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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20
A HOME WEDDING.


The marriage of Mr.. Levi Clark
Blanchard of Hebronville and Miss
Hattie Louise Capen of this city took
place at 1880 o'clock last evening at
the home Of the brides parents. No.
2S6 Dudley street, the knot being tied
by Rev. John A. Hainer. pastor of the
Pearl Street Baptist church. There was
quite a large number OF invited guests
ana the wedding gifts were quite costly
and very numerous.
The bride was attired i'm white or
candle, trimmed with whlt satin rib
bon. She wore white pea blossoms in
her hair and carried In her right hand
a beautiful bouquet OF white roses.
Misses Lottie Mead Capan and Lena
Thorp Capen were the bridesmaids
Miss Lottie Capen wore blue muslin.
trimmed with blue satin ribbon Miss
Lena Capen was dressed i'm pink mus
lin. trimmed with pink satin ribbon.
After the ceremony reception was
held and the newly married pair were
warmly congratulated.
Mr. and Mrs. Blanchard will go on
a short weddin grip. after which the
couple will take up their residence in
Hebronvillc.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20
CIEp.

ALENANDER-In Newport. July 10, at
the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
Peter Durney, Mrs. Margaret Alex
ander, aged 73.
BUCKLIN-In Pawtucket, 18th inst,
stephen II. Bucklin, i'm the S4th year
OF his age.
GLASGOW--In this city, on the 18th
inst, William a.. son of William
III. and Josephine l.. Glasgow, aged
30 years.
GILLEN-In this city, on the 10th inst,
James T.. Glllen. son of Mary Mar
tin.
JENCKS-At Riverside. 18th inst. Ma
than ID. Jencks, in the 9TH year OK
his age.
LEWIS-In New York, on the 18th
inst, Frank Anderson Lewis son of
Mary j. Lewis anG the late Silvanus
M. Lewis, in the 3gth year of his
age.
M'GRATH-In this city, on the 18th
inst, Bridget, widow OF William III.
McGrath.
M'COY-In this city, on the 18th inst.
Chester r.. son of Henry b. and
Elizabeth Mccoy, aged 1 year q
months, 20 days.
MURPHY-In this city. on the 18th
inst. John W.. son OF Rosanna and
the late James Murphy
M'LAUGHLIN-In NJ this Ncity, on the
10Th inst. Richard A., son of Alice
and the late Patrick Mclaughlin.
in his seth year.
RYAN-In this city. on the 18th inst.
Margaret j., wife of Edward III. Ry-
an and daughter of the last John
German. aged 35 years.
SANFORD-In this city. the 18th inst,
George G. Sanford, in the s0th year
OF his age.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20
SKE>MARRIED
HER COhCHMAN.
Miss Addis |. Phillips Becomes
Mrs. Bernard B. Kennedy.
IS WEALTHY IN HER OWN RIGHT
Wedding TcOs FIaCe In Catholic Rsctuy at
SsampSGOIt Last Evening.
BRIDE IS POPULAR ANO HANDSOME.
As She is a Protestant, 0spensaton Had 10 30
PioOued IRON krChb siop Mil ans 0bjec-
tons Of frdes Aunl Of No Avail.

Swampscott July 20.-AIss Addie l..
Phillips. nelress 10 a large fortune, a
member Of one of the wealthiest
families in the town of Swampscott.
and one Of sc handsomes, and
most charming young ladies in the
smart set Ol that popular seashore
resort. was married last evening at the
parsonage ol ST. JOseph's Catholic
church, SwampscOtt 10 the family
cOachman, Bernard Il. kennedy under
circumstances that have caused a de-
cided sensation IN the town. and
caused no end OF gossip among the
friends OF the bride, who appear 10
have been entirely unprepared 10 re-
ceive the news Of the sudden marriage.
The ceremony was performed by the
rector Of st. JOseph's church, the Rev.
j. G.. Harrington. Miss Addie Phillips,
who, by the way. is no relation TO the
bride, was maid of honor, and James
Kennedy a brother of the groom, was
best man. Two other persons witt
messed the ceremony, one of whom was
a brother Of the groom and the other a
70
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20

Mr. NJ. T.. Ingalls, Is man OF whom
the general public knew very little un-
til the other day although he was prom
inently Identified with railroad inter
ests and has won a big reputat on as
president OF the "Bi. Four" The re-
port that he had resigned from that
position and was 20 be established ia "A
specially created Office OF general rate
arbitrator OF railroad lines. at a salary
of $4,000 year introduced him to d
larger public attention. The office
which has been created seems 10 have
for its purpose the harmonizing OF rate
differences between lines that have
some interests i'm common and others
i'm competition. The report of the ap-
pointment is denied but another comes
to the effect that Mr.. ingalls, is wanted
for the candidate for governor of Ohio
by the Democratic party OF the State
This seems to be something OF a
come down and it remains 10 be
seen whether Mr. ingalls, future fame
is 10 be concerned with railroading or
politics.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20
It'd BITS.

Klaus Groth. the Plattdeutsch poet
whose verses encouraged Fritz Reuter-
10 write I'm his native dialect. recently
celebrated his eightieth birthday. II is
twenty-five years since Reuter- died.
4 gold cross OF honor has been given
to Berlin cook. Johanna Mock nv
the Empress Augtsta for nfty-dye
years OF faithful service IN one family
She was passed on from mother 10
daughter.
Hans Richter has decided to stay i'm
vienna, his salaries having been raised
so that he viii receive 1000 norins
l$SS0O) year. He has leave TO attend
20 the engagements ne has made for
this year IN England
NJ Molssan takes exception to the
sweeping condemnation by NJ. Ditfs az
the aluminium utensils used by the
french army N the Madagascar cxpe-
ul,loh. Inc aluminium used was not as
pure as it Is made now and very slight
impurities Affect it's durability More
over qualities should not be sought FOR
lh the metal which b. does not possess.
II mas the advantages OF being light of
belng easily worked nto shane nv
stamping, thus doing away with ioints
ana leaks and above all OF being harm.
,esa When u oNidizcs. He thinks II Ike
!. N+''t N'Nii'A hNfiin le fNNlltlrM To TN
unsatisfactory.
TWO street portors in Bonn got into n
Tow lately. and. instead OF punching
sach others heads. were persuaded 10
mkht q duet under severe conditions" +"
in,y were stripped to the ualst. blind.
l2lled. and armed with r-volvrrs. one
shoi was To- be fred az rftesn patos
nlinai"lded; then the comhatanfs we're
to rails the bandagc. advinc. 4, an
peots stance. and fire again 'r,rn
'ullps We're fired in this Way ,,t.,out
uhinage 10 any one. nV even tho 'oiIr
s''nh4s The latter then sria.b tb.f
nlnof Was satisfied. All th. partics 40
,n....alir ailtir nave been arrested. the au-
ne ridicule brought upol dneIlIna ~
'he low rank OF the combalants.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20

There are doubtless a number OF
spirits in the Democratic National COM
mittee who would rejoice in revolution,
but ii is probably pretty safe to assume
that there will be majority to restrain
them from carrying out such features
OF the program as 10 abolish the unit
rule for the convention, the two-thirds
rule for the choice OF a candidate or
even to refuse credentials 10 the dele
gates who bolted either the party or
the platform in 96. lt rs altogether too
evident that the Democratic organiza-
tion requires harmony and not more
dissension II IL expects to have a
ghost of show in 1900. which prob
ably it has not under the very best of
circumstances. And for the national
committee. however radical IL may be
in disposition. to bowl over such time
honored Democratic practices as the
unit rule and the two-thrds rule would
of course be the next door TO political
insanity. There isn't much question
that the preponderating sentiment in
the committee. as well as I'm the ronl,
and file of the party. is as friendly %
the cause of Billy Bryan and free sill
YER as was the case in 's6. Bur unless
their cause is more desperately within
the party itself than has been susnec,.
ed they viii hardly take extreme meas.
ures at this time 10 fortify themselves.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20
A Handsome Woman.

Miss Addie l.. Phillips. who is now
Mrs. Kennedy is a remarkably hand
some young woman, and was fayorite
in the highest social circles of the town
OF SWampscOtt She is the daughter of
Mr.. Nelson Phillips. who died several
years ago, leaving his daughters COM
fortalbly we'll Off The money bequeath-
ed them was placed I'm trust for the two
girls. "A brother Leonard Phi.ps, being
made guardian over her affairs.
Since the death of her father, Mss
Phillips lived with her aunt, Mrs. War
Ten Phillips, in a beautiful residence al
the corner OF Humphrey and Orient
streets, Swampscott. Mrs. Phillips al
ways took a great interest dn Adiie,
and was as devoted TO her as a mother
could be. Everything that money could
provide for the comfort and pleasure of
the niece was at her beck and call.
She was provided with costly equip
ages and thorough red horses, and. be-
ing am experienced whip. she managed
to take a great deal of amusement out
OF driving along the attractive North
Shore and her handsome form and at
traotive countenance were recognized
at once by those who have summered
in Swampscott for the past few years.
Several months ago. however, a
change occurred which the family had
not calculated upon when they engaged
Bernard q. Kennedy. The sequel is
the marriage which took place last
evening
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20
SMILES.

"If 1 ever marry, it shall be woman
OF fine intellect"
Huh. Wouldn't you rather have a
wife who thought you a great man ?"--
Indianapolis Journal.
What do you think of the future OF
Spain?"
1T will be long time before Spain
has any future; she has got to do such
a lot of work over her past. Chicago
Record.
Doctor--It Is a little difficult to dag
nose your case. Perhaps you have been
eating TOO much.
Patient-Impossibe This hotel is
Weekly.
OHoolihan-Is at the trut' that the
day shift bees goin' on shtrike?
O'Grady-,Be gorry, ut Is. The roum-
pany have raised our pay widout con-
surt!n' wild the unlon.-Philadelph
North American.
May-Its a funny thing for Tom
Justwed 10 can his wife a little insur-
gent.
Dot--An insurgent? Why?
MAXWELL YOU see every time they
have a fight she always looks for n
cash comprOmlse.-Judge.
she says she thinks those horseless
carriages are a great hvention."
Indeed. they are.
Yes. There won't be any reins 10
hold nor any horse to bother with, you
know. Philadelphia. Bulletin.
little Clarence-Pa. | saw "A man yes
terlay who had no hands TO play the
piano
Mr.. Callpers-How. FOR goodness
sake did he play IT,
Little Clareice--He didnt.-4Puck.
TO think" said the visitor To the
penitentiary. 'Hhat YOU viii have 20 go
through life an cx-cOnvicti'
We'll. miss replied Crowbar Claude
"to tell YOU the truth. just az present
there aint nothing Ia like more 90 bel"
-Cmcinnati Enquirer
And YOU VIII love me forever and
ever. won't you?" b. queried with In
tense earneztness.
You forgot" replied tne Boston
maiden. ''that forever is something
which the finite mind caEnot grasp with
a lucidity Of satisfactory sufficient
ness"
Under the circums there was
nothing left for him & DO but take hts
hat AMI 60 hunt up sas stovc.-!Tinc.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20
A LIFE PRESERvER.
Mrs. Henry Clsws Put One on Yes
terday and Was Nearly Drowned.
Very Strange Happening al the SpauiIng
Rock Beach al Newport.

Mrs. Henry Clews, the well-known So
c.ety woman and wife OF the banker,
met with strange accident at spout
ing Rock beach. Newport. yesterday,
because she did not understand the de-
Nlous ways of "a life preseryer.
Mrs. clews put on a life preserver,
something she had never done before.
ana went INFO the surf. As soon as she
got out some distance and tired TO fioat
she was reversed and for while was
IN bad plight. and actually in danger
OF suffering serious consequences.
she made every effort to regain her
roofing. but without success, and in She
meantime she was entirely helpless and
struggling desperately. which greatly
exhausted and unnerved her.
Many bathers. including swimming
master Boyer, saw her predicameCrt.
Boyer ran to her assistance and sue
ceeded In getting Mrs. Clews on her
Ieet and into shallow water
her friends who had FASTENED TO her
assistance included Mrs. ]. Townsend
Burden and Mrs. Il. Rollins Morse. who
heipeu calm Mrs. tleWs ana admlnls-
tered restoratives. 1t was quite time
before she regained her composure, and
was driven home by Mrs. Burden.
Mrs. Clews's accident was a most pc
culiar one. and whether the life pre-
server slipped or was wrongly adjusted
nobody seems TO know,
Al any rate. Mrs. Clewss experience
was entirely novel and will be the talk
OF society for some time. Mrs. Clews
thinks IL rather laughable affair, but
her friends say 1t was fortunate that
assistance was SO near, or Mrs. Clews
might really have been drowned.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20

had IN. strike germ not crossed the
Bridge. A fight breeds a crowd and one
crowd breeds another. And so there
was rioting in the more forlorn dis
tricts OF New York last night that eNi-
IDENTIFY caught from the blaze across the
RIVER. The Lehigh Valley and the
Consolidated railroads are,having trou-
BILE with their longshoremen and more
OF them have gone out. The Cleveland
strike situation is by no means settled
and now the night force of the district
messenger service is on strike. There rs
no connection OF course between the
strike OF the messenger boys and OF the
trolley employees in Cleveland but 1t
serves 10 indicate how popular strikes
are becoming just now.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20

IL the rainy season lasts long enough
the controversy over the situation in
the Philippines ought to be well thresh-
ed out and arrangements made for the
new campaign that shall he effective.
Meanwhile rumors are persistent that
diplomacy stands a fair chance of
bringing the rebellion TO a close with
out further bloodshed. in which event
all argument will be declared off and
everybody will be happy
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20

The Chicago Tribune which has kept
count reports that eighty-three persons
have died of locktaw since the Fourth
of July, the original injury being trace
able 20 the toy pistol or some like
weapon for celebrating the glorious
holiday, The reform which drove the
small boy from the use OF firecIackcrs,
which only set fire 20 property, to the
toy pistol which destroys life would
seem 20 call for some sort OF an amend
ment before another Fourth rolls
around.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20
Aunt lntsTisfed.

By this time the news of the intended
marriage reached the ears OF Mrs. War
rem Phillips. the brides aunt and a is
stated that she resortcd 20 every con-
ceivable device To prevent a taking
place. but all 90 no avail. Miss Phillips
was determined to marry the man OF
her choice. and Kennedy was equally
firm I'm his purpose 60 claim her az his
bride.
ON Tuesday last Miss Phillips. ac-
componied by Kennedy. visited Arch
bishup Williams Inv Boston and secured
from MIN The npCossar~ permission 10
have The ceremony performed. Ypstcr-
Gay 'he Whereabouts cf Kennedy and
MISS fhillips We're unknown To tho
Trends OF the bride aud II was cur
fehtly reported that they had been
married.
Such was not the case. however
Ihcr abseuce from town. on their
secrecy while In town. hai The desired
elsect, az 10 WIS intended that thu mar
Iiage should take place at evening. and
tnat only The principals and A Few inti-
mate friends should know anything
about Il.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20

Every woman should have the beau
ty, vivacity and vigor of perfect health
A strong stomach is the first essential
to physical beauty in either man or
woman. Nine-tenths of the sickness of
the human race comes from weak di-
gestion. Thousands of people, after
years of disbursement, have tried
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and regain
ed their health. There is nothing like
for the cure OF stomach troubles. See
that private Revenue Stamp covers
the neck OF the bottle.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20

Contrary to the general belief, OK
ford has more representatives on the
English bench than Cambridge. OF
the forty judges OF the High Courts of
Justice, fourteen are graduates Of OK
ford. nine OF Cambridge, four of Trinity
College. Dublin, five of London, three
OF Scotch universities, and six are not
college iben. So says the Saturday Re-
view.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20

Just now the strike fever seems IN
be epidemic a general outbreak was
iooked for in May bat Il didn't come
Is seems 10 have come now. however
and is raging hercely The Bro0l4l..,
manifestaiion has SPREAD 90 Manhattan
borough and although nothing liko /,
general strike on the Now York rnes
~ icoSed Tor number q the employees
are out and the Infection has taken
hotdIt would have been strange though
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20
Application for License.

Last Monday morning a young man
called at the office OF the town clerk of
Swampscott and asked for a marriage
License. He gave his name as Bernard
B. Kennedy, age %. and that OF his in
tended bride as Miss Addie l.. Phillips,
age L..
The town clerk refused 20 grant the
certificate, as the girl was under age,
and required the applicant to get the
Signature OF the guardian OF the would
bc bride to make the proceedings legal.
Mr.. Kennedy departed and soon re-
turned. bearing the necessary author
ity from the guardian. who did not Of
fer the slightest remonstrance TO COM
plying with the request.
After securing the marriage license
Kennedy and his fiancee called upon
FIR. Harrington and requested him to
perform the marriage ceremony. After
learning that the intended bride was a
Protestant. he told them that the laws
OF the Roman Catholic church forbade
such unions without a dlspensation be-
ing granted, and they were informed
that 10 would be necessary 10 secure
this document from Archb's shop Will
liams. i'm Boston.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20

The violence displayed thus early in
uralIy TO Indicate that the movement
was doomed from it's very beginning.
Usually strike is in progress for a
good many days before mobs and riot
ing develop. the development being due
TO desperation at the prospect of fail
ure. But the strike in Brooklyn ran
into riot almost from the start.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20

The Tammany municipal assemblv
has voted a resolution extending ns
sympathy to the striking employees OF
the Brooklyn trolley lines in their ef-
forts 10 secu'e better wages and short :
er hours Almost everybody has sym.
pathy for an attempt to secure better
wages and shorter hours OF labor. but
that branch Of the city government
shoul.i offer a resolution OF this char
acter af the time when the police de-
partment OF the same town is having
its hands full suppressing the more ma
tcrial manifestations Of the efforts IN
secure better wages" etc. is. we should
say wholly unusual
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20
Kind to EVsutoiy.

Kennedy was a clever appearing
young fellow with a nice complexion.
blue eyes and a smooth face which
gave him more the appearance of a
clergyman than OF a coachman. He
possessed the true Instincts of a gen.
tleman, was kind To everybody, and
everybody was kind To him.
IL does not appear that Coachman
Kennedy exerted any influence over
Miss Phillips; i'm fact. it Is stated that
he treated her as he did other members
OF the household, in polite and defer
entail manner. 1t was evident. how
ever to the friends OF the family who
were frequently guefts at the Phillips
household that Miss 'Addie appeared to
take a deeper interest in Coachman
Kennedy than the circumstances re-
quired, and it was not long before the
members of the family discovered IL.
IL is stated that, as soon as they were
certain things were as they ap-
peared, the girls aunt demonstrated
with her. reminding her that she could
not think OF meet --. her coachman
upon equal ground
Things were finally brought to a
crisis. which resulted in the marriage
last evening.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20

Young Willie Vanderbilt probably OBJ
jected to being shot by that newspaper
camera because the fiends didn't give
him chance TO strike an attitude and
look pleasant, please"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20

The cashier Of the Middlesex County
IN. J) bank gets a sentence of six
years imprisonment. which seems rea-
sonably soft considering that he stole
all there was OF the bank that he could
take off with him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20

IL appears likely that the concern OF
Great Britain and Germany over their
Interests IN the republic OF Guatemala
is chiefly inspired by the fact that some
of their citizens bought Guatemala
bonds at a low rate on a promise of
SAyIeek interest and that the govern
ment now threatens TO default the
bonds. In ordinary speculation when a
citizen takes such risks he usually has
to stand the losses IL they come. But
as between big nation and a little
nation the warships may sometimes be
advantageously used to back up the
usurers.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20

Who would have thought that the
competition between the Sound lines
had reached the stage of coming to
blows
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20

The walking delegate is compelling
good many folks that are not dele
gates TO walk in Brooklyn town.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20

To the ornithology Of the Philip
pines is now added the Manila round
robin.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20

The decision as to Secretary Alger is
up to the President to make.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20

About the only comment heard on
the street with reference TO the resig-
nation OF Secretary of War Alger is
why didn't he do it before?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20

If Gen. Otis didn't want the news to
get out why didn't he adopt our Dew
ey's plan and cut the cable?
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-20
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