The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-04

Georgia Minstrels aud Vaudeville
CRESCENT PARK-wnd West Show.
ADELAIDE PARK-Providence W.. Syracuse, $3.50
The Falstaff Club people will enjoy their
annual festal day today at Rhodes-on-the
Pawtuxet.
The yacht Navahoe that mas been on the
dry dock for . few days being fitted Tor
the races next week, sailed for Newport
today.
The order relating to theater posters
was issued from police headquarters yes
terday and hereafter Chief Child will look
upon every show bill before 1t 10 put upon
the boards.
Mr.. II. Hayes, who resides at Kettle
Point, was injured last night by being
thrown from his bicycle, which struck q
stone withsuch force as to sever the front
wheel from the machine.
The searchiight on the steamer Con-
| necticut is out Of order and will be until
| Thursday evening. This explains why
| the many residents alongt the shore have
not had their greeting" returned.
The latest batch of pensions for this
State is as follows: Original, Richard
Gerard, Anthony; Lynneaus III. Stanley,
IHWluCkCts ViABiho WtoNV
l.. Hook, Providence.
The death of Mrs. Eliza j. Pratt, for
merly matron OF the Rhode Island State
Prison, and at one time superintendent OF
the Rhode Island Hospital, o place
recently at West Wilmington, Conn.
At s:15 O'Clock this morning, John
Morris, an expressman living at g75 West
minister street, while fooling in a furni-
ture wagon on Exchange place, fell, sus-
tanning Q fracture OF the right leg above
the ankle. He was taken to the hospital.
The members of the Order of Foresters
OF Rockville, and their friends to the
number of five hundred arrived In the city
on q special train this morning and were
taken to Crescent Park or the steamer
City Of Newport where the day was spent
steamer A~washonks lost her rudder
yesterday forenoon in the thunder storm
when che was on Round Hill below liver
ton. Captain Psttey improvised a rudder
out of the gang plank and succeeded In
making his landing at Tiverton. The
steamer was lowed here today and placed
on the dry dock.
"Resolved, That the United States
should derive its income from q tax on
land only" was the subject of debate by
the summer society last night and the
affirmative won. The disputants were
William Nj. McNair and w. 3. Belcher for
the affirmative and w. ii. 8. Pittenger
and H. A. Slocum for the negative.
The clubhouse of the Narragansett
|. Wheelmsn on Aborn street will be opened
Thursday evening, Aug. z. 1t will also be
r ladies' night and q reception and enter
tainment will be given from 7:45 to II
, O'Clock. The affair is in charge of p. w
' Card, II. +. Morlock, J. II. Barrett, j. b
Greene and w. II. Roland.
Upward OF one hundred and fifty mem
bers of the Falstafi Club are at Rhodes-on
b e-Pawtuxet holding their annual field
day. A Ash fry was served at l O'Clock
after which the much-talked-ab gam
of baseball between the married and sin
: gle men was INDUCED N. At 8 o'clock tn
n bake was opened. This evening a musics
d will be given by the club.
: The attendance at the Silver Sprinl
: cottagers' hop last night beat the season
q record. Besides the residents themselves
there was a party of so from the city t
Is enjoy the dancing and the music of bake
= Brothers' Orchestra. Steamer Day Sta
10 stopped on her last trip up at IL o'cloc
to take the people home, and Manage
RS Maxfeld "let 60" on the cannon N re
q fire.
According to some recent statistics o
the cost of living, an Englsihman spend
on an average, s48 a year for food,
err Frenchman Si7, a German $40, a Spaniar
S33, an Italian ga, and a Russian $23. {
n, meat the Englishman eats 100 pounds
year, the Frenchman 81, the German 6
the Italian 28. and the Russian 81. {
bread the Englishman consumes 3
" pounds, tho Frenchman $40, the Germs
$50, the spaniard $50, the Italian 400, ar
nc the Russian 635.
n George Clarke was arraigncd in Il
Sixth District Court this morning charge
r. with All assault on Isabella King, al
pleading not guilty was held for tri
nd Tuesday. The woman claims that her 81
r.. was milking a cow or Valley street We
terday when Clarke appeared and insist
on twisting the animals tail. The YOU
man objected as the operation made I
animal nervous, and finally he order
Clarke away. Clarke refused to go al
Mrs. King interfered. She was struck
the DreoBt uy SldIko euu ~ . suo
liz summon aid he threw stones at her.
W" The summer school of music closed ID
Oh night with the graduating exercises
Manning Hall There was some excelle
music in the entertainment and brig
mt speaking. The graduates to whom I
8. diplomas were awarded were: Mary
m Blankenhorn Of New Jersey, Marion
I'm Daily, Frances Forsaith and Maud
Rice Of Quincy. Mass; Helen A. Eggl
" ton of Gloversviile, N. Y. Lyra +. Gort
Of Sing Sing, N. Y, Blanch E.. Heard
at Arlington, Mass, Cora Irene Hudson
it's Providencs, Mary L. Kemper OF Alba
Ire. n. ", Lixsie i. MCGOWAN OF Reading, l
ose Anna L. Parker OF C~anaioharie, N.
Anna A. Poor Of Salem, Mass, Elizab'
II. Sisson Of Irvington, N. ", Joseph
stone OF Tonawsnda, N. Y, and Cynt
'ies M. White OF Cedar Rapids, Ia.
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