The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-16


in the Westminster Street Unitarian
Church, beginning at O'Clock this even
ing.
The mem bers of the city government
did not 20 in carriages to inspect Charles
street and Davis Park yesterday, but in
electrics.
According to the city hall records Kim
ball, Colwell q Company have attached
Francisco c. Williams d Co., the market
men, at S73 Broad street.
There was a fine concert in the Clifford
Street Presbyterian Church last evening,
in which several well-known local singers
and players participated.
II Is said that Frank l.. Hsnley, en-
dorsed by the Democratic State Contra!
Committee yesterday for postmaster ct
Olneyville, is a nephew of James Hsnley.
A peddler named Cohen has requested
the police to assist him In locating his
teara that was driven from Hay street
yesterday afternoon by two young men.
An sil-day meeting is being held today
In the Church OF the Emmanuel,
9s weybosso street. Rev. s. c. Rees
breaches at 10:30 a. M, 2:3o g. m. and
1880 p. m.
James Powers, a Western Union tele-
graph operator, fell at the corner of West
minister street and Dyer's gsngway at z
O'Clock last evening and sustained a scalp
wound.
The new counterweight system on Col
lege Hill has been found TO work success
fully and passengers are no longer put to
Inconvenience The cars began regular
trips yesterday afternoon.
Patrick Early, while under the infiu-
ence of liquor, fell on Lockwood street
about 8 o'clock last evening and was so
badly used up that he was taken to the
Rhode Island Hospital in the ambulance.
Roland Mcintyre, an employee in the
sheds Of the Union Railroad Company on
Thurbers avenue, sustained serious inju-
ries by the breaking OF heavy chains that
he was lifting. He was attended by DIR.
Horace Wolff.
The Veteran Firemen's Association OF
New York that was in the city yesterday
are making arrangements to go to Europe
next summer, "machine' and all. This
association is said to be the wealthiest in
the country.
Today DR.. Reuben A. Guild, ex-libra-
rian of Brown University, presented
Mayor Olney, for the city, fine colored
plate view of the interior Of the library
OF the Corporation of London. Some
years ago DIR. Guild gave the city an ex-
terror view of the same building.
The wine distilling apparatus which has
been sent to the custom house for the
purpose of ascertaining the exact percent
age Of alcohol in wine, was tlrst used yes
terday Under the new law, wine of IL
per cent. or less Will be charged.a duty Of
30 cents per gallon, while anything oven
IA per cent Mill be assessed 80 per gallon.
The police have been req uesteo by the
looku for a lot of clothing that was
stolen at that city Monday night by a
gang of THE veI that broke into q cloth
ing store. The men were seen, but not
soon enough to effect capture They
were beaded in the direction of Provi-
dence.
As George McCunney was driving
along Canal street at 8 O'Clock last even
ing one of the wheels of his wagon
ca ught in a car track and down went the
team. This made McCunney mad and he
refused to take the horse or wagon away,
and so he walked off. Agent Nickerson
took charge OF the horse and Officer Blood
chung a lantern on the wreck.
Ethel Brown, another little stroller,
was picked up on Chestnut street and
escorted TO her home, 153 Summer street.
Officer Chase found the gates leading to
the ball grounds on Adelaide avenue
broken open last evening, and upon going
inside he found that the water meter
had been broken and water wss flowing
at rapid rate. The Water Works De-
partment was notified.
The debate at the Y. NJ. c. A. Lyceum,
postponed from last Wednesday, will be
held this evening. A special notice has
been sent to the members as important
business is to be discussed. The ques-
tion for debate is: "Resolved, that only
native born citizens OF the United States
should hold Office" The speakers are:
Afiirmstive, NJ. Brown and n. X. Otis;
negative, B. V. Kinney and G.. T.. Ball.
The debate begins at $50 and all inter-
ested in the question are invited to at
tend.
Mr.. Spencer B. Hopkins, who is attend.
ing the convention OF the National Asso-
citation OF Commissioners and Inspectors
OF Buildings in Baltimore, wires that the
party is having fine time. He says,
also, that he notices lack OF push on the
part OF newspaper reporters as compared
with Providence. The party had been
there over "a hours when he wrote and