The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-08
TALKED ABOUT.


Christmas trees arrived on the Crawford
street bridge today.
The Rescue Home Mission held its second
annual meeting in Grace Church Chapel at . 80
o'clock this afternoon.
William Carpenter of Pawtuckst will reopen
the Sunday Breakfast Mission on South Main
street next Sunday morning.
'some Additional Educational Demands
will be the subject OF Samuel Austin's paper
before the Franklin Society this evening.
About 200 couples enjoyed the festivities en-
braced in the Coachmen's SocalEClub's Sec
ond annual ball in Sterling Hail last evening.
Ellen studley and Bridget Senvy were ad
Judged insane in the Sixth District Court
this morning and were committed TO the State
asylum.
''Tree Planting" will be the subject of Jack
SON Dawsons address before the Blackstone
Improvement Society, wayland Chapel, mt
o'clock this evening
in the police court this morning Robert
Barlow and James Trainor were eacn fined 81
and costs for reveling on Westminster street
last evening.
A suspicious looking individual has been
hanging about the residence OF George r.
Wool ey, 4s7 Friendship street, for nearly
week, between the hours Of and IL each
evening.
In the Sixth District Court this morning
Gabriel Thornton was adjudged probably
guilty Of stealing s25 worth of lumber from
H. A. Grimwood, and was held for the action
Of the grand jury.
Miss Lillian Bryant Coburn, niece Of Will
liam Cullen Bryant and member Of Olga
Nethersole's company, will be in this city
next Friday evening, December H. and give
readings in Mechanics Hall. Elmwood.
Captain Drinlxwater and Mr.. Walker Arm
ington, principal owner of the steam schooner
Walker Ar nington, now stranded on the beach
at False Cape Va, are hopeful Of rescuing
the vessel from its present undesirable quar-
ters. The vessel is not insured
The remains of James 'Judgs, the unfortu
nate linesman who was killed on North Main
street last Friday, were buried Sunday in ST.
Francis Cemetery. A large number of line
men attended the funeral service at the home
of the deceased on Terrace avenue, Johnston.
The joint special committee Of the Council
appointed TO see about voting machines for
this city met.for the first time yesterday and
had pow WOW, which resulted in organiza-
ton. Communications were read from ma
chime agents, and now something of some
sort will be done.
project is afoot to build an electric street
railway to connect the towns northeast of At
| tleboro with the Interstate road from Paw
| tuclxet The towns to be benefited by this
enterprise are Mansfield Foxboro, walpole
and Norwood. II is still further proposed 10
| take ND the connection at the northeastern
| extremity and carry the terminus to Boston.
The Joint committee on lamps OF the City
| Council had monkey and parrot time with
| rival lighting companies Mt hearing yesfer'
day. The city has awarded contract for
gasoline lamps and rival concern claims
| that the successful bidders have infringcd
| their -patent:burner. The committee after the
hearing was as much in the dark rs before the
| iITuminating discussion.
| The First Machine Gun Battery held its
| 1lth annual supper in the old srmory on
| Meeting street last evening. The guests in
| cluded past members, officers OF Battery A
! and friends of the command. There was a
turkey supper and speeches by several gentle
| men interested lin military affairs, and par
ticularly this organization.
There was a new kind of entertainment In
| the Y. NJ. G.. A. parlors last evening. IL con
| sisted of n reception 10 new members and re
! newals and il was unusually enjoyable 10 tho
large company. IL was an informal aud pleas
| ant departure from ordinary routine. Re
| freshments were served by young ladies from
various churches and Mr. Spicer talked about
the War and Miss Miller and Miss Searlc reaC
selections.
The regular meeting of the Rhode Islant
Philatelic Society will b. held on "Wednesday
evening, December 8, at \ o'clock in room B
Narragansett Hotel At this meeting tn
proposed amendments 10 The constitution vii
coms up for action and report will be re
ccived from the committee ON eschang
b1rcau. Following the business will be dis
cussion on the native stamps Of India, and l
Is hoped a paper on some interesting topic.
| Miss Susan b. Anthony, president, an
Rev. Anna II. Shaw, vice-president, Of th
| National American Noman's Suffrage Associ
| alton, who have recently returned from th
womsn's suffrage campaigns I'm Idaho Am
| California, are 10 be the principal speskers n
the convention Of the II. Nv. - A., TO be hel
In the Unitarian Church on Mathewson stree
next Thursday afternoon and evening, at
and o'clock. Miss Shaw will be the sttrac
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