The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-03-31
Concert and Reception at Tabernacle
N. E. Church Last Evening.
Young Man Arrested for Raising Trouble
for His Parents at an Early Hour.

The weather last evening was not such
as TO tempt one TO go out unless peihs
Obliged to. but II did not stop nearly 4Oo
of the friends OF the Rev. w. A. Gardner,
from participating in concert and re-
ception held i'm the Tabernacle M IL
church last evening. and had the weather
been fine the church would have peen
crowded TO the doors.
The program presented was delight
ful one. and those who had the pleasure
of being present do not hesitate I'm say
ing that IL was the best concert ever
given in Olneyville. A pleasing feature
OF the evenings program was the presen-
tation OF huge fioral horseshoe to Mr..
Gardner from the members OF the Schu-
bert orchestra and the Schubert quar-
tetfe. of which he is the organizer ana
leader The presentation speech was
made by Mr.. Albert Tetchner. who re-
ferred to the work performed by Mr.
Gardner. and OF the esteem in which he
is held. not only by the members OF the
church, but the citizens generally.
The following well-known artists took
part in the program. which consisted of
IL numbers, but each was encored a
number OF times, making the program
reader: Miss Nettie Greenup, soprano;
Prof. Henri -Faueher- violin Mr.. Fred
Richards. baritone; Mr.. Edward Roscoe.
bass: Mr. w. A. Gardner. cornet, ana
the Shubert quartette: Miss Nettie Green
up soprano; Miss Ella Richards. alto;
Mr.. William Hughes. tenor; Mr.. Fred
Roscoe tenor.
The event. which was huge financial
success was In charge of Mr.. William
Hughes.
TOI-GH CASE
John r. Neilan. who lives with his
parents on Capron street. was arrested
at his home at $50 this morning for be-
Ing drunk.
He went home late last evening and
raised rlictions. So much so that a sister
who Is caring for the elder Mrs. Neilan,
who is suffering with an attack OF pneu-
monia. sent TO the station for an officer
10 have the young man taken out when
the officers arrived the old man begged
the boy to behave and he promised To do
30 and so he was not arrested. The sis
ter sent the second time 10 the station
for an officer but as they had made one
call in the rain. and their services were
not wanted refused to make the second
call, but at 3 O'Clock the sister came the
third time and begged the officers To take
him out, for the family were afraid that
he would do something rash.
The request was granted and the young
man was arrested.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
An alarm OF Are was sent i'm from box
6S few moments after O'clock this
morning by Patrick Padien for a chimney
fire at % Audrey street, the chimney hav-
ing been clogged up with soft coal SCOT
Frank walden driver OF one OF the
hose wagons had a very narrow escape
from being killed. for his wagon was
standing near the curb stone In front of
the house. and the men engaged on the
chimney Knocked n brick loose and this
went rolling down the roof and IL was
seen coming by spectators on the oppo-
side side OF the street. one OF whom call
ed 10 Mr.. Walden, who heard the rum
bling noise OF the brick on the roof and
by dodging 81 escaped injury, but the
brick struck his cap and knocked II on
He and his associates consider him very
fortunate fellow and -ae- -de.fbt-trr-tftrr-f fu=-