The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-28

cprsrrwT pARK-oreat American Hippo
drome and Imperial Japanese Troupe.
LAIDE Providence and Troy sfs
O'Clock.
A pension has been recently granted as
follows: Original widow, ETC., johanna y.
Buckley, Bristol, XII
Alfred N. Querk and Edward r. Moran
of the city engineers department. goon
their vacation today.
The Thermometer In the lower corriaoI
of City Hall registered 80 TO-DAY, anu tns'
Is the coolest place in own
There are $4,000 residents in the Paw
tuxet Valley and they all want the eiec-
trio railroad TO come their way.
Da,ective Swan visited the Baker block
again yesterday afternoon and raided
Steve McMaugh's pool room, piacing tno
two employees, Cohen and O'Neii, under
arrest.
The Artics would like to hear from any
team whose average age Is under I'D, IN
the state. Address all challenges TO
p. Morris l46 Cedar street. Sunday games
preferred.
The "Columbiao standard bearer now
appears on O tricycle. with q quadruple
bell system and placarded with an ex-
celsior banner stamped with full iniorma-
ton concerning the Columbia wheels.
The WnltCn8yll0 bT80o Dono ~ q
hundred of their friends from Whitens-
Vile. went to Crescent Park his morning
and spent the day there. During the day
a delightful concer was given Dy the
band.
baby'ss skeleton was found yesterday
inside the wall plastering OF q house at the
corner of Lester and q streets. Inc Gs-
covery was made by a carpenter repairing
the premises. At DIR. Palmer's ORDERS the
-. a. thn vnnrnta
The small schooner Culver ran aground
upon the spot In the channel that some OF
the citizens are interested In having re-
moved. The schooner Is about ITO tons
burden and Is one Of the smalleet coming
into the port. The tide took her on.
Major w. Smythe of woonsocket was
presented with 500 IN gold last evening
from the citizens as q token OF their ap-
probation of his services in the very sue
cessful July 4th celebration. The pre-
sentation was made ny Mayor Potnier.
Today is the fourth anniversary Of the
Armenians battle for freedom at Constan-
tinople. The Providence Branch OF the
Armenian Huntchogist Revolutionists 10
TO celebrate and q street parade at o
O'Clock this afternoon Is on the days pro-
gram.
TIL new steamer City Of Lowell made
the run from New York to Norwich last
evening in six hours which IL the fastest
time on record, the next highest being
mat of the old steamer City OF Boston
some years ago which was six hours ano
five minutes.
Thomas Kilbride, q little cripple from
New Haven, who has been undergoing tne
operation Of strengthening his limb 81
charged as cured. The boy attracted the
attention of q Mr.. King Of WEXFORD, VINO
has betrayed his expenses at the nospiSai
Mr.. Fl. w. Clark of the Massachusetts
State Board OF Health ct the LAwrencs
Station and sand expert for the filtration
) system OF that place Is in town today
He arrived from Boston this forenoon and
this afternoon accompanied the filtration
! commissioners TO b P~attaconeett ga
: ties possessed by this city for q natura
filter bed.
Justice Is quick and knows the way
. This forenoon q wheelman with q COW
!, bell attachment q little longer than tina
1 carried by any other freak was ridinI
down Westminster street, when, at tn
\ corner Of Eddy, something snapped
Q two Pneumatic tires as fiat a
. pancakes and the man who was showing
the Councilmen how foolish they are lsi'
: In the gutter.
: Ten thousand persons took possession
OF the Rocky Point excursion ground
e today and enjoyed themselves to the ut
. most. The affair was the excursion OF tn
8 employees OF the J. & p. Coats Threa'
5 Company and this u the 80 year That Tn
ing. Most Of the ex~cursionists lei
Providence on the steamers Bay Queen
Squantum and Day Star, and some on tn
later steamers. Martin Cook, tn
s company's superintendent, accompanies
the party.
9 A lawn party on the cove lands wa
summarily interrupted last night by Cen
I believe that the refreshments bein
served had not been obtained honestly
! There were eight In the party and the
. formed a hollow square about
: barrel and key OF lager that belonged In
. nearby freight car. Upon arrival OF tn
carriage to the station where they wei
shown over the cell rooms.
The third public playground IL TO /
n dedicated to the comfort Of childhoo
next Tuesday somewhere In the norther
q part OF the city, but just where hi
not yet been fully decided upol
Tomorrow afternoon ut o,cloc
o there is to be O public meeting held In th
n interests of'the playground movement :
thC ny Va - -
ers that will be present are: Rev. j. I
Cooper, Rev. M. 8. Kaufman, 8. A.. She
man and w. H.. 3. Pittenger.
The steamer Tourist, which has bee
= chartered by the Continental Steambo'
Company, seems to be unfortunate, an
has been on the dry dock several time
for repairs. Yesterday IL was on and he
two propelling wheels put on, and tn
morning while making its second tri
up from Crescent Park one wheel brok
and the Tourist Is again on the dry doc
IL is expected tbs Il will be In readine
this evening. During the day the steam'
Harry will run 1t Its place.
Women shall not vote, according TO u
decision rendered last evening at Y. M.
A. Hall after the debateo on the subject
member of the summe debating ass
citation. The speakers who argued tn
women should vote were .Pitteng
- and A. 3. Williams, and the winners we
g. II. Scholefeld and ii. b. Ellis. Fac
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