The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-20

Loyal, Mr.. n. shisid, Mr.. Ys,dinsua
Berry, Mr.. q. Gardner. M. Ana NJ
Prssby, Miss Prssby, Mrs. M. Fuqus.
The cause OF ths hre at Pawtuekss s,u,
remains mystery. Mr.. Joseph Hayward.
tho owner OF the building, was seen
py NEWS representative and
SAID that IL was his intsntious
10 puiid right away as soon as ths insur.
sncs was adjusted. He will erect q two.
story building cheaper than the
one wnioh was destroyed. II will
have three stores which will bs
occupied by tho same tenants who were
In tho old building. There will be- no
nall, but the upper story will be used for
storing purposes.
The latest craze II for "bIust0 ~ or ths
blue OF corn howers. II began IN Paris,
whsre most Of such craEss DO begin, but
70 just the color which old Ell hsa Tong
adopted - ~ college color, n means
even . greater rsee for flowers variousIv
known ~ corn flowers, bluers, and bach.
elor's buttons. Ribbons OF bluet are worn
on white, cream and black gowns: birds
and tulle Of blusts are worn on hats to-
gether with masses OF flowers. Some hats
are trimmed entirely with the tulle In ner-
feet clouds. II you don't wear bIuet in
some form or other--on your gown or
your hst--you are not In the swim of
fashion.
The statement OF Prof. Richard 7. EIy
that the postcfiice renders better service
and Tor less money than the express COM
Panies, and that 1t takes much more
trouble to accommodate the general pub
iic, VIII be received with incredulity by
the many people who confide in the
express companies. "The efforts and
the success OF the postofiice
in tracing addresses" Prof. Ely
continues, "and in delivering letters and
parcels to whom they are sent are
little short Of marvellous. Eyerv one no
has had experience with the express COM
panies knows that they make little effort
to find one, and II they do not at once dis
cover the address OF the person to
whom q package is sent they fre-
queEtly drop q postal card into
the postofice with the same
address as that given on the package.
and the postoffice has no trouble in find-
ing the person not discovered by the ex- |
press company. The express companies
have regular printed forms on postal |
~eAeS ioA Ah'orhink persons tnAt IL has
not been possible to find them and then
these postal cards are addressed as the ex-
press parcels have been.n
The Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
mad an unusually large attendance at its
services last evening, Il being necessary
TO bring in extra chairs to accommodate
all who came. In the absence Of tie pas.
tor the services were in charge of e. X.
Andem, president OF the b. Y. p. U.. who (
gave biackboar exercise, the subject
being taken from an incident in his trim
20 the b. Y. p. Y. convention at Toronto
N July. He referred to the searchlight
excursion at the Thousand Islands and
compared the searchlight to the Holy
spirit. The exercise was illustrated by a
upon the black board of a steam
ooat throwing out its searchlight to the
'hore. After the close of Mr.. Andem's
ADDRESS there were short addresses by Mr..
J. Willard Baker, president OF the b. Y.
:. U. OF Rhode Island; Mr.. William A.
Austin, first vice-president, and Mr..
teorge T.. Nicholas, superintendent of
he Woodlawn Baptist Sunday School.
very pleasing feature OF the exercises
vas the singing by Mr.. and Mrs. w. b.
Nilson, who sang gospel hymns in a very
impressive manner. Mr. Wilson con-
lucted the praise service and Deacon
>harles Dowler offered the prayer.