The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-27
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Entertainments Today.
PROVIDENCE OPERA NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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KEITps OPERA HoUsE-'The Cross Roads
of Life"
LoTHRoP's OPERA HoUsE-"Gunty without
Crime"
WESTMINSTER THEATER-"The Night Owls"
LoTHRoP's PAwTucKET OPERA HOUSE =.
Katherine Rober in maid OF the Mine"
PANoPTIcUM AND MUsEUM--iio and ii2 West
Minister street
DIR. T.. nj. Harris IL to have q 2-story
frame house erected on Reynolds avenue
by Il. j. Bassett, builder.
The committee on city property met
again today at p. M, and at 80 p m,
the committee investigating pending suits
met in room IL.
The fortieth anniversary of the organ
ization OF the Friendship Street Baptist
Church will be celebrated tomorrow with
AFTERNOON and evening services.
De Rowan and Smiths Opera entitled,
"The Knicker bockers," will be presented
for the first time In this city in the Prov
idence Opera House this evening.
Mrs. Annie S. Hough, tho we'll known
teacher of elocution, has returned from
New York City, where she has been the
past eight weeks, and has resumed her
classes.
The fair in aid of st. Josephs Hospital
will begin tonight and last two weeks.
1t Will be held in the parlors and wards
of the new building, corner OF Peace and
Broad streets.
John Nickerson, an aged man, slightly
demented, was found on the railroad
tracks last evening, by Officer Mcguire Of
the Sixth Station. He was taken to his
home, 80 River street.
The Argus Clubs private socals were
inaugurated last evening by dance in
Il. 4. Hall. Langstaff's orchestra fur
nished music and there was q good attend
ance. +. L. Mathewson was floor direc-
tor.
There was a we'll attended entertain
ment in the vestry OF the Temple, corner
of Friendship and Foster streets last even
ing. There was a Tom Thumb cereWony
and the Peake sisters added enjoyment.
The entertainment will be repeated next
Wednesday evening.
George Arnold OF Pawtucket was ar
rested by Officer Nickerson, agent of the
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to
Animals, yesterday afternoon and taken
before Judge Cooke in the Sixth District
Court, on the charge Of cruelty to horse.
He pleaded not guilty, and was held for
trial January IL. The horse was ordered
killed.
John McDermott, we'll dressed and
respectable looking young man, was in
the Sixth District Court this morning for
non-support of his wife and three
children. He pleaded not guilty to the
charge and was held until tomorrow Tor
trial. Mrs. McDermott claims that her
husband has not contributed to the sup
port OF his family since July.
Thomas Carter was arrested by Detec-
tive Parker on Pine street. yesterday af-
ternoon. Some months ago Carter stole
team from f. M. Pierce OF Warwick, and
since that time he has made his home in
Connecticut. He returned to this State
the past week, and yesterday he came TO
the city. Carter was turned over to
Deputy Sheriff M. B. Lynch today.
Frederick Shaunesey, who for year or
more has been in the employ OF Leander
Nj. Walling, was arrested by Detective
Parker last evening for embezzling SIS
from Murry x Sphinx. On Saturday last
Shsunesey was given c. o. a. package by
Murry x sphinx to deliver, which he did,
but did not make any returns To the COM
pany. He was given 30 days in the Provi-
dence county jail by Judge Cook this
morning in the Sixth District Court.