The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-30
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Sister Superior Mary Stephane Brazean
of the Salem, Mass, Orphan Asylum,
died this morning after short illness.
She was barn in Ogdensburg, n. u, IN
1916 and has been sister superior here
since 1857. jean Baptiste Brnzean.
editor OF the II. Jean Baptiste of Paw
tucket, is brother of the deceased nun.
There was but one case for arraign-
ment in the district court this morning,
that of Charles McNally, Patrick Hinckey
and Patrick Rogers, alias Patrick Nc
Nance. ali charged with breaking and
entering in the night time the barn of
Terrence McQuade on West Exchange
street and stealing therefrcm oats toe the
value OF S. Each pleaded not guilty and
was held in bail of 500 tor trial on Fri
day.
The Sunday Evening club. connected
with the Friendship Street Baptist
church. held its last banquet in the.pres-
ent editcs in the vestry OF the church last
by Rev. Edward Holyoke, the pastor; (;
Rev. j. X Ever of the Union Baptist
church aud Deacon j. ;. Hudson, follow
ing which the banquet was served by
Caterer Burlando. President Frank
Bridge presided.
The Evangelical Young Women's Chris
tian Association gave "A concert last even
ing at their new homo corner of Wash
ington ana Jackson streets The pro-
gram was under the direction of Clarence
q. Hamilton and was participated In
by Miss Julia Bacheldor, soprano; George
L. Ciaflin. tenor; Albert Il. Foster,
violin; Mrs. Albert 4. Foster, cello:
Clarence II. Hamilton, piano The pro
gram was timely rendered and the audi.
ence testified its pleasure by irequen,
applause.
The stockholders of the Providence,
Warren and Bristol railroad met in the
new passenger station yesterday after
noon and elected the following n board
of directors: Charles Il. Choate, South
boro, Mass; Cha,le II. Clark. New
Haven; william Goddard and Royal G..
Taft of Proyidencs James G. Oh arch oi
Bristol; G. n. Ingetsoll, Jr. of Boston.
Immediately after adjournment the new
Board of directors met and the following
officers wete elected President. Charles
4. Choate; treasurer, B. ID. Torrey
secretary, George l.. Greene.
An attempt is being made by Boston
merchants TO draw trade from Providence
by offerings low rates TO Bostoi
and return. Advantage has beer
taken of the regular prices
of tickets In large lots whereby the pur.
chase of 500 tickets secures Ia half-rate
fare. these ttckBts are not sold at tho
railroad stations, the company dolDe
nothing beyond furnishing the special
train on the date agreed upon. Sensible
persons however, will not be induced ia
make tho Hub their purchasing centre.
Providence can boast OF stores of every
kind equal in all respects to those of Bos-
ton.
Uncle Sam IL soon going TO resort TO n
test machine 20 help him out IN his
business with the public. 1t is impossi-
bio mt present TO have letters registered at
the postofiice or branch stations in New
York at late hour at night, and so the
postal authorities have decided to set uu
in four different places new contriv-
ance known as the hi Brazil letter regis
tering box to meet the emergency. BY
dropping a dime In "A slot in the box and
sliding letter into another aperture and
then turning handle on the machine,
a registered receipt for the letter will ap-
pear, and tho automatic transaction with
the government will be complete.
At $50 O'Clock this evening the city
council committee will give IA hearing to
undertakeIs and auc,ioneers, in the nun.
icipal court room, TO determine what
license fees shall be charged them for dc
ing business While these two branches
of business will be the first affected it is
probable that other branches will follow.
Auctioneers already pay state fee OF
one tenth of one per cent. and make their
returns semi-annually. They are also
required 10 he residents Of the city, tax
payers and qualified electors, and mast
also Tile bond of $1,000 The undertakers
have hitherto been under no restrictions
and have paid no fees. The meeting will
bring out oil arguments for and against
tho new movement