The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-23

Rev. b. Fay Mills will give his farewell
address to the new converts on Sunday
afternoon, and all those, whose interest in
religious matters has been aroused during
the evangeiist's stay in this city, are ex-
pected to be present.
Representative West must have come
into contact with some of the -"peanut
eaters" who worked SO hard for the
preservation of the Cove park some years
ago. His new dry measure bill IL just in
their line and ought certainly to be ap-
preciated.
The General Assembly is likely to take
an adjournment today until after election.
Their constituency are doubtless in
clined to invite them to stay at home with
the comforting assurance that their ''sins
of omission and commission" Will be
freely forgiven.
The young people who have been
studiously observant of the penitential
season will make merry on Easter Mon
day night to orchestral accompaniment
in the public dance halls. The season OF
festivity will only terminate with the
sultry summer months.
Today is Good Friday and the services
at the Catholic and the more ritualistic OF
the Episcopal churches are of most i'm
pressive character. During the day the
imposed, all being preparatory to the joy
full feast of Easter.
The base ball season will be con" In q
few weeks and Johnnie Jones and COM
rades will for the rest of the spring and
summer exhibit sundry bumps and broken
fingers and will converse knowingly
about "fouls," "'tree baggers, and
"empires. "
1t is probably not generally known that
Sol Smith Russell, whose character work
as the poor inventor of revolution
izer of mill machinery has been so at
tractive at the Providence Opera House
the past week, is really president OF big
iron manufacturing concern ont West.
The records at the Office of the superin-
tendent of health show q marked inn
provement In the health of the city.
While the month OF March is usually
marked by considerable sickness, there
have been but three cases of typhoid fever
since last Saturday.
The dainty trailing arbutus will soon
adorn the lapel Of the suburban legisla-
tor, particularly from the region OF South
County where II springs into life with re-
markable celebrity with the dawn offspring.
Even the fastidious Mulholland does not
refuse little sprig of pink blossoms.
Another executive session of the Com
mon Council is in order on the evening OF
April 2, when the McCarthy-Barney in
quisition on the Roger Williams Park
annex is scheduled. Councilmen Burdick
and Sheahan are sharpening their toma-
hawks and some critical examinations in
arithmetic are down on the program.
The variable weather conditions have
been productive of divers snsidious all
ments OF late, among which the dread
pneumonia has proved the most destruc-
tive agency. The utmost precaution
against exposure and rigid observance OF
hygienic formule will ensure comparative
immunity from such debilitating visit
ants.
The City Clerk has posted the lists of the
voters qualified to participate in the April
election on Great Bridge and they
are being studied with great care
by the curb-stone politicians.
The boards OF canvassers will meet next
Wednesday evening TO correct the lists,
and the final canvass will be made Satur-
fers to close at 7:45.
The man OF family whose better half has
not +" boned" him for a new Easter hat
can be picked out at glance In a crowd
from the complacent smile OF self satisfac-
tion which adorns his features. Perhaps,
when he attends church next Sunday and
sees the gorgeous array OF dainty head
gear. his conscience will prick him, and
the last years hat worn by his wife may be
relegated to the ash bin, much to her
delight.
"The Poor Relation" so skilfully I'm
personated by Sol Smith Russell at the
Providence Opera house this week, will
make way for a brief season OF "April
Weather commencing this evening and
will prevail till the close OF the engage
OF seats for Dixey's "Adonis" next week
opened today, and the demand demon
stratcd the popular interest In the en-
gagemcnt.
The new canvass lists have been posted
I'm conspicuous points throughout the city
and are surrounded at all times by crowds
OF voters. The young man who Will cast
his first vote this year Ia noticeable In
these croWds for the ca0cruoa8 with W hlck