The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-25

plsst Providence branch OF The News is
at ] Taunton avenue. Telephone lS--'
East Providence.
Yesterday afternoon an old man. who
was apparently something over 50 years
OF age, walked into the Central police
station and gave himself up 10 Chief OF
Police Adams az q vagrant. This morn
ing he was arraigned on that charge be
fore the Seventh district court ana was
given n six months sentence.
WILL HAVE A CLERK
Yesterday afternoon a measure was
passed through the senate. providing Ioi
n clerk OF the seventh district court the le
annual salary. which VIII go Win ,rI Inc
newly created caerl<ship. will be 5000 the
matter had previously gone through tne
house az representatives,, 80 that II is
now n settled fact that a clerk Is 10 DE
provided for the local court.
MASSASOIT CLUB WHIST.
The weekly whist meet Of the Massa
soit club was held in the club rooms IN
the Leslie block last night The nrst
prize was won by William Nicholas
with score OF 49, 1t was a fine Mexi-
can hammock. -
ESerard Holmes and Councilman Phil
pS,S. ps ws sseee sea toF 81 on seGhs the eat Of Mr.
Phillips won out and was awarded the
prize, a set OF tools.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
The health department removed scar
let fever card today, but they put up an
other one In n locality a short distance
from where the old ono was taken down
50 that the number OF houses quaran-
uncshanged. There are now about half
a dozen caFee of scarlet fever In the town
and one OF diphtheria. The greater part
OF the cases are mild ones and none of
the patients are thought to be in any
danger.
DISTRICT COURT.
owen Duffy and Onward Duffy wers
srrai1ned in She Seventh district cour
this morning on a warrant charging then
with carting swiN without license. 1hs,
pleaded guilty and we're fined s5 and cost.
each.
Christopher knight owned mp 20 beins
an idle person and was given d'
months sentence
John McLAnghhn Acknowledged tho
fact that he was intoxicated yesterday af
ternoon TO such an extent as 10 amount
10 a violation of deoency and was fnec
the usual 81 and costs.
RESUMED DUTIES.
J. Ellis Ames. the principal OF the A
r. Hoyt grammar school, who has beer
confined 20 his home several days by
illness, IL about again and yesterday
morning ne resumed his duties at the
school.
HAD NO LICENSE.
This morning Special Officers Dodge
and Mafhewson held up two men wh'
were ,strting swiil at Ptnllipsdale snc
asked TO see their license. The mer
could not show the required document
and they were taken into custody ano
locked up at the Central station and later
taken before the court
very pleasing entertainment was
riven by the Ladies Auxiliary OF the
Centre Volunteer Hose company last
night in tho old town hall at East ProN'
dence centre.
II was a spinsters' convention and thu
various members OF the auxiliary with
their quaint presentations kept the large
audience with which the hall was packed
roaring with laughter all the time.
The cast OF characters was as follows
Josephine Jane Green. president, Mrs. c
T.. Radikin; Priscilla Abigail Hodge. sec
retary. Mrs W. II. Burgess, Calamity
Jane Higgins, treasurer, MISS Mabel Hor
ton; Tiny Short. Mrs. w. n. Newhall
Mary Ann Fradder. Miss Martha Barney
yulet Long, Mrs. Miles Ray: Jurisha Ma
tflda Spiggins. Mrs. Edwards; Pauenc'
Desire Mann, Miss Grace Barney: Sophia
etucsxnp, Miss Edith Banning: Betsy Bob
bet, Miss Stella Freeman; Charity Long
face. Mrs Chas Clark. Cleopatra Bell
Brown, Mrs. II r. Freeman: Polly Jan'
Pratt, Mrs. Gardiner: Violet Ann Ruggles
Mrs. j. o. williams Blinda Bluegress
Mrs. II. o. Maxam: Frances Touchmenot
Mrs. c. f Adams. and Hannah Bigger
STAFF. Miss J. Marion Clark. candidates
Professor Makeover, Mr.. Frank Hill: th'
professors assistant. Llev~lyn Williams
Mr.. j. q. Williams. manager.
The AFFAIR was thorough success II
every way. Much credit was due tn Mr
J. o. Williams. who acted as manager. al
well as 10 the members OF the auxiliary
who were perfect I'm their roles.