The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-23
LOOKING CLASS.

program was gi,ea Overture, :Ssmir-
amide." Rossini; Dreams OF the
Ocean," Guugle cornet solo. selected,
Bowen X. Church "Ten minutes With
the Old Time Minstrels." Bouron
clarinet solo, Joseph Lsmaire; grand
selection, ''1rovatore." Verdi; piccolo
solo. selected. Max Guetter ;'"Cocoanut
Dance" Hermann Barn Yard Galop,"
Fsbach final. "Ariele." Bach. Bowen
X. hurcL, musical director.
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A fireman belonging to Hose IL had
day of recently and went away TO spend
the day. Unknown to him his wife In
vited a young lady friend to pass several
days with her, The ladies were 81 ting
up stairs when the guest looked out abont
IL o'clock In the evening AM saw
man trying TO get in the back door. She
started up ana ran out after policeman.
Soon half dozen officers put in an ap-
pearance and surrou nded the house
The fireman in the meantime had
walked around to the front OF
the house, and seeing the door
ajar walked in. A moment later and he
was surrounded by several officers aud
explanations were in order. IL cost some
thing to keep it quiet and finally the
story leaked out. Names are suppressed
for good aud sufficient reasons.
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One of Providences well-known manu-
featuring jewellers, who lives not more
. than Thousand miles from Broad street
in Edgewood, was taking stroll city
ward the other evening AMI just as he
was approaching the entrance OF the Oak
land cemetery be saw two young girls
"dressed up" as women in the cemetery.
They had long dresses on aad one
was attired in black. She was sobbing
as IL her heart would break.
a real genuine boo olooing. On seeing
him approach both girls began, to iaugh
and as he passed them. seeing they we're
girls that he kne " as acquaintance OF his
daughter, and wishing To humor their
pretense about being "grown up ladies'"
he courteously raised his hat aud said,
"Good evening, ladies, what seems TO
be the trouble ?" ''Oh, we've
just been in to visit the
graves of our dead husbands" said the
one in black. giving another artificial'sob
that liked to take him of his feet
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An east side belle, who Is now at Bar
Harbor, wrote home to her most inti-
mate friend an follows: Dearest Molly:
have turned over new leaf and br oxen
all my engagements but two.
! !
A Providence man, who Is both pat
riotic and public spirited. saved up 500
to take himself and wife to Chicago TO
view the Worlds fair, something which
he holds every good American should see
All his plans had been made and his prep
aratIons had even advanced so far as
buying new gripsack, when oiy con-
tractor appeared on the s"ene and an
nounced that ne wanted S37 80 toward
the cost of a sewer to be laid in the
street. This was disheartening. but
our friend, who Is a great alvo-
cate OF municipal improvements. paid
the bill. and quickly calculated that he
could still reach Chicago by leaving his
wife behind Before he had sprung this
sad surprise on her, however. another
contractor turned up and told him that
it would cost about $50 TO make the con-
nection between the sewer and his house.
The prospect of reaching Chicago was
now very dark indeed, and IL altogether
disappeared when a health officer came
along and said that he eatire plumbing
arrangements Of his house would have to
be changed. The man is still patriotic
and public-spirited, but he thinks that
Worlds fairs aud municipal improve
Eents should come in separate years.
There were manv Providence people on
the Newport boat this morning in little
groups, and it seems to be the fashiona-
BILE thing just now for little excursion
par les OF stay-at-homes to enjoy such de-
lightful trips. A lady said 10 Inc last
evening, 81 think 1 have enjoyed the
summer better than any ever spent
aud have sMid right here at
nome Insteld of being confined in
tyo or three small and ill-furnished
rooms at some fashionable resort have
enjoyed my own large aud comfortably
furnished rooms at home. My children
have played out OF doors all sum rer an d
are as bro Nn as little Indians. We have
taken dozens of those delightful trips
TO Newport, Block Island. Cottage City
and elsewhere for the day, perhaps
coming back on n late boat. ana l have
not envied my friends who have gone
away to Newport, Old Orchard or Bar
Hsrbor. Providence Is q good enough
summer resorJ for me-"
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"Did you hear about that awful finan-
Gil squeeze In New York Yesterday"
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street car this morning. "No, did not.
was in hopes that the worst was ever.
What was it?'' "a man in the emrloy
of the Unites States Express company
had his leg crushed while assisting to
move a safe full OF m ,ney."
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A private letter from Denver to q
Providence business man says: "The be-
lief here is that tho death knell of free
coinage of silver has been struck, and
this means here long and dreary time
Of waiting for prosperity to return.
Every one is discouraged. mines have shut
down, thousands are unemployed men
of education and refinement actually
compelled TO beg for food. As an East
ern man / do not wonder at the
wild despair of ths people
Could you see as l have seen men who
have lost their all, who are thrown out of
a,pnlovmeut with mn plcpe ta 0o Tn M