The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-05-05

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true!
Now, while the foremost arc fighting and
falling,
Till up the ranks that have opened for you'll
Stay not for questions while freedom stands
gnspings
Walt not till Honor lies wrapped In his pail
Brief the lips meeting be. swift the hands
clasping;
sOff for tho warsl" is enough for them ALL
Never or nowi cries the blood "a nation,
Poured on the turf where the red rose
should bloom:
Now is the day and the hour Of salvation
Never or nowi peals the trumpet of dooml
oliver Wendell Holmes.
6upcrinte ndont Of Health Chaplin reports
two new cases Of diphtneria, one on
< Gladstone avenue and one on North
. Davis street.
The annual banquet Of the Y. N. G. A.
viii bs held next Monday evening and
will be followed by the annual meeting
or she association.
Mrs. j. X. Barney will give some ac-
eount Of ner recent trip as "Round the
World Missionary at Elisha Dyer Vinton
Home. 81 Ssbin street, tomorrow after
noon at o'clock.
Yesterday Joseph w. Swallow sailed
from New York ON the White star line,
and tomorrow Betsy Tunniolife. Ellen
Connslly, John Hill and John Atkinson
viii sail from New York.
Several employees OF city hall have de-
olared their intention of enlisting in the
United States volunteer regiment but
none have done 50 up to date, except
those who belonged to the state militia.
Today therel will sail from Boston
on the CunAr1 iine for England the
following named persons from this
vicinity: Mrs. Mary Walsh, Herbert Lees.
Mrs. Rose. McGiverin and John
NoGiverin.
Grand Patriarch Fish and suite made
m ofncialcall upon Woonasq uatucket en-
cnlnpment, /. q. o. f., last evening.
Interesting addresses were made by the
grand officers and Others after which a
chicken chowdsr Was served.
At $50 o'clock on Thursday May IL. the
y Rhode Island Homeopathic Hospital COR
roration will hold special meeting In
the rooms or Thomas W. Chaoe In the
Industrial Trust building, for the purpose
Of taking action on the resignation of the
prssident-
An all-day meeting is being held today
at the Providence Gospel Mission. w. w.
Grant wss the speaker at the morning
servics aud In the afternoon Rev. q. A.
6tsnhouse. the new pastor CT she Asbury.
N. t. Church made IN address. This
evening Mr. Gardner of OineyvilIe Is ex-
peoted to speak.
X Walter Coppags, who, several days ago,
was 90 tsdly crushed by the elevator In
the Enterpriss building that it was
thought be would die,ha so fur recovered
ss to be removed from the Rhode Island
hospital TO his home. lie Is still suffering
from his injuries. however, but the danger
point has been passed.
An alarm OF fire was sent in from box
'374 at o'clock yesterday afternoon by
Richard MoNnlly for slight fire In the
store OF John Herman, Al Manton avenue.
TIE fire was confined to O cubby hols in
the store, and IL was with considerable
dificulty that the fremen succeeded IN
locating 1t. The cause Of tho fire is q
mystery.
A big belt on one OF the dynamos In the
Narragansett Electric Lighting station
slipped onA the pulley last night and was
- novsud ov<,xvd tbo a n asttu~ A., ...s -
e. 70 compel the shutting of Of three cir.
cults. The result was that the streets In
the osntre OF the city were In darkness for
shout an hour. as 10 took thar length Of
time 10 set the tangled belt straig tened
out
The joint special committee on train
sheds OF ths City Council met in Mayor
Bakers Office at 10 o'clock this morning.
for the purpose OF considering the petition
Of the khode Island State Fair Associa-
tion to Iense the old depot building for an
exhibition as soon ~ ths railroad busi-
ness IL transferred TO the new station.
The sommittee on tending suits of the
City Council Will meet In Council Clerk
Haydeu's ofEics at O'Clock this afternoon.
Tse oonvooation OF Pawtucket, which
has IN charge the missionary work OF the
Episcopal Church IN pawtuoket. nd the
Blsokstone Valley, will be held ut St.
Pauls Church In that oity next wednes.
dsy. Ito business meeting will convere
~ 3 D. NJ, and there will be several i'm
portnnt matters introduced. A public
missionsry meeting will BE- held ct 7:4b
with m address byy Cosdjutor Bishop
kcvicksr and Kevs. q. Webster s1d f..
J. Bsssstt ID. ID.
A very enjoyable entertainment and so.
tia1 was given in Odd FeIlows hall, Wey-
bussst street last evening under the aus
piees Of Eas,s Lodge No. 3 Frderic
Kinyon, magician and walter r. Krsuz,
monoIoguist. furnished tbe entertainment
aftef wLicb two hours wsre spent In
dsneInG 1hs following named gertlsmsn
had the affair 10 charge: Floor director,
william n. a. Mosi-y. -. q. :aids. GEORGE