The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-09-14

Judge. N. w. CneeVeT oI Ahh h1oiu uoi'
Prohibition nominee for governor OF
Michigan, is the guest of A. M. Potter
Of this city.
The first annual reunion of the Brit
ish Veterans Association will be held
next Tuesday evening at No. " Wey-
bobset street.
Capt. Marston Of the Fourth Police
district is enjoying his furiough In
Maine, and Lieut.. Rankin is in charge
OF police affairs In the district.
Patrolman Mcdonald OF the Fifth
station found. skin with two oars
and brass rowlocks in 1t adrift yester-
day and moored it at Hills wharf.
OfYicer Tiernan OF the Fourth police
station stopped a runaway horse on
Dexter street. 1t was the property Of
John Slater Connecticut farmer,
It II reported on what appears to be
rood authority that the New York.
New Haven & Hartford railroad will
rebuild the railroad bridge at Tiverton
a. soon as the plans are approved by
the government.
John #. Mansfield. bank officer at
WOonsocket. and former well known
manufacturer of scythes at Millville.
Mass.. and at Forestdale, r. L.. died
yesterday at his home near Slatersville.
He was rs years old.
There was a very large gathering in
- A rtxu~ch In ovopipu
when Bishop Derrick delivered a lec-
ture on "The bravery OF colored men
a. sailors and soldiers the wars
Of the Republic" The lecture was an
eloquent one and was listened to with
the closest attention.
At about $50 o'clock yesterday morn
lng valuable terrier dog. belonging to
Thomas Carroll Oils Violet street. was
struck BY Elmwood electric car, No.
IS on Gladstone avenue and although
not instantly killed was SO cut and
maimed that Officer P.H.Galligan put
an end to its sufferings by shooting it.
A beautiful oil painting. the work
Of Miss Florence Egan, daughter of
Deputy Chief OF Police Egan. lis on ex-
hibition in the window OF a Westmins-
ter street clothier The picture por-
trays q. Sister OF Mercy reading from
prayer book TO wounded soldier. The
subject IL beautiful one and the work
has been carried out by Miss Egan with
true artistic instinct and sympathy.
A eorrel horse Weighing about 100
pounds attached TO top buggy. own
cd by clifford T.. White of 80 Tanner
street was left standing in front of the
owners house yesterday forenoon. A
short time later the outfit was missing
and the police were Informed OF the
fact. They succeeded in locating the
team early in the afternoon on Broad
street whereIt was found in the possess
sion Of two very small boys who had
evidently driven 1t of.
Because of the breaking OF a derrick
0fteen hundred pounds OF marble fell
and crashed through two floors at the
new state house yesterday. The marble
woe being raised by derrick and was
near the top Of the state house when
49, = VI <1a< 1-hAitn kdft way anu
ceused IL TO fall. Through the two
noors the big piece Of stone fell. cutting
~ way down for n distance or 20 feet.
where u came to standstul. Some la
Dor Will have to be expended in repair
ing the damage 10 the floors that was
Done by the falling stone.
Following is the programme for the
concert ~ Davis PARK next Sunday to
- given by the Bedley-Livsey band.
VIM Frederic Livsey. director: March.
STARS and Stripes Forever" sousa;
0verture. Poet and Peasant" suppe:
eoooeff waltses, THE Idors Eye Her
MT; medley. "Out for a Lark" De-
Wit; Diccolo solo. "Dansc de satyrs,"
I6Ih1cre. Mr.. VIM Armstrong: fa)
'Co1umbla Guard" Brooks: tb) II
Don't Care n You Nebber Come Back. T"
DQctlGor; (c) "Remus Takes the Cake. I"
xoc1er: medley overture. "A Cluster Of
tcoches," Beycr: trombone solo. select
. HF- Alden Cote: "A Trip 10 Coney
~; gnlop. The Winning Card"