The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-31

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Mr.. AMI Mrs. Frank Downer and
daughter OF this city are the guests OF
Mr. c. Il. Wilso aud family of Pontiac.
Mr.. aud Mrs. James III. Allison of this
city, who have been visiting friends in
Arkwright, returned to their home this
week.
Misses Susie Slattery and Theresa Con-
ners Of this city were the guest OF Miss
Annie Conley OF Phenix recently.
Mr.. John Tuliy OF this city spent Mon
day with friends in Phenx.
Miss Annie O'Donnell of this city is Wis
iting relatives in Newport.
Mr. t. II. Tiley OF Newport. who has
been visiting in this city, has re- urned
home.
Miss Mamie Gilland and Mr.. George
Gilapd of Clyde will spend the winter in
this city.
John Long of this city visited Saunders
Vile, his old home, this week.
Miss Fannie Cooper of this city, is in
Sauudcrsville on vacation.
Last evening Miss Bradford OF this city
met the ladies' gymnasuic classes at st.
James gymnasium, Pawtucket.
Mr. aud Mrs Herbert Tucker OF this
city visited friends in Washington Msn-
day.
Mrs. George Colvln and daughter Jessie
of this city are Il g guests of w. III. Jor-
dan and family OF Greene.
Mr. aud Mrs. George Whtfori and
Mrs. Mary T.. Shipp,e OF this city called
on Mr.. aud Ms w. T.. Maereadng OF
Anthony this week.
Miss Phebe r. Clifford OF this city is
visiting with the family of her uncle
Mr.. Henry Anthony OF Portsmouth.
Miss Mary Higgins and Miss Julia Sui
livan of Westerly are visiting friends aud
relatives IN this city.
d. l.. Ellington of this city has been
Spending few DAYS at the Pier.
Mr.. James Brownell Of this city visited
Shamrock Monday
Miss Bertha Potter of Shamrock is
visiting In this city.
Mr. Charles Ainsworth OF Kenyon is in
this city visiting his brother Benz imln,
who recently sustained a paralytic stroke.
A pretty shoebox is made by choosing
plain pine box with hinged cover and
having it divided into compartments
Cover the sides with plated cretonne and
finish around the bottom with n cotton
fringe. The top is covered with the Gre
tonne, plated and tackled around the edge
the tacks being covered by heavy cord TO
match the fringe. The cretonne is drawn
in full to the center and finished with a
rosette of the same or bow of ribbon. "A
long piece Of the cretonne may be festooned
around the sides of the box il one desires
to add to the fanciful effect
Speaking Of Halloween tricss." said
the religious reporter rs he deftly filled
and ignited his pipe this morning, "you
should have been with me on Smiths hill
last night The whole neighborhood was
out and door bells jingled merrily, win
dows ratified mysteriously and tin horns
blared dire tly under sitting
room windows startling tho
staid residents and bringing
shower OF maledictions on the heads Of
the perpe' rators. Yes, the gang had n
G. eat time, can tell you, hut the funny
part OF il was that neither I nor my wife
realiz ized the &C aston OF the merriment
AID noise. Why Some one stole di-
rectly urd'r our widow and tossed
bunch of fire crackers on to the roof of the
verandah directly in fro 1T and 9th OF Us
thought that the enu or the wOrtd had
come but even then we were ignorant as
To the date. The first buncl of crackers
soon died and second aud third crack led
In great gusto Oh the roof, bat without
any effect save that of soaring us in
great shape, 1t was funny to see the
little woman arm herself with an old
rusty sword and look in vain for the per-
petrators. She uld see nothing when
she looked out of the wiudow, aud we
should have remained in the most
complete ignorance as TO its being
Halloween had it not been for my
wife's brother aud n livel v
friend, who after exhaustiug their
flrecrackfrs rang the bell aud came in.
They had great laugh on us at owr inno-
cense and thgn we mad lively Tine among
ourselves. The bill vas literally pulled
20 pieces aud there was not a street but
what had hanging TO tie lampposts,
yates OF all kinds and varieties.
A set OF blinds from the
bay window Of house on Smith
street were removed aud poked down n
catch basin and numerous sections OF
fe ICE were pulled M aud carted several
blocks. One o 4 man started 20 leave his
house anu - he stepped from the door he
shot downward three feet. The st 'ps had
disappeared and he saw them upside down
on top OF his porch. How ttey got there