The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-28
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Entertainments Today.
PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE -Hanion Bros.
"Fsntasma."
KEITHs OPERA HOUSE Richard Golden in
sold Jed Prouty"
LoTHRoP's OPERA HoUsE-vaudeville Enter
tanment
WESTMINSTER THEATER-weber aud Fields
Vaudeville Company.
LoTHRoP's PAwrUoKET OPERA HOUSE =
Katherine Rober in "The clemenceau case.p
PANoPrIcUM AND MUsEUM-nO and liz West
minister street
Invitations have been received by Gov
ernor Brown and staff to attend the police
ball.
The Harvard football team passed
through this city on the 9:51 train this
morning.
All day services will be held at the
Church of the Emanuel tomorrow, at 10
a. M, and p. m.
Hose Is and Hook and Ladder 4 extln-
guished chimney fire at ia Wickenden
street at 7:35 last evening.
The Home Mission Band OF the Benefi-
cent Congregational Church held
Thanksgiving cake and pie sale from to
p. M, yesterday.
Rev. Floyd w. Tomkins will preach at
st. Johns Church at IL o'clock tomorrow
forenoon. Several OF the Episcopal
Churches will join in the service.
THE NEWS hopes that everybody will
enjoy Thanksgiving, and that everyone
may be able TO GO home and eat dinner
with the folks, wherever they may happen
to be.
Governor Brown, in approving the
recommendation of the commission dis
banding the Meas hsr Guards, called at
tention to the evils arising from the
elective system OF choosing officers.
An alarm of fire was sounded from box
"a at 2 IA this morning for fire in the
large tenement house Al Lyman street.
The fire was caused by detective hue
but no damage was done.
Owen Kelly, of % Dean street, was badly
burned about the face and arms las.
night, as a result of dropping a lighted
lamp while he was intoxicated. A
physician dressed his wounds.
The paving on Gaspee street bridge is
practically completed and the railroad
company is about 10 lower it's tracks to
allow for the new grade for temporary
crossing over the present tracks.
Gilman Barrows, aged So, was found
dead in bed at $3.50 yesterday morning.
DIR. Mathews was called and SAID that he
had died from natural causes. Mr.. Bar
rows was well known in musical circles.
The "Stabat Mater" was performed by
the Rhode Island Musical Associat ion last
evening in the hall OF the Women's Col
lege. Mr.. William II. Arnold directed
the performance, which was most credit
able.
Policeman Sherman OF the City Hall
appeared decked out in new cap this
morning bearing the inscription: "City
Hall Police. IL ia new departure, very
becoming and, as Mr. Sherman says, very
comfortable.
Union "a, A. u. of Carpenters, met at 20
Exchange place last evening and discussed
| the S-hour question. Rev. K. Il. Tower
| and George Boomer made addresses,
claiming that any day OF over eight hours
work IL overwork.
Officer Charles j. Costigan Of the Cen
tral Station arrested William Maxfield on
| Pine street last evening for making an as
| sault on Mamie Ross, and in the Sixth
District Court this morning he was fined
go and costs.
The Providence Veteran Fremen's AS
| sociation met last evening and enjoyed a
report from Arthur b. SPHINX, chairman
| OF the Attieboro excursion committee,
and voted to hold the next meeting on
Thursday evening, Dec. n. Relics were
received from Captain Pembroke ;. Eddy
and Comrade George Ii. Paddock.
William Sweeney & Co., have been
| awarded the contract TO supply the iron
bedsteads for the new Central
Police station. William III. Smith
will furnish the granite posts,
| curbing and foundations Tor the Federal
street primary school; Henry T.. Mason
has received the contract Tor the new fire
station on Broad street.