The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-29
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PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE Dixie in
"Adons."
KElTHs OPERA HoUsE-"The stowaway"
LoTHRoP's OPERA HoUsE-Maad Granger in
"lnheritcd."
WESTMINSTER THEATER- -Rentz- santley Com
pany.
Republican rally-Sixth Ward, Freedom
Hall, Friday evening, March 80. Good
speakers.
Colonel Phetteplace yesterday appointed
Cornelius Barron to the position of adju-
tant on his staff.
Hon. II. G.. Horr and Hon. George III.
Utter addressed the Republicans of Cum
berland last evening.
Theoldest inhabited house in the United
States is that OF Kiilian Van Rensselaer,,
opposite Albany. 1t was built in 1872.
The regular meeting of the school COM
mite Will be held IN the High School
building tomorrow evening at O'Clock.
Republican Rally--Fourth, Fifth and
Ninth wards combined; Colum bian Hall,
Friday evening, March 30. Good speak
er5.
Captain Cory of Station is confined to
his home by illness. During his absence
Sergeant Martin is in charge of the sta
tion.
Thomas +. Cavanaugh, the deputy coll
lector of internal revenues, registered the
Chinese residents of Woonsocket yester-
day..
A check for e5, 1888, 600 on the Bank OF
England, in payment for the Kimberly
diamond mines, is said TO be the largest
ever drawn.
A small fire was discovered i'm the rear
of 142 Dorrance street early last evening.
Ii was extinguished by Officer Mayno
and no alarm was sounded
Thomas Williams who fell in fit on
North Main street last evening, was car
ried to his home on Dartmouth avenue in
a carriage that was passing.
After resting spell OF several weeks
duration South Main street is again under
going repairs and is torn up for nearly
half mile. This time the pavements are
being relaid.
THE News has in its window a copy Of
The Providence Daily News OF Monday,
August II, 1884. 1t is four page three
column sheet and the price then, as now,
was ONE CENT.
A living illustration OF the evils OF drink
got in the way of the crowd coming from
the publican rally in Infantry Hall last
evening and wanted to know who had
won. lie was mixed on the polo schedule.
Among great many other witty thinr
last night Hon. Jonathan P.Dollivcr olt
the man out Of work because OF yes
cratic misrule, who said that he gt
the fat OF the land, but forgot TO ni
that he was obliged TO eat 1t with tn
OF the roads.
The thick wells affected nowadays
the gentler sex are apt sometimes 10 eau
considerable embarrassment to the over
gallant man when he discovers after n
quarter hours assiduous attention to the
woman next to him in the car that she is
his wlie's sister.
The annual sale and entertainment of
St Paul's Chapter of the King daughters
was held in the chapel OF st. Paul's church
last evening. A dialogue, "Six Cups of
Chocolate was rendered. by Misses Sails
bury, Cobb, Nicholson, Aldrich, Lee and
Foster.
Z The annual inspection Of the senior
companies of Gon, Rice 4 smiths School
battalion will be held Friday. March 30,
M i1:l5 a. m. i'm the drill room OF the
battalion. Lieutenant Fred Wooley, 10th
United States Infantry, viii inspect the
battalion.
A missionary tea was given at the resi-
dence OF Mrs. III. W. VIII nson. the presi-
dent OF the Rhode Island branch OF
the Moments Board Of Missions,
Yesterday afternoon. Miss Caroline Bor-
den OF Boston spoke OF the mission work
I'm Turkey and Spain.
The remains Of Frank Byrne, the Irish
rcvolutionist. will he Inferred at So.
Mary's cemetery, Pawtucket, today,
Thomas u. Gill having contributed the lot.
A monument will be erected by the Irish
American citizens and provisions are now
being made fer the support and education
of the children.
n Is believed that Frank Garlich of
Saunderstown was drowned i'm Narra-
ransctt Bay some time on Tuesday.
lie left Saunderstown i'm row.
boat 10 90 TO WEXFORD early Thursday
morning. Nothing has been heard from
him since that time ard yesterday his
beat was found adrift on Quansett.
The colorcd voters OF the Sixth Ward
held a meeting last evcning 90 organize a
Rcpublic Club. The club endorsed the
nomination Of jos ~. Monroe and elected
the following officers: President, n. w.
B.unt; vice president, Fred Foye; secre-