The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-20

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pany.
ART oLUB--Loan Exhibition Of Portraits
Painters are touching up the park
fountains and iron work.
The Philadelphia Base ball Club has re-
leased pitcher Mark Baldwin.
1t is said that the life of the Prince Of
Wales is insured for s3,250,00o.
Hose 13 extinguished q slight fire at
ID street at :26 o'clock this morning.
DIR. Clarence Il. Gardner is on his way
to Europe, having sailed a few days ago.
The sewer tunnel under the river at
Fox Point is completed for a distance OF
120 feet.
A certificate of exemption for fire
escapes has been granted to the Wauregan
Mills.
President Andrews of Brown University
will preach at Waylsnd chapel tomorrow
evening.
At 4 o'clock this morning officer Curley
heard two pistol shots on Smith street,
near the city line.
The contract for the Washington row
bridge was awarded to the Pennsylvania
Steel Company.
Fifty plans for plumbing were filed
with Inspector Bemis for the week ending
yesterday noon.
There will be special services In many
OF the city churches tomorrow in honor
OF Founders Day.
There will be religious services at the
Homeopathic Hospital tomorrow after
noon at o'clock.
sour Boys" is to be presented at the
Talma Theater this evening for the benefit
OF st. Elizabeth Home.
City men are repairing and repaving the
lower end of Pine street, which sadly
needed some attention.
An enjoyable social and entertainment
were given in Foresters' Hall, last night,
by Court Unity, A. o. +.
"The Trustee" was capitalIy presented,
last evening, by the Altar Dramatic Club
before large audience.
Mathew Tierney, aged 36, is missing
from his home at 231 Willard avenue since
Thursday. He has a wife and one child.
Max Perreylman told the police that
some one stole % worth of shirts from the
front OF his store, South Main street, last
evening.
The recently elected officers of Loyal
Orange Association SO, Daughters of
American Independence, were installed last
evening.
The planking of the valkyrie III, Lord
Dunraven's challenging yacht in the ap-
preaching contests for the Americas cup,
is nearly finished.
In the future children will be vaccinated
at the new police station on Fountain
street or Saturdays only between the hours
OF and 3o'clock.
Mt. Nebo Lodge No. 2, X. of p, gave Q
ball in Blackstone Hall, last night.
Charles 5. Taylor was in charge, and the
occasion was most enjoyable.
At the meeting of the Commercial
Club tonight "Reform and Its lnfiunce
Upon the Worlds History will be dis
cassed by speakers from out of town.
Although Tom Lovett has not signed
to play ball he practices assiduously
every days Yesterday he went out to the
park and worked off 5h pounds, he says.
A low gear belonging to Daniels &
Cornell, broke down at the corner of Eddy
and Wey bosset streets early this morning
and oostructed travel for an hour or
more.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Arnold Relief
Corps 16 gave bean supper and social in
Arnold Post Hall, last evening. There
was fine program and good attend
apce.
An excellent program was rendered at
the closing entertainment in Y. M. &. A.
Hall last evening by the Harvard Maze
Quartet and Miss Mabel l.. Towle,
reader.
Captain s. II. Gardner, late OF the
Elwood Harlow, has go for recovered from
his serious illuess as to be out a portion of
the day, much to the surprise of his many
friends.
The members of the United Train OF
Artillery will attend evening service at
Grace church tomorrow in body. The
rector. Rev. Floyd w. Tomkins, Jr., will
preach special sermon.
At 5 O'Clock last evening an alarm of
fire was sent In from box 247 for fire in
an attic room in the house occupied by
Edward Quignon, l44 Friends hip street.
There was but little damage.
John O'Brien, aged 20, and who resides
on Richard street, was arrested by Captain
Costine and officer Sullivan of Station 5,
on Elm street, just before noon today, on
the charge OF exposure Of person.
The old Central Police Station barn
has been turned over TO the fire depart
ment. Superintendent Cloudman and
Clerk Behler will make ii their headquar-
ters and 1t will also be used as a store
house.
La ~
OF Shepard & Co., besides eppropriating
funds in various sums, pocketed the
money raised on one occasion by the en-
ployes intended for floral decorations at a
funeral.