The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-08

Cnange 10 blondes IN course or time!
Philadelphia Press.
Thirteen drunks three OF whom were
women, were fined in the police court
today.
Next Monday evening the Young
Mems Christian Association will hold
it's annual election OF officers in Lyceum
Hall.
The hearing i'm the case again G.. Per-
cival Stewart OF Granite State Provi-
dent Association fame. for alleged frau
duent use OF the mails, was postponed
yesterday by United States Commits
sioner Mumford until April "A by agree
ment OF the counsel. Mr. Stewart is
vice-president OF the American Inves-
tors company.
Miss Juliette Maxfeld Fish gave a
song recital in Blackstone Hall last ev-
ening I'm which she was assisted by
Mrs. Josephine ID. Foster, 'cellist; Mr..
$. Howland Pitman. reader. and Mrs.
Raymond Wesley. accompanist. There
was a good-sized audience i'm attend
ance and IL thoroughly enjoyed the pro-
gram. every number Of which was ex
ceIlently rendered.
A lamp exploded i'm the rooms of Ben
ton Woods. in the Butts block on Wash
ington street. at 1880 o'clock last even
ing. A Renaissance bedstead, a hair
mattress. bed clothes. a chair, and
Brussel carpet, the whole valued at 500,
were practically destroyed before the
occupants OF the apartment succeeded
I'm applying water in sufficient quanti-
ties TO put out the blaze.
Two sure harbingers of spring were
in evidence this morning. TIE elm
trees on the college campus were alive
with robins which arrived last night
and began singing blithely at dawn Of
day. During the night the soft warm
rain percolating the earth had drawn
TO the surface myriads of earth worms
The buds on the lilac bushes are swol-
len ready to the point of bursting and
the voice OF the spring junkman is
heard in the land.
The Twelve Bees were kept quite
busy yesterday afternoon and evening
al No. 359 Broad street. and they were
holding fair, which was literally pa
tronized These Bees" are twelve
ASIsus alqvIspIsuoo ssessod oq.M sIIIS
and they certainly displayed it yester-
day. The several tables were prettily
decorated. and they were presided over
by the young ladies. who failed to let
a prospective purchaser escape, and al
together the fair was quite a decided
success.
In the lodge room in the Journal
building last evening, Columbia Tent.
knights OF the Maccabees, held a social
and whist party. The whist was pre-
ceded by an entertainment of vocal and
musical numbers. and readings by the
Four Friends orchestra, Z. +. Dinegan
and Miss Gertrude Davis respectively.
The whist prizes were awarded as fol-
lows: First, ice cream set Mrs. r.
Bushman; second. statuary, Miss Lii
liam Buttman; third. tobacco. Miss Ad-
die j. Cams; fourth, cuspidor. G. S. APP
ley.
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game on Walter s. Baker in his confec-
tionery store at 92S Westminster street
yesterday afternoon. He bought a glass
of soda water and rendered a $40 bill
I'm payment. After IL had been changed
he found some loose change i'm his pock-
ct and with this accessory manipulated
the matter SO that Mr.. Baker was "A
hxy ha oil arL hn saI a.
discovered this as he reached the door
and called Mr.. Bakers attention TO IL.
The stranger was halted and requested
to hand over 81. He Sd So
From ? to o'clock yesterday after
noon cake. candy and apron sale was
held at 1888 Pine street. under the aus
pices OF the Vesper club. The confec-
tions were I'm charge OF Mrs. Cahoone
and Miss Barton. while the cake table
was presided over by Mrs. Manches-
ter. Mrs. Thayer looked after the in
terest OF the apron table. The articles
offered met with a ready sale. The
proceeds are TO be devoted TO some
charitable purpose. The officers are:
President. Mrs. r. l.. Grammont: vice.
president. Mrs. John McCloy; secretary,
Mrs. William Manchester; treasurer.
Miss Devereux.
The local box makers gave a ball in
Sterling Hall last evening. which was
largely attended and proved a distinct
snccess The committee OF arrange
ments were made up as follows: Will
lam IL. Allen. chairman; Winfred J.
@'hller. secretary; Walter Atwood.trea
urer: Andrew q. Brown. Arthur y.
Donnelly. Frederick Smith. Joseph
Mann. Frederick ". Mann. Richard
Mountney. Frank $. Donnelly; floor di-
rector. Frederick n. Mann; assistant
floor director. Andrew O. Brown; aids.
Richard Mountney, Joseph Mann. Az
thur +. Donnelly. reception commit
tee. Walter Atwood. Frederick B.smith.
trspk Donnelly.