The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-18
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The Charity ball will be held in Infantry
hall Dec. s.
" "Ingomar will be played in Lothrop's
Opera house this evening.
The Marie Sanger company will be at
the Westminster theater this evening.
The common council meeting tonight
will probably be the last one OF the year.
The grip has struck Providence all right
and in one Office three men are out on ac-
count OF It..
The wonders OF the phonograph will be
discussed at Trinity church tonight, by
Professor b. M. Lowell.
Nine persons were fined s2 and cost each
for drunkenness. in the police court this
morning. One case was continued for
trial tomorrow.
The Irish comedian, Thomas e. Muir
ray, will be seen in the musical comedy
entitled "The voodoo |" in Keith's Opera
house this evening.
Very possibly it didn't rain last Satur-
day night just about the time every one
wanted to go home from work. The elec-
tries were crowded to their utmost ca
pacity.
It's funny how hard IL is TO find call
eadar for 1893 now IA days. You find 1894
calendars all over your desk but when
you look to find out what day OF the
month it is the old calendar is generally
found to be misplaced.
At the Trocadero tonight lat the monthly
meeting OF the Unitarian club, ladies'
night will be observed. Among the speak
ers are: Rev. Samuel j. Barrows, editor OF
the Christian Register OF Boston, Rev. j.
Irving Manatt of Brown university, Mrs,
s.. J. Barrows and Mrs. Martha A. l..
Lane.
Ono OF the Christmas novelties is fork
for dried beef. 1t is like trident, but
with five prongs instead OF three, and is
made OF gold or silver or both combined.
Those fine affairs quite raise ones respect
for dried beef, which, with its suggestion
of kid gloves in both taste and touch, is
otherwise truly despicable article OF
tood
William Hoye, of the theatrical combi-
bination OF Evans and Hoey,i which has
oeen playing "a Parlor Match for the
last 10 years, is to be star next season
under tho management OF Charles II
Hoyt, who is TO write new play for him.
The play will be called IA Black Sheep
Hoyt still clings to the use of an article at
the beginning of the title OF his plays II
is mascot for him and he knows 1t, or
believes it any way.
The sale of seats for the benefit rendered
Treasurer Calender, Assistant Treasurer
Collins and Master Machinist Doolen at
the Providence Opera house thi, week
is large, indicating that besides the fact ol
a benefit to popular theaticai men the
play entitled "Mr Potter of Texas" is OF
sufficient Importance to attract attention
Mr.. B. II. Richards of Newport was in
this city saturday.
Mr.. J. II. Barney, jr., of Newport was In
this city Saturday.
Mr.. Thomas Grimes and wife OF this
city visited friends in Woonsocket dur
ing the latter part OF last week.
Mrs. s. M. Douglas Of jamestown has
returned home from her visit to this city
At the meeting of the Universalist club
at TilIjnghast's Assembly rooms, this
evening, the topic will be "Universalism
and the American Board" Among the
guests who will be present are: Rev. T.
NJ. Atwood, president OF the Theological
schools CaffteH, Rev. DIR. Vose
Rev. A. r. Walch of Attleboro; Joseph ],
Horton, president of the Universalist
club of Boston, and K. w. Blake, jr., OF
this city.
Musical Providence understands that
Henri Marteau, the great French violinist,
Is almost as much OF a sensation as Pader-
ewiski was, and his concert
in Infantry hall tomorrow evening
will be attended by students and adj
nirers OF musical art. The eminent artist
will arrive in this city at o'clock tomor-
row afternoon, and between the hours of 3
and he will have reception in Nara
gansett hotel and meet the musicians OF
this.city and vicinity.
Handel's oratorio OF "The Messiah" will
be given by the Arion club tonight at
Infantry hall. The soloists will be Mrs.
Henrietta Hascall, Miss Emily Winent,
w. ii. Rieger and Herr Emil Fischer. /
am glad to see that the doors will be
closed during the first number for this
will afford those who go to enjoy the
magnificent work an opportunity OF listen
ing without needless interruption from
careless and belated individuals The
overture begins at O'Clock, promptly.
Water pipes do freeze, and this hap
oened up on Smith Hill. AS the-man of
the house turned the water on to sec IL it
would "go," and stood under the pipe to
see the effects OF bis efforts, a sudden
stream OF water came therefrom. Di-
reotly in the way was quiet cat sleeping.
Upfose the animal and made such de-
m6ffstration OF surprise that it frightened
the man, who in endeavoring TO get away
from the place fell over the coal hod. Up
on counting up the damage, found large
piece OF skin was missing from his shin.
The Boston Common was issued yes
terday for the first time and l want to
say right here that 1t was worth getting,
worth reading and worth preserving.
Charlie Towle, who Is at its head. made
no mistake when he dropped the old Bos-
ton News and started in afresh. II is n
16-paged Sunday paper, has tho Associa-
ted Press service and not the miserable
makcshift furnished by the United
Press and its little dependent
New England Associated Press
consequently it will have all the news.