The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-27
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Entertainments This Evening.
PROVIDENCE OPERA HoUsE-"The Black
Crook
,. ?. KEITTs OPERA HoUsE-"Iand of the
Midnight SUM-
loTHRoPs OPERA HoUsE-"punished at
Lastv
WESTMINSTER THEATER-Gus Hn;s Novelty
Company
ESKIMO vILLAGE--2ss Westminster street.
y. NJ. @. A. HALL-Member's Reception.
Miss Zaidee Risley Ssson gave pupils
Svcital at Mount Hope Hall last evening.
The Temperance Mems Association
gave an enjoyable concert at the Y. Nj. {.
A. Hall, last evening.
Moy Soon, the American horn China
man, who has refused to register, has at
last complied with the law.
James Hubbard was bitten on the hand
by dog owned by Mrs. Burgess OF $50
Atlantic avenue, last evening.
Charles p. Bennett, the newly elected
Secretary OF State, has chosen j. Fred
Parker Of thisSity as his assistant.
James Denahy was badly injured by
being thrown from his express wagon on
Dorrnnce street, yesterday afternoon.
An excellent entertainment was given
by Signor j. T.. Pettine and a number OF
local musicians at Blackstone Hall, last
evening.
A man will lose five hours sleep playing
poker and not feel half SO tired the next
morning as he does when he has lost an
hours sleep owing to the baby.
The new exhibition OF autotypes was
opened to private view at the School OF
Design last evening. Only members OF
the school and their friends were present.
The work OF distributing sewing to poor
women, which has been under way since
last November, was brought to close
yesterday, and very little Will be done
during the summer.
The members of the corporation OF the
Home for Aged Colored Women held
thtfran meeting and election of Off
GERS al the Home on East Transit street
yesterday afternoon.
Professor w. w. Bailey OF Brown Uni
versity will deliver a lecture tomorrow
afternoon at 80 O'Clock at the State Nor
NAL School on "Cross Fertilization OF
Plants" The public is cordially invited.
A "Froiic OF the Holidays and Mystery
Entertainment" will by given at Y. nj. G.
A. Hall this evening. Music will be
furnished by the Brown University String
Quartet and the Theodore Thomas Or
chestra.
An attractive exhibition of fencing will
be given in Lothrop's Pawtucket Opera
House Saturday evening. The contestants
will be John keenan, and Frank Garvin.
Mr.. keenan, and Mr.. Garvin will also give
unique exhibition OF dancing and bal
ancing.
The Denver Sun has kept a scrap-book
OF all the nicknames bestowed on Cover
nor Waite Of Colorado by the papers OF
the State and of the country. The list is
long and exhibits wealth OF fancy
seldom equaled, raging from "It' through
his "Royal Paresis0 to 1.-THE whiskered
Bioodsucker."
A boy was locked in a box car at the
freight yard last night aud when he dis
covered that he was in danger of being
carried away he attempted to cut his way
out with jack knife. Officer Martin
who heard the strange noise investigated
the matter and took the boy to the Cen
trail Station.
A California grange lecturer, after i'm.
mersing himself "in cogitabunuity of
cogitationn has reached the conclusion
that "the principal cause OF the tramp
nuisance Is native indisposition TO work
on the part OF an appreciable percentage
OF our population"
II
many abusive letters, IL SAYS, because it
won't abuse Rev. DIR. Moxom. But il con-
tinucs to believe that .'the Baptist denom-
ination Is great enough TO LET anybody go
who wants to and manganimous enough
10 retain its own dignity and self-poise
when he does CO."
The steam lighter Hustler, in charge OF
Captain Coughlin, that came into this port
this morning from New York, had for its
rur far prf1 q
ton monument of German granite to mark
the resting place OF Mr.. Wheeler Of the
firm OF Wheeler 4 Wilson, the makers of
the sewing machine.
The members OF the II. II. A. Drum
Corp attempted to hold their annual
election OF officers last evening. Eight
men were present and as the company
was evenly divided between two lists OF
candidates Lieutant Orray Il. Mason, who
presided, brought the meeting to close
and last years officers will hold over.
Some of the sardines, good and bad,
sold In this town, are only the familiar
menhaden, fish whose dimensions de-
termine whether he shall be made into oil
and manure or preserved for human con-
sumption. Doubtless the fact that the
menhaden is seldom caught very small
accounts in part for the increased size of
sardines these days.
Loru ROBERTS says OF the ArE,y Temper
ance Association, which he founded Ia
India, tha. ii had succeeded beyond his
expectations. Ii began with about ten
thousand members in 1oss, and last April
there were more than twenty thousand
total abstainers and nearly three thousand
temperance men-just one-third OF the
British army In India.
Parts OF THE News Portfolio OF actors
and actresses, contains Joseph jefferson,
w. j. Florence, Mrs. w. j. Florence, Mrs.
John Drew, Nine. Janaushek, William
Morris, Jennie Yeamsns. Isabelle Coe,
Annie Lewis, Nat &. Goodwin, Marie
Jansen, Louis Massen, Maud Adams, Nell
ron Wheatcroft, Annie Russell, Amelia
Glover, Julia Arthur, May Irwin, Gus VIII
liams, Corinne.
Michael w. Lonergan, the Weybosset
street druggist, died yesterday morning.
Mr.. Lonergan has resided in Providence
for more than twenty five years, and was
prominent member Of the First Light
Infantry Veteran Association, Amoskeag
Veterans, the Boston Lancers, tho Put
nam Phaianx, the Boston Tigers, the
Ancient and Honorablee OF Boston and