The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-10-27

"Hendrick Hudson"
kEIrH's OPERA HoUsE-caxton and Janau-
schek in "'rhe Two Or phanA"
LoTHRoP's OPERA HoUsE-Katherins Rober
in "rhe Golden Giant"
wEsTMINsTER THEATER-H Harry williams
Own Vaudeville Company.
William McQueeny, tor an assault on
Thomas Neary, was fined f5 and costs in
the Sixth District Court this morning.
schoonors Lynn M. Law, Blake, Nor
folk; Mary A. Rice. Jersey City; X. l..
kenney, Tiyerton, sailed from this port
today.
The Y. NJ. &. A. winter course OF lee
lures was opened last evening with an
entertainment made up OF very pleasing
numbers.
The East Greenwich Academy aud the
Friends School OF this city played foot
ball on Lin, oln Field this morning. The
East Greenwich boys won, 10 10 o.
The United Brotherhood Of Carpenters
and Joinerssof America, Union "a, held
social in Hibernian Hail last evening.
There were about one hundred couples
present.
A game of checkers in the Rhode Island
championship series is to be played to-
night at 2S3 Westminster street by
Charles Ubel Of Providence and John
Cairns OF Harrisville.
The Methodist ministers meeting Mon
day, at 10:3O. will be held in Chestnut
street NJ. T.. church. A paper by Z. A.
Stenhous, on "An Optimistic View OF
Christianity" is the chief topic.
Tomorrow forenoon the sermon at the
Unitarian church, on Benefit street, will
be preached by Prof T. Esther Carpenter
of Manchester College, Oxford, and
preacher to Harvard University.
A Broad street barber complains that so
far this week seven of his customers
have tried to convince him that, accord
ing TO law, q man cannot hold the Office OF
President OF the United States more than
TWO consecutive terms.
Prot. Henry Il. Gardner talked on EMU
nicipal Franc chises" last evening in he
Bell street chapel. He said that the great
trouble has been that in many OF our
cities franchises have been given away
without adequate return.
James +. Proven fell in a fit on Wey-
bosset street al p. m. lie was taken
into Blandings' drug store by lieutenant
O'Neil and officer Curtis of the First
home on Academy avenue.
The statesmen and clerks OF the Flint
Company gave "A dinner last night at the
City Hotel In honor of Charles w. Peirce
who is about TO retire after II years ser
vice as salesman. They presented MIR.
Peirce cluster diamond scarf pin.
The Rhode Islsnd6epartment, w. r.. c.,
enjoyed ITS annual supper and entertain
ent in Slocum Post Hall Inst evening.
There was an excellent program, in charge
of Mrs. Mary Il. Cooley, Mrs. Anna NJ.
Prentiss, Mrs. Mary TilliDghast and Mrs.
Hattie 70 u.
The eighth annual meeting OF the
alumni OF the State Normal School was
held yesterday aferncon. The officers
elected were as follows: President, r. A.
Noyes; vice. president, Waiter II. Tabor;
secretary and treasurer, Mrs. DIR. Black;
executive committee, Miss Eudora JOS
lin, Mrs. George h. Perkins and the other
officers.
At an auction sale yesterday afternoon
the entire manufacturing jewe ry
plant OF the firm OF q. h. Willis & Com
pany, Page street, was disposed
of for s150. The transaction
was merely nominal and made in order 10
legalize the dissolution OF the firm for the
benefit of one OF the partners aid because
OF the unexplained disappearance Of Mr..
Willis.
DIR. Anderson OF the Central Baptist
Church will commence next Sunday a
series OF Sunday evening talks entitled
"Gleams OF Light in a Dark Age, or
Worthy Traits in imperfec. Man" Among
others, sketches will be given Of Gideon,
Jephtha, Samson and Eli, while the choir
will render selections from the Oratorios
founded on the characters studied.
At the annual meeting of the Supreme
Council OF the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite FOR The Tn ted States OF
America, their Territories and Dependen-
cies, held in New York city on
Tuesday last, Illustrious Brother Gardiner
{. Sims, 33d degree, OF the firm of Arm
ington * Sims, was appointed deputy for
the State of Rhode Island for The ensuing
year. This organization is reputed 10 be
enjoying high degree OF prosperity, both
here and elsewhere, and includes among
its membership many of our best citizens,
Traffic on Dorrance street was seriously
delayed yesterday noon for a considerable
time by an incon 'istently small
obstruction "a colored gentleman
and a wheel barrow laden with scrap
iron. The driver of the barrow insisted
on using one of the car rails
as q track for his vehicle, much
TO the annoyance OF teamsters and
railroad men, and greatly to the amuse-
mont OF large crowd OF n-lookers, who
enjoyed his imperturbab bility and hair
breadth escapes from mobbing and being
run over. But ne would not turn out.