The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-07

O'clock
Among those registered at the hotel
here this week are: Mrs. /. Il. Lewis
and daughter of Pawtucket; T. II.
Hughes of Providence, G. Il. Billings
and wife, and j. II. Robbins OF Worces-
ter l.. w. Conant and family of Cleve-
land O.
Frank Roberts and Howard Bryant
will give clam bake at their place over
on the cove side next Saturday.
There will be ball game between
the married and single men this after
noon on the field near the end OF the
] point.
Mrs. John Sheldon of Pawtucket and
Mrs. Rachel White OF New Britain,
Conn, were the guests of Mrs. +. III.
Hughes at the Twin cottage the past
week.
Il. T. Berry and family of Pawtucket
are occupying the cottage next south
| to the PHILIPPINE cottage.
Mrs. ). j. Durfee OF the Beulah cot
tage entertained the following the past
week: Miss Della Parker, Miss Edith r.
| Bailey, Mr.. and Mrs. a. Linnell, all OF
! Central Falls Miss Della Oneal of West
| Dennis, Mass: Mr.. G. Franklynn, New
man. Newport News, Va; Mr. Daniel
Mckay, Providence: Mr.. stephen 9.
Ball, North Uxbridge. Mass, and Mr..
| G. N. Fisher, Jr., of Lonsdale.
| c. A. McCallum and family of the
| Elite cottage. had as guests the past
| week Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Clarkson and
family and Mr.. Walter Brden of Cen
tral Falls; Mr.. Sydney Barker, Paw
tucket; Mr.. Arthur Clarkson Hope Val
ley, r.. L., and William +. Taylor Of
Central Falls.
Miss Grace T.. Burton of Providence
and c. Pardon Dewitt were the guests
of Mr.. Oscar +. Hopkins and family
the past week.
During the past week Mrs. F. G..
French has entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
George Miller. Mrs Lawton, Mr.. Wal
lace G. Winsor and Mr.. Herbert
Thompson, all of Providence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barrows Of the Twin
cottage are entertaining Mr.. and Mrs.
@. A. Gilman of Newton Centre, Mass,
and Mr.. John q. Aecthler and son June,
| of Brookline, Mass.
/, MIR. Phillips of the PHILIPPINE cottage
| has as guests Mrs. George a. Luther
| OF Pawtucket. Mr.. Luther will spend
/ Sunday here.
Mrs. Olive Ashton of Pawtucket was
| the guest OF Mr. George ii. Webb and
| family at the Spiderwebb this week
| Mrs Bertha Lederer and daughter OF
| Providence are the guests of G. Cohen.
! Miss Francis Leonard and Mrs.
! Coryne of Woonsocket; eX-Alderman
| Edward Smith and wife of Pawtucket,
|
| tertained by j. Fitzgerald and family
| at the Aureoa cottage the past week.
+. r.. Slaney of Pawtucket is the
| guest of w. f.. Sedgwick at the Mat
| tatuck cottage.
| The program for the Music Hall will
| be somewhat changed for the coming
| week. Several additional characters
| will be produced and new artists Will
| be added. The opening number Will be
| 20 rnmpnV
| and all the actors will appear on the
| stage at once. Dan Mason win remain
another week and he will spring new
| Jokes and sing new songs IN MS laugh'
| able way.
| All the others will have new parts
| and the bill will be an interesting one
| The performance will be every after
| noon and evening.
| Sunday afternoon the Pawtuckets ano
| the Baltimores will cross bats at the
| grounds there. The fact that the Baltl-
| rores are of the National League vii
| be the means of drawing large crowd
| as there are many people In this vicinity
| who have never seen a National League
club play. The Baltlmores are well VI
| i'm the league and for (, past three
| years have been the champions. raw
| tucket will have strong team 10 OBJ
pose them, and will try hard FOR the
| game.
| The cottagers are interested in the
| coming minstrel show which VIII proba'
| bly, be held either next Thursday or frl
| day evening in the new casino. Ihl'
| event will be the formal opening or the
building. and enough money VIII b'
raised TO pay for the balance OK th'
debt.
There will be seventeen people in th'
I show, and rehearsals are held qult'
often under the direction of Howard
! Bryant. The young ladies are takint
| much interest in the affair. a rehear
sal was held last evening and anothe
| will be held Monday evening. Mr.. Bry
| ant will act as interlocutor and Eugen'
| Crocker is one OF the end men.
1t was reported that Frank Roberts
a well known young man who reside
over on the cove side. came near losinl
| his life on Thursday. Ii seems that h
J was out in a row boat with Mr.. For
| sythe and Mr.. Fitzgerald grabbing. II,
| fell overheard. and his foot got caugh
4 i'm the net. and he could not eXtricat
II. The swift current carried him
| consinderable distance before either o
the -ther two men I'm the boat coulC
get hold OF him. He was finally takei
into the boat and rowed ashore wher
restoratives were applied, and after
| few minutes he came around. feeling
! none the worse for the wetting
Frank Hopkins and Howard Bryan
went on fishing trip one day this weel
| down near the Warren river. The!
| brought home fifty soup and six larg
sauiteague. The soup have just begui
90 come up the bay. and they report tha
they are biting good.
Quite number Of the cottagers at
tended the illumination at Newpor
Wednesday evening Some good idea
were obtained. so that " an illumina
tion rs held here this year they can b
brought into use.
No final action has been taken I'm re
| gard 10 the Illumination and opinion
seems 10 be pretty evenly divided.
Mrs. Hubbard and Mrs. Robert Mac
Killop are arranging for an entertain
ment 20 be givent by the children a
the new casino after the minstrel show
The proceeds OF the entertainment vii
go towards purchasing either "A ney
nag or banner 20 be used az the casino.
A business meeting will be held thi