The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-20
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PROVIDENCE OPERA HoUsE-"A oaiety
KEITH's OPERA HoUsE--"A Country Sport"
TRowBRiDGE's STAR THEATRR-"c Captain
Herne, u. s. A"
wEsTMINsrE.. IHEATER-French Folly Com
pany.
INFANTRY HALL-Boston symphony Orchestra
John j. Ross has made an assignment to
j. Nelson Lincoln.
The postmaster of Centerdale, Charles
II. Keilty, died Monday.
Prince Waldmar reigning Prince OF
Lippe (Detmold) is dead.
The iron work OF the new Gaspee street
bridge Is receiving a second coat of yellow
paint.
A dozen hens were stolen from the coop
OF John Baxter, 130 Rutherglen avenue,
last evening.
Owen Keely has attached the property
OF Michael Sullivan, according to the
records at the City Hail.
George w. Bates OF Riverpoiat and Ed
ward s. Hammond OF Newport have been
granted original pensions.
The new city of Central Falls is invaded
by syndicates and advertising agents who
never thought OF going there before.
The Duchess OF Leinster, widow OF the
tifth Duke of Leinster, who died Dec. IL,
1893, at Carton County, Kildare, is dead.
Prince Komatsu, the commander
chief ofthe Japanese armies, is going to
establish his headquarters at Port
Arthur.
Vice President Stevenson will leave for
Europe in April with bis family where
they Will spend the summer. The health
OF Mrs. Stevenson Is bad.
Chief OF Police Child, made a tour OF in
spection today. They began AT the new
station on Fountain street.
The Providence Postal Guide and Refer
ence Book for 1895, is the title OF handy
pocket publication, being issued by all
the banking houses In the city.
Overseer OF the Poor Cummings does
uot object to having his friends call upon
him, but would rather they would wait
until his department is in working order,
he says.
Two cases of scarlet fever on West
Park, one on Henrietta, one on Vernon,
one on Bernon and one on Eddy streets,
were reported to the superintendent OF
health today.
The Philadelphia Baseball team, under
the direction OF Manager Arthur Irwin,
left on the 1920 Pennsylvania railroad
this fnnrnino for pnado
Va, where they viii practise.
Hon. Edward L. Pierce, LII. d., read a
very interesting paper before the Rhode
Island Historical Society last evening, en-
titled, " Personal Recollections of John
Bright, Kossuth, Garibaldi and Mazzini."
The Affair Club will give "Under a
Cloud" at Altar Theater next Friday
night. On April the club goes to Wake
field. On March 2S they give an enter
tainment for Mount Vernon Council,
o. U. A. NJ.
Among the deaths recorded in the last
72 hours for the city and suburbs there
are the names Of nine people whose aggre-
gate ages amounted to 660 years. The
youngest one in the group was 63, and
two OF them had lived to be 80.
The greatest depth in which ship has
been anchored is 1000 fathoms consider
ably more than two miles). This was ac-
complished by the United States vessel
Blake, when employed on the work of
charting the various ocean currents.
Next Sunday Evangelist Thomas Rush
of Boston will give two lectures in Music
Hall. At 2:S0 p. M. no will talk en- "A
Church Without n Bible" In the evep-
ing he will tell about "The Dancing
Priest" and score "The Lying Editor"
The Ice in the Postoffice court Is quite
thick and OF good quality. The post
office people were out with picks and
shovels yesterday afternoon clearing the
sidewalks. The storekeepers opposite
are thinking OF utilizing the ice this sum-
mer for refrigerator purposes.
Officer Alexander Charnley discovered a
fire in one of the large delivery wagons of
the Flint Company as IL stood in front of
1926 Broad street yesterday afternoon. 1t
is supposed that the driver had allowed a
spark from his pipe to fall into the wagon
load, became ignited. The loss will be
about 500.
The new Methodist Church at Paw
tucket was dedicated this afternoon in
the presence OF large nun Der of people.
The exercises were in charge OF Rev.
s. o. Benton, presidint elder of
the Providence district. The dedicatory
sermon was preached by Rev. s. j. Up
ham, ID. D., professor in the Drew 1heo-
logical Seminary, Madison, New Jersey.
Clan Cameron OF the Order OF Scottish
Clans held an open meeting at 159 West.
minister street last evening which
was we'll attended. A very inter-
esting musical and literary enter
tainment was given. The Enterprise
orchestra, composed OF boys whose ages
ranged from s TO IS, and under the direc-
tion of Master George G. Anthony, fur
pished music for the event. The enter
tainment opened with an address by
Chief j. b. Craig, who was followed by
others in songs and recitations. A sup