The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-19
A PLEASING AFFAIR.
Pupils OF the Branch Avenue School
Give an Entertainment.
An Enjoyable Program Rendered Notes
From the North End.

Last evening was unanimously voted
one OF the most enjoyable evenings that
the pupils OF the Branch aveuue school
remember, and 1t is probable they will
not forget the good time they had for
long time. The pupil. during the present
school term have been nearly all devoted
to their studics and have made good pro-
Rress under Principal John Il. Devlin and
his earnest corps OF assistants. The fine
program Of musical and literary selec-
tions rendered J. at evening was credit
able alike to the principal, who arranged
IL, and to those taking part and there is
little doubt that the effect OF the enter
tsinmeDt will be to stimulate the pupils
to even better work In the future. A
with pleasure to the following NUN bers:
Singing by school, America; selection
by Butterfield orchestra; recitation, Miss
Dunn; vocal solo, Miss Hsnlon; banjo
selection, Mr.. Follett; recitation, Kittens
aud Babies, Miss Ruth Jones; violin selec-
tion with piano accompaniment, Mrs.
Crane; chorus. Dear Louise; vocal sole,
Kathleen, Miss McDonough; recitation,
selected, Miss Mahoney; vocal solo, Miss
Merchant; piano selection, Miss Katie
Fitzsimmons: citation, Master ,MoKen-
zie; singing by school, A Song of the
Rose; vocal solo, Where the little feet
ere waiting on the golden stair, Miss
jaeger; recitation, Miss swan; piano
selection,' Mr.. Mulvey; piano solo,
Mr.. Donnelly, accompanied by Miss
Powers; recitation, Funny Little Men,
Miss Amelia Clay; selection by Butter
Held orchestra; vocal duet, Afterwards,
Miss Kstio O'Connor and Margaret Nc
Kenna; vocal solo, Miss O'Lsary; reciia-
iion,selected, Master Bolton; piano selec-
tion, Mr.Atcherly; chorus, Annie Laurie,
by class OF girls; recitation, selected.
Miss Dolsn; duet, When Papa Comes
Home Tonight, Miss Alice nn1 Master
James Bolton; piano selection, Miss Lydia
McPherson; recitation, Archie's Christ
mas Git. Miss Bowman; piano selection.
Miss FitzgeraId; violin selection with
piano accom- paniment, Mr.. Byrne; reci-
ration. The Angels Bidding, Miss Han
loa; violin selection with piano accom-
Isniment, Grace and Louis Conlon.
BARN on FIBE.
COficsr Howard s. Tayne was in formed
by George Hesley at 1850 o'clcck toat
. the barn owned by Michael Il. Farley,
rear OF 95 Orms street. was on fire. The
officer sent in an alarm from box 1853 and
the bisze Was extinguished and while
the building was very slightly injured
the stock OF hay was damaged by smoke
end water. The fire started in the hay
loft and may have been set py some one
VINO mad been smoking there. Edward
Riley and Frank Watson as soon as they
saw the blaze ran to tho barn and began
leading the horses out. Three OF the
horses that they led out of the smok,
were owned by Mr.. Farley and the fourth
by man ramed Riley.
CLAIM A COLLISION.
Shortly after 1 .. m. Officer Luby saw
two men criving along North Main street
with damaged canopied top democrat
wagon. On the officer asking what had
happened the men said their vehicls bad
been struck by an electric car. One of |
the men who 1t was afterwards ascer-
tanned was a Pawtucket tea peddler.
said the wagon was owned by him and |
he would attend TO the matter of DANA |
ges.
PLEASANT ENTERTAI NnrENT
concert and social was given under
the auspices OF Loyal Lilly Lodge, ~.
u, ]. D. o. +. in Alfredian Hall last
evening. / he friends OF the lodge rallied
In large numbers and the following in
tercsting program was carried out:
overtnre, Odd Fellows orchestrs; tenor
soIs, Ernest Eubey; reading, Charles
Rus; mandolin solo, q. Shakel; soprano
solo, Miss Ella Burton; comic rsading,
Mr.. Foulkes; comic song, +. Reeves;
reading, Alex. Holt; instrumental solo,
Mr.. Chapman; tenor colo, Ernest Eubey;
song. Il. Reeves; bass SOLO. &. Spencer.
Il pleasant season Of dancing to the mu-
sic OF Odd Fellows' orchestra followed.
An efficient committee ha1 charge Of the
details OF the entertainment.
NORTH END NOTES.
Woonsocket tcsmstcr's low GEAR got
badly stuck on Rsndoil 'quere last sven-
Ing and the nsslstsncs of two extra
horses was necessary to start the team for
its home.
The Bachellor's CLUB intend To have
q ute celebration on Christmas day.
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