The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-22

Y. M. c. A.--Lecture by Hon. q. r..
Vending.
Christmas!
The weather.
The big crowds OF gift buyers in the city
shops.
The grip Is still with US, and in thestate
institutions Il keeping the doctors busy.
Ex-Governor Ladd is suffering from the
grip and has been confined to the house.
The good times coming when the mills
will ali be running, willing workers en-
ployed and money freely circulated.
A slight error was made In the an
nouncemept of the Charity ball. 1t will
take place Feb. 8 in Infantry hall.
There will be Christmas tree Monday
night at the Rhode Island hospital for the
children who are inmates Of the institu-
tion.
The Christmas tree festival of the Gen.
tral Baptist church will be celebrated in
the vestries tomorrow evening at z
O'Clock.
Mr.. L. ID. Newell is confined to his
house with the grip, which has had con-
trolling influence over him during the
whole Of Christmas week.
Milk Inspector Perkins Is making life
miserable for the sellers OF impure milk.
He recently seized . wagon load which
came from South 6cituate and which was
well watered.
w. f. Carr was knocked down by a
team near the corner of Westminster and
taken into his place OF business near by,
and II was found that one OF his wrists
had been sprained.
The jury in the case OF Raymond r.
Whipple against the City OF Providence
reported yesterday afternoon that they
were unable to agree. This makes the
third disagreement on this case. 1t was
tried at East Greenwich.
The monthly dinner of the Commercial
club will be held at Narragansett hotel
tomorrow evening at o'clock. The sub
ject for discussion Is "La Dor and Capital"
I'd the speakers are Henry George and
William Lloyd Garrison.
Mayor-elect Olney, who is q member OF
the board OF state charities and correc-
tions, has invited the mayor, members of
the board OF aldermen-elect, city clerk
and other city officials to tour of the
state institutions next Wednesday.
Adjutant General Dyer has issued his
customary order relating to the annual i'm
spection OF the various militia bodies.
The inspecting officer will be First Lieu
tenant Frederick Wooley, 10th u. 8. In
fantry. Commanding officers OF each
organization viii receive a weeks notice
of an intended inspection.
A number OF unruly boys disturbed the
meeting OF the Salvation Army at their
branch on Westminster street last even
ing. One OF the larger ones threw big
cat into the middle of the room. The boy
was taken by one of the attendants TO the
sidewalk where the matter was rather
warmly discussed for few moments.
Tomorrow THE NEWS will hang up its
Christmas stocking. Everything in il is
valuable end interesting. Somebody will
find i've dollar gold piece down in the
toe. Everybody viii find beautiful
Christmas picture. Order of your news
dea.er today, because The News prints
no raore cop.cs than IL has advance orders
Tor.
The ladies' auxiliary to the Veteran
Firen on held bean supper in Francis
hall last evening. Thorc were about 100
persons present. After supper, which
y "a scryod frcm $3.50 to 80 o'clock, the
estI,'iug INDUCED In par.or gan es,
whist 81 ether sorts of amuscments.
The airsir n's in charge OF Mrs. John
Carpenter, Mrs Sidney Kennedy, Mrs.
Archie Mitchell, - Lizzie Greene ard
MIRA Dariug Pink kharn
Drake, Payson & Whittier have an at
traetive window In thor Weybosset street
store. In the front big model of the
steamer Massachusetts, is sailing over the
water blue. Beyond on bluff is a large
model OF locomotive attached to train
Of cars, and beyond that Is farm house
and winter landscape suggestive of Christ
mas time. The whole design Is very COM
plete and particularly pleasing to the
sight.
Princess May lodge OF the Independent
Order OF st. George, held an Engl ish tea
party in Slocum Post hall last evening,
and it was very enjoyable affair. There
was an abundance of good things to eat
and it was we'll served. During the early
part OF the evening Miss Mabel Bidet, q
clever little miss OF 8, entertained the
company with songs, dances and reels.
After supper there was dancing for which
the Alpine orchestra furnished the music
The committee were as follows: Mrs.
Mary johnson, Mrs. Merry Bidet, Mrs.
Mary Miller, Mrs. Maggie Stevens, Mrs.
Mary Pierce and Mrs. Dinah Whitehead.
Delmore, the wonderful dancer from the
Eden Musec New York, will be at the
Providence Opera house as q special at
traction, and members OF the Providence
Press club will attend the performance
this evening to illustiat their interest in
the testimonial benefit to Treasurer
Offender and his assoc stes, Charles Col
lin and William r. Doolen. Delmore
has been the reigning sensation of the
metropolis for six months and her dancing
is said TO be unique and almost marvellous
in effect. She will also appear tomorrow
afternoon and evening and add materially
to the drawing power Of "Mr. Potter OF
Texas"
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