The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-27

Inc froVluence Gress CluD Will holu q
special meeting tonight.
"A few ~tautoug were caught in the upper
portion OF the harborlyesterday.
A goodly number OF Textile Union burl-
ers and speakers, with their friends, en-
Joyed a ball in Oriental Hall last evening.
Isaac l.. Golf, auctioneer, sold the estate,
o9 1rask street, comprising lot OF land
with TOUR family house, to Peter Hennes-
sey, for s2050.
Edward Chappell, of Adelaide avenue,
reports that his family has been annoyed
by q well-dressed young man who misb be-
haves in that locality.
Some one visited the hen coop OF Rep
resentative Charles IL. Smart on smith
street last night and helped themselves to
a number of choice birds.
General Burnside C~ommandery, IA,
Loyal Legion, held an enjoyable social in
the hall on Cranston street last night.
Captain w. f. Munroe was floor director.
The Office Of the chief of police will be
open Monday and Tuesday evenings
until 9 O'Clock for the benefit of those
who want to pay dog license before May.
The members Of Company A and Com
pany b., United Train of Artillery, elected
officers last evening. The elections were
followed by an athletic exhibition and a
supper.
The annual business meeting OF Com
psny [, First Light Infantry, was held
last evening and officers were elected. A
company supper was served after the
meeting.
An alarm was sent in from box "a this
afternoon for n fire in a pile of sleepers
In the rear of Pike street. The alarm was
more to save the surrounding buildings
n the sleepers.
Madame Wanda, the celebrated English
Gypsy Mediumistic Palmist, is now in
this city and she will remain until May Is,
at 1893 Weybosset street, where she will tell
visitors all about the future.
1t was a most interesting and i~nstruc-
tive address that Hon. Edw in ID. Nc
Guinness delivered last evening on "Muni-
eiPa4 Government before Section 3 of the
Union for Practical Progress.
Isaac l.. and ID. +. Goff, auctioneers, sold
the estate situated at 29S Pine street, con-
sistipg OF lot 40x100 with two-family
house, to III. IL. Baker for $500; also $50
2S212 Pine street, consisting Of stores and
dwelling, to 5. Whitford for $4,000.
The friends OF the Star Social Gu filed
Slocum Post Hall last evening on the oc-
casion of delightful social. Joseph KEEL
ley was chairman of the committee of
arrangements, and Ernest II. Maynard,
floor director.
Miss Evelyn Louise Davis, reader; Miss
Harriet f.. Barrows, soprano; Mons Henri
Faucher, violinist; Frank A. Raia, harp
list, and Clarence q. Hamilton, pianist,
gave an excellent entertainment in Y. NJ.
Z. "A. Hall last evening, to q large audi
ence.
The Church Cadets of st. John Episco- |
pal Church, North Main street, entertained
the Girls Friendly Society of the same |
church by rendering to them a little OF
their minstrel talent, under the direction
of Mr.. William L. Whooper, Mr.. Wheel
and Mr.. Atcherly.
The East Greenwich Academy and Pro.
High School mines met on Lincoln
field this morning. IL resulted in a score
of 10 to Ia forthe Greenwich boys. Taylor
Rose were the battery for the academy |
team and Cushman and Phillips for the
III. $.
AT Bell Street Chapel, tomorrow after
there Is to be a meeting in the in
.lerests OF Armenians. The speakers are to
be: Nartan Phanessian, of Armeni la;
lis tilIo ptOue blHCk well, OF BOStOD. 1
Professor q. Irving Manatt, of Brown
University.
The Providence Art Students League
1eld a social In Il. L. Hall last evening.
which was greatly enjoyed. During in
there was an auction Of paint
each b contributing one, and
very pretty pictures were sold at a
'ery reasonable figure.
The ~bi-menthiy meeting of the Provi-
Y. y. s. &. H.. was held i'm the
plymouth Congregational Church last
,vening:. There were addresses by Rev.
lloyd w. Tomkins, Jr., who talked OF
Jhristian Enoeavor work; and Rev.
Nutting, who told of the Power
Il Youth"
At a meeting of the Sailors Union yes
afternoon it was decided that Il
would be useless to try and compel
aptains to pay a higher rate for sailors
n this port than any other point
long the coast, also that the captains
oming to this port would not nav the
rice IL men could be procured else mere.
o IT was voted TO make the wages of
ailors 80 instead OF $50.
The park commissioners met this morn
ng ana voted TO begin repairs on the
house In Davis Park on July q.
ir. Davis, the tenant at will, will vacate
he house July /, an arrangement having
cen made with his attorney, George ].
Vest, which Is highly satisfactory. What
ill be done to the old house is not fully
but it may be turned into a
Yesterday afternoon a horse attached
a delivery wagon belonging to William
Iarber OF s65 Westminster street, started
D run away. The animal had not rome
lr when 1t collided with one OF j. r..
heavy meat wagons. Que of
1e thills OF Harber's wagon struck one
I the horses attached TO C~omstock's
'agon and injured 1t SO badly that IL
led In a few minutes.
This week Auriou V. Cheevers has COM
leted his seventeenth year "a deputy city
ERIK and Augustus j. Winsbip has fin :
he'd his eleventh year in the same de- 4
The exact days OF the '
nniversaries were Thursday and Wodnes-
ny. Aurion says that IL he is alive
physically and politically three years e,
Thursday that his friends shall have '
supper at his expense. -
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