The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-02-20

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Now. who forgot to fill the lamp?
Chicago Record
In Music hall tonight the German
Military Society viii hold its annual
masquerade ball.
Twenty-seven persons were fined 81
and costs each For drunkenness in the
police court yesterday morning.
An illustrated lecture on contempo-
rary art in Germany will be given this
evening at saylcs Memorial Hall by
Mr.. +. II. Allen.
AT the Classical High school tonight
Mrs. Lucy Fitch Perkins will deliver
lecture on THE Training of the Imagi-
nation before the Mothers club.
One week from tonight the Mems
League OF the Elmwood Temple will
hold a meeting which was posponed
from Monday last on account of the
storm.
Maria Blackley so years OF ago. fell
down stairs at her home 796 Eddy
street. last night and her head was Sc
verely bruised She was attended by
DR.. Greene.
While walking along Julian street
yesterday. Peter McKenna who lives at
GOA Broad street was bitten on the leg
by vicious dog. DR.. Longfellow treat
ed the wound. which is not thought to
be serious.
Rev. Lucian w. Rogers, assistant
rector of st. James Episcopal church.
Boston. has notified the vestry of st.
Georges church. Central Falls, that he
accepts the call to the rectorship OF the
church recently extended him.
Patrolman Wallace found early this
morning that a water pipe in an unoc-
cupied tenement at Ais Richmond street
had burst. Mr.. Mccarthy who occu-
pied another tenement in the house was
aroused and shut off the water.
Shortly after 10 o'clock last night
Jennie McDermott. 25 years of age,
slipped on Elmwood avenue. and in
failing her shoulder was dislocated She
went into the office of DR.. Perry. 12S
Elmwood avenue. who called the ambu-
lance, and the girl was taken to the
Rhode Island Hospital.
The travelling about the city Is now
In very fair shape. but in the suburbs
IL is extremely difficult To get about
The highways are deep in snow and
water, and though almost all OF the
streets have been opened up for drain
age, there is great deal of snow yet to
disappear before the roads will be i'm
At condition for comfortable getting
about
John Ives. who conducted a barberlng
establishment in the recently burned
Star theatre block. wishes 20 convey his
highest appreciation of the efficient
work done by the Protective depart
ment i'm taking care of his effects. All
his fixtures and business appliances
were carefully covered. and nothing
was injured in any way by either fire
or water.
Yesterday morning an alarm was
sounded from box % by Patrolman
Bradbury for fire in the shoddy mill
of Davis and Mabbtt at 1i3 Summer
street. The fire started in the picker
room from some unknown cause. 1t was
extinguished before any great damage
had been done. This is the second time
within few months that the shoddy
mill has been threatened with destruc-
tlon by fire. the cause In each case be-
ing unknown.
John II. Murray. city treasurer o,
Neosho. Mo-. died yesterday at the
home Of his father i'm this city. lie
had been III since November, but SEEM
ed TO rally. and came east five weeks
ago 10 recuperate. An unexpected re-
lapse occurred and his death follow
ed. lie went West Il years ago. began
the practice Of law, was district attor-
ney two years and had been city treas
urer several years. Before going West
he was engaged i'm the jewelry trade
His wife and two children left Neosho
Saturday 10 Join him and are on their
way here. unaware that he has died.
The Rhode Island Society OF the Sons
Of the American Revolution will hold
their annual business meeting at the
rooms Of the Rhode Island Historical
Soc'cty at noon on Wednesday. Febru.
ory q. The annual banquet is az 7:3l
Al the Narragansstt Hotel. Cyi. Ethar
Allen. grandson Of the famous Ethar
Alien. was 90 make the address. bn'
his recent Bereavement compels hin
10 withdraw from his engagement. Prof
J. r. Jameson OF Brown Tniversit,
will speak ON American Expansion
from an Historical Standpoint" Th'
American Band orchestra VIII furnisl
pusic.