The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-31
Talked About.
Entertainmcnts Th.s Eyening.

Entertainments This Evening.
PROVIDENCE OPERA HoUsE-aLady Win
dermero's Fan"
B.F KEiTIrs OPERA HoUsE-Duncan d. Har-
= rison in "rhe Paymaster."
LoTHRoP's OPERA HOUSE "Money Mad.u
WESTMINSTER THEATER-"south Before the
War"
MUSIC HALI-D. L. Moody. sand 1880 y. m.
The Board OF Aldermen will meet at 3
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
John c. Hebden discussed the chemical
and physical properties OF dyes and fabrics
before the Franklin Society, last night.
Evangelist Moody closes his work in
this city tonight and then leaves for
Washington To conduct a series OF reyivais
there.
Robert Bergman allowed his horse TO
die from lack of good treatment and feed
Ing and was fined s25 by Judge Cooke in
the lower court.
The quarantine has been removed from
the Sockanosset School for boys SO that
parents and friends OF the inmates may
Visit them as usual.
The Home Society will hold its annual
ball in the Trocadero tonight. Ii pro-
misses TO bo one OF the most brilliant
events OF the season.
The 10th anniversary OF the establish
ment of the Protective Corps attached TO
the fire department will be held in the
Richmond Street Station tomorrow night.
AT $3.50 a. m. today electric car 449, on
the Wanskuck route, ran into a milk
wagon owned by w. n. Gould, and
wagon.
James Gibson was arraigned in the
Sixth District Court this morning
charged with stealing tabie-spread and
lamp from Virginia s. stone, and was fined
SIS and costs.
Edward Berchan stole a quantity OF
wire from the Narragansett Electric
Lighting Company, and was sentenced TO
80 days at the Providence county Jail this
morning by Judge Cooke, in the lower
court.
= Hugh Cunningham, engineer on the
steamer Squantum, fell down the gangway
on the steamer this morning and sus-
tanned fracture OF the leg. lie was taken
to the. hospital. cunningham is 5i years OF
age and lives at New Bedford.
The annual encampment OF the Rhode
Island Department, q. A. X. will be con-
vened in Slocum Post hall tomorrow
morning. Vice Commander Baker will be
chosen to the Office of Department Com
mander in place OF George II. Cranston.
The firemen at the house of the Three
Ones on Exchange place had to do little
extsnguishing on the roof OF their own
building last night caused by the crossing
of an electric light with the fire alarm
telegraph wire. 1t was q sort of still
alarm.
William Sullivan was arraigned in the
Sixth District Court this morning charged
with assaulting John Downey. Sullivan
threw~a SNOWFALL at one OF Downey's
friends on Ives stects Sunday, and Downey
objected. Sullivan hit him and was fined
$40 and costs.
The committee on highways in the City
Council gave a public hearing, last even
ing, on the resolution To widen and eX-
tend Charles and Mill streets, the
cost Of the Improvement to be paid by the
city. Prominent citizens OF the North
End favored the resolution, speaking of
the benefits of the extension to the whole
sale trade Of the city and the correspond
ing benefits to the public generally.
The old Rhode Island Trust Co.'s build
ing on South Main street was opened this
morning by. the committee who have
charge of the work OF securing en-
ployment for the many men
who are out Of work.
There were perhaps $50 men In line when
the doors were opened and nearly every
nation was represented, Italians predomi-
mating. Each applicant was requested to
answer about twenty questions. The
clerks were able TO dispose OF about 75 an
hour
No giving in charity is productive OF so
much good result as that dispensed In a
systematic and regular manner. 1t was
with this idea that Manager b. +. Keith
conceived the idea OF giving the free use
OF one of his chain OF theaters every Sunday
night for an entertainment in aid ofthe de-
serving poor and unemployed. Already
has two concerts (New York and Boston)
been given, third Is announced for Phil
adelphia on the 4th and that in Providence
on the 11th. For this latter entertain
ment large number OF artists will APP
pear, several of whom have already ten
dered their services. Every dollar taken
at the doors will be turned over to the
several relief funds.