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

twenty years ago, and Immediately be-
gan to shave myself. During that time
have saved the expenditure OF one thou
sand dollars" swell" she answered,
"where is it now?" "I don't know, do
your" was the quicx retort.
Deputy Chief Hill Of the fire depart
ment is confined to the house with grip.
This suggests the complicated condition
which the failure Of the city council to
concur In the fire commission bill effects
I'm the control and management OF the de-
partment. The election OF the chief
deputy and assistants will be passed by
the joint convention on inauguration day,
and there Is prospect OF another dead
lock for the next II months.
The joint special committee for revising
the military law OF the state met last
evening and took up the letters sent In
by officers invited to inform the commit
tee and give their opinions as to the
changes necessary for promoting the effi-
cheney OF the militia. Views In writing
were rendered by the brigadier general
commanding, by Colonels Warfeld and
Moran, Major French of the cavalry, Cap
tains Whipple, Barker and FitzGerald.
Another meeting win be held Jan. 8.
Palestine lodge, Knights OF Pythias,
elected the following officers last evening:
Chancellor Commander, Edgar G. Gales;
vice chancellor; Pitts s. Bliven; prelate,
Frank ID. Kingsbury; master OF work,
Sidney Sears; keeper of records and seal,
Cornelius roffitt; master of finance, WI.
Proffett; master OF exchequer, j. l.. Wood |;
master-at-arms, Frank Rogers; trustees,
j. w. Miller, Cyrus w. Lake, Charles
Fuller. The installation will be held
Tuesday evening under the supervision OF
Deputy Grand Chancellor Joseph IL.
White.
General A. f. Burnside Council, u. A.
NJ, OF Riverside elected the following off,
GERS last evening: Councillor, Percy p.
Munroe; vice councillor, Isaac ii. Rogers !;
conductor, Frank 8. Hammond; examiner,
Eugene Colvin; recording secretary,
Herbert b. Mason, assistant recording
secretary, Ellis Pierce; financial secretary,
John Livingstone; treasurer, Franklin
Munroe; inside protector, Walter Mum
roe; outside protector, Horace Sprsgue;
trustee, George o. White. The officers
will be installed the first Tuesday in
January.
bet you five dollars that il you will tell
him the last four figures OF the number OF
bank note, he will tell you the letter Of
the note, don't take him up. You offer to
bet him the same way, and if you succeed
in getting him to bet, divide the figures Of
the notc by four. II they don't divide
even and one remains, the letter is a; il two
remain, the letter is b; il three remain, the
letter is C, and ii they divide even, the let
ter is d. II you know how to divide, you
will win his money.
A reorganization OF the Kearney Ne
braska Cotton Manufacturing company
Is underway and the property has been
sold to Stephen A. jerks, treasurer OF the
Falcs and jerks Manufacturing company
of Pawtucl1et. Mr.. George w. Cumnock
and Ex-P Postmaster Charles N. Brown Of
Woonsocket ares associated with him.
Mr.. Brown was the secretary treasurer Of
the old Kearney Cotton Manufacturing Co.
and to accept that position he resigned
postmastership at Woonsocket, and re-
moved to Kearney last spring. He was
formerly one OF Superintendent Cumnocks
able assistants at the Social mill. The
new, company will soon be in operation.
young lady in this city is carrying on
quite an original and pretty little philan-
thropic work of her own, and with excel
lent results. At the beginning of the win
ter she invested in large number of warm
mittens of various sizes, and every cold
day, before going out, two or three pairs
of these are slipped into her pocket. To
use her own words, at is very seldom
that i return withou. having found some
mnu, woman or child whose hands look
sufficiently red and cold to justify me in
Offering them pair of these mittens from
my little stock. It's very tiny charity,
but it pleases me to feel i can make some
body even one degree more comfortable,
in these depressing times"