The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-27

ROCKY PoINr-Forest Casino and Bijou rheater
CRESCENT PARK-wId West Show.
BASEBALL Providence and Allentown. s;i5
O'Clock.
John Maloney, the old man who was
run over by a train at Pawtuckct Satur-
day night, had his right foot amputated
at the Rhode Island Hospital yesterday.
Rev. Francis A. Horton, ID. d., pastor
OF the Union Congregational Church has
been spending his vacation in Washing
ton, studyingthe subject Of Egyptology
In the Congressional Library.
Steamer Mount Hope will make her
regular excursion to Block Island tomor-
row, leaving the Fall River Steamboat
Company's dock at 8 o'clock and leaving
the island on the return at ,. m.
The Ward Clerks Association OF
Providence will hold its first summer
meeting at Fields Point Tuesday, Sept. 4.
After the meeting, which is to be held in
the afternoon, clam dinner will be en-
joyed.
Rev. Il. A. George OF Newport, VT, son
pied the pulpit at the union service at
Beneficent Congregat ional Church yester-
day. The theme of the discourse was
"Christ the Same Forever
Jack-in-the-p pulpit is scarcely to be
recognized now a-days by his friends of
the spring. Jack himself has developed
into cluster of CLASSY red berries and his
late pulpit has withered into TWO long
dried strings. The berries, IL such they
are rightly termed, are about the most
gorgeous decoration OF the woodland
these days.
According to recent pamphlet by an
Italian doctor a sure way of restoring
life in cases OF syncope is to hold the
patients tongue firmly. After two other
doctors had worked for an hour without
result over young man who was appar-
emily drowned, he thrust spoon into the
patients mouth, seized the tongue, and
worked it violently until the victim gave
signs of life.
When the threatening autumn has
stilled the song of all familiar birds the
oriole is again popping up. You see
nowadays his red gold body swing in
some high tree top and hear his twittered
fiuting so clear and sweet, falling through
the serene August air like the waters of a
tiny brook. Seen afar he seems to he
glorified with perpetual sunset
The black-eyed suzan fingers here and
there, but sadly dwarfed in stalk and
flower. 1t now flowers within a foot of
the ground jsSstead of three, four, five
or ak feet in air, and the blossam is two
inches in diameter instead of three or four
as in July, while the rich brown centre,
looking like touchstone with its golden
streaks OF pollen, has shrunk to Q tiny
button.
The souvenir edition of the Norwich
Evening Record is work of artistic
beauty, comprising some ninety odd
pages. 1t recounts the histories of the
towns famous men and describes their
homes. 1t furnishes complete record OF
the principal points Of interest i'm Nor
wich and gives large grist of general
valuable information concerning the To-
cality.
Patrick Wren, one of the best known
hackmen in this city, died at bis home
corner Smith and Hawes street Saturday
night of hemorrhage of the stomach. He
was formerly engaged in the livery table
business, but misfortnnes intervened and
finally ne became night haekman corner
of Westminster and Eddy streets where
he was located for six years. He was 40
years of age. His wife died about six
months ago.
The fruit and vegetable peddlers met
on Canal street and formed a
union for the purpose of driving out OF
the hawking business the undersellers
and the men who injure the reputation
of the whole bygiving short measure. There
was committee appointed to draw up
rules and regulations ana the following
officers were elected: President, Edwin
p. Garin OF Providence; vice presidene,
John McMann Of Pawtucket; recording
secretary, Edward j. Faracy of Providence;
financial secretary, A. Harris; treasurer,
John Bloomfield of Central Falls sergeant
,t-arms, John Corrigan.
The following passengers arrived this
from Baltimore and Norfolk per
Allegheny, Captain Nickerson,
Of the Merchants d Miners Transporta-
on Company: Mr.. aud Mrs. It. II Daw-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Crompton, Mr..
md Mrs. III. w. Talbot, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
F. Gregory, Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Feeley,
Mr.. b. 5. Watson, MIR. w. Il. Richards,
MIR. and Mrs. Zimmerman. Mrs. Court
ney, Miss L.. Johnson, Miss A. Johnson,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Hardy, Miss l.. Hardy,
Mrs. 5. Harper, Miss Harper, Mr.. George
B. Harper, Mr.. j. l.. Nelson, Mr.. T.. III.
Nelson, Mr.. w. w. Hull, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
McCabe.
Daily Cooking Hints.