The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-05


Lo1HRoPs OPERA HoUsE-H. Percy Meldon
and Ethel Tucker in "Monte Cristo."
WESTMINSTER 1HEATER-Eaton's Afro Amer
lean Minstrels.
Y NJ. c. A. HALL-The Face Of Christ and Holy
Mary
They're off at Narragansett Park.
Four cases of scarlet fever are reported
at Central Falls.
Police Clerk Seth Horton, who has been
absent from his desk in the City Hall for
many weeks, returned yesterday.
The Providence Franklin Society will be
addressed tonight by Socrates Schofield
on illustrations in Analytic Biology"
The largest artificial stone in the world
forms the base of Bartholdi's statue of
Liberty, Bedloe island, New York harbor.
Puget Sound produces oysters which
are often over two feet across, and which
weigh, shell and all, upward of 60 pounds.
Mr.. Rosenblatt, man who was injured
while riding on the footboard of an open
car in Riverside, proposes to bring suit
against the company.
Church bells were first suggested by
Paulinius, an Italian bishop, and were in
tended for "driving away spirits and rid
ding the air OF devils"
Il W
Palmer's Island and New Bedford this
summer. Palmer's Island is a summer
picnic ground a short distance from New
Bedford.
Governor Brown with the State Board
of Education left for Boston today at
II O'Clock to attend the commencement
exercises at the Perkins Institute for the
Blind.
Frank Guerin, the yard man who was
badly injured at Saylesville by the falling
of derrick, died at his residence last
night. He was about 80 years old and
leaves wife and child.
The members of the Providence Veteran
Firemen's Association will meet at the
engine house in rear 1S7 Carpenter street
tomorrow evening for the purpose of drill
and trial of the engine.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the
State Bank held yesterday afternoon the
actions of the directors were commended
and the board was instructed To continue
the process Of liquidation.
James II. Stringer, living at 257 Wash
ington street, was bitten by dog belong
ing to Ann Sweeney. Stringer was riding
a bicycle on Richmond street, when the
animal rushed out and chewed his leg.
The Secretary of State is busily engaged
House bonds and preparing them for de-
livery to the New York firm OF bankers
with which the loan was negotiated.
The Democratic primary meetings for
the election OF members of the city COM
mittee will be held in the several ward
rooms tomorrow evening. There is n
prospect of bitter factional strife in some
districts.
Rev. William b: Derrick, DID,, secre-
tary OF the Home Missions of New York,
will give a lecture on the subject of
From Bondage TO Freedom" in the
Bethel A. NJ. Il. Church, Meeting street,
this evening.
The clothing worn by the smallpox
patients, nurses and attendants at the
Fields Point hospital, is on exhibition at
the superintendent's Office at City Hall.
IL has been disinfected by steaming and
baking and is being dried and aired.
The thieves who recently broke into the
shop OF Horatio w. Reynolds of Wick
ford. carried of bank books on the Provi-
dence Institution for Savings, Rhode
Island Hospital Trust Company, City and
Mechanics Savings Bank of Providence.
The theatrical mechanics OF Boston are
TO be guests of Providence Theatrical Me-
chanics July 10. A game OF baseball will
be the chief feature of the day The Bos-
ton delegation think they will win this
time as Providence was successful last
year.
Local manufacturers are Offering almost
double price per ton for soft coal, but
there IL very little to be had OF Provi-
dence dealers and the management OF
one mill has signified its intention OF
shutting down until mining operations
are resumed and Providence coal pockets
replenished.
AISLE O'Clock last night an alarm OF
fire was rung i'm from Box 237 for n blaze
i'm the store occupied by the Rhode
Isiand.Pant Company At 36i Westminster
street. The blaze originated from an