The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-22

school hours.
The members of the Fire Alarm Tele--
graph Corps presented group picture OF
the apparatus and men to superintendent
Chas. q. Cloudman of the corps yesterday.
The picture was handsomely framed.
larger picture of the same group was also
presented by the members OF the corps 10
Clerk Morrow of the Fire department..
The inaugural organ concert at Jefferson
Street Baptist Church last evening", when
sns Mss prs~jasa new organ bT vossi wsi aSd in
strumentai talent and the admira Die qusl-
tiles OF the instrument were displayed Dy
Edward q. Jardine of the firm OF George
Jardine d Sons, organ builders OF New
York.
Rev. b. Fay Mills gave an address in
the Union Congregational Church last
evening on "Dangers 10 Young
Men" His text was taken from
Samuel ii, 1S-"Is the young man safe?p
Sunday evening, when a farewell service
is to be held in the Union Congregational
Church.
In The Inter-O Ocean OF March 4th.
Siegel, Cooper a. Co., one OF Chicago's
largest dry goods houses, advertise TO
sell groceries, wine, liquors, ana
cigars, and teeth extracted free. Their
saving bank pays four per cent. interest,
and is conducted without the usual re-
quirement OF a 90 days notice previous TO
a withdrawal OF deposits.
A swarm of laborers are at work daily
on the cove land, engaged in preparing
the ground for the foundations OF the pro-
posed new passenger station. Nearly all
the piles have been driven and the granite
abutments on the Woonasquatucket
River are nearly completed, and within
few weeks all will be in readiness for the
builders and masons.
The trade in eggs has, with the approach
of Easter, taken on big boom and the
small boys pennies, instead OF being
squandered in marbles and candy,
will be carefully boarded until
Saturday, the time of purchase,
and unfortunate indeed will be the youth
who cannot say with visible swelling OF
pride on Monday that he "eat four duz-
zen aigs" on Easter.
At the fire station Of Company 16 on
Branch avenue there is quite commodi-
Gus yard, and for the past two weeks the
members OF the company have been busy
in erecting a summer house therein. The
house is very neat in construction and
is provided with hooks for hammocks
together with chairs and settees and 1t
will be the source of considerable comfort
to the firemen during the hot months.
One of the most noticeable signs of
spring besides the appearance OF the first
blue bird and sucker is the falling off in
the number of tramp dodgers
at the Central Station. At one
period in the past winter the
number OF lodgers averaged fifty nightly,
but within the past week the average has
fallen off greatly and last night there were
but twenty foot-sore and weary travellers
accommodated at that hostelry. This is
sure sign of spring for the police and 1t
has never been known to fail.
Thomas Silva was brought into court
this morning charged with an assault on
Daniel Minahap, and was held for trial
Tuesday in 5000 surety. Silva and
Minahan met in a saloon on Wickenden
street one night recently and Nina
han was unfortunate enough TO over
turn a glass of beer belonging
to Silva. A row ensued, in which Silva
ATTEMPTED to slash Minahan with an
ugly looking knife. The bystanders,
however, took hand in the proceedings
and the men were kept apart.
Isaac c. Wilbour, who considered the
subject of the profit to be made in run
ming large poultry farm, at the banquet
of the Poultry Association last
evening, is quite able to discuss
such matters. Mr.. Wilbour has
one of the largest poultry farms in New
England at his home in Little Compton.
His 5000 hens, which are kept for
the purpose OF furnishing eggs
for market, are scattered all
over his farm, each breed being kept in
separate houses. The attendant who feeds
the hens and collects the eggs is COM
PEELED to use large wagon drawn by q
pair OF horses.