The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-20
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"Queena."
WESTMINSTER THEATER-Helen Russelis
Buresquers.
Y. NJ. c. A. HALL1-N. s. Greet, Chalk Talk.
Delaware is the lowest State and Colo
rado the highest above the sea level.
Easter will not come again in March
during this century.
The libel suit OF Rev. FIR. Ryan against
DIR. w. X. Amesbury has been settled.
The Woonsocket Mill OF the Valley
Falls company viii start on full time
Monday.
! A stray carrier pigeon with "N-6123"
on the leg band flew into the engine
house on Washington bridge yesterday.
Nelson Iron had the second finger of his
right hand cut off while at work in the
Miller Iron Foundry on Eddy street yes
| terday.
An enjoyable entertainment was given
| at the Winter Street M. Il. Church, by the
Ednorah Nahar Concert Company, last
evening.
! Miss Florence ID. Wells won the De-
morest gold medal for prize readings at
the Pilgrim Congregational church last
evening.
n OOH Dlt LOWS onlHll pu tHc nhhu
terday afternoon on Weybosset street and
Lewis was fixed up in pharmacy and
then sent home.
Mrs. Charles Walter Stetson was
granted a divorce from her husband in
San Francisco on Wednesday. Mr.. Stct-
son has never opposed the separation.
The members OF the Waenomet Club of
st. James Episcopal Church held social
at Tillinghast's assembly rooms last even
ing. Music was furnished by Baker Bros
orchestra.
Box 226 was rung in yesterday after
noon for fire at Frank Slavin's house, 10
Tuxedo avenue. A kerosene lamp had
exploded setting fire to some window
hangings.
Engine 3i4, attached 10 the Stonington
freight, and "switcher" No. 1876 ran into
each other yesterday afternoon at the foot
of Smith street. Both locomotives were
badly damaged.
At Y. NJ. C. A. Hall this evening U. s.
Greet, of Boston, will give chalk talk on
"Joseph, Ruler in Egypt" Mr.. and Mrs.
! w. B. Wilson will sing and there will be
stereopticon views.
Ellis l.. Blake OF Cumberland Hill is now
holding the Office OF clerk and treasurer OF
the pound school district for the 50th
year. This Is probably the longest record
of continuous service in the State.
Representative Colo of Pawtucket may
possibly be unseated by the Rump Demo-
cracy next week, but he has engaged his
room at the Aquidneck at Newport and
will rejoin his colleagues just the same.
The American Band participated in the
celebration OF Patriots Day. at Concord
yesterday, giving one of their popular
concerts "a n special feature and having
Al 80 q 4 kx.s
sion.
| The Freshmen teams OF Brown and Har-
| ward will battle in Lincoln Field tomor-
row afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. The uni
versity team meets its old-time rivals at
New Haven, and they are determined to
| give good account OF themselves.
The celebration of the Jewish feast OF
| the Passover begins today after sunset and
will last until the second Saturday at the
same hour. Services will bo held in the
Temple of Sons OF Zion on Orms street
and the Congregation Sons OF Israel and
| David.
The newsboys aud bootblacks found a
loyal supporter in the Alderman from the
Tenth Ward yesterday afternoon. lie
| objected to placing them at the mercy OF
the police department, whereby prejudice
might deprive them OF their means OF
gaining livelihood.
| The Providence Press Club is to have
little "Cur- Mess OF its own Saturday
| night at headquarters under the auspices
OF the Washington Park Platoon-Isaac
l.. Gon, Benjamin w. Gallup and George
| A. Youlden. Any references TO the
hoom OF the fourishing settlement in
Ward 6 are barred.
! And now the committee on shows hav-
/ ing completed their dress reform inquisi-
] a -.
/ Dict upon the questionable character OF
| the theatrical billboard placards. Alder
man Fuller has recovered from his
! attack OF nervous prostration anu is pre-
pared to tackle the posters.
The members OF Casper Chapter, Daugh-
/ ters OF the Revolution, celebrated Pa
/ triots Day at the rooms Of the Rhrode
Island Historical Society yesterday.
I The usual routine business was tran
s9cted, interesting papers we're read and
! Mrs. Richard Jackson Barker was elected
TO fill the newly created office OF historian.
Tell you what THE NEWS will do. Sup
| pose its readers try 10 tell in one sentence
what their impression OF the Kirmess is.
For instance, you may write, as
has been 40 often remarked by many
/ a fair one, that "it IL Just per-
fectly lovelyw or, TO quote from the Kir-
mess souvenir program, that "it is dream
OF bliss" or you may call IL ga most en-
trancing ensemble OF entertaining ele-
monts," or Kaleidoscope Kollcc-
tion OF Kurves and Ksvortings'-or
anything you please that will bc
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ers will write their impressions OF the
| kirmess in one sentence and get them
in before April 25 next Wednesday,,
THE News will have n committee OF
judges pass upon them and wilt present to
the producer OF the best description
bound volume of any OF the beautiful
portfolios which hundreds OF its readers
are now subscribing to. just try IL. II
will be lots Of fun.