The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-03
Talked About.
Entertainments Today.

The State rife shoot has been postponed
to next Saturday, owing to the rain.
Owing TO the condition of the track, the
running races at Narragansett Park were
postponed today.
Richard A. Young is the newly APP
pointed chairman OF the reception and
social committee at the Y. Nj. q. A.
Duncan ii. Campbell the well-kown
Scotchman and inveltor died at his home
in Pawtucket yesterday afternoon.
They are shooting today at the State
Range for the Boylan and other trophies,
beginning in the morning and lasting all
day.
During the week there have been 55
deaths, ofwhich were from diphtheria,
from scarlet fever and from typhoid
fever.
Eighteen chestnut roasting establish
mentsswith as many Italians in charge,
decorated Weybosset street from Rich
mond TO Custom House streets to-day.
There was a large attendance at the an
nual reception to members OF the Y. NJ. G.
A., last evening, and an excellent musical
and literary entertainment was enjoyed.
Dr.Heidemann bas established his muse-
um of geology, ethnology and anatomy
on Westminster street, just east OF the
Arcade. 1t is an interesting exhibition.
Tomorrow evening Organist N. b.
Sprague will begin his sixth series of re-
citals at Grace Church. This season the
recitals will Immediately precede the
regular evening service OF the church.
At the Central Baptist Church, Rev.
IH0mag ID Id a
teresting series of discourse on the "Char-
acters Sketched in the Book of Judges"
The second sermon in the course will be
preached tomorrow evening.
There were more people at the railroad
station today TO see the eleven al hletes
from Yale than went over q week or 30
ago 10 get glimpse of President Cleve-
land on his way from Washington. 1t
rained hard this forenoon, too.
The Affair Dramatic Club played to
full house last evening at its own hall
theater on Elmwood avenue. The dou ble
bill presented included Z" Blanks and
Prizes" sand g Dresdfully Alarming"
both OF which were very good.
There will be a council OF Congrega-
tional ministers Monday afternoon and
evening to organize a church in Edge
wood. The council will meet at 3 p. m,
at the Edgewood Casino. In the evening
there Will be public exercises. Rev.
Edward {. Moore Will preach.
The lecture In the Bell Street Chapel
course tomorrow evening will be delivered
by Professor j. Leonard Corning of Mum
ich on cart Studies in Comparative Re-
ligion; the Field Surveyed and Sources OF
Information and Illustration Indicated"
A number OF retail jewelers. met at the
Dorrance last evening and organized.
The election OF a president and five OF the
directors was postponed for two weeks.
Other officer elected were the following:
Vice president, Jacob Z. harrington; Sec
retary, ID. Z. FINK; treasurer, 5. Eastman.
Colonel Raymond q. Mowry has re-
Gently got back from the Black Hills and
SAID hat in passing through Chicago he
learned that the Rhode Island building
of the State Fair had been moved down TO
63d street, and is now used for an emer-
gency hospital.
The State has secured the Armory at
Westerly upon the payment OF
$500 10 the Westerly Rifles. A
man named Horace Swan still
disputes the right OF the local military
company TO dispose of the property, ana
nc has claims himself which he will prob
ably present in court.
r. b. Dyer drove from Taunton yester-
day with load of household goods that
were TO be left in house on
Claverick street. He engaged
stranger to assist him TO remove
the goods from the wagon into the house
and while he was inside, the helper stole
his oyercoat and departed.
Moses w. Whitney of Bristol has
brought suit against the Woonsocket
Rubber Company for an alleged infringe
ment OF patent rights. The damages
claimed amounts TO 100000 The case
Will come up for hearing before Judge lie
Barron B. Colt OF the United States Cir
cult Court the latter part of the month.
David Black, railroad man, attempted
suicide at his room on North Main street
last evening by taking dose OF
poison. DIR. McGregor was called
and succeeded in separating Black from
the poison TO such an extent that he was
able 20 go to work this morning as usual.
Black is "a native of Worcester Mass, and
has been in this city about one year. He
gives no reason for the act.