The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-22
NEWS FROM NEAR HOME.
A Splendid Record Of Building Activ-
ity in Woonsocket.
FRESH NEWS FROM NEWPORT,
Jimmie Glascoe Arrested for Killing VAL
uabIe Horses-The Gioriana's Remark
able Run-The Cumberland School
Middle.
WOONSOCKET.

A turn about the city reveals the fact
that improvements to real estate In the
shape Of new buildings are progressing
rapidly showing the ghenomenal growth
OF this young city hvs se
l.. Bum block, Harris Institute addition
and st. James Hotel on Main street, the
new Baptist church on Blackstone street
and the River Spinning Company's mill at
the Hamlet. representing an aggregate,
when complete, Of upwards of half mil
lion dollars.
Anumber of private residences are be-
ing erected in various parts Of the city.
On South Main street DR.. George ii. Bar
ber has recently occupied new 81 900 res
idence and Councilman Charles II. Hor-
ton has just completed nice house in
that vicinity. AS an instance OF the rap
idity of the city's growth during the past
two years, twenty-five houses have been
completed within a stones throw OF the
street railway terminus on South Main
street.
On Harris avenue three handsome
residences are either completed or in pro-
cess of completion for Charles ii. Darling,
James +. Evans, and DR.. X. g. Reed. Mr..
5. X. Bailey has recently completed an
elegant double house on Park avenue.
On North Main street Contractor j. T..
Bradford is building fine block for
James johnson, and in all parts of the
city numberless small houses and barns
have been erected, contributing to the
growth OF the city and swelling the re-
ceipts of the tax collector.
A handsome new Office building has just
been completed for the Alice mill.
Maggie Mitchell always plays to a
crowded house in this city and last even
ing the Opera House was uncomfortably
filled to witness her new play 1.-The Little
Maverick"
Interesting literary exercises were car
ried out yesterday afternoon at the High
School, the senior class presenting origi-
nal essays and the sophmore and fresh
man classes readings and recitations
The following is the program as carried
out by the two upper classes
.The Ideal Schoolhouse". -. Cora NJ. Staples
"The Plan of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales"
what Shall the National Flower Be-" ~
Progress Of Inventions" o. Muliigan
prove That There is Man in the Moon"
"A Pleasant Trip Florence Greene
Inventions Of the Nineteenth Century,
working for Pleasnre Carrie Koilet
An Old fashioned Husking', Mamie Walling
IL is Better TO Live"..... Hattie scott
soPHoNoREs.
BE in Earnest" st"............ Arnold seagrave
"0ur Summer Boarders 49,. Nora Kennedy
Character OF True Eloquence ..;1.......
"The Bald beaded Man :. '......... Maud Mills
"The Nineteenth Century Teacher go. 80 '0
Somebody's Mother "........... Mamie smith
"The Impressions of an American Sea-
"The Alarmed skipper .....'... Sadie Kent
About 200 Woonsocketers took advan-
tage of the cheap excursion to the Food
and Health Exposition in Boston today
and departed on the S:25 o'clock am. train.
They were joined by large contingent
from Pascoag and vicinity.
A committee from the Woman's Relief
Corp paid visit to the Soldiers Home
today and presented the soldiers with an
addition to their library