The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-16
SUCCESSFUL BAZAAR.
Up:ned al Ruggles Street Primitive
Methodist Church.
Snow Made Things Very Slipp.ry-Notcs
From The North End.

The bazaar and Christmas sale at ths
Ruggles Street Primitive Msthodisi
church was opened In very auspiciou,
manner at O'Clock last evening. Hi
Honor Mayor McGuinncss was the guest
OF the pastor, hev. John Mason, who In.
troductd him to the large nun Der pres
ent. lhe mayor made very fine and
appropriate address which was most
heartily spplauced.
lhe upper audience room of the church
is tastefulIy decorated and the boot hs are
handsomely arranged. There are q mum
oer OF choice articles for sale up on
them and there are the customary fee
cream aud nowsr booths.
t Last evening Mr.. Calvert gave q num-
Der of piano selections that were well re-
ceived and l6 young ladies' gavo a
sword drill under the command of Cap
tain Hemingway of the Boys Brigade at
fncLed 10 the church. The movements
were gracefully executed and the young
ladies' were we'll applaudsd at the con-
clusion OF the drill.
lhs bazaar will be open this and to-
morrow evening snd a. tho pastor and
bis assistant have arranged a neat pro-
gram for those who wins to assist In the
work of raising money to furnish the
church, there is no reason why the pat
ronege should not be generous.
CONSIDERABLE SLIDING.
One OF Com s,ocx's teams and n Paw.
tucket eieciric car furnished some excite
ment OF strong character for people go
Ing to work VINO passed Randall square at
$3.50 O'Clock this morning. Two horses at
ttched to meat wagon came down RAN
dell street end began slipping ever the
car tracks; Pawtucket electric cime
Gown In tie rear and 1t too began slip
ping. The driver, a young man, tried to
get his horses to move the wagon out of
the way of the car but couIi not succeed
and the car Kept sipring and gaining
swiftness all the time, and finally tn,
team IVES rushed on the tracks by the
CIR and almost agsinw an Admiral street
car. Everyone ON the quare locked for
serious results and ex oected tho driver to
he thrown hard but he kspt his seat and
the wagon did not 60 through the Ad-
HAD PLENTY OF TIME.
The East Providence fee Company has
hou'e f1r he storing OF ics near the
upDer Canada pond on the North Provf- |
deEce ltae That In only ecclsiopally vi,f. |
tad by eHaFieyes of the company. Fore |
IN n Hcrb,rt M. Lane reported to Officer |
Monr@s yesterday sfternoon that some
tine i1ter than last Friday souo ore |
entered the Eouse and took o wheel bar
row and other tcols values at abcut - |
HoyTH Kro NOTES.
Ttore VII, te a ioinr debate betwoen
representatives OF tn, Webster Literary
nnd forny Msns' Literary Association
ot Ii srnry Hall, wsnskrck, Sunany
evening ct O'clock.
Soi"~ rs Lodge, A.. o. u. W.. will
t-~. important niee:iog tomorrow
{ ~.lng. Among tbs Important bust
n"ss to ne trans cied is the clcc,ion of
officers for the ensuing yscr.
1fe Few winter caps Put on hy the TO-
lice lost right were spprecioed by the
men n duty he last halt OF the right.
A pcddier named Jeorsky had bis
wagon rua INTO by q careless driver on
Nichols street Yesterday end rogs and
o tles=Y we're scattered over the highway.
There were very few arrests in thi.
section ipst night.
ihc:o is a care OF diptheria between
Sharies and Or8ts street. t.-
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