The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-23

Hannah Udell, 76 years of age was found
dead In her bed at her home, "a Fairmount
avenue, this morning.
Mr.. Stephen Thornton OF Holyoke is
spending Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs.
Holgate in this city.
Clarence II. Carpenter, the lumber deal
er, was presented with gold headed
cane by his employees today.
The employees of the department OF pub
lie buildings presented Superintendent
Mansfield today with handsome pair OF
sealskin gloves.
The committee on the new Normal
school held meeting in Governor
Browns Office, this morning, to prepare
q report on plans for the new building.
The free supper tonight at the Bethany
Mission inaugurates series that will con-
tinue during the winter, end will be a
Godsend to the poor and needy, whom 1t
is intended to relieve.
At the evening service at st. Johns
Episcopal church tomorrow evening the
choir will render selections from the Mes
siah, and an orchestra has been secured to
contribute to the effectiveness and variety
of the instrumental accompaniment.
d. L. Moody and Ira ID. Sankey will
visit Providence on January 2, when they
will hold service in Music hall. Thirty
three services were conducted by the
evangelistic workers during the past week,
making total of 81 since the series was
inaugurated.
Superintendent Murray of the Socka-
nosset school for boys has arranged
Christmas service of song and scripture
for Sunday afternoon at o'clock, entitled
"Prince of Peace" On Christmas day at
4 O'clock the Kriss Kringle club will pro-
duce Christmas cantata.
The special subcommittee OF the state
house commission which is to have direct
and immediate charge of the work of se-
curing o site has been appointed as fol-
lows: Hon. Herbert w. Ladd, Hon. George
Peabody Wetmore, Hon. Ellery ii. VIII
son, Gen. Olney Arnold and Gen. William
Ames.
One OF the greys attached to a derrick |
used by j. Bishop in the construction OF |
the Kent-Stanley building on Beverly |
Otroet, came in contact with an |
electric light wire this afternoon. As a
result of the collision with the current n /
horse and two men were prostrated. |
They were not seriously injured, how
ever.
At 9:20 o'clock this morning an oil |
stove exploded in the basement of the
grocery store of Fred Balcom |
at Is Bath street and set
fire to the premises. An alarm was rung
In from box "a, and the department soon
got the blaze under control. The build
ing is owned by Mary Mentally, and the
damage was slight.
The Patria club OF Pawtucket celebra-
ted Forefather's day last evening by
banquet in Music hall, attended by about
30 prominent persons. Patriotic
addresses were delivered by the guests:
Governor Brown, Hon. Curtis Guild, pres
idcnt OF the Boston society, and Rev. Alex.
McGregor. A resolution In eulogy of ex-
Gov. A. H. Littlefield, who was an active
member of the club, was adopted.
The vital reason for the action OF the In
terstate Street Railway company in sur
rendering Its property to receiver Sweet
land, Is claimed by an official OF the road
TO have been done to realize upon its bonds
principally because they were debarred
from serving terminous in the city OF
Providence through the action of the city
council. They gave an exclusive franchise
OF the city's streets to the Union Railroad
company which involved the proposed
layout by the Interstate company TO
Exchange place.