The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-13
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Carolina recently.
Mr.. William Healy OF this city visited
Carolina recently.
Miss Cora Larkham Of Carolina Is visit
ing friends in this city.
Mr.. w. Herbert Atwood OF this city vis-
tied friends in Phenix yesterday.
The smithonian club fair is attracting
much attention and is well attended.
Miss Edna Chesebro of Road Church has
returned home from a visit TO this city.
What Cheer lodge OF Odd Fellows fair
will close this evening. The enterprise
has been successful.
Miss Eva Wilbur of Fiskville has re-
turned home after several weeks absence
with friends In this city.
The easterly half OF the Dyer block on
weybosset street has keen bought by the
Central Real Estate company.
Mr.. Edward &. Smith, who has been
visiting friends in Riverpoint for the past
few days, returned to his home in this city,
Monday.
The woman who gave her husband a
set of dishes for a birthday present last
month may expect leather smoking
chair for Christmas from her loving
hubby. The worm will turn.
1t II said that the New England rail-
road oficials latest arrangement with
their men was to give them per cent.
advance at once and five per cent. March
1, thus restoring the old rates.
The vacancy caused by the resignation
r. Q,y.~f. ipopeefar of health has
been flled by the appointment OF DIR.
King. DIR. Swarts was elected to fill the
vacancy in the Office OF the secretary OF
state board OF health, caused by the death
Of DIR. Fisher.
The death OF James c. Monaghan took
place at his residence, I05 Florence street,
Monday. He had been an invalid from
early manhood. He came to this city
from Boston. He was well known and
was the father of james &. Monaghan,
the United States consul at Chemnitz,
Germany Mr.. Monaghan left a widow
and number OF grown-up children.
A novel fenture will be introduced at
Lothrop's Opera house, Friday afternoon
and evening, when an exhibition OF
stage setting viii be given in
full view of the audience.
The explosion scene in the first act will
~ struck, or taken down, and the exte-
rior, or garden scene will be set. This
will give the audience good idea OF the
paraphernalia used in modern stage set
ting.
II one is in doubt what flowers to select
to send a friend who is i'll, send her
bunch of violets. They are like a breath
Of spring TO the weary invalid shut
in from the beauty OF outdoor life, and
the fslicitously fragrant little blos-
SONS were welcomed recently by
enc with delight which all the gorgeous
ststelinesslof the chrysanthemums, all the
brightness OF the carnations, all the per-
feet beauty of the roses which filed her
room had failed to waken, deeply as they
we'll appreciated. 1t was left TO the dear
little violet to bring the quick tear to the
eyes.
The union revival meetings in this city
are attracting much interest and there
has been quite religious awakening as
tho result. The services are arranged as
fellows: MONDAY prayer meeting at the
First Baptist church; at the north end
tonight in the Fourth Baptist church and
for the rest of the week. This afternoon
ct the Jefferson street Baptist church and
tomorrow and Friday afternoon in the Park
street Free Baptist church. In the other
sections of the city the afternoon services
are held in the First Free Baptist church
and the evening services in tho Broadway
Baptist. Major Whittle win remain for
the present.
funny incident connected with our
street car travel occurred yesterday. A
lady passenger, who had five "coppers,"
concluded that she would not burden the
conductor with them, and accordingly
she passed him dime from which 90 take
out her fare. Judge of her surprise
and indignation when the man deliberately
searched among his coin and extracted
thsrefrom fve 1-cent pieces and handed
them to her with smile lurking in the
eerners OF his mouth. The lady
alighted from the vehicle ct her des-
tination, and, not TO be outdone,
after doing her shopping, patiently
waited for the car that brought her down
town. When il came back she boarded
it. Fortune favored her, for after
entering she found herself beside an inti-
mate friend and when the conductor
came around she placidly handed him ten
ceppers for two fares.
The entertainment committee OF the
Southern Rhode Island Press club held
nesting yesterday Mt the Narragansett
hotel, and decided to accept the invitation
to visit Boston, January 8, 10 and IL, and
b. make the necessary arrangements in
cluding the invitations for the thir-
tsenth mid-winter outing. At the
close Of the session Mr.. Charles
Carroll of the East Greenwich Pendu-
lum, on behalf OF the Press
club Of Rhode Island, presented
IN elegant Waltham gold watch and
chain to Mr.. Irving Watson OF the Mar
ragansett Herald at Narragansett Pier,
president Of the club for the past four
years, as token OF their appreciation OF
his untiring efforts in arranging the many
very pleasant midsummer outings OF the
club. President Watson was, OF course,
very much elated over the beautiful test;-
monial from his numerous friends.