The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-13

Wm eat the clothes right or your back
Washington Star.
John II. Tennent. Natick. has beer
granted an increase of pension to sl2.
Fannie Rice was ordered to be com.
mitted to the state hospital for the In
sane. by Judge sweetland. today.
Judge Sweetland held John Collins In
$500. today, for trial on Friday, for q
simple assault upon his wife. Della. last
night.
Rev. Alexander Campbell OF Merigom-
ish. Nova Scotia. will preach in Pilgrim
church on Harrison street. Sunday morn
ing at 10:45 o'clock
Nellie Wilbur. who came of the farm
in June, was resentenced for two years
by Judge Swestland. today. Nellie Is an
uncommon common drunkard.
Councilman Root, who Is chairman of
the committee on parks. has called q
meeting for Monday afternoon at I
o'clock for the consideration OF routine
matters.
The alarm from box 374. this morning,
was for a slight fire in a house on Wen
dell street. A boy playing with matches
set fire TO and destroyed a lace curtain.
Damage $40.
Frank p. Sherman. a chronic wrong
doer. was sentenced to Jan for go days.
by Judge Swa~tland this morning, for
the theft of two dress waists and a pair
Of scissors from Fannie Washington.
A fire. the origin Of which is unknown,
caused about $1,000 damage In James Soc
kett's tailor findings shop i75 North Main
street. at Gas o'clock last night. WILLIAM,
II. Draper owns the building
William Williams horse, attached to a
delivery wagon, fell down at the corner
Of Dorrance and Fulton streets, at $50
p. m. yesterday. A Pawtuxet car, struck
the wagon. demolishing one OF the
wheels.
Michael Bennett of 10 First street, East
Providence. was struck by q switching
engine while crossing the India Point
bridge yesterday noon. Three Of his
ribs were broken and he sustained sew
eral bruises.
A still alarm was sent to ehe Three
Ones. by the janitor of the studley build
Ing this morning. Hose and Hook and
Ladder 1 responded The FIRE was In a
waste paper basket in an office on the
9Th floor. No damage.
Rev. q. Lowe. pastor Of the Free Bap-
tist church of Lisbon Falls, Maine, has
rendered his resignation to take effect
Oct. ]. and the church has voted to ac-
cept It. Mr.. Lowe has accepted call to
a Providence, r. l., pastorate.
AS Is his annual custom, Col Atweli
yesterday entertained the aldermen and
members Of tho Joint standing commit
tee on property of the city council The
city clerk, city sergeant and the clerk
Of committess as well as health officers
were also numbered among the guests.
Bernardo Campagnio of 25 Lilly street,
put a pocket book, containing sl07 under
his pillow last night At 8 o'clock this
morning the purse was missing. An hour
later II was found under the pillow, mi
nus $685. The police were notified and
found the missing money between the
ticks of a bed occupied by two young
men who were arrested and may be ar
raigned Monday morning.
John McDermott was fined $50 and costs
In the 9th district court. today, for as
xu,tHo
McDermott was out on a drinking bout,
last night and his young wife becoming
uneasy went out to the gate at 1870 |
o'clock to look for him. Just then John !!
came along and swung a right hand |
blow which caught Mary In the mouth,
loosening all her front teeth.
At the 2ist annual convention of the
New England Water Works association
held In Boston during the past week,
Providence was represented by Messrs.
and Higgins. Pawtucket by City
Engineer Carpenter and Commissioner
gineer Cook. Tbeir business sessions
having been concluded. they yesterday W.
sited and inspected the wachuset dam
and north dixie In Clinton. the Weston
and the Golfer dam across the
Charles river
The first annual report Of the American
locomotive company OF which the Rhode
sland Locomotive works OF this city In
branch giving operations for a period
lightly more than II months. TO June 30
ast. shows gross earnings to have been
2s. 81, ,ssa. operating expenses SIS. s.2s1.217.
et earnings ta,io'i77. fixed charges tlos.-
IS. profits available for dividend ss.oo1, ,sIa
nd dividends on preferred stock q per
enD s1.57o.ooo. This leaves a surplus OF
yer 81 10000. the greater part Of which
as been applied TO additions to the
roperty.