The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-24

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Or prefer some other man;
So my photograph j sent her.
And twas thus the answer ran:
s'Thank you so much for the picture.
BIT IL isn't like you Jack
Because. when il come, kissed II,
And it didn't kiss me bacK!'
Harlem Life.
Baxter r. waldron, of this city, has
been granted pension of Sc a month.
AT the Home for Aged Colored Wom-
en-. No. As East Transit street. the third
annual sale began at IL o'clock this
morning. The sale viii also be continued
tomorrow between the same hours.
Mr.. II. Metcalf. assistant professor of
botany at Brown University, ex-
plained before the Franklin Society last
evening How Plant Lives" The lee
ture was illustrated by a number of
colored charts.
Michael Lennon will be tried in the
Sixth district court on Friday on the
charge of over-diiving horse. Agent
Smith. OF the anti-cruelty society, al
leges that Lennon drove the horse on
run up and down Dexter street yester-
day, until the animal was used up.
At the melting OF the Primary Union
this afternoon in Y. NJ. G. A. hall, the
lesson was taught by Miss Margaret
J.. Eckley of the Olneyville Methodist
tabernacle. The discussion of the topic
''Discipline and order. ."-~as opened by
Mrs. Brooks OF the Epenezer Baptist
church.
Bonnfnfru Barrfm and Elliott Phette-
place were brought before Judge
Sweetland today, charged with failure
to comply with orders of the board of
aldermen, relative to sewer connections.
They pleaded not guilty and their cases
were continued to June under 500
bail.
Daniel Connors was for the third time
and on the same complaint. viz. that
OF lettering about the new passenger
station: brought before the Sixth dis
trict court today. Connors is a hack
driver. His plea each time has been an
admission OF evidence sufficient to con-
vict and ne has taken an appeal. The
first line was 81 and costs the second
SIS and costs today il was $40 and
costs.
A man who gave his name as Will
liam Tell had a narrow escape from
death yesterday afternoon. He was
walking on the railroad track near
Horton street. Pawtucket. when he was
struck by the north bound train that
left this city at las o'clock p. m. and
hurled some distance. He scrambled TO
his feet and his worst injur!
was found to be bad cash
near one of his knees. AS he was
badly intoxicated he was arrested by
a Central Falls officer and at the police
station his wound was dressed by DR..
Sweeo. the city physician.
Battery A, Light Artillery. expects to
receive its uniforms on Thursday night.
and a large attendance of the members
IS expected. as all the members are
1nterested in this feature. The state
uniforms worn by the batterymen were
worn out at the time the United States
Point, and after the men were mus
tered out OF the volunteer service new
equipments became n necessity. With
the camp week approaching and the
necessity for uniformed squad for the
salute on May 30. these new uniforms
will come right in play.
A public melting in commemor-
alton OF the seventh semi centenary Of
the English prayer book, will be held
in Grace church. Providence. tomorrow
evening. Rev. SamueI Hart, n. d.
secretary OF the House Of Bishops and
custodian Of the prayer book Rev.
George Hodges. ID. d.. dean of the
Episcopal Theological school. Cam
bridge. Mass, and Edward I. Temple.
ESQ. of Rutland. VI. will be present
and address the meeting. Bishop Me-
vickar will preside. This meeting will
be held in place Of the usual missionary
meeting OF the Providence convocation.
in the veetry OF the Central Baptist
church last evening japanese enter
tainment and candy and apron sale
was held under the auspices OF the
Girls Mission Band. The entertain
ment consisted Of march and song
"A Merry Little Japahsse." by ~ lit
tie girls In appropriate costume. a
pretty recitation by Katherine Durham
and ball drill by IL girls in dainty
white gowns. In the march. Edith Ar.
n1ington. Ethel Rowand. Elsie McAus.
land. Hope Bates. Marion Kirby. Dora
Sherwood. Josephine Kirby. Mildred
Mason. Bessie crandaii Lottie Krsrgs'
man. Grace Forest and Katherine Dun.
ham participated and Helen Hartwell
Lillian oslcr. Florence r. gers. May
Hartwell. Alice Briggs. sadie Mather
George Peck. Bessie Travers. Ethe
uathcrson, Florence Higgins. Louis,
Jowle and Jennie Jordan took part Ia
1ho ball drill