The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-20


week, will be specially observed at Grace
Church.
The harbor com missioners were in ses-
sion this forenoon TO transact routine
business.
The rear door OF the Anthony 81
Cowell Company was found open by the
police last night.
Mayor OIney received another appeal
from the people Of Nebraska for aid TO
keep them from starving until the crops
can be harvested.
A child's dress, valued at sl.5o, was
stolen from the yard of Mrs. Jennie T..
Bucklin, on Angel street, last night.
w. II. Burton reports that someone
stole a suit OF clothes from his room at
7l0 Westminster street, Saturday night.
At st. Johns Church last evening,
Grace Church parishioners united in
special service for the boys. 1t was very
interesting.
Committee meetings scheduled for to-
day: Claims, p. M; highways, p. m. {;
lamps, 6 80 p. m. and printing and edu-
cation, 1880 p. m.
The Bays baseball team defeated a
picked team OF THE PROVIDENCE NEWS
at Pawtuxet yesterday afternoon by the
large score OF 81 tot.
In the inter- collegiate games at Wor-
cester, Saturday, Dartmouth carried OF
fret honors, with Brown second, much to
the disappointment OF the Brown boys
and girls.
The 9th anniversary OF the Epworth
League was celebrated in the Mount
Pleasant NJ. l.. Church last evening.
There was a good attendance and the
| occasion was most interesting.
John Whaien, who resides at Trenton
| street, was quite badly injured while
| attempting TO board a moving electric on
| Tockwotten street last evening. Ho was
| cared for by DR.. Mahoney.
The Germania Club gave its closing
| entertainment of the season Saturday
| evening In the clubs apartments in Music
| Hall building. The evening was passed
| in q charming but informal manner.
Upon looking over his dining room al
| the Continental dock, w. L. Sutton, the
| steward OF the steamboat company, find.
| that he is one castor and two lamps ehy
| He does not know whom they were stolen
There was public bearing at p. m.
| today, before the sub committee on even
| ing schools, regarding the establishment
| of vacation schools this summer, it being
| the first time that summer evening
schools have been asked for.
| There was O public hearing on the
petition OF the Consolidated Railroad fol
| permission to build a spur track in Dyel
| street, into the Reliance Mills yard, at
o'clock this afternoon before the railroad
committee in room Ii, city hall.
| Fred Stennbon, Augustus Anderson anc
| James Fraser were fined 30 and cost!
| each IN tho police court this morning FOL
| revelng on Westminster street, and Johr
| Cain for reveling on Willard avenue wa.
fined like amount. He appealed.
Hugh Daily was sent to the State farm
this morning from the Sixth Distric
| Court for being common drunkard
| Maggie Rooney and Mary Campion wer,
| charged with like offence and were sen,
to the State work house for six months.
There was temperance concert at tn,
| Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church last evening
| under the auspices OF the Junior Union
| Mrs. William j. Hopkins directed the ex
| ercises, which consisted OF concert, ad
| dresses and prayer Tor the convention o
1896.
The commissioners on the condemna
| tion OF land for the State Normal Schoo
held a meeting this afternoon in th'
| Court House. Testimony was furthe
| heard in regard 10 damages to propert,
| OF the Harris Corliss Steam Engine Com
pany.
Young McNally, the champion bantam
weight OF Rhode Island, and Arthur Is
| sec put up a clever four-round set-to a
| the Providence Press Club Saturday even
| ing under tho direction OF the veteran
professor of physical culture, Willis Ii
| Work. T.. n. Dooley OF Providence ant
| James McKenna OF Fall River also in
| dulped In a clever exhibition. Dowlinl
| and Roscoe sang delightfully."-, and Gre
ole contributed also to the Bohemian en-
tertainment.