The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-18
NEWSLETS S.


some wrath it is hard not 20 nurse
When. no matter how bad
Tho luck yol have had,
he tells you. 1T might have been worse"
Warrington Stai.
John Harris Of As Grand street Is look
in for his wife Ida who has been missing
since sometime yesterday.
An error was made in stating that Ed
ward Higgins was missing from his
home. Mr.. Higgins is with his family as
usual
Clotheslne thieves visited the yard OF
James Stanton ON Rutland street last
night and departed with gray shirt and
several stockings.
Edward Kirk reports to the police that
some time on Saturday his house mt Ga
Sabin street was entered and blue over
coat valued at $50 was stolen.
Andrew Burke is mourning the loss OF
n handsome striped blanket that some
bold iniscreant stole from the stable line
In his yard, 297 Eddy street, last night.
Tho Progressive Aid Society held
argely attended meeting at Columbia
Hall last evening. The business meeting
was followed by an oyster supper and a
dance.
Cornelius Deaery. foreman at Hovey's
lumber yard on South Main street, reports
that during the night someone entered
the shed and stole n pair of rubber boots
valued at 81.
Patents have been granted citizens of
Rhode Island as follows: a. Ball, Hills
Grove, cheese CUTTER w. II. Pond and
W. n. Taipe. Providence, lock for bicy-
Giles; DIN. Thompson, Providence, steam
plant j. Thompson. Jr, Pawtucket,
rotary clearer
At the meeting OF the Y. NJ. O. *.
Lyceum last evening j. A. Mclaughlin,
Jr., read paper on tho late Henry
George. This was followed by tributes
from others present referring to tho in
tegrity and ability which characterized
the writings of the exponent OF single
tax theories.
A convention Of the First District of
the Rhode Island W. q. Il. U. will be
held in the Elisha Dyer Vinton Home, 67
Sabin street tomorrow. Sessions will be
held at 10 80 n m, and p. m. Re-
ports of the delegates to the worlds ana
national conventions will TO [giyen. The
public is invited.
Miss Charlotte Broome gave the second
in her series of chamber concerts i'm the
Butler Exchange last evening, assisted by
Miss Evangeline Larry, violinist, Gustav
Hornbergcr, 'celIist and Gustav Saacke.
,asso. 1hs room was filled with inter
,sted listeners and the finely selected
classical program was greatly enjoyed.
Eddie Grcnier is only IL years of age.
but evidently he has desire To see the
world He ran away from his home A
Peace street. last evening aud his mother,
Mrs. Minnie Granicr, says he lef5 far
Boston on the o'clock freight accom-
panied by another lad named Meansy.
The police have been requesteG to return
the wandersra.
Diphtheria IL prevalent in the vii age
Of Slatersville in North Smithfeld. and
iuring tho past week ten or dozen cases
ard two deaths have been reported. the
latter being two children of Charles Lee.
Tns dissss, Is also quite prevalent at
woonsocket. but the health department is
keeping close watch on its progress and
using every effort TO check It,
Aunt .Ierusha's Photograph Album"
was opeued and explained in the Weylanu
chapel last evening for the benefit of
church work and was productive OF much
enjoyment Miss Sarah B. Hall made a
successful and pleasing Aunt Jcrusba. ;"
1he various booths about the roam were
well patronized during the evening and
the affair as whole was pronounced
success
Fred Tenney, the famous first baseman
OF the Bostops, made short trip to
Providence, yesterday. 10 s3e some Of his
old college friends. He Is greatly inter
ested In the Brown football team. and
closely watched the practice Oh Linccln
Field yesterday afternoon. He Will coue
to Providence about January IS ~ coach
the Brown Baseball team for next
spring.
IL WAS ladies' night with the Proyi-
depce Lodge No. L. 3. y. o. f., last
evening and the occasion was most en-
Joyable one. There was large attend
ance and the musical and literary rro-
gram provided was well received and the
participants warmly applauded. The
affair was in the hands of a committee
composed Of b. X. Dodge, John h. Good,
George A. Mink, Frank Goyey, w. ii.
Diaper and g. IL. Hoadley.
Joseph Carey, three and n half years Of
rgs, was playing with FIRE ON n vacant
lot near Gladstone avenue yesterday af-
fernoon. Several other children ~
equally tender age were in the party.
Suddenly the Carey toys clothing caught
fire and he was badly burned about the
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