The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-10

The first special COMMITTEES OF the City
Council appointed 10 consider the pro-
posed annexation Of she settled portion
of the town of Johnston TO the city OF
Proyidence, held meeting In the
office OF Council Clerk hayden yesterday
for the purpose OF considering the
figures and facts submitted at the public
hearing on Friday evening last.
Deputy Sheriff Ham Ia rather lame and
the reason is he got one of his feet caught
between an elevator car and one OF The
floors In the Jones building recently.
Had the deputy's foot bssn little fur
ther under the car his chances OF COM
mission in the army in the war he ex-
poets over Cuba would have turned from
being very bright to n dull dark color.
The Entro Nous Cycle Club held ono
of its enjoyable whist parties last evening
at the club quarters. There were ten
tables in use during the evening and
merrimeut abounded. The winners OF
the prizes were: Ladies' first prize, Miss
Ethslwyn Barnard, second. Miss Lucy
seekel; gentleman's first prize. MIR.
Walter Longfellow; second. Mr. George
Thomas.
There was a very large attendance at
the Salvation Army rooms, 920 westmin-
ster street, last night to hear Camp
Nelson. Kentucky, Jubileo Singers.
There were enough who could not get
into the hall at all to have filed quite a
large hall. The singers. consisting OF
seven young women and three young
men. have rich. sweet voices, and their
songs were highly appreciated by the
audience. The singing lasted for atout
an hour and half.
The explosion OF q gas stove In the
attic room at ETA knight street occupied
by Mrs. f. b. Weeks caused an alarm oil
fire 10 be runu in from box SO late yes
teruay afternoon. For few minutes IL
looked as if there would be quite blaze,
but the prompt service of the fire depart
ment stopped the fire bifore much damage
was done. Smoke and water did con-
siderable damage. The total loss is esti-
mated at S700, covered by insurance.
serator X. II. I. Goddard, accom-
panied by General Hunter 9. White.
chairman of the evening school oom
mittee, visited the evening schools Of the
city last night. The high school and the
advanced schools aud also the schools for
the children OF foreign rarsntsge were
visited. Colonel Goddard took lively
interest in the work that was being done
and carefully examined the methods Of
instruction. He expressed bis spprecia-
tion of the work that is being done in
the schools.
About 30 Of the mem bsrs of the Elm
wood Club took n sleigh ride last night
in big six .horss sleigh and good time
was had. The sIsiehing was not specially
good in the city. but In the country 1t
wss very fair and the sleigh slipped over
tho ground at good clip. The party en-
joysd a supper bsfors returning to the
CITY. and the man who couldn't cot
wasn't to be found IN the crowd. The
arrsn gemeuts for the ride were made by
r. c. Root X A. Legorde and G. Y.
Hayward.
The first Of number OF Informal gath
eripgs at the Art Club was held last
night. The insm bers attempted to do
some work in clay modelling under the
direction of Sculptor Hippolyte L.
Aubert. They atssm bled around n table
containing q lot of wet clay. This they
moulded and knsaded till IL was Of tho
right consistency to be used for model
ing. Then one of the ladies posed as a
model and the rest tried to work the clay
into presentsble shape. A good deal Of
fun was had and the evening was spent
very enjoyably.
At . o. clock this morning Charles Mott
and James Handy, watcbmen at the Gas
pea crossing saw James j. kisne break
light of glass In the front OF James
O'Donnell's liquor saloon II and is Foup-
tain street and steal thsrsfrum bottle Of
whisky.O The theft was reported to Po-
liceman j. II. Martin, who took the man
and the bottle of whiskey to the Central
police station. This morning he pleaded
not guilty to breaking and entering in the
night time for the purpose Of theft. and
he was held in the sum OF 800 to appear
for trial next Tuesday.
Alfonzo Sluffman Of the Elmhurst
bakery on Chalk kstons avenue was sur
Irised man last t.niaht. He had on order
of ice cream TO be delivered at B. Il.
hall on upper Westminster street, but
when ne got,there the cupboard was bare,
and instead of having ice cream he had
a load Of ice. The goods bsdsbeen shifted
by thieves. lie supposed ne had IL
quarts of the delioscs in brick form, but
while the team was in front Of the cream
cry on jackson street the ice cream wss
ourloined and the ice pct IN its place.
Now the police ara looking for the CHAPS
who got the stuff.
On Tuesday eveuins last Judge Joseph
S. G.. Cobb. vii Inn IL. Shaw and
Squire Murphy, all OF Providence, at
tended the 2Nh annual banquet of the
Massach usetts Fish and Game Protect.Tc