The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-05
Talked About.
Entertainments This EyenIng.


Specially Company.
INFANTRY HALI.-charity BAH.
ALTAR DRAMATIC cLUB-"Mes's Dive,,ion."
MUSIC HALL-ReviyalistE Il. W. Bliss |"H
The Turn Verein Society will give a
masquerade ball i'm its hall tonight,
corner OF Atlantic avenue and Niagara
street.
A live calf and pile driver will be
features OF the sensation play entitled
"a Nutmeg Match" in Keith's Opera
House this evening.
Sprightly Katharine Rober will play
the leading role OF Kathleen Mavourneen
in Lothrop's Opera House every afternoon
and evening this week.
The proprietors of the Swan Point Gem
etery will hold their annual meeting
tomorrow afternoon at 3 O'Clock in the
North Main street Office.
The Moody meetings I'm Music Hall will
be conducted by T.. w. Bliss every even
ing until Friday, at 1880 o'clock, and
from Tuesday TO Friday afternoons at
o'clock.
DIR. II. Frank G. Browne of 176 Broad
way has been appointed visiting physi-
clan for the dispensary, and assigned to
the district embracing the Fourth and
Fifth wards.
The Charity Ball will be held in Infantry
Hall tonight, the Infantry Regiment and
Society for Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals having the management
OF the fashionable society event.
The Young Peoples Missionary Associ-
alton of the Church of the Mediator, will
be the beneficiaries OF an entertainment
by the Affair Dramatic Club tonight.
"Meg's Diversion" is the title Of the play.
Extraordinary feats of strength will be
seen in the Westminster Theater after
moons and evenings OF this week by the
Cyr Brothers. Friday afternoon the re-
ceipts will be given to the city newspapers
TO assist the poor.
Policeman ". r. Bowen and wife were
the recipients OF a surprise party at their
residence on Potters avenue, Saturday
evening, on the occasion of the 18th ami
versary of their marriage. Games, music
and supper were indulged in.
Marie Wainwright will be seen in the
Providence Opera House this evening for
the first time in four years. She Is one OF
the best actresses now on the American
stage and her play entitled "The Social
Swim" will be found interesting.
The labor agitators exchanged the bull
pen for the floor of the House chamber
Saturday TO discuss the nine-hour bill.
They found an attentive listener in DIR.
Garvin who calculated on their vigorous
support of his pet creation.
The first gang of men set to work on the
large tract of land between Orms and
Senter streets received their wages today
for four days service at the rate of 81 per
day. Another gang OF $50 was put TO
work today on three days shift and an
other gang will be utilized Thursday.
The revival of the old fashioned New
England sleighing days Is great boom to
the owner of the party reaches. The
somnolent town of Warren also rejoices in
the advent OF youthful excursionists who
are assured of substantial supper in its
hospitable hostelries.
The rivalry of postage stamp collectors,
for personal or benevolent purposes, prom
ises to be contested by the cigarette pic
ture seekers. The manufacturers OF the
favorite brands devise ingenious souvenirs
to dispose of the paper filled luxuries TO
che young men of the period.
Ex-Counciman William A. Harris has
formulated plan for the new postoffice
building. He suggests its location on Ex-
change place, opposite City Hall. The
location would be central and more eco-
nomical, as space would be utilized which
is already owned by the city.
There is some doubt whether the New
port statesman of the sweet name alb
stained from his extraordinary 6vocation
on the Lords Day. That committee re-
port on the Governors message doubtless
absorbed his attention with incidental
study of constitutional authorities.
1t is to be hoped that the distinguished
journalists who are to partake of the good
cheer OF the Press Club, st. Valentines
night, will put a time-lim upon their
post-prandial speeches. They are liable
20 be promptly checked IL they indulge in
long-winded oratory or far-fetched wit.
When DIR. Garvin's committee on spe-
cial legislation is confronted by bril-
liant array of saleswomen from the mer-
camille establishments on Westminster
street, it is not altogether unlikely that
their arguments in support of the nine
hour law Will be all-powerful in deter
mining favorable verdict.
Councilman Freeman of Washington
Park accused that body OF slow locomo-
tion the other night in disposing of a
comparatively unimportsnt measure. No
objection would be raised by the tax
payers il they applied that principle in
the adoption of the Consolidated's plan
for the new Union depot.
The practice OF carrying concealed
weapons is likely to receive merited re-
buke at the forthcoming criminal session
of the Common Pleas Court. The Gen.
eral Assembly legislated wisely in their
seeking TO abolish the walking arsenal,
and thereby minimizing the dark calendar
of bloodshed and deadly revenge.
The City Council tonight will pass upon
simply the depot and track arrangement,
the division OF the floor space in the build
ing and the lay out OF the tracks. The
train shed question will come before the
Council in the course OF another year,
and the solution of this problem is the
most difficult feature in the enterprise.