The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-18

The registration up to the present Is
only 1,245. Come early and avoid the
rush.
Only eighty-five poll taxes were paid
yesterday, while about 300 personal prop
erty tax bills with interest were paid.
The North End Working Girls Club
organized class in gymnastics last
evening, under the direction of Miss Ellen
LeGarde.
W. /. Lansing who was appointed sup
ervisor in the second ward has resigned
and James r. Snow has been appointed
to the vacancy.
In order to raise funds for the purchase
OF an estate for the Bethany Home, the
Bethany Union Bazaar will he held De-
cember l, ? and 3 In Infantry Hall.
The Hutchins' American Screw Co.
Military Band and orchestra will give its
second grand concert and ball in Dimond
Hall, Randall square, this evening.
The flag raising at the Charles street
school which was TO have taken place to-
day, has been postponed until $50 next
Monday afternoon. An interesting cele-
bration is promised.
There will be a reunion and celebration
OF the 30th anniversary of the Bryant e.
Stratton Business College of this city,
January il, 1893. All of the old students
are expected To be present IL possible.
The first of a series OF free discussion
meetings will be held in Bell street
chapel this evening. f. M. White, Esq.
of Boston will speak on Currency,
Banking and the Money of the Future"
At 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon a
horse, owned by Louis Burnstrum, ran
away on Robinson street The wheels
were smashed and the wagon upset.
The horse cleared himself ana was cap
tured later.
The owner OF the little catboat Jerry
has discovered: an act OF vandalism re
Gently perpetrated on his yacht. She had
been put into winter quarters and some
miscreant cut her sail in forty places. A
reward OF $25 has been offered for the dis
covery OF the perpetrator.
At 7;30 o'clock last evening horse at
tached 30 a democrat wagon. driven aud
owned by Louis Phillips, ran away on
Greenwich street. At the corner OF Bur
nett street the horse took to the sidewalk
and collided with the fence, smashing
the pickets and the wheels of the wagon
The horse was secured further ON.
An alarm from box l53 at 1915 o'clock
this morning called the fire department
TO "a blaze OH Sbawmut street. The fire
caught in a small barn owned by Joseph
Orlick and consumed the structure. In
the barn was a horse owned by Hymen
flames. A six-tenemeut house ad Joining
the barn was caught by the flames sew
eral times, but the blaze was extinguished
before any considerable damage was
done.
The Brown Chapter Of the Zeta Psi fra
ternity held its annual banquet at the
Narragansett Hotel last night. James
a. Williams acted as POSTMASTER aud
toasts were responded TO as follows
Looking Backward" J. II. Greene:
"Zea Psi ia Athletics" X. w. Draw
brGi ye; The Kappa" j. +. sheldon;
Looking Forward" G.. ID. Bowling,
"fhe Political Situation" Ben johnson:
"The Co. Eds" ". j. Hoye; "rhe Frater-
nity," Y. w. kirkley. Remarks were
also made by Edward o. Achorn, >. War
rem Aohorn, III. T.. Henderson and 5. 5.
| Colyin.
The Rhode Island Wheelmen inaugu-
rated their winter social season last night
with n brilliant gathering in the Is. II.
! Hall, where many enjoyable numbers
were counted on the hignly polished floor
| In the nlazes of the waltz aud peramb bu
/ latious Of the light fantastic. Tue hall
was flttingly decorated and the effect was
beautiful. Baker Brothers Orchestra
| furnished the music aud this cummii tes
Of arrangements looked after the pleasure
OF the guests: Nelson H. Gibbs, chair
mau: Clarence Il. Eddy. Il. Warren Howe
Thomas u Hines aud George j. kiiton
Clarence L. Eddy, floor director.