The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-01-07

The annual meeting and election Of the
Board of Trade will be held at high noon
on Wednesday.
Lillian Russell will sing in I" The Grand
Duchess" at the Providencs Opera House
the first part of next week.
A complimentary concert TO the National
Band was given by the Wandering Bards
in Music Hall, last evening.
An axle on car 63 OF the Elmwood route
broke last evening near Whitmarsh street.
The car was towed TO the barn by the
next car.
A horse, attached to buggy, driven by
Mrs, Wormly of Mount Pleasant, was
taken sick and died, on Admiral street,
yesterday afternoon.
The bakery of Il. II. Brown, I91 North
Main street, was damaged by fire, just
before O'Clock last evening, to the ex-
tent OF s60o. The cause of the fire Is un-
known.
Fanny Dwyer, Lawrence Degnan and
John McGili were the victims OF slippery
sidewalks yesterday, and were more or
less injured. Tney are at the Rhode Island
Hospital.
street, near Tallman's lane, about 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon resulted in the flood
ing OF several cellars in the vicinity before
the water could be shut off,
The Wandering Bards gave a good
musical entertainment in Music Hall last
evening complimentary to the Nationa!
Band. Tne members OF that organization
were present and assisted in the program.
At a meeting of Hedly's National Band
Saturday afternoon, the following officers
were elected Mr.. A. G. Tomson, presi-
dent; Mr.. Edward M. Fay, secretary and
treasurer; Mr.. William +. Livsey, leader
and agent.
General Dyer, General Wilson, Colonel
Walker and Major Harcourt of rhe COM
mission for revising the militia law of the
State will meet this evening at brigade
headquarters for the purpose of further
considering the proposed new law.
N. Y, occupied the pulpit of the Ruggles
Street Primitive Methodist Church last
evening. His theme was motto for the
new year from the text: "This One
Thing Do" PHILIPPIANS iii:13.
Officer II. c. Blood of Station 4. slipped
on the ice at the corner of Acorn street
and Brayton avenue last night and dis
located his left shoulder. He was cared
for at the Rhode Island Hospital, and
later taken 10 his home on Lester street.
Mr.. Elisha Dyer, Jr., OF the Knicker-
booker Club, is, according to New York's
estimate, to the fore again as the german
leader par excellence. The maneuvers
which he put society through at Assem-
bly, Hall last week were alike novel and
graceful.
The Narragansett Brewing Company re-
port that they sold g., 900 barrels of beer
in 1894, a big increase over any previous
output. This year they expect to reach
the $4,000 mark, and are building a new
storage house, which will make their
capacity 10000 barrels annually.
A man representing himself member
OF the firm of Olney q Payne OF Paw
tucket, ordered a $48 range of M. Greedy
of 56 Charles street, Saturday, rendering
check for $40, purporting TO have been
signed by Olney 4 Payne, in payment.
He wanted the change, but did not get 1t
and the check proved to be no good.
Revival services will be held in the
Branch Avenue Baptist Church every
night this week. Despite the unpleasant
weather yesterday the congregations were
good and deep feeling prevailed. Last
evening several expressed desire to be-
come Christians. The earnest ptterances
of Mr.. Martin are well received and the
solos Of Miss Horton are highly enjoyed.