The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-25

TRowBRnDGE's I A ~THEATER-" The Dia
mond Breaker"
w-EsTMINsFEa ladies' Club Com
pany.
ART oLUB-LoanE Exhibition Of Portraits.
Tom Lovett signed with the Grsys al
right.
Hose IL ~extinguished a grass fire at 6s3
Elmwood avenue at 80 O'Clock last even
ing.
Tomorrow evening the city school com
mittee will hold its regular monthly
meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Shaw were registered
at the T~horndike during their stay in
Boston.
Henry Ruoss, aged 81 years, is missing
from his home, "a Croker avenue, since
last Sunday.
The Young Providence Baseball team
defeated the East Siders yesterday after
noon by a score of "a to 10.
The annual banquet Of the Butchers
and Marketmen's Association will be
held tonight at Gelb d Norton's.
Mrs. Richard Lynch reported to the
police that some one relieved her clothe
line OF a quantity of underwear last
night.
Emma Savage, who has a small store on
Prlntery street, reported to the police
that cigarettes were stolen from her yes
terday.
A pleasant reception was rendered the
new pastor OF the Hope Street Church in
the vestry last evening. The attendance
was large.
AT present there are eight modern Span
ish war vessels in Cuban waters. Seven
OF these are second class cruisers, and one
hrst class.
The annual meeting OF the corporation
OF the Home for Aged Colored Women will
be held at the institution at 8 o'clock this
afternoon.
The only monstrosity mentioned in this
Blble was the giant who had ''six fingers
on every hand, and on every foot six toes.
four-and- twenty in ALL"
Mrs. Anna Gsrlin Spencer will deliver
the last lecture in the women's course at
Sayles Hall this afternoon. Her SUI bject is
women as Wage Farmers"
Tomorrow the judiciary committee OF
the House OF Representatives will grant a
pupllC NEARING on the Dill Tor an act to
abolish the district school system in the
state or Rhode Island.
1t is customary throughout Srain for
walters at cafes to fill a glass with wine
or liquor so that 1t overflows upon the
saucer. This custom is one to show lib |
crafty and is styled the "footbath."
The bigges st telegraph office In the world
Is In the general postofice building, Lon
DON. There are over three thousand ope-
rators, 1000 of whom are women. The
batteries are supplied by 80, 900 cells.
A Genoese journal. The Caffaro. is
authority for the statement that since the
recent attack on his life Premier Crispi
wears under his shirt a light but solid
coat of mail or steel, of double thickness
over the heart.
Daniel Gallon, an employee OF the Provi- |
nence Coal company, was struck on the
head by q piece OF coal that fell from one |
of the buckets yesterday and was badly
cut. His wounds were dressed at the
Island Hospital.
At Columbia Hall, last evening. n
reception was rendered Grand Master
George +. Higgins and other
grand officers Of the Rhode Island United
There was a supper, and inter-
esting speeches followed.
William NJ. Anderson reported that
two tubs Of butter were stolen from his
store on Orms streets yesterday morning.
Later ne found one OF the tubs, with n
portion OF the contents gone, behind q
In the rear Of his store.
The thirteenth annual banquet OF the
hhode Island District Dealers Association,
which Is composed OF newsdealers. was
held ia Gelb a. Norton's last evening.
Ihere were an excellent menu, fine speak
ing and a general good time.
Pianist Charles S. Tisdale. assisted by
Earl II. Leavitt, %organist; Mrs. Celia n.
soprano, and David T.. Car
renter, accompanies, gave a fine recital
before a large audience at the Roger
williams Free Baptist Church last evening
The Mascot Social Club gave their first
'eeiaf IN Is. 4. Hiatt last evening. There
we're about $50 couples present and the
costumes were very pretty. The grand
Hiss Mamie Ward. Refreshments were
traits.
William H.. Kelley and James McLean
we're In the Sixth District Court this
morning, charged with entering the store
James III. Cronin on Ives street. Thev
guilty and were bound over TO tho
ommon pleas division Of the Supreme
A pleasing entertainment and n social
1ere given by Beacon Light Temple q.
Sisters, last evening. Mrs.
iartha Makee, Mrs. Mary Fulton, Mrs.
liza Robinson. Mrs. Laura Clsrholm and
lrs. Anna Merchant were the committee
arrangements.
Col. IL. Martin Brown, OF Brown Bros. ,
and Gilbert A. Phillips, vice president {
manufacturers National Bank, sailed for Z
urope today on the Normannia,f for South
ampton, and will enjoy a s~ojourn OF
bout W months in the Continent and l..
ne British Isles.
The president OF the French Meteoro.
tglcal society Is of opinion that there
e more thunderstorm in Europe than
the equatorial regions. They occur in