The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-21
NORTH END news
An Interesting Harvest Concert at
Asbury M. E. Church Last Evening.
Bishop Harkins Confirms Large
Glass at Immaculate Conception.
The NEws BUREAU,
NopTH END, t28 BRANCH AVENUE,
Telephone 90l.A

At the Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church
last evening was held a harvest concert that
was a very mertorious and appropriate
| thanksgiving service. There was very
| large congregation present TO listen to the nne
music, and TO hear the many recitations
| given by the pupils of the Sunday school.
| The latter gave evidence Of having been well
and intelligently taught the not very easy
| task OF reciting well. The program was
| well selected one and was carried out under
| the direction OF George Baker, superin-
| tendent Of the sunday school, who was ably
| assisted in the musical parts by Mrs Edith
| wheelwright organist Of the church.
Around the platform was wealth of fruit
| and other autumnal products. all tastefully
| arranged over the organ was very well
| done painting. representing harvest scene
| and In front OF the choir was very beautiful
| collection of autumn leaves The program OF
| the concert was as follows:
Organ voluntary. Mrs weelwrignt; singing.
"waxe the Song" choir and school; Scripture
| lesson. assistant superintendent; prayer,
| Rev. Mr. Rich: anthem. choir: recitation,
'ho Reapers of Life's Harvest" Miss Little:
reci ci.ation, Lesson Of the Hour" Mamie
| Mcleod; recitation "fhe Harvest joys"
| Inex Phillips and Mamie Wood; singing.
Bringing in the sheaves" congregation and
choir; recitatioA Keep us Awake" Grace
Northcote: recitation 1.-TWO Object Lessons"
| Florrie Wood and Anna Royce; recitation
| October" Lille Allen; recitation, 1.-TWO
Harvesters. 4" Gerie Megathlin; solo selected.
| Miss Armour; recitation, "Children Among
| the Flowers" Mark Auiff: recitation, "The
| Little Boy in the Harvest Field. Willie Has
| tie; recitation, Through Fields OF Corn"
| Agnes Ricketts; singing, "Oh Where are the
| ReapersY" choir and school; recitation. "Bye
| and Bye" Bertha McComber; recitation,
"Growing Together" Kate Auliff; recitation.
| Harvest Hymn" Nellie stone: singing.
"weary Cleaner, Whence CONTEST Thou" solo
and quartete; recitation, "Kind Farmer
Gray" Harry Aul,ff: recitation, "A Cup of
| Cold Water" Annie Ricketts,; dialogue by
fifteen young ladies'; collection, six girls; ad-
dress. Rev MIR Rich singing. "scatter Seeds
OF Kindness" choir anc congregation; bene-
| dicton, pastor.
| At the close of the concert, Rev Mr. Rich
announced that the new system Of raising
revenue for the church, adopted October /.
| had proved thus far a gratifying success
| Seats are now let for 81 year; that is, the
| payment OF this sum entities anyone to the
lection of a seat not already let, and cards
have been distributed by which members Of
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| n weekly Offering OF such amounts as they
can The pledges received insure larger
revenue for the church than when the pews
were let in the old way There number
| OF available seats in the church for parties
desiring them, and the pastor extends COR
dial welcome to all having no church homo
| to hire them
The willing workers OF Asbury church
will hold a supper and entertainment on the
evening of October 30
James Phillips, who resides in one of the
south tenements in the block owned by David
ID Edwards on Pratt street, discovered about
<:35 o'clock yesterday afternoon that the rooY
of his home fire he rang In an alarm
from box l3l, and the fire department re-
sponded promptly The roof was damaged to
the extent of $50 The fire is supposed to have
caught from sparks that came out OF the
chimney.
1t Rev Bishop Harkins visited the Church
Of the Immaculate Conception yesterday af.
tcrnoon for the purpose of administering the
sacrament of confirmation. very large
congregation greeted the bishop. who con-
hrmed $50 young people; 1856 of whom were
girls and l65 boys. The candidates for the re-
ception of the sacrament recited In unison
the "our Father" "Hail Mary" and
"Apostle Creed" At the conclusion of the
ceremony the bishop delivered a very eloquent
and earnest appeal to those to whom he had
administered the sacrament to be steadfast in
the practice and defence OF their religion.
The services closed with benedction.
A carryall with four young gentlemen in 1t
drove along North Main street early last even
ing with several spo kes missing from one Of
the wheels. When the foot of olney street
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bu no one was hurt
| little girl named Norah Shaw, residing at
53 Gladstone avSnue, who had been ailing
for some time. but whose parents did not
think her sick enough to call a doctor, died
late Saturday evening. DIR Brown was called
to attend the child when it was dying, but
did not arrive until after the little ones
death. and could not give . certificate. DR.
Palmer viewed the body Sunday and decid ID
death was due to natural causes. Some sem
sational reports as TO the child dying from
the effect OF improper vaccination seem to bo
without foundation.
The sad death of Thomas Catlow, who was
run over by an engine near Orms street. and
literally cut TO pieces by il very early Sun.
, day morning. caused much sorrow In this
vicinity. Catlow resided mt woodlawn and
left wife and five children. one of the latter
being born about the time he was killed His
body was turned over to undertaken McCar-
thy to prepare for burial.
Some boys whose ideas OF fun are not In
keeping with a regard for the rights OF others
put lot Of tscks on tho Pawtucket pike yes.
terday, and several wheemcn had the tires
of their wheels punctured. II
grocers covered wagon loaded with -four
came TO grief at the foot OF smith street this
. morning by the breaking OF the spokes Of one OF
the hind wheels. The wagon had the words
George sailey so, Halifax upon II.
There was a sort OF small riot on Branch
: avenue early last evening. Three men who
reside in Tolleville attacked two other resi-
dents, and while one OF the first party
gave one OF the latter good Cor
, bett blow, and seemed TO have brought the
fight TO n contest Of three against one an nd.
, journmont was taken 60 a nearby wood. Al
the lat CT spot contrary 90 the rules of n well
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