The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-27
AS IN A LOOKING CLASS
The Doings, Sayings, Happenings ana
Sights of a Day in the City.

tne CenJfdi OlvlslOu Oh the NOW IoEk %
New England railroad, arrived here yes
tsrday end is lookin g over his new quar-
ters. He will make trip over the divi-
sion this week. Mr.. Offertt is well
known in railroad circles. and will un-
doubtedly meet with much success
here.
The seventh death among the employees
of Spicer g. Peckham's foundry within a
brief period, took place last Saturday af-
ternoon, when Benjamin +. Simmons
passed away. Ths cause of death was
pneumonia. Mr.. Simmons was 40 years
oil age aud was formerly connected with
the police department. Although these
deaths have caused some talk owing to
the efforts of q penny. DIRE ,dful sheet pub
lished in this city, there is nothing unu-
sual about them. The men get overheate d
in the foundry. cool of TOO quickly and
pneumonia results
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Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Goeiet, who re-
Gently arrived from L urope. have gone to
their villa at Newport. Mrs. w. X.
Vanderbilt and Mrs. John Jacob Astor
have reached the ''City by the Sea-" aud
among other late New York cottage
arrivals are Mr.. Isaac S. Jowsend. Mr..
Henry G. Marquand, Mr.. w. Watts
Sherman and DIR. Beverly Robinson and
family.
The recognition OF the Yahveh church
by the Baptist Recommendation was
formerly effected last evening. The
church on Pearl street was crowded to
its utmost, for IL is by no means a COM
mon event. The church Of the Y ahveh,
was an Advent church. which has be-
come Baptist chur ch by profession of
faith and the bringing of entire churc
to another faith Is not of everyday occur
renee The Rev. DIR. NJ. ii. Bixby,of the
Cranston street Baptist church conducted
the servic Of recognition. The
exercises began with an invocation
by Rev. L. 4. Bartlett OF South
Providence. which was folio wed by the
reading OF the minutes Of the Ecclesias-
tical council of the Bap ist Church Of
Rhode Island which had previously met
and decided to admit the church into the
Baptist denomination. The choir then
sang .Ohi Be joyful in the Lord" Rev.
j. V. Osl erhout. pastor Of the Broadway
Baptist Church read selections from the
Scriptures and Rev. Edwin Bromley of
Stewart street invokel Divine aid and
blessing The congregation joined ia sing.
ing a hymn aud then Rev. Edward Holy oke
preached from the text "Buy ruth and
sell it not" 1t was very able disco urse
and was listened 10 with marked atten-
tion. Rev. G. ID. Anderson OF the Ceatral
Baptish Church offered prayer of re-
cognition and Rev. DIR. Henry NJ. Kins
extended the right hand of fellows alp to
the pastor, Rev. L. Osler, and to the
people. Rev. DR.. Bixby then addressed
the pastor and people of the new Baptist
church and the singing of an anthem
and a beuediction closed the exercises
IL was one of the most interesting eyents
in the church history of Providence.
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Mr. Frank Leonard of Pawtucket has
imported from Eagland two valuable
dogs. one a Blue Bolton the other al
English Setter. They are ia charge OF
Charlie Kenyon at his East Providence
Kennel.
An athletic exhibition is to he given in
Infantry Hall Thursday evening. in
which well-known exponents OF the fisl ic
art are 10 take part. Stanton Abbott,
champion light weight OF Englald. will
contest with Jack Falvey OF Newport, en-
deavoring to outpoint him In fodr rounds
Among the other competitors are Jimmy
Murray and Billy Frazier of Boston,
Barney Hubbard of Boston and Montreal
of Valley Falls, Joe Wolcott of Boston
and Gus Willet, amateur champion of
Rhode Island. The finale is to be n battle
royal between four colored boxers. 1t
will unqucstionably draw a large attend
auce, and the sparring will be among the
cleverest seen in this city for long
while.
With the beginning Of contested di-
vorce cases remarkable change takes
who congregate in the court room. Du r
ing criminal and civil trials the audience
is made up mostly Of men. But when
the contested divorce season arrives the
attendance Of men begins to fall Off most
noticably. and the serried ranks are filled
by women. AS marriage Is the prime ipal
event In woman's life divorce should
he a close second, especially when it is
tho divorce OF another When the mill
began to grind last Saturday there were
fully seventy-fve women present and
none of them were lacking in the special
senses of sight and hearing. The presid-
ing justice was evidently used to his
display OF feminine curiosity for his fac g
wore jaded aad somewhat annoyed ex-
preston as IL the spectacle Of jeweled
and bedecked fcmininity witnessing the
torments of unfortunate women did not
exactly harmonize with his ideas OF eter-
nal fitness.