The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-28
NEWSLETS.


we have boiled the hydrant water;
We have sterilized the milk;
We have strained the proving microbe
Through the finest kind of silk;
We have bought and we have borrowed
Every patent health device,
And at last the doctor tells us
That we've got 10 boil the ice.
Buffalo Medical Journal.
James L. Chase Of this city has been
granted a pension Of Sc a month.
Edward l.. Egan's paint shop at No.
1921 Westminster street, was entered
Thursday night and $3.50 was stolen.
Frank LSwan. is years old. has been
missing from his home, No. SS2la
Knight street. since Thurs lay morning.
Ada Phelps. of No. As Carpenter
street reports that somebody stole a
jacket valued at s25 from her house.
yesterday.
Charles Field was fined SIS and costs
in the Sixth district court. today. for
the theft of a coat and vest from Will
liam l.. Porter.
Richard Jennings. of No. Is Wash
burn street reports that at 1880 last
night. a man ATTEMPTED 20 force "a rear
window in his house. and that when
he made noise the man ran away.
The alarm from box 219. at $3.50 this
morning was for a fire near the Chin
ney and between the floors OF the
house No. q Lavina street. owned by
Amasa Sprague. The damage was
slight.
The Christian Endeavor Societies OF
the city will unite in quiet hour SER
-s-it4e.-+at -GEapstaa-Street Raptist-
church, at 5.45 O'Clock, Sunday evening.
The service will be conducted by John
Willis Baer, secretary Y. S. c. r., Bos-
ton. All Endeavor societies are urged
TO be present
Passenger traffic on the Providence
line has been suspended for the sea-
son. or at least will be when the Rhode
Island arrives here to morrow morn
ing. on Monday morning the freight
steamer Nashua will take the place
of the Rhode Island. and the Pilgrim
will run as freight boat only for n few
days when the Fall River will be put
on in her place.
Frederick Slocum. Phi. D.. OF the fac
ulty of Brown University. spoke at
Bell Street Chapel last evening, on
The Observatory. Ancient and Mod
ern." BY a liberal use OF diagrams
each OF the interesting points of the
lecture was clearly explained. and then
the lecturer explained the principles
and uses OF the prism anc lenses used
by astronomers. His remarks about
the spectroscope were particularly in
teresting.
The Central Labor Union held it's
regular semi -monthly meeting last ev-
ening. with a good attendance OF dele
gates. Much enthusiasm was mani
tested regarding the labor mass meet
ing TO be held in Music Hall. on No
vember 16 On that evening a street
parade will be made previous to the
meeting. Speakers OF local and nation
al repute, have signified their willing
ness TO aid the movement TO the best
OF their ability and a rousing demon
stration is looked forward to.
The Junior societies of Christian En-
deavor in @hs city held a rally yester-
day afternoon, in the lower Y. NJ. c. A.
hall, the attendance being very large
young people being present from almost
every Baptist Free Baptist and Conere-
gational church in town Miss Larry.
the president. was In charge of the ex- |
ercsses, which consisted OF singing and |
addresses by superintendent snow of |
the Rhode Island Junior Work. and
Miss Eccles. After the exercises the
young people went to the gymnasium
on the upper floor. and there an exhi-
bltion was given.