The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-01

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There will be a meeting of the Seventh
ward Colored Cit zens at Benedict Hall,
Crsnston street, Thursday evening, Au-
gust 2.
The Johnston police are still unsuccess-
full In locating the highwaymen who held
up DIR. Worth in Manton last Sunday
morning.
The well known schooner Ada q. Short
lane will arrive In this port In q few days
with a cargo OF shingles for Frank f. Car
penter Co..
Tomorrow will he ladies' day at Adelaide
Park when the Grays will make the after
noon interesting for the fair sex and the
visiting players from Syracuse.
About seventy-i Eve members of the War
wick Club enjoyed the clubs regular fort
nightly bake yesterday afternoon. Next
Tuesday will be Ladies' Day."
There will be q game of ball on
Lincoln Field tomorrow afternoon be-
tween mines from What Cheer and Manu-
facturers' lodges Of Odd Fellows.
The schooner Robert @. McQuillon that
was to nave sailed yesterday for Florida,
has been chartered to take a cargo Of
brick from this city to Wilmington, Del.
The Clan-na-G aeis are going down to
Crescent Park tomorrow on their 18th
annual excursion. A street parade in the
city Is the first thing of order for the day.
Charles Gregory, 70 years old, fell Town
the hatchway of his fathers coal barge at
Wilkesbarre pier yesterday afternoon. He
sustained a severe scalp wound, which was
attended to by DR.. Allison.
Providence Is to have a jockey club OF
its own, 30 the wiser ones say, for the
purpose OF arranging the future running
race meets that hereafter are very apt to
come along each year in the list OF Rhode
Islands attractions.
Tomorrow evening the colored voters in
Ward 7 are to meet in Benedict Hall and
discuss the action of their delegates to
the recent colored convention. The ac-
tion of said delegates did not meet with
general approval in the ward.
The handsome three masted schooner
that is in this port and bearing the name
OF Yale. halls from New Haven, and is
named after the famous college OF that
city. She is a fast %saiier, and well worthy
in every way to honor the name she bears.
A close fitting straw sailor with bright
scarlet and blue ribbon about the crown
clings to the curly head of the fashion
able wearer, and az a finishing touch the
giddy young creature adds at the back q
veil OF white gauze which falls almost to
the waist.
The Rhode Island Association Of Steam
ship Ticket Agents will hold it's seventh
annual outing at Rhodes-on-the-Paw-
tuxet tomorrow. The guests OF the asso-
citation will include representatives Of all
the largest lines out OF New York and
Boston.
Charles N. Rogers, who for many years
was the proprietor Of an express company
bearing his name, that did business be-
tween this city and Phenix, has disposed
of the route and good will to g. ID. Wat
son Of Phenix. Mr.. Rogers at the present
time Is suffering with a paralytic shock
and is not expected to recover.
Perfumed carriers are amoug the luxur-
ious devices by which tho aesthetic girl
shows che is more daintily clad than most
folks. Possibly che has several pairs, be-
ing careful to wear yellow ones with
black hosiery and black ones with tan.
These garters are made from wstered rib
bon about ~ inches wide, and solid silver
buckles II Just the garter Is linked, or
both buckles and stocking clasps II q
supporter Is preferred and the ribbon is
rubbed over witt sachet powder.
''There she blowsl Right OF our own
coast" The steamship captains hat nave
arrived in Providence harbor, recently, all
report a plenty of lnback whales within
q comparatively short distance from shore.
The fnback Is OF no use for trying out
purposes and its bone is not particularly
good for dress stays but they look well in
museums. Here's a chance for q dozen
young fellows who have not yet decided
how to spend their vacation. Let them all
get on a big string of life insurance lmske
up a boats crew and go in-backing.
The record of Rhode Island Day at the
Worlds Columbian Exposition-the big
gest day of the fair up to that time-is
rerpetuated In a handsome souvenir vol
ume edited by Professor Alonzo Williams,
the orator of the occasion. The souvenir
tells in an interesting way the story OF
the memorable occasion, contains the ad-
dresses, poems, ETC., in full and closes with
q description of the famous reception to
Governor and Mrs. Brown. A steel por-
trait of His Excellency, tho Governor,
makes an appropriate fr~ontispiece.
Captain Warren OF the schooner Edith
Orcutt ran into a school OF horse mackerel
about twenty miles south of Fire Island,
while bound for this port. Three
OF the crew were soon fishing, and
in less than a quarter OF an hour
30 handsome specimens were landed on the
deck. The fish were so avaricious that
that they would jump from three to five
feet out of the water to catch the bait.
some of them would weigh % pounds
each, but would average 10 pounds.
Captain Kelley OF the steamer City of
Newport, which sailed just before the
shove last evening, reports that the
effects OF the lightning that struck at
Bullock's Point was felt by the passen-
gers OF the boat, and he as well a. others
thought for q moment that the boat had
been struck. lie also reports that the
wind had changed to all points