The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-17
A HUSKING BEE.
Given In Sunday School Room Of
North Congregational Church.
Wagon Wrecked In Collision With an
Electric Car-N0rth End Notes.

The Sunday school rooms al the North
Con yregational church lsst night were
crowded with frienos Of the young people
of the church, who had assent bied TO
witness the performance Of "a Twentieth
Century Husking Bee," by local talent.
The young gentlemen and ladies taking
pert In the performance showed they were
bright, clever and careful. The idea of
the piece Is of course very advanced
husking party, one In which tho husking
Is supposed to be done by electricity and
the ladies have an opportunity to let the
audience have faint view OF the sdvan ced
position their sex may have reached jim
1905. The piece is the work Of Bert. q.
Eastwood, and James b. Stirling, and the
sl<it 10 a prsiseworthy one, and the
jokes interpreted thoroughly amused the
mem bers of the audience.
The scene of the husking bee was q
small New England village at which Ellis
farm Louse and barn might be situated.
1he scenery wss good and well arranged.
During the evening Mr.. u. Burton Hib-
bert gave some pleasant piano selections
and there were some pleasing choruses
given.
The cast in the husking bee was a. fol-
lows: Martin Ellie, host, Mr.. Lucius
Aldrich; I. Jefferson Ellis, his son fresh
from college, Mr.. Jas. ID. Mcleod; De-
Courtney vsnsstorbilt. college chum of
Jefferson's. Mr.. Jas. b. Stirling; Josiah
Green, "Gope" on the school teacher,
MIR. Bert. q. Eastwood; Soth Robbins,
hired man, Mr.. James Robb; Martha
Ellis, hostess, Miss Harriet Hyde: Dorothy
Ellis, her daughter. Miss II. Matte
Howard; Samantha jenkins, with a long
ing for Josiah, Miss Sadie L. Littlebeld; (;
Agnes Townsend, school teacher, Miss
Mabel L. Dunlap; Ruth Brown, oreanist
villlsge church, Miss Lila X. Birge;
Genevieve Murphy, hired girl, Miss Mary
f. Higson; Guests. Bourne Smart, Mr..
Ralph X. Hyde; AL. Wright, Mr.. Charles
r. Manchester. A. Ys~ng Kydde, Mr..
Charles W. East wood; Goode Mann, Mr..
Judson L. Hyde; Rudolph Shultz, Mr..
James A. Holt; Nora Marks, Miss Alice
Cary; Daisy Piquer, Miss Florence M.
Johnson.
WAGON WAS WRECKED.
A horse owned by Henry watkins IL
Hall street thought he could checkmate
en- electric car yesterday afternoon so at
the corner OF Luna street and Branch ave-
nue. he turned the wagon to which he
Was attached around and onto the car
track. Motorman Bob Collins saw the
horse's trick nut though he worked hard
could not prevent a collision. Tue wagon
was wrecked and the horse angry at the
failure of his supposed inasterplay freed
himself from the ruins ana started on a
swift run down Luna street and after
awhile was captured by q citizen.
NORTH END NOTES.
Byron Simmons had his head badly cut
in a row In q house on Monticello street
Monday night.
Friday evening next the member of the
Father Matthew Society will tender q
complimentary ball TO the canvsssers at
their late fair. The officers of the COM
mitlee of arrangements are James McCoy,
chairman; George O'Connor, secretary
and Edward McCullen. treasurer.
His brother officers mad q good joke on
one Of their mum ber, Mex; while the off,
GERS are Oh occasions when 1t is necessary
swift enough yet they doubt II they can
teat father Time In his rolling of OF the
days of the week. Wednesday is pay day
in the department and Nick was SO swift,
that last night he went into Captain
Stevens Office ana sat down to await the
captains handing him bis envelope. A
few minutes latter all but one msn in the
station was enjoying the joke.
Frank Williams defeated Thomss
Noonsn 100 10 SO at the pool tournament
In Dimond Block last evening.
The Monitor Social Clue is arranging
for On entertainment.