The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-13

Entertainments Today.
PROVIDENCE OPERA HOUSE - Primrose g.
Vests Minstrels.
KEITH's OPERA HoUsE-"Forgiven."
TRowBRIDGE's STAR THEArER-" Wreck OF
the Midnight Express"
WEsTMINsTER 7HEATER-Fay Foster Com
pany.
Asbury NJ. T.. Church, Rev. j. A. Rich,
pastor; preaching al 10:45 a. m. and
1880 p. m.
There Is a rumor in society to the effect
that DR.. ii. A. Whitmarsh and Miss Lena
Sprague are engaged.
The work on the tunnel under the river
for the big sewer has progressed merrily,
nearly 90 feet being bricked over.
Postmaster George says that the usual
rush of Easter gifts through the ma lis
was conspicuous for its absen ce this year.
Good Friday was celebrated by the city
watering carts, which made their first
visit down town for the season. Today II
rains.
German Evangelical services and the holy
communion in the Y. NJ. c. A. Lyceum
Hall at 2:30 p. m. The eGerman-speaking
public are cordially invited.
1t was decided this morning by the COM
mittee on revising the State military law
to hold a meeting in the adjutant- gener-
aPs office next Monday evening.
The State House commission held its
regular monthly meeting this forenoon at
the headquarters in the Industrial Trust
Company building. Nothing but routine
business was discussed.
William Slavin was arrested on Chalk
stone avenue yesterday afternoon, and
later in the day be was found hanging to
his cell door. He had made a halter from
the waist band OF his drawers. He was
not seriously injured.
One of the largest plumbing Jobs OF the
season has been let to Patrick O'Connor,
who will equip the new convent on Broad
street for the Sisters Of Mercy, with "a
closets, % basins, IL bath tubs, II sinks
and four sets OF wash trays.
horse driven by Annie Munroe be-
came unmanageable on Appleton street at
$3.50 last evening. Miss Munroe was
thrown aut and badly injured. She was
taken to her brothers. home, 54 Appleton
street, and later removed to her home on
Frankfort street.
The evening session Of the Evangelistic
conference at the Union Congregational
Church yesterday was devoted to speech
making, and the principal address was de-
livered by Rev. III. G. Mabie of Boston,
who talked about the work OF the asso-
citation.
Ex- Councilman McCausland is having
lumber carted for the erection Of new
business block at the corner Of James
street and Taunton avenue, East Provi-
dence. The first floor was laid year ago.
The building will contain four stores and
on the second floor there will be offices
and tenements.
There was an excellent entertainment
in Altar hall last evening for the benefit
of the z. III. >. Athletic Association. The
High School Glee Club, Miss Mabel
Vaughan, Thatcher Guild, A. j. Stamp, Il.
l.. Sprague, Mr.. Wendellstein, High
School single stick drill class, Miss Esten,
Mr. Clark. Mr.. Follet. George Z. HarrinR-
ton, q. l.. Stevenson and George A..
Goulding, participated.
Mr.. John Shepard, Jr.. drove various
members of the John Drew Company down
to the Country Club Tuesday afternoon
on his drag. The party included Mrs. l..
Ormsbce, Mr.. VIM. Chaplin, Mr.. Jack
Mauran, Miss Barrymore, Miss Maud
Adams, Mr.. Baker and Mr.. John Drew.
That same evening, after the performance,
MIR. and Mrs. John Shepard entertained
the party st the Providence Athletic
Association.