The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-21
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PROVIDENCE OPERA HoUsk-"Uncie Toms
Cabin"
KElIns OPERA HOUSE,. j. Dowlins in
"rhe Life Guard"
LoTHRop's OPERA HoUsE-"rwo Old croniss."
WESTMINSTER iTHEATER-Russell Brothers
Comedians.
LoTHRoP's PAwTucKEr OPERA HOUSE =
II. Percy Meldon In "Nobody's Claim"
PANoPrIcUM AND MUsEuM-iio and i2 West
minister street
INFANTRY HALL.-Arion Club Concert
Over $500 was realized from, the police
ball.
A lot of rope is at the Central Station
awaiting an owner.
Acting General Secretary scholefeld of
the Y. Nj. G. A., is quite sick at home.
Mary Coakly is missing from her home,
81 Howard street, since Monday evening.
Hon. Arthur Young died early wednes-
day morning at his home, 343 Elmwood
avenue.
"Uncle Toms Cabin" was presented in
the Providence Opera House last evening.
1t was queer performance.
Rev. j. j. Lewis of Boston Will lecture
at Y. M. Z. A. Hall this evening on the
"Passion Play OF Oberammergau."
Old Farmer Greene OF Buttonwoods,
every mans friend, sent up the fruit OF
Mr.. Herbert G. Farnum Of this city, who
is now studing In the Academic Julien, in
Paris, has taken prize OF 20 francs for
figure composition.
Electric car 254 collided with James
Trainor's express wagon on Exchange
street at O'Clock today. The wagon was
damaged $40 worth.
Five cases OF scarlet fever were reported
to the superintendent OF health today.
The cases are located on School, Julian,
Early and Althea streets and on Lynn
Court.
Fred A. Ruggles, q painter, while at
fell from the scaffold and was somewhat
injured. He was taken to the Rhode
Island Hospital.
Richard A: 8. Hardy, aged 50, died at
his home on Hoyle street at 1915 O'Clock
last night. Medical Examiner Palmer
was called and found that death was due
to heart disease.
Teachers, pupils and friends OF the va
rious kindergartens might think that to-
day Is Christmas, for all the schools are
decorated with evergreen ms and the usual
Christmas tree exercises observed.
At $3.50 d. m, today the annual Christ
mas festival OF the Rhode Island Institute
for the Deaf was held at the institute,
corner of East avenue and Cypress street.
Governor Brown was among the guests. u
An electric car on the Elmwood route
and one OF r. l.. Rose Company delivery
wagons collided on Broad street near
Stewart, late yesterday afternoon. The
wagon was considerably damaged. TIE
driver escaped injury.
"New Zealand" was the subject lectured
upon by Professor George l.. Goodale Of
Harvard University in Sayles Hall last
evening. 1t was the final lecture in the
series on the Natural History and
Ethnology Of Australasia"
The bazaar opened in the vestry OF the
new Primitive NJ. Il. Church yesterday af-
ternoon was characterized by q good at
tendance, pretty decorations and excel
lent entertainment. The program will
be changed each evening, an especially
fine one being arranged for next Monday
evening.
The Narragansett Hotel Employees Asso-
ciation gave its first social last night in
Sterling Hall. There was large attend
ance. Charles Macreath' was floor man.
nger. The association was recently Or
ganized with the following officers:
President, William Mulry; vice. president,
Harry Struck; secretary, John B. MUIR
ply; treasurer. Charles Macreath; SER
geant- -at-arms, Timothy Palmer.