The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-23

WESTMINSTER THEATER-City Club
LoTHRoP's PAwrUcKEr OPERA HOUSE =
Little Trixie."
INFANTRY HALL-Poio; Providence vs. New
Bedford-s p. m.
The small pox patient at the hospital
till continues to improve.
Mr.. Walter Low, one of the editors of
The London Globe, is dead.
The Parker Musical Club gave a fine
concert in Blackstone Hall last evening.
About o'clock last evening hose o ex-
tinguished a slight fire in Paul Taylor's
house IA Tefft street.
The recent invasion of the Salvation
Army has started the classics" to visiting
the barrooms again with the "War Cry"
TO sell.
Clerk Payton OF the city engineers
Office has been seriously sick with grip
end erysipelas, but is more comfortable
today.
The steamship Augusta Victoris from
New York with party OF excursionists to
various parts of the Orient has arrived at
Jaffa, Palestine.
The statistics show that last week there
was total of 2467 deaths from all causes
in London. This is an increase of 700 on
the deaths of the preceding week.
ington masquerade ball In Slorum Post
Hail last evening. The grand march was
led by Mr.. and Mrs. j. Carpenter.
Influenza is again very prevalent in
London and on the continent. Mr.. Bal
nd n,,n al s.t1f a,4I
number of actors are among the vic
Tins.
The boot blacks on Postoffiee corner
were grateful to the late George Wash
ington Yesterday because il was a SO
cent day" for them, double price being
charged for shines.
According to the records at the City
Hall, Henry w. Farnum has made an
assignment to 4. p. Owens and
Philip Henriques has attached the prop
erty Of Susan Ssyers.
Lewis Richardson, an employee of the
pennsyylvania y Bridge Company. was
"l%Fed Sa.pes by street. at 1sng toa.t timber ae
was taken TO the Rhode Island Hospital.
The Prince of Wales, who is still suffer
ing from the cold contracted while play
ing hockey during the recent severe spell
of weather, has started for the Riviera,
where he expects to soon entirely recover.
Frank Mcclure, who lives at IL Ocean
street, was bitten on the arm by dog
owned by w. III. Wood yesterday after
noon. DIR. O'Leary attended the boy,
but says that the wound is not of serious
nature.
Officer Haniford found window open
in the rear of s. b. Doane's fish market on
North Main street at 6 o'clock this morn
ing. The window was secure an hour
earlier. Nothing was taken from the
store.
The cars on College Hill came TO a
standstill again last night because the
cable attached to counterweight slipped
off its wheel. Pas sengers have to foot it
too and from the corner Of Prospect
street.
The board OF canvassers will meet at
the various ward rooms Monday evening
and authorize the printing OF the voting
other changes as may be brought TO their
attention.
At 6 o'clock last evening, horse driven
by William NJ Rider became frightened
on Eimwood avenue. Mr.. Rider wns
was taken into George II. Barker's store
and attended by DR. King. He was after
ward taken to his home on Chestnut
street.
The action OF the House in accepting
the recomme ndations of Secretary Her bert
looking To the addition To the navy OF
four battleships and IL torpedo boats has
stirred the department officials 10 an un ..
usual degree of activity, for IL means
much work for them during the coming
summer.
Henry Ii. Smith was arrested on Mort h
Main street last evening by officer Hurley
for being drunk. and upon being taken 10
the Central Station pair of steel kuuclxles
was found IN his possession. In he Sixth
/ District Court this morning be plead
guilty. ana was bound over TO ihc Cour
oi Common y cas-.
"Good Roads" will he discussed before
the Rhode Island improvement Associa-
ton. at Narragansett Hotel, next Thurs-