The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-03
Another Alleged Pickpockei Was Ar
raigned in Court Yesterday Morning,
Property to Be Sold for Taxes-|vy
Social Club Wins Two Ball Camss.

Yesterday morning another alleged
pickpocket was arraigned before Judge
Bliss In the Seventh district court. James
Murphy who gave his residence as Ire
land. was the man. He was arrested by
Detectives Parker and Haran OF ProvI-
dence for a job done at the steamboat
/ wharf at Crescent Park and turned over
to the police OF this town.
man was waiting for the boat when
he felt some ones hand in his pocket.
and upon investigating discovered that
he had been relieved OF his pocketbook.
He said that Murphy was the man that
did II and word was telephoned to Provi-
dence To have some one on hand when
the crook arrived to take him into Gus
| tody. Both men went 10 the city i'm the
same boat. Upon arrival In Providence
the loser OF the pocketbook pointed the
man out To the detectives and he was
placed under arrest.
Nothing was found on him which tailed
with the stuff missing from the other
fellows pockets and he pleaded not
guilty. but Judge Bliss decided that he
was proba bly, guilty and held him for the
grand jury in default OF $1,000 bail.
Another man who gave his name as
John Perry and who is thought to be a
pal Of the pickpocket. pleaded guilty OF
sasault on the man who had his pocket
picked, and was fined $50 and costs which
he paid.
IVY AS A WINNER
The Ivy Social club and the Park Social
club team played a red hot game OF ball
on the Grosvenordale field Saturday af-
ternoon. The Ivys won out by a score OF
IL to 10, The lineup OF the teams was
as follows:
Ivy Social club--Peirce !. e.: G.. Salve.
2b: Stephenson. C. T.: Simmons. r. f.. :;
Myers C.: r. Salve I'd b.. Sexton. Sd b. /:
Pryce, $. s.; Parrish. p.
Park Social club-Mulcahey. s. s.;
Doyle, I'd b.; Menzer. Sd b.; Dowling p.
Wood. lst b.; Mccormick. l. f.; King, c.;
Stubbs r. e.; Sullivan, C. T.
SUNDAY BALL GAME
Yesterday the Ivy Social club team
played ball with the plumbers union
team at Palace Garden. The social club
team won by scors of to after
very closely contested game. Manchester
was umpire and Farra scorer.
REAL ESTATE REGISTER.
The following real estate transactions
have been recorded al the office OF the
town clerk:
Charles II. Read and Amillah Read, in
her own right quit-claamed TO Mary r.
Read. lots numbered 1s6 and lS. south
division of the Bailey f. Borden plat. for
So
Henry Dauphinee, has attached lots
l59. lG0. 162. l63. l64. 165, 16s l67 16s 169
l7O. III. l72, 173. 30 and 20 on the county
plat to recover on certain promissory
notes given in February of the current
year.
The Mercantile Trading company re-
leased To Elizabeth B. Okie Paxton Of
Newton. Mass. and Elizabeth b. Okie
of Lakewood. y. j.. all the interest which
IL had in the Tristan Burgess plat by
Cushing and FarnTm. for $40. including
also small lot on or near Veau de Eau
avenue. and a tract OF land near the har-
Dor line.
Charles L. Hazard sold TO John Bryson
and Catherine Bryson, lot numbered 1872.
on the Joshua Mauran plat for SO
THEY HAVE POWER NOW.
For some time the Consolidated trains
have been going over the East Provi-
dence span Of the new India Point bridge,
where there was no trolley wire by the
momentum gathered before going on the
bridge.
, The bridge has now been equipped with
a trolley wire its entire length, and the
trains have power all the way across.
Personal.
Mrs. l.. w. Oakes and Mrs. George w.
Payne have returned from a months trip
10 Mount Wachusett, Mass.
Mr.. A. r. Cutris, one Of the engineer
ing STAFF OF the New York, New Haven |
q Hartford railroad was visiting here /
last week.
Letter Carrier Elmer r. Robinson is en-. |
joying his vacation this week
Mr.. Eugene Considine Is visiting friends |
In Whitman. Mass.
Mrs. y. W. Taylor. OF williams avenue /
has returned from visit to her mother \
az Canterbury. Conn
George l.. Newall Of 23s Warren avenue .
has started on a trip TO Denver, Colo |
RADIO.
THE STAND PIPE.
The vorkmen are making very good /
progress on the new stand pipe The |
lower set OF upright orders have been /
placed In position. and have been secured |
by number of horizontal girders, which |
are bolted across the structure
A big derrick has been erected on the !
top Of the structure TO facilitate the
handling Of the heavy iron work An.
other consignment OF material arrived /
saturday at linda Point from whence
q will be hauled by teams. TO where n
Is 10 be usei I'm the construction OF the
stand pipe. When the big tank Is in
Use. the East Providence Water works
viii have greater pressure than any
similar system In New England.
THE SEWER
Work on the new sewer Is progressing
'apidly and IL will probably be finished
Within the contract time.
The Mauran avenue section is all In
,ut the manholes Two gangs arc now
working on the Burgess avenue section.
ne from each end. Much OF the mater. I
al for tho msnholes has arrived and the
work. ~ cutting the inlets IN the curb
ns Is now I'm progress
EXCITING TIME
There vas an exciting time on Valley
troet SATURDAY. when four dogs Srf To- 4