The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-05-24
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Entertainments This Evening.
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The employees of the Public Market
y heid an enjoyable social in B. Il. Hall,
last evening.
A meeting OF the Women's Auxiliary
Of the Episcopal Church VIII be heid at
Bristol next Thursday.
Grief OF Posice Child and Medical Ex-
ominer Palmer have returned after ten
days trip to Norfolk, w. Va.
Walter H. Barney, secretary OF the Ma
tionai Whist Club, is attending the whist
congress in Philadelphia this week.
The conference OF Rhode Island Congre-
eational churches was closed yesterday
afternoon with an interesting business
session.
The estate belonging to the Hoskin
heirs on Meadow and Lockwood streets
will soon be occupied by Q large brick
building Fbusiness purposes.
The incorpcrators OF the American
Mechanics Building Association win
meet for organization at az Weybosset
street this evening at s o'clock.
Providence will be represented at the
first meeting of the National Municipal
League at the headquarters OF the city
ck in New York City next Monday and
Tuesday.
The Esd annual convention OF the Catho-
lie Total Abstinence Union OF the dio-
cese OF Providence will be held in AL
fredian Hall on Veazie street on Ma 30 at
10a. m.
Captain Boylan OF Boylan & Co., New
York, has measured AZ men and the officers
of the new comfghy A, Second Regiment,
n, I. M. and their uniforms will be ready
before July 1.
The night clerks of the postof,icc start
ed at 4 O'Clock this morning to enjoy a
fishing excursion. They went to War
wick BY carriage where toat was found
and they sailed out in search OF SPOTS.
The investigation of the Fleckhamer-
Kelley assault case by the committee on
fire department, was concluded yesterday
afternoon. Fleckhamer was suspended
for 80 days and Kelley was reprimanded.
The wall OF the estate at the corner of
Westminster and Orange streets Will now
\ be rebuilt, the heirs of tho Butler Dun
can estate and Mr.. Marshal Woods hav-
ing entered into the necessary agreement.
A suspicious character was captured by
the police shortly after midnight last
night in the yard in rear OF Dewing's FISH
market on Exchange Place. 1T is possible
he had covetous eye on that 5-pound
tautog.
Next Tuesday steamer Bay Queen will
embark the light battery for Newport ct
the east shore landing, while the Day
Star, on which the Machine Gun command
is to travel, will leave from her regular
wharf.
Hoseman William Il. Gardner OF the
Atwell's Avenue Fire Station, one of the
witnesses in the Fleckhamer investigation
yesterday, was suspended for false tosti-
Inony given at that time. His suspension
is for three days.
Jack Mulvey, local fighter, was
Knocked out in one round in the Union
depot yesterday afternoon. He was laying
in walt for the arrival OF his girl by train.
She came and was appropriated by rival.
Muivey had set-to with the favorite and
got badly worsted.
The joint special committee on the
Fourth OF July celebration are actively
engaged in perlecting the details OF the
municipal program. The City Council
has appropriated $4,000, and IL is pro-
posed TO donate that sum to varied and
attractive series OF entertainments.
Those were high jinks upon the Uni
versity campus last evening on the return
of the Brown athletes from the inter-
collegiate athletic contest at Worcester.
The smashing OF two records and finish
ing second in points was a sufficient ex-
Cuse for an uproarious demonstration.
The clerks OF the House and Senate and
of the standing committees do not tackle
kindly to Speaker Ovens scheme 10 hold
the House in session until Tuesday. They
recognize the danger of forfeiture or
reduction of their wages and will exert
their influence to secure joint adjourn
ment tomorrow.
Statesman p. j. Mccarthy has fsilcd to
stop the publication of criticism by his
personal explanation that he didn't father
the bill exempting unoccupicd and unin-
proved property from the 2o0-yard saloon
limit. is IN doubtful whether he has any
decided objection to this form of gratuit-
Gus advertisement.
The tenth annual meeting OF the Provi-
dence Episcopal ConvocatIon was closed
with the afternoon session yesterday.
A3tcr lunch the missionaries of the various
stations gave brief outlines OF the work in
their fields and the meeting was adj
5oupned al o'clock. The next meeting
Of the convention will be held at St.
Marks Church. Riverside, on the fourth
Wednesday in September.
A strawberry festival and -te,ii- e-ririi,i-
tion was given in the vestry OF the Church
OF the Saviour on Benefit street. last even
ing, under the auspices OF the Parish Aid
Society. The doll exhibition was unique.
Among the novelties was n wedding, hos
pitaI, and display OF doll furniture. The
children of the Sunday school con-
tributed most of the dolls and they were
arranged by Mrs. Denfeld and Mrs.
Church.
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