The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-04

She was taken to Ter home, 14S Blackstone
street, and was attended by DIR. O'Keefe.
1t was an unusually quiet Sunday in
police circles. Only three prisoners were
gathered in at the seven stations and two
disturbances were quelled. The trsmps
quarters accommodated IA wayfaring men
OF grief.
The water has been drawn of from the
larger lakes at Roger Williams Park pre-
paratory to extensive alterations. And
in place OF row boats and steam launches
plying here and there only dismal mud
flats were to be seen yesterday.
The smallpox hospital will not be
closed this week. The health authorities
think it possible that other cases may
arise from the exposure OF Austin at
open for the present In readiness for the
reception of patients.
The Darlington Rural Improvement As
sociation will hold its annual meeting for
the election OF officers and report of COM
mittees and other business at the Town
Hall, Friday, June Sth, at 7:45 p. IN. Hon.
Thomas w. Bicknell will make brief
address.
"Friday" night will be Tuesday night
this week at the Art Club, as the ladies
have been invited to witness the rites and
ceremonies incident to the mems regular
Friday night "carousal." The orchestra
and several soloists will dispense music
in the gallery and the fumigating and ir-
rigating will occur as usual down stairs.
The tug A. A. Scott, Jr., with barges
and other apparatus for raising the
schooner Hopkins that was partially de-
stroyed by fire at Pawtucket, come time
ago, arrived at Pawtucket this morning.
The tug returned and local tugs will be
employed. Mr.. King, dealer in old
iron, has purchased the old iron on the
wreck for SO.
The 25th anniversary OF the Pilgrim
Congregational Church was observed yes
terday. Rev. DR.. Laurie, whose pastorate
covered long term OF years, preached at
the morning service. His text was taken
from Isaiah Kill, 6, and no reference was
made TO the history of the church, az the
reverend gentleman gave retrospect at
the 10th anniversary.
Rev. John Mason began his labors at
the Ruggles Street Primitive Methodist
Gated in England, and his arst pas
torate was at steubenville, o., in 1878.
His last pastorate was at Lawrence, Mass.
where he remained three years. His
ministry was remarkably successful in
an increase OF membership and the finan-
cial resources of the church.
How little we OF the East know OF the
perils that confront existence in the West.
There heavy rains start raging torrents
into action, sweeping bridges, delaying
travel, interrupting telegraphic communi-
cation, flooding electric plants, plunging
cities into darkness, sweeping towns into
nothingness, submerging farms, and de-
stroying life. Here, II we have heavy
snowstorm, we growl; n the rain
makes mud puddles In our street, we com
plain; II We have week OF wind, we are
In the dumps.
| The Board OF Trade will hold its regu
lar monthly meeting at IL o'clock tomor-
row. Several matters Of public interest
have been referred to the executive coan-
ell including communication from the
Indian Department and the Atlanta Ex-
position and the subjects OF interstate
| and maritime commerce. President
Peirce will make special reference 20 the
sad fatality which occurred at the rooms
by the accidental shooting OF one OF its
members, Richard Mercer, and q minute
] BW be spgsad ppon the gseords. tsstityips