The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-31
MAYOR HIGGINS
NOT A CANDIDATE
Close Friends Ct PaWtlcaets Executive Believe That No
Pressure viii Suffice TO Induce Him to Change His Deter.
mlnaOn Not 10 Seek the Democratic domination for Gov.
ernGEhp Desires 10 Retire From Political Activity for a
Few Years In Order to Give His Growing Law Business the
Tins and Attention il DGndnds-TwO Strangers Locked
Up As Suspicious CHARACTERS

just disposed OF a watch in a local pawn
! shop and that there was a suspicion that
they had not come honestly by the time
piece. They were locked up at the sta.
tion as suspicious characters until some
! Information could be gained OF them.
! The arrests were not booked on the
/ blotter.
HER LEG BROKEN.
Mrs Joseph Duncan, who lives at 25s
! Fountain street. while hurrying along that
| thoroughfare yesterday. suddenly fell 10
! 10 ground and another lady who accom-
panied her found that she had apparently
| met with serious injury. The police am
| bulance was called and took her home.
where physicians discovered that one OF
| her legs was broken
POLL TAXES DUE.
Yesterday was the first day for paying
| the poll taxes in this city and there was
| steady stream OF citizens going I'm and
out of the office OF the city treasurer all
| day. According 10 a resolution recently
passed by the city council those who
have been assessed a poll tax will have
! from now till next Monday I'm which to
/ pay them and after that the dellnquents
are liable to an additional cost for the col
lection.
BOILER INSPECTION.
The annual report OF the inspector OF
boilers, who has been examining the boil
| ers located I'm the different school build
| ings of the city. has been handed 10
| Chairman Little OF the school committee.
and there are some interesting facts In IL.
According 10 this report there Is need OF
| an investigation In at least two OF the
schools In reference 10 the manner In
which the boilers are being cared for.
| Outside OF these. however. there was lit
tie fault TO be found on this score.
MISSING FROM HOME.
There were Is schools visited and OF this
number the boilers In four are In such
| shape as VIII necessltate their immediate
repiacement with new ones. The schools
mentioned In this connection are the Lau-
rel Hill school. Cherry street school, East
street school and Middle street school
The boilers I'm the two latter schools are
said 10 be In bad shape because OF ne
glect in properly cleaning them The
report shows that outside OF these four
boilers the heating apparatus In the sew
eral schools Is in fairly good condition
CITY HALL RECORDS.
The following transactions have been
placed on record at the city hall during
the past "a hours:
Monday, July 80 1906
Conveyances of Real IIstate--Jacob VIII
bur TO Daniel Toomey, two lots OF land
on Worcester street. on the Newport ave-
nue. plat: consideration $40 Thomas w
Robinson and others TO Helene A. Rhode.
land. buildings and improvements on the
southerly side OF Robinson avenue: con-
sideration $40. Clarence r. Burtwell, trus-
tee. TO Adellne w Burtwell. four lots OF
land with buildings and improvements on
the Godfrey land In East Pleasant View:
consideration $40 Adeline w Burtwel TO
Clarence f. Burtwell four lots OF land
with buildings ana improvements on the
Godfrey land In East Pleasant View: con-
slderation $40.
Intentions OF Marriage-Charles Arnold
Westland and Agnes Everlne Carroll.
both OF this city; William Scholes OF Cen
trail Falls and Bertha noyds OF this city.
Thomas Greenhalgh. 40 yea-s old. OF 457
Weeden street, is reportel to the police
as being missing from home since the 22d
instant.
MRS. MOSS DEAD.
Mrs. Mary Moss. wife OF Patrolman
William Moss, died yesterday at her
home on Carnation street after a long
Illness. The deceased has been a sufferer
from complication of diseases for quite
number OF years and the death was not
unexpected The funeral will be held
tomorrow with services at the Church
OF the Sacred Heart.
FAiRLAWN IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY. |
There was a largely attended meeting
OF the Fairlawn Improvement society
held last evening, at which time the mat |
ter OF holding a flower show during the |
coming fall was considered and plans for |
the affair were made. A committee was |
chosen to act in conjunction with sim
ilar committee from the ladies' auxiliary |
OF the society.
For this flower show the society has |
received s25 from public spirited citizens. /
which, In addition TO the Wiloughby /
prize of IS. will assist the committee |
very materially In being able TO offer |
prizes worth striving for by fioricuturists
who participate In the competition dur
ing the show II is the intention OF the |
committee and the society TO make this |
the most successful event OF its kind yet |
held under the auspices OF the organiza-
tion.
Walter CTocker was elected trustee
during the meeting At the next meeting |
OF the society a favorable report Is ex-
pected from Councilman Green on the |
request that the trolley sprinkler of the
Rhode Island company be run along |
Smithneld avenue 20 settle the dust that
has caused so much annoyance during
the dry periods OF the summer
pRickLAYERs' MEETING.
There was meeting OF Bricklayers'
union. No 3. held I'm Labor Temple last
evening and there was quite large at
tendance The proposition from the FED
Grafton OF Labor i'm reference 10 the for
nation OF a Wage Gamers club which
shall take an active part IN the political
campaign this fall was discussed al con-
siderable length. but Il was decided not
TO take any action at this time
JANlroR RESIGNED.
Alfred NJ. Halliday. Jr.. the janitor who
has recently had charge of the high
school. has resigned HIS position and will
enter the employ OF the Providence Tcle-
phone company Judging from the ex-
perlence Of the past few years there will
be rush OF candidates for the vacancy
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