The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-22
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KEITH's OPERA HoUsE-"old Glory"
LoTBRoPs OPERA noUsE-vaudevllie Enter
tainment
wEsTMlNsrER THEATER-Rice and Barton's
Comedians in "Razzle Dazzle"
LoTHRops PAwTUCKEr OPERA HOUSE -
H. Percy Melton in 10000 Milo Away"
PANoPTIcUM AND MUsEUM-iio and ii2 West
Minister street
FIRST UNIVERSALIsT CHURCH - Fair, sayles
Hall. Lecture. ''Art of Illustration"
Captain James Butler died at the Dex-
ter Asylum, Tuesday afternoon.
The annual concert and ball of "The
Invings" will occur this evening at In
fantry Hall.
III. +. Mason received the contract for
building the new fire station on Broad
street, Ward o.
Hen thieves visited Mary KeIly's hen
coop, on Public street, last evening and
stole one rooster.
The floral horseshoe presented to Lyons
and DAILY at Lothrop's Monday adorns one
oi browning, King q Co.'S. windows.
Mrs. Hoye, who was assaulted by her
husband sunday, went TO the Rhode
Island Hospital yesterday for treatment.
Yesterday Secretary Smith delivered the
prize to +. Macrae, the successful COM
petitor at the recent chrysanthemum ex-
hibit.
The weather has been quite propitious
this fall for work in the Cove basin, and
the railroad folks have nearly all their iron
work in position.
Professor II. w. Rhys Davids OF Lon
don delivered his second lecture in Sayles
Hall last evening. The subject was "Budd-
hist Books and Their History"
Rev. Stephen Merritt, of New York, at
tended the exercises at he Church of the
Emmanuel yesterday. Ii was holiness
day and meetings were held morning,
afternoon and evening.
The board OF canvassers held short
meeting last evening, and made few
minor changes in the lists. Saturday
night the final meeting will be held, and
great many changes are anticipated.
Charles A. Phillips is building a 2A-
story frame house for Charles W. Farnum
and wife on Jewett street; William Ran
dali is having q HISTORY house erected
on Sawyer street, Jude l.. Allen, builder.
Prof. Morsel OF Salem, will deliver his
second lecture this evening at Sayles Hall
for the benefit of the proposed scholar
ship for some student from Rhode Island
In the Marine Biological School at Woods
Holl.
The voters are now presumably all set
tied III accordance with their respective
polling districts and abiding places. The
boards of canvassers met in the 10 differ
ent wards last evening and made the usual
number OF transfers.
Arthur and Tommy McLynch were
playing in the cellar of their home, 143
IoekWotten street, yesterday afternoon,
ana Tommy found an old axe and in
some way cut off portion of one and
bruised another of his brothers fingers.
The boys were and years old.
George Wilbur, theatrically known as
Tony Bryant, is at home this week, it be-
ing the first time he has been in Providence
for two years. lie has been to Austral liza
with the Irwin Brothers and will start
out with "McGinty's Filtration" next
week.
Il. b. Townsend, carpenter employed on
the new building at the corner of Wey-
bosset and Orange streets, stepped on one
end OF loose board yesterday afternoon,
the other end striking hIm in the eye. His
wound was dressed at the Rhode Island
Hospital.
While at work unloading schooner at
Harbor Junction wharf yesterday after
noon, Andrew McCaffery was accidently
struck ON the head by coal bucket and
was injured TO such an extent that he was
taken TO the Rhode Island Hospital for
treatment.
Patrick Dolan wanted an ovorcoat to
Keep him warm, but did not have the
ready cash to buy it,so he appropriated one
that was the property of Robin III. Rad
ig6n, valued at $40. Pat said he did not
steal 1t, and Judge Cooke of the Sixth Dis
trlct court gave him until next Tuesday
TO change his mind.
The boiler for the new building at the
corner OF Weybosset and Orange streets
was put into the building last evening,
and the entire width of Weybosset street
was utilized for some time. The usual
uncomplimentary remarks about the
Union Railroad Company were heard now
ana then by those who were a little late.
The platform OF the Warren and Bristol
depot was filled to its utmost capacity
with trunks, travelling bags, boxes, barrels
last evening. There were not less than 200
pieces, and this collection was done up in
such form 10 pass as baggage. 1t was
the property OF fifty or more Portuguese
who left the city for New York, where
they Will board an ocean steamer for Fay-
al. Some Of the party had good many
OF Uncle Sans dollars stored away. The
arrangements for the return of these
people was made by Joseph S. Enos, who
is sort OF a lord among his countrymen
here.