The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-27

Inc Item, bargain oaicS'
"a. Washington Star.
Mary I. Bradley. widow, of this city,
has been granted a pension.
The old familiar ward room has reap
peared at the old stand at the east end OF
tho Board of Trade building. This Is
true harbinger of election.
The fire department extinguished
'olaze In packing box filled with waste
,nrer i'm the rear of house on Walker
street about o O'Clock last evening.
horse attached to an express wagon,
the property of j. ii. Preston, ran away
on Crary street yesterday afternoon. After
n short run the animal fell to the ground
and was secured. The shafts of the wagon
were broken.
A box Of incandescent light bulbs
dropped from buggy that was crossing
Westminster street this morning. The
owner did not have very laborious task
20 pick them up for there was very little
left TO put back into the box.
The Cuckoo Social Club gave masque-
rade ball i'm Music hall last evening.
There was a large attendance The com
mittee Of arrangements included James
Stephenson and William f. Thomas and
George Filson ofiiciated as floor director.
The first Of series of winter socials and
suppers was given by Co B. United
Train of Artillery, on Monday evening at
the armory on Canal street. There was a
large attendance, including many from
the local military companies. Imme-
diately following the supper an athletic
entertainment was given.
Thomas Hynes who resides on Flora
street, was kicked by horse he was driv-
ing in Ashton yesterday afternoon. lie
was attended by DIR. Marshall and then
drove TO this city. On North Main street
Hxnss was met hy- Officer Briggs whe
called the ambulance and the injured
man was taken to the hospital. Both the
man s legs were found To be brokcn.
All are cordially invited to attend the
debate this evening held by the Y. NJ. q.
A. I.yceum in the Y. NJ. G. A. building
at 8 o'clock. The subject to be debated
upon is, ''Kesolved, That All Congress-
mep Should BE Elected for Term of
Six Years" On the affirmative are q.
+. Ball and G. +. Salisbury; on the mega
tive q. u. Liddell and w. q. Corey.
The semi annual meeting of the
woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary So
ciety of Rhode Island will be held at the
Pearl street Baptist church on Thursday
with services i'm the morning and after
noon. Mrs. W. b. Parshley of Nemwro,
Japan, will address the meeting. re-
ception is also to be rendered Mrs. Parsh-
ley this evening by the young ladies to
the church.
A bicycle dealer on Westminster street
relic Of former generation almost, on
exhibition in front of his store. Those
with good m emory may be able TO recall
this type of wheel, and IL so, will rccollect
that the pedals are attached directly TO
the axis Of the large wheel. This signifi-
can't sign is attached to the relic, "A
chainless wheel
The taking down Of high telegraph
pole on North Main street about . o'clock
this morning, attracted considerable at.
tention from the passersby. TIE easy
way in which these pole men handle a
heavy pole in network of wires and
cables overhead without mitch, can only
To acquired by the constant handling Of
poles under such conditions as these men
often have TO work.
An old.fashionei flintlock gun is some
thing that is rarely seen on Westminster
street nowadays. But one was seen today
of the real old tyre. a man named
Mowry from Smithncld had brought IL
into the city to have one or two slight
repairs made on IL. Otherwise il Is In
good working order. MIR. Mowfy said
that the crows Were rather thick out his
way and his old gun would kill them off
just as well as Ally new-fashioned one.
A band, managed and played by one and
the same person, Is certainly a novelty,
and 1t Is no wonder tlat the man who
embodied oil this attracted much atten-
toln ON tie street yesterday afternoon.
How one man could manage TO play sue
ccssfully on the accordeon, drum, triangle
and bells at the same time might seem
Wonderful to those who had not seen IL
done, yet this man actually accomplished
oil th's He played the accordion In the
usual manner with his hands. One set
Of bells was mounted on the helmet be-
wore and operated with n toss Of tbe head.
The rest Of ibe outfit was attached 10 his
iack and operated by means of straps at
tached to one foot. IL should H. added
that woman accompanied him 10 take
the collection.