The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-06-09

epain's
-Elmira Gazette.
The Board Of Aldermen met ~ city hall
NJ o'clock this afternoon.
7. g. Owen Of Newport has been granted .
paient for garment hanger.
Ono Of tho passengers on The steamer
Pavonia, which sailed from Boston for Liver
pool this morning. wss Mr. W. @. Benedict
Of this city.
A new building II to be erected st the
corner Of Waterman and East River streets
by the American Emery Wheel Company rs
m addition to its works.
Abbis Jackson, colored, was fined 80 and
costs and sentenced to serve . term Of ten
days In 5sil this morning by Judge Sweet
land. for selling liquor without license.
The pupils Of Mr.. Ernst Fischer in vocal
and instrumental music gave very inter
estipg recital in Y. n. @. A. hall last evening.
There was q large attendance and an excsll-
ent program was rendered.
At ESQ o'clock this afternoon the Veteran
Citizens Historical Society held meeting, at
which Mr.. Henry L. Greene of Riverpoint
read very interesting paper, giving an his
toricAl sketch OF the Greene street school
in this city and its teachers
The ringing Of an alarm from box 50 at the
corner OF Eddy and Borden streets shortly
before 10 o'clock last night was duo to tho
overfusnipg Of lamp In the tenement Of
Patrick Dunlsthy ~ IA Globe street. The fire
was extinguished before any material dam
age was done.
AZ mssting held ~ the Narragansett
Hotel last evening the Providence Baseball
Association voted to issue .88 shares addi-
tional stock at SIS . SHARE This action was
made necessary BY tine drain on the treasury
due 10 unexpectedly large expenses and
small revenue consequent upon the bad
weather and postponemsnt Of games.
Yesterday Mayor Baker held . conference
with Governor Dyer for the purpose Of learn
ing whether or not IL was feasible 10 have .
parade Of the military organizations on the
Fourth Of July. Nothing definite was deter
mined. however. Thus far, the City Council
has made nosappropriation for the observance
Of the day. but IL is probable that q small
sum may yet be provided for that purpose.
The inspector Of buildings has issued
permit for the erection OF . new church
Congregational Society. branch or o6-shoot
Of the Union Congregational church. Plans
Tor structure to cost about 5000 have been
prepared by George r. McAuslan. II will
be wooden building Of neat design. "a fest
long and q feet wide, and 30 feet high. with
pitched roof. The building will be heated
BY steam and win be cosy little church.
Work on . large addition to the Cleary
grammar school on John street. near Hope,
is now in progress. The main portion of the
new building will be on the west side of the
present building, and contemplates . main
building oox72, with wing projecting further
still. There will be . stairway in the west
end Of the building, and the southern end
will have a fne hrcproof stairway tower,
communicating with every floor. The
tower win be built Of iron and steel and
brick.
The clsmbake given under the auspices of
the Washington Park n. e. church on the
grounds Of the Country Club yesterday was
. pronounced success. The first bake was
opened at II 80 o'clock and during the after
noon three werc made ready In ALL The
affair was given under the supervision Of a
committee, consisting Of Daniel M Patti
chairman; Joseph u. Hall, treasurer. and
Edwin J. Bunker, secretary, assisted by a
number OF others, including Mol l.. An
thony. with donations. Conveyances were
run between Pawtuxet and the grounds all
day.
Last evening the fourth semi annual ban
quet Of the Roger Williams Choral Associa-
tion was held in Gelb's parlors. More than
one hundred persons were In attendance
when divine blessing wan asked by Rev. O.
Il. Cate at o'clock. Following the supper
an enjoyable program was rendered and
several timely addresses were made. The
ofncers Of the association are: J. Butler
whittemore. president; Harry NJ. Paine.
v,se.presidcnt: Arthur b. Barney treasurer:
and Fred v. Thrasher, librarians: s.acy r.
Wnrburton. organist
Mr. and Mrs. George Nichols OF 90 Meeting
street celebrated the twentieth anniversary
Of their marriage last evening and were as
eirt<H W ~ t@fkE HumU<f VI tNtlf ITlouuS.
who gathered nt their home In honor of the
oocasion. The host and hostess received In
the drawing room. which was profuseiy deco
rated with potted plants and flowers. The
pshcrs were Y. c. Thompson, NJ. W. Jernigan
and Ernest Fairfax. During tho evenins q
strains II music by the Brown University
orchestra. ". !. Gum, leader, eniivencd the
occasion and were much enjoyed. In a room
adjoining IVES q table spread with the numer-
Gus handsome presents ofswhich the host and
hostcss were the recipients.
That the rembers Of the Rhode Island
division Of the l.. A. ". are thoroughly
patriotic Is sirnally shown by their action
in dec1dirg that members who enter ths SER
vice OF the governments during the present
war shall have their membership renewed
NJ the expense OF the division. There sre 20
far about dozen l. A. W. memberr, among
whom are Marshall W. Hall Of Newport. one
~ the state representatives, Of the league.
End lieutenant of the Newport Naval Re
serves: Thomas 4. Hntchins of the Enripeor
Corpe. NavsI Reserves: Captain Whlppie.
Company &. Westerly: Captain Maurice A.
Cook. Company n, Providence; Lieutenant
Charl>> NJ. Cutler. Compsny y: Li~utsnsnf
=: Ansos Ricbmond, Company y. and Horscs