The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-14
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PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE -kiee's Surprise
Party la "l492.n
KRrrlfs OPERA HoUsE-George W. Monroe in
my Aunt Bridget"
IoTHRoP's OPERA sE-vaudeviile1snter
taiument.
WEsrMlNsrER THEATER = Irwin Brothers
vaudeville and Novelty Company.
LorHRoP's PAWTUCKEr OPERA HOUSE =
Katherine Rober in "rygmalon and Galatea,"
and also Living Pictures.
PANoPrICUM AND MUsEUM-l1O and li2 West
Minister street
MUSIC HALIs-Boston Symphony Orchestra
Officer Gallagher of the Fifth Police
Station Is critically i'll. Some time ago
Mr.. Gallagher fell and injured his spine.
The mail train on the Consolidated
road was three hours, and the Colonial
one hour, late this morning, by reason OF
an accident on the New York division.
III Is reported that the committee hav-
ing In charge the matter of remaining Ex-
change place will not vote to recommend
The change when it reports tomorrow.
In the Sixth District Court this morn.
! ing II. l.. Carpenter was charged with
stealing diamond ring from Katherine
Cbatterton. lie was held until Tuesday
lSr .IlSI.
Roger Williams Lodge 8, !. o. o. IT,, held
social at Odd Fellows Hall Weybosset
street, last evening. There was dancing
and the attendance was large. Everyone
had good time.
There was a concert last evening at the
residence Of Mrs. Walter Peck on Water
man street, conducted by Mrs. William
Granger The proceeds were for the bene-
ut OF st. Elizabeth Home.
John Smith, while on his way home last
| evening, was knocked down and run over
| by one of Il. b. Jones's lunch wagons on
| Wickenden street. smith was bic TO go
| to his home without assistance.
There was a large attendance at Y. NJ.
! &. A. Hall last evening TO witness Ruth,
| the Monbitoss," produced by the choir of
| Roger Williams Free Baptist Church, as
| sisted by Boston and local talent.
An alarm of fire was sounded from box
| 12l about Q o'clock last evening for blaze
| in the Ncwsdeaiers' Association in the
| Barton block. The cause OF the fire Is
unknown and the damage will not exceed
800.
| At $3.50 o'clock this morning Henry
| Colman, watchman I'm the building OF
| John Austin on Clifford street, q iscovered
a fire in the jewelry shop OF Ostler e. Bar
| ton. He sent in an alarm from box "a.
/ The loss will be about 200.
City Solicitor Colwell and the sub
committee in charge OF the Washington
| Row Bridge matter held long consulta-
tion at the City Engineers Office this
morning. The result. il is understood,
will he favorable to the Weybosset Land
| Company, several clauses having been
| modified.
| al the rooms of the IStnde Islana-His--
| torical Society last evening Rev. Oliver
| Dyer addressed large audience OF the
members on the " Presidential Career OF
| Andrew Jackson" IL was a discourse re-
| plete with valuable information, admira-
| bly, presented, and at the close the lecturer
was awarded vote of thanks.
| Mrs. George Hill, who resides at %
/ Crocker avenue, whSt@ at work in the new
| house owned by Mr.. Shaw, on Melrose
street. yesterday afternoon fell down a
| flight of stairs, cutting deep cash in her
head, spraining her ankle and sustaining
| other injuries. She was taken TO the
| Rhode Island Hospital In the mbulance.
The work OF laying the cross pieces a
| the Union Station by the Street Railway
| Company is interesting. The different
| lines OF cars are running over the ground,
and under the bed are wires that are
| alive. The workmcn ere extremely careful
about where they put their feet and
| hands. So far no accident has happened,
nor is there likely to be, as an expert
| electrician is always present. The work
is being witnessed by large gathering of
| sight-seers.
Some time ago Kate Fay made call
| upon her old friends MIR. and Mrs. John
| Burns, at their home at the corner of
| Wheaton and Huntington avenues.
During her stay Mr.. and Mrs. Burns were
called from the room, and during
their absence Katie saw Mr.. Burns
| gold watch lying on the mantel and she
| could not resist the temptation and the
| watch was soon in her possession. The
| timepiece was not missed until Mr.. Burns
| was about to retire, and when
| he went to wind up his watch
| he was surprised to find that il was
| gone. Burns looked over his Sunday vest,
| his everyday vest, aud, in fact, all of his
| vests, to see il by chance he could find it.
| AT last it dawned upon him that il Gas
| stolen, and that Katie was the
| thief. So Burns reported his
| loss TO the police, and yesterday Katie
was found but no watch, and in the
| Sixth District Court this morning, she
was obliged TO give bail for her appear
ance next Tuesday.