The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-26
EAST PROVIDENCE.
A Rather Lukewarm Free Silver
Demonstration.
Harvest Concert Largely Attended, Notes
About Town.

SATURDAY evening meeting was held
In Ingrsh hams Hall. 1t was advertised
TO be Democratic rally, but as rally
1t could not be termed a bowling success.
At 3 o'clock, the hour for opening the
meeting there were no speakers on hand,
and but dozen or so voters although
there were some fifty or sixty boys, who
occupied the front seats. Shortly after
o'clock Mr.. George T.. Brown and
franklin p. Owen arrived, one by one
men droppsc into the hall, until at $3.50
o'clock when the meeting opened, there
were some fifty adults present. Mr. Peter
Tobin, chairman of the Town Democrat
ic Committee, called the meeting to or
der, and introduced Mr.. George l..
Brown as the first speaker, who used as
a text, the pamphlet recently issued by
the Gorham Manufacturing Company.
Mr.. Brown spoke an hour, and then Mr..
Owen was introduced and spoke 80 loud
he woke the audience up, and they began
to go home; be spoke thirty minutes,
and at the conclusion of his remarks,
the solemn procession filed out of the
hall and disappeared somewhere. Mr..
Luke Kavanagh, who was billed for the
occasion, did not materialize.
Last evening Haven NJ. Il. Sunday
School, held its annual hsrvest concert.
The church was packed to sufocation,
and scores Of people were unable to OBJ
tain admitTaHce. The decorations of the
church consisted OF chrysanthemums,
and autumn fruit in baskets. The excel
lent program was as follows. Opening
Hymn, by the choir; address of well
come, by Charles L. Hazard, Supt. !;
Prayer, Rev. John Oldham, pastor; Reel
tstion, "I.ord of the Harvest" Eddie
Sweet; singing, mixed quartette, Mrs.
Burt, Miss Dolittle, MIR. Oldham and MIR.
Perry. Recitation, "Harvest Time"
Mabel Healey; reading, "Tals of Two
Travellers" Miss Fanny Stacy; vocal
solo, Mrs. Mabel Young, Mrs. William
Scudder, accompanist. Exercise by In
FAINT Department, Mrs. :. c. Moulton,'
Director; Reading, "a Single Head Of
Wheat, Miss Louise sheldon; Selection,
choir; Teachers Exercise, Misses Ella
ana Lizzie Burt, Miss Della Harvey, and
Miss Edna Chenery: Reading, "As the
Angels, sadieMcDonsld; Singing. choir /;
Reading, "a LittleWhi hiie'', Mollie Brown;
Vocal Trio. Mrs. Young, Miss Stacy and
Miss Oldham; Reading, ga Child on the
Judgment seat" Miss Nellie Munroe;
Responsive Exercise, Charles G.. Phillips
and choir; Remarks by pastor; Recita-
ton, "Collection'' Master Carleton
Leonard; Recitation, "At Last", Ella
Stubbs; Singing, "sweet Home" Choir
and Audience; Bsnsdiction.
Yesterday was the birthday anniver-
sary of Mrs. John S. Davis, of Ninth
street and a number of relatives and
friends from Providence and Pawtucket
passed The day with her.
Early this morning a milk man from
Rehoboth, stopped at the boarding house
of Mrs. Peterson, on Warren avenue. He
had ten quart can of milk in his hand
az he alightod from bis team and stepped
upon piece OF broken drain pipe which
lay In the gutter. He was thrown vio-
jently to the ground, cutting bis leg
quite badly by striking the curbstone.
The milk was entirely spilled from the
can; after having his injury atten ded TO
he proceeded on his way.