The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-12
LOCAL ITEMS.

BUD OF HOPE Lodge, !. O. of NJ. L.
will observe its tenth birthday this even
ing in Woods hall.
ISAAC l.. GoFF sold at auction today
to Dennis III. Sheahan two cottages on
Burnett street for $3.50.
THERE were 50 deaths in the city dur.
ing the past week, of which three were
from typhoid fever and one each from
diphth eria and scarlet fever.
Gov. BROWN yesterday appointed DIR.
William Il. Williams of Bristol medical
examiner of the second district of Briso oil
county. to fill The vacancy caused by the
death of DIR. George A. Pike.
ONE of the most attractive displays of
dolls in PROVIDENCE is shown by Il. s
Hammond. In one of his windows is n
large doll which will be given away. and
crowds cCngre cate To admire IL.
THERE will 30 a mass meeting OF car
penters next "Wednesday evening at 20
Exchange Place to take into considera-
tion the establishment of nine-hour
working day. II. j. McGuire will speak.
The hour is O'Clock.
The twenty fifth anniversary OF the
Women, S City Missionary Society will be
observed on Monday afternoon, Nov II.
at 3:30 o'clock in the vestry of the FirsI
Baptist Church. Mr.. Eli Whitney Blaki
Jr., will address the meeting.
A HORSE belonging to William Nicker-
son strayed from the barn on Byfield
street last night and wandered onto the
railroad track. The O'Clock train from
rSis city struck the animal, and killed it
almost instantly. The horse was valued
at $50.
SUPr. on HEALTH CHAPIN's condition
is not materially changed today. He did
not have particularly god night, but
is regarded as no worse than he has been
He is quite comfortable and 10 is conf
IDENTIFY expected that he will not be dan
gerously Ill.
LAST night Sergt. Edward Smith and
Officer Dolan arrested man named
Patrick Moran, who was acting in sus-
piclous manner Moran had a quantity
Of clothing in his possession Thought TO
be stolen, and he was held TO await an
nvestigation.
OFFICER TooLE found Jimmy Ryan, 0
years old, wandering on Brook street at
& o'clock this morning. The boy stated
that he lived with his uncle John Murphy,
i'm East Providence, and had run away
from home yesterday. The boy w =
taken to the station and later was sent to
his home.
STERLING LODGE, X. OF p, voted at its
meeting last evening TO entertain the
lodges that assisted them at tue time
when the lodge was in Its infancy. They
will entertain Nnat Cheer aud RHODE
ISLAND lodges next Friday evening, AS
these lodges were among the first TO as
sist.
THE Grand Assembly OF the Pythian
Sjsterhood have decided to hold its sec
ond grand concert aud ball In Infantry
Hall. Wednesday evening, Jan. T. The
concert will be giveu by the American
Band, aud "a large orchestra from the
same band will be engaged for dancing.
This is intended to be made the grand
est affair among the secret societies this
season.
John BLESSING, 55 years Of age, living
nj Al Monticello street, while walking ON
the approach of Charles street bridge OH
the south side, slipped aud fell from the
embankment and fell n distance of seven
feet. lie struck on his shoulders and
head and wa, rendered unconscious.
Blessing was carried To his home in e
ambulance where IL was found that he
had sustained a fracture OF one rib. DIR.
Sleilieid Smith attended, him.
IT has been the custom of the family
ami guests of the Snow Street House to
iudulSc in a social now and then all la a
ouiet way, but these parties have proven
{ be 50 enjoyable, that their space used
for dancing proved too small, so they
took possession Of Is. 4. Hall last evening
where they had one of the very bost OF
times Reeves orchestra with j. 6.
Daley as prompter. furnished excellent
music. At intermission n lunch was
served aud the lemonade bowl was kept
full to the brim.
THE Boston store Social Club held its
first social of 1912 in Oriental Hall last
evening the grand inarcl was led bv
r. Il. Jones aud Mrs. Robert Morley. aud
they were followed by 1870 COUPLES. Baker
Brothers furnished the music. The con-
mitless were 40 follows; Arrangements,