The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-09
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Entertainments This Evening.


PROVIDENCE OPERA HoUsE-CamIlle DAT
Vile in {" Venus"
b. r. KElTH's OPERA HOUSE" The Dazzier."
LoTHRoPs OPERA HOUSE" Frou-Frou."
WESTMINSTER TIiEArER- -waldmann's Spec
ialty Company.
The usual crowd attended the legisla-
tive session today.
The frost is being drawn out OF the
ground very fast by these soft, warm days.
The meeting OF the representive busi-
ness mems organizations called yesterday
afternoon TO consider the Bristol railroad
terminal extension was postponed IN the
absence of quorum.
The Populists attempted to nominate a
State ticket last evening, but they post
poned their selections until more con-
venicnt season, the crop OF candidates
being exceedingly scarce.
Robert Jackson of Central Falls, who Is
considered one OF the finest Lancashire
clog dancers in this country, Will give an
exhibition Of that style OF dancing In the
concert scene OF "Young Sleuth," in Lo-
throp's Pawtucket Opera House tomorrow
evening.
The proposed widening of Eddy street
below Point street, under the betterment
act, met with considerable opposition at
the hearing before the highway committee
yesterday afternoon. 1t was claimed that
the benefits to be derived would not be
equivalent to the extra taxation.
The General Assembly reassembled to-
day and the introduction, and reference
OF a large batch OF routine business gave
unmistakable evidence that there Is no
immediate danger of an early adjourn
ment. The session promises to be pro-
longed indefinitely and DR.. Garvin is
jubilant.
The Boston freight ran over rubber
worker named James Gormley on the New
England road, at midnight last night, at
Woonsocket. He was discovered lying on
the Oakland station platform at o o'clock
this morning, where he had dragged him
Hospital, where his left leg was amputated.
With all this nice weather coming so
suddenly there is one drawback. That Is
the spring fever. Already il Is beginning
to affect people and they go about
their work With a lazy, listless air that is
far from their hurried movements during
a cold snap. Spring fever will be here in
its worst form this year owing to the
"hard times"
Rev. B. Fay Mills last night met two of
the committees which will have charge OF
the arrangements at the coming revival.
DIR. +. B. Sprague is chairman of the
music committee and his associates
are Rev. ID. c. Eggleston and John
Fletcher. The usher committee is COM
posed OF Thomas W.Waterman, chairman,
j. j. Eston and John Fletcher. Both COM
mittees have about secured their compile
ment OF workers.
The Injurious effect on the eyes caused
nv Hnffnd vail n old n
ing which has been sounded to no pur-
pose, and the fact that oculists are grow
ing rich under this reign of fashion
does not alarm the wearers of this at
tractive bit OF feminine vanity. The dots
are larger or smaller, closer together or
further apart, as they are more or less be-
coming, while the possibility of impaired
eyesight is left entirely out of consider
alton. 1t has been discovered lately that
the dots are not their only harmful quail
ity. There is some substance used in
stiffening or coloring the net which is
poisonous il it chances 10 find its way
into the eye.
A union service will be held at the
Union Congregational Church tonight,
when Rev. j. NJ. Dickson, pastor of Pill
grim Congregational Church, will preside.
movement. Rev. Edwin Bromley
of the Stewart Street Church
will speak of "The need in view
of what has been DONE" and Rev. John
Malvern OF Roger Williams Church, "The
need in view of what remains TO be
done" Rev. j. A. F. McBain, pastor of
Clifford Street Presbyterian Church,
vass," and John Fletcher OF the "Work
of the Ushers and Their Assist
ants." ID. f. b. Sprague will speak of the
choir, John McAuslan upon Personal
Preparation" Rev. f. A. Horton, ID. d.,
pastor of the Union Congregational
Church, upon elbow to Teach Others"
Rev, j. Lambert, pastor OF Elmwood Con-
gregational Church, will take up the
"Prayer for the Holy Spirit"