The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-01


In Of the trench for the new sewer on
Burgess avenue by which two men mar
rowly escaped serious injury.
The place where the cave occurred is
in the deepest part OF the cut. the bot
torn Of the sewer being ls feet below the
surface at this point.
/ The trench Is cut through a vein OF
| gravel which extends from the surface
| down almost the entire depth.
The men had finished digging. but be-
fore they could get In the braces 10 hold
| the banks up the cavein started and
| caught Thomas Clark, a mason He
| was pulled out by Charles Whipple
| fellow workman In time to avoid serious
| injury. but was badly bruised about the
| body.
| No blame attaches to anyone for the
| accident as IL was due entirely 10 the
treacherous nature OF the ground.
DISTRICT COURT.
The weekly session OF the Seventh dis
| trict court was held yesterday afternoon.
Justice George n. Bliss. presiding. There
| was no criminal docket. The following
| civil causes were called:
John Anderson VS.. Ellen Jentzel. ad-
| minstratrix. This Is a suit for the re-
| covery OF the value OF a wagon the dam
| age being placed at $75 j. c. Pegram
| for Plaintiff; Page. Page and Gushing.
| for defendant. Continued 10 August IA
Frank " Straus and company vs. d. 3.
Mailer. an action TO recover on book ac-
| count sl51.s7, ContiSued to August a.
A r. Johnson for plaintiff: A j. Cushing
| for defendant
Hope Land company VS.. William f.
| Potter. an action for trover and con-
| version the premises of which possession
| Is sought being certain land at Crescent
al f.l, t. I'D nh nh q a =
leries. the property Of the defendant.
| Comstock and Gardner for PLAINTIFF
Franklin p. Owen for defendant. Con-
| tinued TO August Z.
L. Belle Miller VS. Fred A. Guile George
r. Macleod for plaintiff. Continued to
| August Z.
PECULIAR SUIT.
Those whose business it Is to admins
ter the laws. run up against all kinds
| of queer cases in the course of a year.
| but one which was filed In the Seventh
| district court yesterday seems TO take
| the palm. Some time ago Swan g.
Jentzel was driving a team over rail-
way crossing. when the outfit was struck
by train and the driver killed.
The owner OF the team has brought
suit against the dead mans estate TO re-
cover the value of the outfit. which was
smashed up in the accident.
| FIRE DISTRICT MEETING
There does not seem to be any unusual
| interest In the annual meeting OF the
| Watchemoket Fire district. which will
| be held Monday. But little discussion OF
the affairs of the district is heard and II
| is considered almost a foregone conclu-
sion that the present board OF officers
will be reelected without opposition. They
are as follows:
Moderator. Augustus y. Cunningham
clerk, James f. Murphy: collector OF
taxes, William F.. Smyth; treasurer. Har-
mon s. Babcock; administrative board
| Augustus n. Cunningham. chairman
| James q. Peck. secretary: Oscar NJ
Coombs. Harmon s. Babcock. Orlando
Freeborn.
Fire wardens, Orlando Breeborn. Johr
j. Mullen. Edwin B Lincoln, Frank W
| Wilbur. George w. Fuller George r
Shaw. James Hayes. The frst three
FIRE wardens constitute the board of as
SCISSORS.
Personal MENTION.
Mrs. Arnold and son Thomas, Of Phila
delphia who have been here on vlsi
TO friends have left for a visit TO BELOW:
Falls. VT.
Mrs John Penton. formerly Of this
town but now of Cincinnati, O., has re-
turned home from visit 20 relatives
here
Mrs Truman Patterson has returned
from visit to friends in Riverside.
Sewall Messenger has returned from q
visit to relatives I'm Boston.
Rev George W. Rigler. pastor OF the
Second Baptist church is away on his
vacation.
Miss Mary Bracken is enjoying a visi
TO friends in Hartford.
Miss Winfred l.. LAWN Is Nsiting
friends In Boston.
Miss Ruth whitman Of Providence. 4,
the guest OF her niece Mrs. Stephen l.
Batcheller OF Walnut street.
Mr.. r. A. Nichols has resigned his DO
stlon at the Manhattan market. to accep'
position in Providence.
DR. W. w. Hunt has returned from q
trip 10 WEXFORD
Mrs. s S. Barney IL III at her resideno'
on Grosvenor avenue
Mr. David sullivan. so Anthony street
has returned from trip to Block Isl
and
Miss Annie Rhodes, of Second street. 1,
spending the remainder OF the seasor
with friends In Nova Scotia
Miss Edith Coombs. Of Mauran avenue
will start Monday for visit to relative:
In Maine
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
The following letters are advertised a.
the local postofrice:
Ladies-Mrs. Hardness r. Berry, Mis-,
Eta Bass. Mrs. George Chase. Mrs Mil.
O. Coursey Mrs. Fred u. Harris. Edns
IIowarth. Mrs Roberts. Miss Lille VIII
marth, Miss Alice l.. Ward.
Gentlemen--Mr. ]. n. Bowlein. Mr-Jef
ferson Bailey. Antonio Capece. Mr.. Johr
Mckenzie. Nepoline Lemorge. Tolentint
Lopes. H. NJ. Lake. Master Joseph Rod
erck. Mr. X J. Smith Mr. Alfred wicks
strcm. Jno wark. TIM Nicolar viena.
NOT RAISED YET
Efforts 20 raise the scow OF the Mar.
rangsnsett Bav Oyster company. which
is sunk IN the Seekonk river iust Sos'
OF the channel, have proved unavailins