The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-30
TALKED ABOUT.

The Gorham Manufacturing Company
has shut down for q season of two weeks.
The morning salute to each other of
city officials who went down the river
last night is: "How dye feel?'
According to the city hall records,
Marble ID. Miller has placed lien on the
property OF Charles p. Whipple.
The registrar is preparing for the taking
of the semi-annual birth census, the
enumerators to begin operations July ].
Hon. Thomas w. B.cknell goes to his
summer headquarters on Linekin Bay,
Maine, for the summer. He starts on
Wednesday.
Principal George A. Weston of the
Manual Training High School Will spend
his vacation in the wilds of Maine. His
family will enjoy log cabin life with him.
Somebody sncaked into Mrs. George Y.
Lowe's house, 703 North Main street, this
forenoon and "speaked" out again with
parlor clock and macintosh.
Granville Baker and James Murray will
have a 100-yard foot race on Blackstone
boulevard at p. m. Friday for $50
side. George Nickel will be referee.
Some ones dog killed IS chickens, the
property OF III. 8. Perkins, in his yard,
255 Prairie avenue, at 3 O'Clock this morn
ing Mr.. Perkins saw the dog leave the
yard at that time.
Division No. 1, Of the Independent
British-American Association celebrated
its first anniversary last evening i'm Free
dom hall by musical and literary en-
tertainment and collation..
Mary T. Brown OF Lilac street reports
TO the police that she left her pocket
book. containing ESQ. on. the -refrigeras-
tor in the back entry this morning and
went down cellar for q moment. When
she came up the purse was gone.
Secretary Harcourt of the park commits
sion states that there will be no more
work given out for week at least, and
he has instructed Policeman Pointer to
lasso every Italian seen vending his way
upstairs In the city hall TO the majors
Office.
The garden party held at the Country
Club Yesterday afternoon proved a de-
cided success, aided as 1t was by the most
perfect weather. From 5 until 10 o'clock
p. m. the well groomed grounds OF the
club were tbronged with members and
their lady guests.
Joseph w. Nickerson, agent for the So
ciety for the Prevention OF Cruelty to
Animals, has gone to the mountains,
where he will remain until fall. During
his absence the board OF managers with
special officer Smith will look after Mr..
Nickerson's work.
Under the auspices of the n. IL. A. r.
A. regatta which Is to be held on July
there will be two-mile straightaway
race for Naval Reserve crews. Thus far
crews representing Massachusetts,, New
port and Bristol have entered. The race
will be rowed in barges with the regula-
tion oar.
The office duties of Mrs. Esten In the
superintendent OF schools office, Will
prevent her teaching in the summer
school at Woods Holl this summer,
where she has been for the past five years.
or going to Clark University, as she once
thought probable. Instead she Will rest
this summer at Metunac.
Councilman Trask states that Superin-
tendent Durfee IS 10 pegin at once to re-
pair and repaint Is or 20 scboolnouses.
The committee on city property, he jok-
Ingly says, has little to do, only meeting
four or five times week. They Will meet
again tomorrow at IL o'Clock. Surely
they earn their money.
Firemen's vacations have been arranged
so there will be no more until after the
Fourth OF July, and those already granted
will terminate before then. BY this
means the entire force OF the hest de-
partment in the world will be ready TO
squelch any blaze the email boy and the
fire cracser may inadvertently cause.
Chairman j. p. Stone OF the Board OF
Cenvassors and Registration received
visit from Principal Gibson OF the Ja-
maica Plain Gra m mar school, wife and
daughter, and yesterday showed them.
in company with Mrs. and Miss Stone,
about the city hall. IL is Mr.. Glbson's
first visit to Providence and he was espec-
tally interested in the school department.
In connection with the wreck of the
vessel, "Tari Tapan,' Captain III. r.
Coombs. reported in Saturdays News
it is interesting to know that tie vessel
was named Ia honor of an old-timo
Bombay merchant. whose son, who has
been knighted bv Queen Victoria, still
carries ON the business. That Is where
Captain Coombs got It,.
The election Of officers OF Abraham
Lodge 62, ]. q. =. b., Sundey, resulted
in the following changes President,
Lazarus Herschcovitz; vice-president,
jacob Cohen, treasurer, NJ. Friedman;
secretary, NJ. Herman; present conduc-
tor, Nj. Perylman. There was lively
fight over the presidency. The treasur-
er's report showed balance Of f122S,
With an unusual gain OF 800 during the
quarter. The Installation will occur
Sunday, July IL.
Mr.. Il. Il. Shaw, the valued director OF
the large chorus az the Chncrh OF the
Mediator, will go with his family tomor-
row TO spend the summer at Woodstock,
VT Sir. shaw tells how bis brother, wal
lace, had n narrow escape from death
during the recent ST. Louis cyclone.
-Four men in the Office with him were
killed. lie remained uncohscious three
hours and awoge TO hnd himself com
pletely pinned under debris. while all
around was darkness. lie ~ nov in the