The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-21
POINTS ON PAWTUCKET.

Police Onccrs Suspended by the Mayor.
At the roll call at the police station last
evening orders were read from His Honor
Mayor Carroll, suspending Sergeant
Nickerson and Officers Tompkins and
Taber from the force. The suspensions
were made on complaint OF Alderman
O'Reilly Wednesday morning the alder
man was down street before o'clock and
found that the "Bowery' beat was not
covered. He went to the station and
found Officer Taber in charge He asked
the officer where the sergeant and Officer
Tompkins were, and the officer replied
that he supposed they had gone home
Upon examining the ordinances and find.
ing that the station officers were expected
I TO be on duty twelve hours, the alderman
communicated his experience to the
mayor, and the latter, acting on this in
formation. made the above suspensions.
The Trinity Church Entertainment.
The entertainment given by the Kings
Daughters of Trinity Church, assisted by
the new Lime Kiln Club, in Freeman's
hall last evening, was of n novel and in
terestng character, quite out OF the ordi-
nary line of church entertainments. The
exercises opened with<a piano solo,
"Grand Concert Polka" Bartlett, exc
cuted by George Slocum, organist OF the
church, VINO received n weli-deserved en-
core Franci, Pratt then read a selection,
after which the Lime Kiln Club was intro
duced. The clab consisted OF the following
young ladies attired in gay yellow and
black costumes with blackened faces !:
Miss Mary johnson, president; Mrs. John
a. Perry and Miss Cora Crowell, May
Cronin. Mabel Greene, Sarah Darling,
Clara H. Baker, Ella White and Ethel
Tuttle. The members all answered TO
fic itious names. The club marched In
singing Babylon is Fallen" and after
being called to order by the president the
following programme was rendered !, I,si
Cora Crowell; The song that reached my
heart" Miss Clara f. Baker: banjo solo
by Master Frank Holmes, who was intro
duced as Valorious. Galorious, George
Washington Peck Stout, guest OF the
club banjo duet Master aUl%es aaaes Mss ans
Ethel Tuttle; song, MY Old Kentucky
Home, Miss Crowell.
The club then adjourned, and after a
soprano solo by Miss Eva Pond the fol-
lowing exercises were performed by the
Kings Daughters: Fan drill; tableaus-
the len virgins, Jepthas Daughter, the
Cross-in three parts; Japanese dance;
song, Come. Come" with tsmbourine
drill. Mr.. George Slocum served as ac-
companist.
After the entertainment a season OF
dancing was INDUCED in to the music OF
the Vesper Orchestra. and refreshments
were served to the visitors The piano
used was kindly loaned by X. A Kennison
a. Co.
Preparations for the New Theatre.
The work of tearing down the old livery
stable on Broad sereet, formerly occupied
by Henry NJ Arnold, is well under way.
The new theatre to bc built on this site
will have front row of stores, probably
one story in height, with an entrance to
the theatre between them from the street;
The plans have not been wholly completed
as yet, but the building will probably be
completed in time for the fall opening.
The theatre is being built for *. Fay.
lor, but it is understood that Manager
LoLhrop of the Providence Museum has
leased 1t for term of years.
Mum supper.
Florence Lodge, ID. of r., held mum
supper last evening in Odd Fellows hail.
A large number were present, and first
class time is reported. IT is safe to say
that there was very little that was mum"
about the affair from the time the fines
evening was passed in playing games, etc.
Charles r. Chickering Lodge.
Charles T.. Chickering Lodge. No. 20, X.
OF p, held a regular meeting last even
ing. and charged seven esquires in the
rank of knight. The lodge voted to visit
Pythagoras Lodge of Attleboro on May 3.
and committee was authorized To ar
range for the visit.
The District Court.
In the District Court this morning two
persons arrested for drunkenness were
discharged without costs and one other
person arrested for the same offcnse had
his case discontinued on payment Of
costs.
The case against James B. Dunn,
charged with an assault upon Edward
Lucitt, was continued for two weeks.