The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-21
The Strike Still on at Toole-
Vile.
Bad Fall of a Two Hundred Pound
Taxpayer.
Married Men Decide That Married
Women Should Teach School.

Frank Madden, young man weighing
nearly 200, met with serious accident
yesterday afternoon. He had bor-
rowed John Dailey's bicycle and
was going at great speed down
Charles street. AT the corner OF
fremont street he attempted to make
sharp turn TO the right when he fell of
and his head struck the curbing.
His face presented a horrible sight
when he was picked up in an unconscious
condition and carried into the residence
of Mrs. King, near by. Blood was
streaming down his face, and
when he recovered and saw the
blood he again relapsed into an uncon-
cious state. He was attended by DIR. j.
III. Bartley, and about 3 o'clock last even
ing was assisted to his home on Powder
mill street.
The striking toolmakers at the Rhode
Island Tool Company have formed union
not return to work until the cut
down OF last Monday is re-
stored. In an interview with
Superintendent George Il. Whitehead at
the company's Office this morning he
told The NEWS representative that
nearly all the strikers places had been
filled. The cut down, he said, was very
trifiing and some of the wages had
not been cut at all. The strikers say
that Mondays reduction is the third in
the past year, and are very bitter against
| the superintendent. The strikers Will
hold another meeting next Sunday, prob
| ably in Dimond Hall. Three new men
who were hired left their work yesterday.
At 8 O'Clock this MOI ming large shaft
| In No. mill at the American Screw Com
pany on Stevens street broke aud the ac-
| cident will throw about twenty opera
| tives out Of work until next Monday.
Asbury Memorial M. e. Church was
well filled last evening, the occasion be-
| ing an exhibition of stereopticon views
of places in South America. Rev. John
| l.. Pitner gave a very interesting descrip-
tive lecture, in his usual eloquent man
| ner.
Court Hope, A. q. F. OF A. has elected
as delegates TO the Grand Court Conven-
tion which will be held In May, f. j. Nc
Carthy and John O'Neil, Jr., both past
chief rangers.
| A very amusing and interesting debate
was held Mt the rooms OF the Irving
| Literary Club on North Main street lasl
evening, the subjects being Resolved
That married women should be allowed te
teach school," g. Cassidy and T. Molloy
took the negative and Thomas Smith anc
James Burns the afiir NATIVE. The con
testants handled the subject in ar
able manner. The judges, two o.
them married men, decided IL
the affirmative, which decision did no
seem TO meet with the approval OF ma
Jority of those present. Another debat'
| will be held in a few weeks with probabl,
| the same contestants, as there Is consid
| BILE rivalry among them.
Evangelist Taylor preached To another
| large audience at the Jefferson Stree
Baptist Church last evening. A numbe
of converts were taken into the fold.
At the North Congregational Churcl
on next Monday evening there will be
grand concert given under the direction
of the well-known Peck sisters, musica
| artists.
There was an entertainment last even
ing at the rooms OF the WORKING
| Girls Club, 40 Orms street. Their,
was Tom Thumbs wedding I,
begin the festivities, and then tn,
following excellent program was given
"Soldier's Farwsll"; "Soldier's Return
reading, Miss r.. Blake; Breaking Hom'
| Ties"; song, Miss Austin; "Tak
| ing Comfort"; "Very Interesting"
violin solo, Miss Shepard; "Tw,
Little Girls in Blue" song, Miss
lola Dodge; "Three Graces''; reading
Miss l.. Ivory; "Drummer Boy of Shiloh"
piano solo, Miss G.. Martin; Crock o
Ages" reading, Mr.. Droy; "Womeni
Rights" violin solo, Miss Grant; "Ny'
dian Blind Grip; song, Mr.. James
" Guardian Angelb; reading, Miss /. V
Dodge; "Cupid's Captive ~; either solo
Mr.. Cheney; Emancipation "; Breath
Of SPRING; song, Master Albert weise
"Lost Chord %; 'Blue and Gray"