The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-03

Variety"
LoTHRoPs OPERA HOUSE "Ten Nights in
Barroom."
MUSIC HALIs-D. l.. Moody and Ira ID. sankcy,
" M. G. A. Hall.
INFANTRY HALI.-Polo; Providence vs.. Boston.
Officer Miller shot vicious dog at the
request OF the owner yesterday. The dog
had bitten a woman.
Leader Reeves and the American band
have generally voted to give the entire
proceeds OF a concert ia Music hall to the
deserving poor.
The steam from the Grant mill on Car
penter street arises through the sewer
catch basin in front of the mill and
frightens not few horses.
Hugh Lane fell in a fit in the black
smith shop owned by Edward Carroll on
Planet street last night. He was taken to
the hospital in the ambulance.
sporting man about town who runs
roulette wheel, thinks its a great joke
The city directory gives his occupationFas
an 'ivory turner" After the ball.
The funny Yankee farce entitled "a
New England Home," will be the bill at
Lothrop's Opera house tomorrow evening.
Harry La Marr will play Aunt Priscilla.
The Franklin society reelected its old
board OF officers at the annual meeting
last evening OF whom Scott A. Smith is
president and Christopher X. Browne,
secretary.
One of the clerks of the Sockanossct
school for boys was stricken down with
scarlet fever yesterday. DR.. Keene hes
taken rigid precautions to prevent an epi-
demic.
Ex-Mayor Potter's business Office may
lack the palatial splendor of the executive
chamber, but the respite from daily char
ity calls and greedy politicians must prove
highly refreshing.
William Gillette, one OF the most anus
ing comedians on the American stage,
will appear at the Providence Opera house
tomorrow evening, in his own play en-
titled "The Private Secretary"
City Gauger Hooper will probably al
low the patriotic emblemishments of Col.
Manchester's "annex" To remain as an in
spiration to unfaitering devotion to the =
city il not the nations perpetuity ard
prosperity.
At 6 p. IN. yesterday Mrs. Mamie Leland,
while descending the steps OF the house
at $50 Eddy street. slipped and fell, sus-
tanning fracture OF the knee pan. The
ambulance conveyed her 90 her home l37
Sherburne street.
The Moody and Sanlkey meetings in
Music hall this week are likely 20 enter
into competition with the amusement
houses in patronage, although the flnGn-
cial not spiritual benefit will accrue to the
theaetr managers.
a. H. L..
and responsibilities of chairman of the
city committee or president of the Young
Mems Republican club are trifiing as
compared with the daily experience on
the municipal throne.
James Potter, Fred Horton, John
Adamson, George w. Sabre and John
Shepard should treat the Blackstone
boulevard patrons to match race with
sleighing cutters TO determine the super
iority of their fancy bred flyers.
The patrons OF the Mt. Pleasant line of
electrics gaze longingly at the Broad
street and Elmwood avenue palace cars,
and offer up a fervent prayer that they
may be provided with equally commodious
facilities for rapid transit bye and bye.
The Whale City poloists toyed with the
Providence team in New Bedford last
night and warmed them to the tune OF
13 to2. Brockton defeated Worcester by
magnificent blocking game, to l.
The new 15-minute playing rule was insti-
tuted.
Principal Hoyt OF the High school
wants new building. The present
structure has accommodation for 800 and
900 pupils are crowded into the rooms.
He claims that the efficiency OF the insti-
tuition is seriously hampered by its over
crowded condition.
Slocum Relief corps celebrated the new
year by installing its recently elected Off /
GERS Monday evening The ceremony was
followed by an agreeable entertainment.
The retiring president OF the organiza-
tion, Mrs. Lizzie Il. Prentice, was pre-
sented with beautiful marble clock and
ebony gavel
How many people know that Providence
now supplies more -four to the country
than Boston? 1t is fact. The Provi-
dence commission men and grocers have
been hustlig the past two years and an
imposing -four business is the result of
their efforts to do their share towards the
realization of the greater Providence.
woman named Mary Connell, went to
the house occupied by Mrs. j. McParian,
at i16 Valley street, Thursday OF last
week and while there became
very i'll. She relapsed into unconscious
ness end has been in that state ever since.
DR.. Cameron attended her and pro-
nounced the case one of nervous prostra-
tion.
The Providence play-houses have en-
joyed remarkable immunity from fire
owing to the extraordinary precautions in
the introduction ofmodern appliances and
careful supervision. The only amusement
resorts that have been damaged or de-
stroyed during the past thirty-eight years
were Howard hall and the Thcater
Comique.
This is the season OF the year when the
bill collector must be endowed with
sublime patience and superhuman inge-
nuity To fathoIn the intentions of the art