The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-25

Is you cher skeered an lonesome
When de dark's a settlin' down,
An de trees cas- long black shadders
Des lac snakes along re %groun'?
Don't you feel de little shiyers
Kinder creepin' up yo' spine
When you hyears de squeeCh owl holler
An de whip-er-will a cryin'?
Makes YOU think bout ha'nts an chooses
Des 10 hyear dem Crickets sing
An rem frogs down I'm de marshes
Dey SCUM wo'se den anything
Wish dat dawg way ober yonder
wouldn't howl SO doleful lac.
wish a train would come a whizzin'
Down dere on de railroad track.
White folks neber does see chooses,
Ha'nts don bodder dem at all.
Blu a nigger's boun' to see EN-
Soon es twilight gins TO fall.
faint SO hard 10 be a Niger
When de suns a shinin' bright
But I'd rather be a white man
When hits gettin' long to'ards night.
New York Times.
\ robe valued at s. was stolen from
John Walsh's buggy while Il was on OK
ford street last evening.
BOX "a was pulled at 5:25 p. m. YES
terday for a slight fire in Patrick Carter
mousse 90 South street. Damage $40.
Mary Jackson. 81 years old. colored
died suddenly from natural causes ar bor
home. I Wells street. at 1880 o'clock las,
night.
The last Of Prof. Thomas Croshv's read.
lngs was given AT the Bell street chanel
let" ''"'
Elizabeth Johnson. colored was cor
mitted to the state hospital for the in
sane this morning by order of Judge
Rueckert.
Hose IS responded TO a still alarm M
2;~ p m. Yesterday for a grass fire in the
yard at 1851 Eddy street. A fence was
damaged slightly.
Thomas Stone. alias Thomas r. Mahar.
was placed OF probation for vagrancy by
Judge Rueekert this morning. Stone be-
longs In Hartford. =:
Angelo Dadomio. Frank Sullivan and
Antonio Lapola were fined s. and costs
each In the Sixth district court today for
evading fare on the steamer Larchmont
yesterday.
A sale of pies, cakes and fancy articles.
for the benefit Of the free dlspensary. III
Brook street, wac held today at te resi-
dence Of Or. w. Lincoln Bates. i4l Benefit
street, from 3 10 s o'clock.
Sub-station 80 OF the Providence post
office will be established on Dec. 18th I'm
Emil 3. Blumenkranz pharmacy. at the
corner OF Wayland avenue and Angel
street. Letters are TO be registered and
money orders Issued at the new station.
Smith Thomas OF East Providence was
fined sl5 and costs I'm the Sixth district
court today for cruelty to animals. He
brought a load OF IS shoats TO the city
yesterday. ~crowding them into an express
wagon which was so small that some OF
them were almost smothered.
Joseph Fratus. 30 years old, residing at
lac Transi street. and employed as a
driver OF the, Eastern Coal company. fell
from his wagon when at the Carpenter
foundry, 272 West Exchange street. break
ing his right leg. He was taken TO the
Rhode Island hospital.
Fred Lemorine. who resides in the rear
OF the Olneyville postoffice and Is en-
ployed at the Narragansett Electric Light
ing c%ompany's plant on South street, was
struck upon his right wrist by a crow
bar this morning, sustaining a d%lslocatiou
and possibly a fracture.
Walter and Carrie Standeven were held
I'm $1,000 each by Judge Rueckert today
for trial next Friday on the charge OF
keeping n grog shop. Standeven was also
held In 800 on each OF two complaints
one Of making an Illegal sale and the
other for keeping for sale.
Walter Allen was fined sS5 and costs In
the Sixth district court today for the theft
OF a diamond ring. valued ut 5000, the
property OF Marion Blumenthal. Allen
was hired 10 do some cleaning in n house
on Chester avenue. The ring dropped
from n bureau. Allen took II, was ac-
cused OF the theft. left the house and hid
the ring In a barroom water closet, where
It was found
During the reception W the opening Of
the new Deaconess home Monday. from
3 y. m. TO : p. M. donations for Thanks
giving and Christmas will be received at
any time during the day. Contributions
OF cash. clothing. provisions. preserves
and delicaciee for the sick. also supplies
OF all kinds for the winter will be crate
fully received.
An art exhibition was given In the OK
ford street grammar school hall yester-
day afternoon and last evening for the
benefit OF that school. About 600 pic
lures. belonging TO the Tilden-Thurber
company. were viewed by a large number
OF people. Tickets were sold by the
children and about 500 will be Melted.
refreshments were on sale and the OK
ford school orchestra. under the direc-
ton OF Principal Tanning. gave enjoy
able selections.