The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-19
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PROVIDENCE OPERA nousE-'rhe New
Magdalene."
KxiIE's OPERA HOUSE,. :. Dowlias in
"rhe Life Guard"
LoTHRoP's OPERA HoUsE-"Two Old cfonies."
wEsTMlNsTER Russell Brothers'
Comedians.
LoTHRoP's PAwTUcKEr OPERA HOUSE =
IT, Percy Meidon In "Nobody's Claim"
PANoPrICUM AND MUsGUM-iic and ii2 West
minister street
INFANTRY HALL--Boston symphony Orchestra.
The grand jury will report tomorrow.
Tie third Boston Symphony Orchestra
Concert will take place in Infantry Hall
this evening.
The Office of the inspector OF plumbing
at the City Hall is new equipped with
typewriter machine.
Mr.. George 8. Avery will give his last
Bible reading before the members OF the
Y. M. G. A. this evening.
The car tracks have been removed from
Exchange street and nice concrete pave
ment Is being put down. The road bed
has been graded.
Holly and mistletoe, Christmas trees
and leaves now abound. and the bridges
between Dyer and South Water streets
present vernal appearances.
A freight car jumped the track ct Cen
trel Falls last night and delayed trains
both ways for q long time. The train
which left Boston at o'clock reached
Providence about 8 p. m.
The usual winter work of patching is
a hnr al he afr Ax.x.o orft hoQ m
hand just now. 1t Is not thought that
much extra work can be provided for the
poor, especially az there are no funds on
hand.
There was another big crowd at Music
Hall last evening in attendance At the
fair OF the Narragansett Wheelmen. The
racing was good and the other attractions
were well worth going to the hall to see
and hear.
A bicycle tire firm Is attracting stten-
tion now by having foolhardy youths to
ride q monumental wheel. Ordinary
safety wheels are used, and the saddle 10
at the top OF q pyramidal frame ID feet
above the street level.
The large number OF claims for damages
caused by defective sidewalks and streets
Is beginning to startle the city authori-
ties, who have already several suits pend
ing. The COMMITTEES on pending suits held
another meeting this afternoon.
The Sons OF Veterans of the General A.
+. Burnside Camp gave their second social
last evening at Slocum Post Hall. 1t was
an enjoyable affair and the members re-
sponsible for it were j. Z. Harrington, w.
II. Mccormick, A. j. Dana and IA. Il.
Lewis.
First Pilot Walter Penn Of the steamer
Pequot Of the Providence line reports that
spsr, mast, presumably that
Of The steamer Majeilia, lies in o
s.'U soutE east BY pSouGS south from Point judith
about ! u miles. The object Is about eight
feet above water and at an angle of nearly
20 degrees.
Providence people may be interested to
learn that Mr.. Henry Mann, formerly edi.
tor of The Providence Telegram and for
some time an editorial writer on the
Providence Journal, Les been the leading
editorial writer OF the New York Press
throughout the struggle with Tammany
in which the New York Press took SO
prominent part.
Deputy Chief OF Police Egan says that
there has not Leen case OF shopliiting so
fer during the holiday season. The de-
tectives and members OF the police
force in citizens dress are in and
out of the stores during the
day and evening. Tomorrow extra men
will be upon the street, and possibly, one
or more men will be at headquarters In
case Of emergency.
In the Sixth District Court this morn
ing Ellen Salmon was charged with keep
ing tfquor nuisance. Sne pleaded not
guilty and was held in the sum OF
sli00, for her appearance Friday.
Frank Marx was also held on like charge,
with an addition Of two charges for sell
ing without license, and one for keep
sl7OO wns tne amount of his bail. He will
have his trial Friday.