The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-27

And returns like the echo. sweet at last.
For Time with it's kind and plying heart
10th play In truth healing part
The time to "resolve to keep diary"
as arrived.
The grand jury of the United States
.ourt has been excused until February IL.
There Is no improvement in the condi-
tion OF Policeman Whidden. lie is crit
ically i'll.
The banking firms of Wilbour, jackson
& Co. and Sheldon a. Binney resumed
business this morning.
The regular meeting of the school COM
mittee will be held in the high school
building next Friday, Dec. 70, at so'clock.
The alarm from box 27slast night was
for fire in a tailor shop a16 Branch ave-
nue.. A stove fell over causing nearly ZOO
damage.
The total registration up to 3 o'clock
this afternoon was more than 1850,
nearly l400 more than at the same time
last year.
More than $500 families, representing
about fifteen thousand persons, were sup
spilled with Christmas dinners by Overseer
Of the Poor Cummings.
Councilman-clect j. F. Freeman OF the
Sixth ward is the only new member OF
that branch OF the city government who
was born in this state.
The officers of st. Michacl's Temper
ince cadets were publicly installed last
evening. The ceremony was followed by
,supper, entertainment and social.
"As the days begin 70 lengthen, the cold
begins to strengthen" says the old adage,
and the shortest day of the year, the I'D,
is with the past; so on with furs and ires!
The Wanskuck mills are now running
az half capacity, which is a gratifying
condition of affairs for residents in that
village. These mills have been wholly
shut down for some time.
TT. penny-in-the-slot machines about
the city are looked at covetously by thieves
just at present. A few have been broken
open and their contents removed, an indi-
cation OF stringency the money market.
And talking of foreign dishes, have you
caught on, old chappie, TO the new French
name for our old uervs restorer-clam
broth. They call it Essence dc Mollusque
en- Tasse!" How's that foran eye-opener?
Mayor-elect O.nsy and his party of
20 left the city this morning on the 9:20
train EN- route for the state institutions.
They will visit the several departments,
enjoy a lunch and return to the city on
the o'clock train.
Those who have business on South
Main street and those who have trudged
over the mud OF that throughfare for the
past few weeks will be glad to know that
the sewer will be finished this eAening or
tomorrow morning.
The annual meeting of the Builders and
Traders exchange will &c held this even
ing, and Inspector of Buildings Hopkins
will give some statistics showing the
building operations OF the city during the
past year and suggesting amendments to
the law.
The common council viii meet in spe-
cial session tomorrow at IL o'clock to
consider the compromise resolution CIV
ing discretionary power to the park COM
missioners 90 fix the rate OF compensation
for the laborers on the Roger Williams
park extension.
A boxing exhibition will be given in the
Metropole club, Aborn street, next FRI
day evening for the benefit of the Olney-
vile striker All the local favorites wall
appear and several athletes from Boston,
New York and the west will be present to
assist in the benefit.
Robert Louis Stevenson's talk is as bril-
liant as can be heard anywhere. His hu-
NOR is so spontaneous, SO perfectly natural
and free from sfiectation that you forget
how brilliant il is. Asked one day what
he thought was the matter with him, he
replied that, Seemingly his system had a
passionate avidity for taking cold"
The following officers were elected at
the annual meeting OF the Veteran Fire
mems association last evening: President,
Edward w. Hall; president, Samuel
r. Cornell, Edward Z. Hayens, Lewis e.
Davis, Oscar Bender; secretary, Josiah
Hill; treasurer, Washington J. Williams.
A fireman's chowder was served before the
meeting.
The comedy ''The Prodigal Father" is
still at the Boston Museum, and Is crowd
ing the handsome theater nightly. The
merry play and the famous Maggie Cline
come direct from the Boston Museum to
the Providence Opera House, opening
WIN hut3b't AftN cur SflO COtl-
tinuing till Wednesday evening with reg
ular Wednesday matinee.
Apotition is being signed in Burrillvillo
and Pascoag by Miss Bertha Sibley OF
Woonsocket, who was wife number two
OF bigamist Alexander S. Steward asking
for his pardon. The petition Is being
quite well signed. He was formerly a
conductor on the N. Y. and N. Il. road
and was Sc. need for five years. The pc
tition will go TO the general assembly and
10 Governor Brown In January.
Secretary Daniel s. Collins of the Rhode
leland State Fair association left the city
today for the introduction OF the Food
and Health exhibit in several New Eng
land cities, which met with such pro-
uounoed success in Infantry hall recently.
r. will be opened in the City hall, Spring
field, Mass, Dec. 26-Jan. 10; Portland,
Me-, City hall, Jan. 15-Feb. 3; and wor-
ccster, Mass, Mechanics hall, Feb. 5-2l.