The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-27
Entertainments Today.

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Entertainments Today.
PRovIpENcE OPERA HOUSE -"The Heir at
Law"
KEITH's OPERA HoUsE-"Ups and Downs of
TRowBRrDoE's STAR THEArER- " Side
Tracked"
WESTMINSTER THEArER-"old Age and
Youth"
LoTHRoP's PAwTUoKET OPERA HOUSE :
"Cart Herne."
1t is understood that Tom Cotter OF the
Bostons will play with Providence the
rest OF the season.
Clark Payton OF the city engineers
office, is almost well, and Will be at bis
post next week, probably.
The Home Mission Band OF the Benefi-
cent Congregational Church inaugurated
a marine bazaar and entertainment last
night.
Gen. A. II. Burnside Camp 8, S. OF ",
held social dance in their hall, Market
square, last evening. Il. Z. Lewis was
floor director.
Several Red Sea professional wreckers
have been arrested in SueZ for pillaging
thS otSopNi AN~SANtJ "ANNNN
in the Red Sea.
The Hamburg American line steam
ship Augusta Victoria, with the American
excursion party on board, has arrived a
Athens from Smyrna.
The Pope will ofiiciate on Sunday next
at a special service in the Sistine Chapel,
Rome, in celebration of the 18th anniver-
sary OF his coronation.
One OF the harbingers OF Spring is the
number of applicants for building per-
mits which come in every day. This
morning six were received.
The Lowell license commissioners last
night voted TO increase the licenses Of inn
holders from $500 TO 5000 yearly, and
those OF the first class victualers from
1880 TO 1880.
Peter Butler, one OF the best known
men in the Third Ward, died at the home
OF his brother on East street this morn
ing. He was for many years employed by
German d Co., as agent and collector.
The Affair Dramatic Club successfully
repeated their minstrel entertainment
last evening for the benefit of the Univer-
salist Cadets connected with the Church
of the Mediator. There was q good at
tendance.
Fire IN Ainsworth & Co.'S, and 10 cent
store on Middle street, Portland, Me-, at
2:30 O'Clock this morning did $4,000 dam
age. The property was insured with
George p. Hood 81 Son OF Fall River for
$4,000.
Representative Bartlett Of New York
has introduced O bill in the House at
Washington appropriating $4,000 for the
ion nf a apt in ~ The
late Commander Timothy Green Benham,
at Richmond, Staten Island, n. y.
George Morgan of East Providence was
found lying in moving wagon In the
yar6<of 1872 Elm street yesterday afternoon.
He was taken to the Rhode Island Hos
pital in the ambulance and 1t was found
that he was suffering with pneumonia.
1t is thought that he will recover.
The London Pail Mall Gazette COM
menting on champion Zlmmerman's pro-
posed application for reinstatement into
the ranks of the class b, amateur cyclists,
says IL is impossible TO see any difference
in America between the class b, amateur,
and the professional, pure and simple.
The "Odds and Ends THE United
States Volunteer Veteran Association-to
the mum ber of seventy five, met last even
ing at Iillinghast's parlors TO enjoy their
semi-annual meeting and banquet. Presi-
dent T.. 5. Horton called the business
meeting to order at about o'clock, and
then adjourned TO the dining hall, when
after cigars had been lighted toastmaster
comrade Rev. j. 3. Wooley intro
duced the following gentlemen as
speakers of the evening: Colonel Daniel
X. Ballou, General Elisha III. Rhodes,
Colonel Henry j. Spooner, comrades
Michael Holden, Charles II. Baker and
Captain William Il. Stone. Letters of
regret at not being able TO attend were
read by the secretary from Governor ID.
Russell Brown, Mayor Frank +. Olney,
General Horatio Rogers, Captain John Z.
Wyman, General Olney Arnold and the
Hon. Adm b, Capron. The festivities
were kept up until nearly midnight.