The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-16

In the Sixth District Court this morning
Thomas Trainor was fined flO ana costs
for overdriving horse.
Hose o responded to q still alarm OF fire
in the cellar OF the residence of w.
Joslin, 80 Angel street, at l2:l6 this
morning.
Box 1853 was pulled about O'Clock
yesterday afternoon for small hre In
the old mill on Gladstone avenue, near
Oakland.
Bessie LIE Paige of 25s Pine street re-
ports to the police that q quantity OF
women's wearing apparel had been stolen
from her house.
John and Isabel Slabin, and years
old got astray on Doyle avenue last night,
and Policeman Gambler carried them
home to 30 Hamilton court.
1t is quite evident that an attempt was
made to enter the Cathedral last night, as
a water spout was found out OF place and
q window in the basement broken.
Mrs Mary Greene, of $50 Mathewson
street, says that well dressed man
walked into her front entry yesterday
afternoon, and stole stiff brown hat.
The remains of Mrs. Phoebe Narrow,
the shoplifter who jumped from a Paw
tuxet Valley train, have been buried at
the city's expense in the potter's held.
Miss Nellie Devenish, assisted by the
pupils OF her class and the Esmeralda
Club, will give her annual "benent" at
the Providence Opera House this evening.
A May ball was held by Troop B, 1st
Battalion Cavalry, r. /. M, in the North
Main street armory last evening. Captain
William Maynard and Mrs. Thomas MUIR
ply led the grand march.
According to the city hall records
Thomas Phillips q Co. attached Daniel j..
Duggan, w. II. Atwood attached Robert
McCardell, and the Brooklyn Varnish
Company attached Charles A. Brown &
Son.
Half O hundred friends Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George w. Jenckes helped them celebrate
their woodenl wedding last evening at
| their residence on East avenue. Many
valuable and useful presents were given
| and the company were entertained I'LL q
late hour with music, reading, games and
a collation..
Providence sheltered two big guns yes
| terday, General James A. Dumont OF
| Washington, ID. C., supervising Inspector
| general OF steam vessels and Hon. George
| A. Starbuck, supervising inspector OF
| New York. Their mission was to arrange
for the new inspector Of hulls and boilers
| and engines, soon to be appointed. 1t Is
| though hit the work of inspection will be-
| gin July 1. There are several applicants,
and the office will be in the Custom House
building.
| There was q meeting last evening in the
Mathewson Street NJ. 4. Church for the
purpose OF organizing q local Evangelical
| Union OF Methodist Churches. Officers
were elected as follows: President, q. w.
Smith of Trinity; first vice president, IL.
| A. Fifield of Mathewson Street; second
vice president, ii. s. Tarbell OF Chestnut
Street; corresponding secretary, j. Il. Z
Farnham OF Haven; recording secretary
w. b. Sherman of Broadway; treasurer
b. B. Manchester OF Hope Street. A con
stitution was adopted and addresses, out
lining the object of the union, were given
The annual meeting of the Radica
Peace Society was held in the Wickender
Street Bethel last evening. Francis Gal
lagher gave some interesting civil war re
mfniscences ard the following officer
were elected: President, Rev Charles III
Plummer; vice president, Mrs. Elizabeth
Il. Chace OF Valley Falls; secretary ant
treasurer, Cornelius {. Plumber; CORES
ponding secretary, Francis Gallagher ex
ecutive board, Rev. Charles III. Plummer
| Rev. Samuel Boyd, Cornelius Z. Plummer
Adelaide T. p. Prouty, Rev. X. j. Hudson
Mrs. Shu bael l.. Howes, Nicholas Carr
trustees, Jerome p. Plummer, Jonathan
Bailey, Francis Gallsgh her.