-
baton until June by Judge Sweetland.
lie had not supported his wife and child
for a year
Gustav Hendrickson. OF 1S6 Thurber's
avenue. reports that somebody shot bull
let from a Flobert rifle through his front
window last evening.
]. p. westhall fell from steps at 1889
Westminster street at o'clock this morn
ing His head was cut DR.. Sanger
sewed up the wound
Joseph Griffin. IL years old, was placed
on probation until June by Judge Sweet
land today for assautins q playmate
whose nose he caused TO bleed.
Frank c. Lewis and Wallace Scott were
fined $50 and costs each I'm the Sixth dis
trict court today for stealing n horse
blanket from Fred. Tuell. The. young
men belong in Boston and came to town
Saturday night
A horse belonging TO T Young and drlv-
en- by Romer Vigen ran away and over
turned sleigh on Exchange place yes
terday afternoon. A cut on the horses
side, caused by broken thill, necess-
Nellie Sullivan. a common night walker.
with record of two sentences for the
men Wolf and Mccartin Judge sweet
land sent her out for one year.
William .Mcweeney. %. was placed on
probation until June 6, Bernard Hackett
got months. Philip Coyle years and
Michael Feely was held in 5000 for trial
tomorrow. All were before Judge Sweet
land today as common drunkards.
Frank Tuly, II years old was this
morning held for trial tomorrow I'm $1,000
terday. William n. Flynn was fined 81.
The boys were snow balling on Chalk
stone avenue, and were taken In by Pa
trolmen Pelrne and Rooney
Frank Tillnghast was fined $40 and
costs by Judge Sweetland today for steal
ing book from Daniel X. Ballous office
Saturday. He sneaked the book from "A
shelf, put II under his coat and left the
building. Patrolman Bates overhauled
him, recovered the book and gave Tilling-
hast a ride in the hurry-up wagon.
George w. Stafford. for years proml-
nent as a manufacturer of looms i'm Prov
idence. recently was elected president and
general manager of the Georgs y. Stat
ford company of Readville, Mass. The
was organized TO manufacturs
weaving machinery etc. OF the type with
which Mr.. Stafford has long been identi-
man automatic looms and appliances. IL
has acquired the plant OF this company
with its entire equipment and will pro-
duce modern machinery relating to weav-
ing including plain, automatic. jacquard
and silk looms dobbies and warp stop
motions.
dence Opera house last evening under the |
direction of the Banda Napoli. was lia-
tened TO with great appreciation by
large audience. The program, which was
an excellent one. consisted OF a number OF |
selections by the band, which was assist |
ed by Archie Jalbert trombone soloist; |
trude Schuman. soprano, and w Paris |
Gamblers cornet soloist- The work of !
the band was fully up to the high stand |
ard which II has attained under the lead |
trship OF Sig Gulio Il. Capone. while |
Sig. Raia's playing was, as usual, "A dis |
tinctive and enjoyable feature of the pro- |
Crane, and was heartily encored. Miss |
solo also brought forth pro- /
longed applause, TO which she responded |
with second selection. The. other so
loists were by no means slighted each /
one receiving a generous share OF we'll
merited approval.
The appointment of Samuel a. Hilton |
and Melvin :. Briggs 10 be chief boats /
wain's and chief gunner's mates ON the |
STAN OF Commander Gardiner c. Sims of |
the Rhode Island Naval battalion Is most |
last OF the original command to remain |
In service. They have won the honor |
by both long service and care 4
ful attention 60 duty Briggs IS veteran |
)f the Spanish American war, having /
been among those who went out with the /
Rhode Island reserves, aud Hilton - que |
ike classing for he was anxious 10 go, \
but his services were moro valuable TO the /
navy if he remained at his regular duty /
In the fuse department AZ the Torpedo !
station Newport The local company !
will lose two great worker and what |
has seemed for some time the only avail |
able material for Officers. the company
never having had full complement since ,
he war. TIL SO men would have been |
elected long ago. but have stcodtastly /
declined 90 seek commissions.
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