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...arranging their rooms for the coming college term, students will do well to inspect the large and varied stock of tasteful furnishings offered by George P. Staples and Co., No. 739 Washington street. The white and brass bedsteads are special bargains that should not be overlooked; the quartered oak desk with combination lock is one of the many others. This firm also has on hand a complete assortment of rugs and carpets which are being sold at exceeding low prices. It should be remembered that the address of this firm is No. 739 Washington street...
...crowd on the freshman side of the field was considerably larger than that on the sophomore side. Ninety eight was supported in its cheering by firecrackers, tin pans, pistols, shotguns, and a brass band, while ninety-seven was aided by a small cannon which was planted near first base, and innumerable horns. But the noise did not seem to disturb the players on either side very much...
...freshmen won additional glory this afternoon by their defeat of the sophomores in the inter-class contest for the baseball championship. Both classes vied in their endeavors to outdo the noisy demonstrations made by '95 and '96 in their game last week. Brass bands, drum corps complete even to the drum-majors, and cannon fire-crackers, sirens, horns, whistles and even shot guns were brought into requisition to create noise and express class feeling. The sophomores had the better organization, but were unable to "fuss" the freshmen who beat them by a big score. Next week will decide the class...
...game was very long drawn out and would have been uninteresting except for the uncertainty of the result up to the end. The crowd was well provided with shot guns, pistols, tin horns, and fire crackers, while the freshmen had also hired a brass band and a piano organ to furnish music for the occasion...
Several students interested in music are making an effort to resuscitate the old Brown University brass band under the leadership of F. E. Horton...