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and Amos ID. Smith 81 Co. Among the
slgners were ;. w. Foster, Albert DALEY
q Co, James L. Rhodes, VI. r. Shepard g.
Co, L. Is; Frieze 81 Co, FULLY ID. Bowen,
william 1; Blodgett. G. g. w. L. Harris,
Joshua wilbur, Snow, Clafin 81 Co,
Mason, Dawley & Wheaton. Cornrtt 81
Nightingale, Richard K. Bamlin g. Co..
Moses Is. Lockwood, A. K. Burnside,
Knowles. Anthony e. Danielson and
Thomas A. Doyle.
The first meeting was held on March
10, 1865. in the Horse Guards armory
and the organization was completeI by
the election OF Truman Beck with as
president. Amos ID. Smith and William
~. King were chosen vice presidents.
Other preliminary and first meetings
were held at the Offices of those inter
ested, but on April @, the board nrst met
Ia It's rooms at Turks Head, the same
that are now occupied by GARDENERS
ticket Office and Davis's card store. AT
that time the main floor was three steps
above the strest level. aud in the cellar
underneath was a peanut an l fruit ven
uer,s stand. The location vas all that
could be desired, but the rooms were
modest indeed considering the wealth
represented by the members. Bare floors.
unadorned walls. one long table, a cheap
desk, an inclined paper shelf along
one side OF the wall and "a few plain
cane-trimmed chairs-these constituted
sAc AoAhASlluks VI tuo DOArQ In It's early
days. IL secretary acted as errand bow.
janitor, fireman, Office boy and informa,
tion bureau, as occasion required. Free
man Z. Little. who began TO serve "a
secretary In 1868 has, with the execution
OF twelve months, served since the board
was organized, u aud since 1873 Jan. II
he has served without intermission
"a period OF over twenty years-a term
which 1t is believed is longer than that
OF any similar officer in the country.
Perhaps the most interesting portion
OF these rooms was the executive cham
ber-an overgrown closet about 8 by 6
feet IN size situated in the rear of the
room. AS there was no means of heat
ing the room the members OF the execu-
tive council frequently sat with hats on.
and the leaky skylights almost made um.
brellas necessary on rainy days. The
executive chamber was separated from
the rooms Of a worthy locksmith by a
wooden partition only, and it is reported
one of the ~favorite pastimes OF the
idle members was To tilt their chairs
against this rickety partition until the
rafting OF the wares hung on the other
side drove the little locksmith into the
rooms OF the board, with his usual prayer
that they wouldn't do That any more.
But business was there as we'll as
leisure. At the first meeting the cues
tion OF a water supply for the city was
discussed. The first measure upon which
definite action was taken related to the
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some one else should invest his money,
but they preferred other sources
OF income. A hot discussion arose.
but IL was unavailinR. Mr.. Lippitt
again threw himself into the contest and
the matter was referred to the executive
council. At tho annual meeting I'm 1870,
Mr.. Lippitt was elected president ami In
May ~ ~ recorded that n lot on the cor
ner OF Dorrabce and Neybosset streets
could be secured and :" Ina the opinion Of
the chair IL was "A suitable place for a
hotel and an opera house" From this
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widesnread; when the hero of all. Gen
eral Burnside. occupied the GOV rnor's
chair and the the business activity rep
r sented by successes of A. e. w. Sprague
WIS advancing with giant strides. The
movement fostered in the midst of such
influences received instant and over
whelminc encour cement. A paper
was drawn up by George NJ.
Daniels, then the confidential CLERK
OF General Lyman b. Friez', i'm
TIE Office OF the latter, which was then
situated In the present banking rooms
of the Merchants bank. The paper was
rs follows: I'VE the undersigned agree
10 become members OF a board o. trade
TO be established in Providence, II. L.,
under bylaws and regulations 81 liar
10 those of the Boston and New York
boards OF trade, and which are Co be
adopted bv n majority OF the subscriber
hereto" The or iginal copy OF the propo-
sition Is still In possession OF the Board
of Trade. Torn in many places, in many
places patched. Its edges protected by
additional layers Of paper. its worn out
pieces fastened together with court
plaster and the ink upon IL
long since faded, this old docu.
ment contains the names OF two hundred
and nine men-men who In their day
were acknowledged leaders, men who e
signature could have bestowed millions.
At the head OF the list stands the names
sf A. d w. Sprague, 4. II. Mason a. Son
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prevailing opinion that the Board of
Trade, as an organization. did not evince
tbat energetic interest in public mat
ters which the community had hoped
Tor n did not exercise that leadership
10 which the com naming influence Of
us indlvidual members would entiile it.
Anu yet IL Is the very substantial pri-
vate prosperity OF her citizens that make
the city what IL Is today and upon which
Is puliding the great progress which
.he last nve years has shown. In the
iast resort 1t Is upon the men who work
In their Offices aud not upon the streets
and In public places hat the burden OF
keeping the city prosperous must rest,
and II the Board OF Trade as an organize
ton has at times seemed neglectfu! of
opportunities, its members, per-
neglect. have laid the foundation
Tor the greater opportunities which are
now before the city and which thers is
a very. evident disposition to utilize.
nevertheless, whenever public questions
nave come up for consideration they
pave Invariably received some attention
at the hands OF the Board of Trade, so
that TO sketch its development aud re-
cord lis resolutions aud memorials would
DC 70 outline the pr jects closely re-
lated to the city's progress and to note
the more important issues OF national
legislation, particularly in their bust
ness aspects.
The movement to Establish a board of
trade began la the early days OF 1868, at
time when the enthusiasm OF the state
over tne deeds OF its soldiers was still
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FOR SALE-MTSCELL1NE0r rs
Three tines under this heading 10 ccnes


NOR s~ALF-sTOR size vES ~ SECTIONS
II ali ready TO be put IN Al a bar gain. OLA
MORE A Hazard. : Fran kiln street my15d
LOR SALE-GROCERY y MkRKEr WITH
il good tenement and barn with A.eoJ feet az lang
ON desirable corner present owner must sell -
account VI sickness Address B-2N News en-
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proposed change OF the mail route from
New York to Providence. The board was
vigorous in its opposition aud was graft
fed to receive word from Senator Anthony
w thin "A month that its remonstrance
had been needed, aud that the change
would not be made. Thus the first at
tempt of the organization TO influence
public action was success I'll. Ahother
question which sgitated the Der
was that Of governmental supervision OF
telegraph lines and service. aud they
went so far rs 10 prepare a set OF resolu-
tons favoring such a system. Civil SER
vice also came in for approval at about
the same time. But tie question OF
water supply was still unsettled. Mean
while Amos ID Smith had been chosen
president, and early in lS69a public meet
ing was called 10 discuss this vital issue.
This. among others, was one of the hob
bies of Governor Lippiit. Tno governor
always had a large stock OF hobbies on
hand and whenever there was to be any
discussi n Of any question of interest TO
Providence or Rhode Island the COVER
nor could be relied on TO be present.
Whatever affected his state affected him.
lie never rested when the simple resolu-
lions were pissed. His shoulder was
always at the wheel. work was his de-
light; lard knocks aud rebuffs often at
tended his efforts, but success was never
wanting because he did not do his share.
MANY ulShRIeeu WIFI I'LL. frequently
he failed I'm mis- attempted projects, but
no man who knew him ever questioned
Governor Lippitt's public spirit or his
unstinted support OF every measure that
looked toward Improvement or progress
When the meeting WAS called to dis
cuss the water supply Henry Lippitt was
there and in his usual earnest and forci-
BILE manner he did his best for the good
cause. Not n spoonful OF Water," said
he IN his remarks, do you yet 10 use in
your kitchens that you don't have
to draw from your wells aud carry into
your house" Resolutions were passed
and a committee was appointed OF
which Mr.. Lippittt was chairman. The
Ten Mile river, the Woonasquatucket
and Pawtuxet rivers y ere all considered.
Many favored the Ten Mile river. but
tie volume OF water In the Pawtuxet
was the successful argumen aud recent
eyeIts have shown the vision OF the
choice. Results followed and on Nov.
80, 1871, the ceremonies attendant upon
Tue Introduction II water into Provi-
deuce wers held.
he constantly growing trade Of the
city aud the constantly increasing num-
Der OF the " Yelling public brought be-
fore the attention Of the members the
urgen neeI OF better hotel a,cOmmodt 4
tions than the city afforded. Some msn-
bers, ho . ever, were OPP 'sei 60 tue plan.
a very large maj )rity nere WILING that
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was the crucial point, and always has
been. The members of the board recog-
n zed that the foreign steamship ques-
tion must wait until terminals for the
railroai had been completed. Doubt
less when that Is accomplished the board
will again net.
At the end OF President Lippitt's two
terms he had been succeeded by James
y. Smith, and he IN turn by William
Grosvenor. Almost from the beginning
II had been generally recognized that
the rooms at Turks Head were made.
quate for an organization of nearly 800
members. AT various times plans had
been suggested ami othvr locations con-
sidered. q of them was the western
half of the Union railroad station. But
IN the latter part OF DR.. Grosvenor's adj
ministration II became evident that n
move somewhere was absolutely neces-
sary. A committees was appointed aud
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the Board OF Trade had no rules TO gov
ern It's meetings.. IL had a cnarter,, Sc
cured In 1868. 1t had bylaws, drafted by
Amos ID ; nith. Lyman d. Frieze. Ed,
Thomas j.. Hill, but it had no rules to
govern it's deiibera lons aud discussions.
Perhaps there had been no necessity Tor
them previously but about this time
an incident occurred that ulti-
mately resulted in the adoption OF
rules. The name OF a gentleman was
presented for membership b u IN mber
OF very high sta-.inn. 30 proposed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-18
DIED.

DIED.
BA X ER-In this city. 18th inst, nj hsr late resi-
dence. 16j Carpenter street, ABBY, widow or
Abram Baker. aged 81 years.
CONROY-ln this city, on 10th inst, THOMAS
CoNROY, aged % years.
DENIO-In East Providence. 18th inst, MABEL.
daughter OF William and Lucinda Denlo. In the
9th year OF her age.
DENISON-In this city. 18th inst, SUSAN f..
wife OF Russell A. Denison.
KING-At her residence, Johnston. ANN ELIZA
KING. daughter OF the late John and Lucretia
King. aged 90 years.
this city. ON tho 18th inst, JANE,
vile OF the late Edward Kelly, In the iCth year
OF her age.
MAR In this city, May 10, ADELIA s., wife
of the late Darius Martin, aged - years.
NIX ENNA-In his city, on the nth inst. MARY
MCKgNNA. wife OF the. lato Patrick NJ konna.
WARD-ln this city. on the nth inst. FLo-
RENEE L., daughter 81 Frank and Ellen Ward,
aged ! year 4 month and IA days.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-18
H A OF
What 1t Is and What Ii Has Done
for the City of Providence.

The Oldest Business Organization in the
City Is About to Celebrate It's Silver An
niversary, and So The News Tells the
People Of the City Something About It's
History and the Men Who Have Made
It What It Is Today.
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bic that some slight gloom may be en- at
over the coming anniversary ban quet
by the still unsolved question OF bank
ruptcy. The Benny DILL was discussed
In all It's details and earnestly con-
demued. Side lights were thrown upon
the question and at last IN 1852 u com
mittee, beaded by g. Il. Farnsworth, at
the request OF John j. Ingalls,, drew up
y report on the proposed National
Bankrupt Law" That report was a
model and IL is a source If great pride
today that its recon m~endations w ere
confessedly the main guidance OF the
gentlemen who 500 afterward fra med
the now famous Torrey bankrup icy bill.
The deliberations Of the Provid ence
Board OF Trade after q period OF tai rt &c
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-08
An Orange Peeler.

A remarkably ingenious and simple
orange and lemon peeler has been in
vented by which it is claimed that
l, 900 oranges may be peeled without
soiling finger or glove or losing drop
of juice. The peeler is piece of wire.
nickle-plated. very much in the shape
OF button hook. but with tiny blade
let into the inner bend OF the hook.
When the point of the hook is drawn
into the fruit it slides between the pulp
and the peel without danger of enter
ing either. while the blade divides the
peel easily and rapidly. after which it
may be removed without trouble.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-08
SLIPS OF TIE -omouE.
ThIngs That Were u ,dav Mixed up an
Their Saving

Their Saying.
Many persons have said in mistake
precisely the reverse of what was in
their thoughts says Cassell' g. journal
A workingman called on a country
clergy man closely related to ducal
house. The applicant wanted letter
of recommendation to neighboring
nobleman. from whom he hoped to OBJ
tain employment Why not go per-
sonally and see my lord?" the friend
asked. We'll you see :" was the
nervous answer. Il do not like speak
ing to Lord x; he may be proud. and
not care to listen to the likes of me.
1t would be quite a different thing
if it were yourself for there's
nothing of the gentleman in YOU"
Mr.. Bancroft has related that dur
ing holiday jaunt in Switzerland Sir
Paul Hunter was lost But news flies
apace and gathers as it goes. 1t was
soon said that guides were away upd
the mountain to find missing man.
Somebody had seen or heard signals
of distress. Lady Hunter. safe in the
hotel, began to tremble for her hus-
band. But his predicament was not
covered and given the necessary help
and guidance in his descent At dusk
he re-entered the Alpine hamlet alone.
as if nothing had happened. Wishing
to avoid notice and curious question
ing. he had sent his guides to their
own haunts. But as he passed up
through little waiting English crowd
Lady Hunter darted to meet him.
oh. Paul" she cried. Il am so glad
to see you back? Where have you
been? Some silly man has lost him
self in one of the mountains and
feared it might be you" Considerable
kindly. but not quite--in its literal
construction-a compliment
Some comical slips of the tongue
are due to doubtful or insufficient in
formation. There may be lack OF
important knowledge about the per-
son addressed Victor Hugo once
met a garruIous notary who talked
with him on literary subjects. The
lawyer belonged to the provinces. and
he asked if his companion had heard
anything before he left Paris about
Herman one of Hugo's own plays.
Hugo admitted that he had heard it
mentioned. 1T is a miserably stupid
piece. Very likely" said the poet
The author must be an abominable
person. One OF my friends saw him
in the street not long ago. and in such
a state. The wretched creature is
nearly always drunk" The two
passed into the same hotel. and what
We3 the CONSERVATION OF the man
with the libelous tongue when Hugo
wrote his name in the arrival register
beneath his traducers eye.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-08
Profits of Hseggar&.

Robert w. HeobaYd of the Charity
organization society. vino has had
many years experience with the beg
gars of New York and has known
nearly all of the famous ones person
ally, says that an industr Gus beggar
will frequently make as much as $40
$15 day. He has known men who
have been begging for some time to
have fortunes of $40 900 and So. 900.
w hat is the best game you know
OFF" l asked him.
We'll | think blind men make the
most money, as a rule, particularly if
they are old men.
What is the best location for beg
gars in the city?''
Wherever there are women. 1t is
quite fad for the Fifth avenue ladies to
step up daintily and drop few pennies
in the hand of begger. People have
no idea of the amount of money that
is squandered every year in perpetual
ing these paupers.
If we had the money that is given
each year in maintaining this race of
parasites we could rid New York of
professional beggars. New York
World
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-08
JUST IN JEST.

Amy-'1 don't see how this woman the
papers speak about can be prosecuted for
bigamy" Mable-''She had three hus-
bands all at once, didn't she!' Amy
Yes, but they were al dudes-not a man
among them. Epoch.
The New Rector fiLd the work in
this parish very interesting indeed" Miss
Al should think you might there are
ten unmarried girls to every man in the
congregation. Life.
Delicious fresh air; wonderful invigor-
ating fresh air. You never breathed such
air in Massachusetts, writes an enthusi-
astic young pioneer who has gone to seek
his fortune in the Far West. His father
replies: Dear Boy: You can't live on
fresh air. l inclose my check for 500,
contribution to your fresh air fund. -
Boston Transcript
A boy who wasn't much bigger than the
top ear on cornstalk after a dry sum
mer was standing ON the corner of Canal
and Houston street putting away at a
cigar in the most vigorous manner, when
u motherly old lady stopped and placed
her hand on his head and exclaimed: :
mercy on me but havn't you mothers"
Il has, num-" he courteously replied,
and if you hain't I'll lend her to you all
summer and not charge a cent!'-New
York World.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-08
The American Xere.

America said Darweesh to one
of the ladies' must be tine place and
very much like Egypt. You have
corn. tobacco, watermellons and big
river there.
And crocodiles too. =" she replied.
'Wallah!' he cried in admiration;
then with slight touch of jealousy
that these blessings should be scatter
ed broadcast he added: do they eat
men?"
No only dogs she admitted.
All" he returned. exulting in the
superior gastronomic taste of the
Egyptian saurian. ours eat men,
"Of course yours will not eat dogs:
they are Moslem crocodiles." " she
answered. referring to the Moham-
medans' avoidance of the dog as an
unclean animal.
As one of the most lovable charac-
teristics of the Arab is his instant
and intense appreciation of the
feeblest joke says "a writer in Scrib-
ner's Darweesh seemed much amused
and repeated with many chuckles.
Ours are Moslem crocodiles," as he
went about his daily work.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-08
The OLD HANo-PREss.
Battered and shattered.

Battered and shattered.
With ink all bespnttered
But still with the strength to annoy and
too bless
Loved by the e 'i'or.
Cursed by the CT titor
Rambling and stumb ing-the old hand
press.
Gone are great editors,
Patient. meek creditors
6ince the far day when it first saw the
light;
Age has but heightened it,
Riveted, strengthened it
Made it victor in many fight.
Stars from their setting fail;
Men die forgetting all;
Suns-they may vanish and light may
grow less:
But till Gabriel's horn shall blow,
Ages unborn shall know
That it's still in the bCsiness-the old
hand press
-Atlantl Constitution.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-08
Caught a Fly.

OF the father of the present king of
Bavaria it is related that one day.
when two of his cabinet ministers
called upon him with the draft Of
new law for which they required his
approval and signature, they found
him seated in his armchair, with an
open book on his knees After read
ing the statute to his majesty the min
listers stood for a long time silently
waiting for an answer. At length.
when their patience was nearly ex-
hausted. the king suddenly closed his
book with a bang. and exclaimed,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-08
IT'S THE GARB OF HEROES.
The Scot tish Kilt Good for All Wealth
ers and All Occasions.


ers and All Occasions.
The act forbidding the wearing OF
the Highland dress only increased the
attachment to it, and the poets became
more enthusiastic in it's praise. says
the Scottish Review. The most famous
song of this kind is McDonald's Am
Breacan Uallach - in which he scorns
the English CLOTH that other bards
had extolled when on the persons of
their chiefs. The kilt is the ''hero's
garb," the soldiers true Dress" the
real garb for a pursuit for putting
swiftness in the legs" 1t is the best
for the chase or for going to the
church, for lying down or getting up.
for protection from the weather for
showing off shield and sword and
keeping the gun dry-in fact for
everything. A more humorous pro-
duction on the same subject is one by
lain MacCodrum. Curses on the
king" he says. that took the plaid
from us. You gave us the
breeks. you fettered our hips; | would
rather have the loose plaid, the light.
active garment. IT'S bad wear for
night; l can't stretch my legs. l can't
get any sleep; better were the ten
yards would put in the kilt when
rise in the morning; that's the comely
raiment to keep off wind and rain.
The curse of the two worlds on the
man that put it out. You
never saw mothers son. on street or
field that is more active than son of
the Gael, with his comely person The
plaid above the kilt. his pistols in
order that will not fail the spark,
shield upon his shoulder and slender
sword beneath his arm; there is not
lowlander ir the world that would not
fade away at the sight of him. When
the Gael gather for the cattle. with
their sharp Spanish blades and the
cleaning of helmets they will pay
dearly in blood and gore and the day
of Culloden will be avenged.
The MacDonalds. the tailors of the
red cloth, not to sew it but to rend it
with their sharp-shearing blades. cut
ting ears and skulls
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-08
UNIQUE INCIDENTS.

There were 800 pennies found in a
drop a. cent in the slot'' chocolate stand
at Atlantic City.
Tacoma, Wash has a we'll 100 feet
deep from which the wind blows continu-
ally. As there is fifty feet of water in
the we'll the source of the wind is mys-
terry.
"Biddeford, a Maine newspaper re-
ports, has blind man-Darius Perkins
by name-who can kill d rat or mouse
with his cane as quickly as a cat could at
tend to the job
Miss Hattie NJ. Kimbell who has been
elected president of the Pennsboro &
Hainesville railroad, is probably the only
woman in the country who is at the head
of a steam railway.
The driver of a steam trata car in Paris
recently saw woman on the line in
front of the engine. She was paralyzed
with fear and apparently unable to
move. 1t being impossible to stop head
way in time to save her life the engineer
crawled along the side of his engine in
the hope of being able to snatch the wo-
man up away from death. He missed his
footing and falling both were ground to
atoms.
At Mobile lately a mother was standing
on the gallery of her house with her baby,
when the latter fell over the edge The
distance to the ground is twenty feet, but
the mother, without an instant's hesita :
ton, sprang after the baby, and both fell
to the ground at almost the same instant
Tho baby, striking the mothers body,
escaped with only q few bruises, but the
mother had her hip dislocated- Other
wise shs was not injured.