The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-15

iut ouT peOplc are VIZ
value OF fruit more and more.
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A thing that rikes stranger as pc |
culiar in Providence il he chances down
among the streets given up TO the whole
sale trade, Is the way the freight cars are
dragged through the city streets by
long line of horses IL is "A primitive
method, but still it is far better than the
use OF steam dummies employed in otler
cities, and as IL makes a convenient way
OF transferring cars and their contents
will probably not be abolished for many
years TO come.
Westminster street presents lively
appearance every evening between ana
10 O'Clock. Thousands pass up and down
in promenade. the stores are brilliantly
lighted, and the shop windows contain
displays that are very attractive. La the
evening the drug stores aud other places
where soda is dispensed are crowded,
and the place that puts the magic slgn
"ice-cream soda" in its window Is sure
or "a liberal patronage. AT lO O'Clock the
crowd noticeablv decreases aud every
quarter OF an hour thereafter marks the
thinning out OF the people until at ll:3O
but few remain. Still there are people
cut and abroad all night. Turn down
almost any side street and you VIII see
the cheerful light OF night lunch cart,
and it is generally surrounded by those
who want a luncheon after 'all the other
places are shut up"
An out-of-town paper. located where
we wont say, telephoned tp the News
yesterday and asked II the "Democ ratio
State Central committee had met" An
affirmative reply was given aud he ques-
tion was ASKED, "What did they doY'
The repy went back tnat they reelected
their Odd board of officers aud adjourned.
Yes but how about the fightY They
thatW This is no fancy sketch. bu. cold
hard truth. No one wonder that tight
WAS expected, for IL is pretty hard TO get
the Democracy together without row,
SO tile inquiry was not surprising one.
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The "ofiicial souvenir postal card" is.
sued for use at the Worlds Columbian
exhibition are being sent TO Providence
people by their friends at the fanr. There
are tive varieties and one OF the prettest
is that showing the AGRICULTURAL build
ing On the upper left hand corner on
the message side OF the carl Is medall-
ion which contains group taken from
the friezs on the building. 1hen comes
the cut of the building itself, from the
water side. with the goEdolas IN the fore
ground. The whole is handsomely done
i've. This is rolled on TO the back of
regular postal card and furnishes a
charming souvenir. A number of stamp
collectors and curio gatherers have sent
orders for the series. The cards sell at
cents each.
The Anthropalogical society OF Wash
ington city, d.. c., offers prize OF $50
for "a 1900 word essay on "rhe Elements
That 20 to Make mp the Most Useful
Citizen OF the United States" and sew.
eral Proyidence people have made up
heir minds that thai prize is coming
this way, Judging from letters OF iUquiry
the News has received asking about the
matter.
The favorite Fall River line toNew York
makes the welcome announcement 10
the people of Providence that the double
service for the summer has gone into
effect. Tue great steam boats, the Puri-
tau, Pilgrim, Providence and Plymouth
are now in ommissiop, two boats going
in each direction nightly. The first
boat from Fall River touches at New
port at 9:l5 p. m, the second running ex-
press to New York. The summer ar
raugement of trains hns also gone into
effect, aud trains are run to tue steam
boat wharf from all divisions of the Old
Colony on schedules differing somewhat
from those hereGofore in effect. This
double service Is great convenie nee
and prevents the overcrowding that for
merly characterized travel by this popu-
lar line.
A we'll known fruit dealer said today
that probably nothing showed the ad-
vance which had been made in the fruit
business during the past decade than the
banana trade. Then banauas We're a
rarity and five cents each was very rea-
sonable pric, 10 pay for them. To-day
ten cents dozsn is by no means un-
usual price at retail, aud of course the
wholesale price is correspondingly low.
The Boston Herald says: "Narragan-
sett opens the season with a wedding.
This is q delicate reminder to the sum-
mer girls who congreg tie there to be
little moro serious. This famous resort
has achieved something of distinction
in former seasons for flirtations, in
which vows are writ in he sandy beach,
only to be washed out by each advanc-
ing tide. Reform is necessary at Nara
gansett, aud this wedding is good way
TO inaug urate it.
The professional oarsmen of the coun-
try are wild with enthusias n over the
which the Gorham Misunderstanding COM
pany has Just completed. The trophy
was ordered by Richard X. FIX. The
cup stanus twenty-eigDt incnes high anti
con tains 3U0 ounces OF silver. IL is esti-
mated as being worth $1,000 The rules
for its capture require competitors TO
row five miles with u turn and the holder
Mtist accept all bona fids chal-
lenges within thirty days of
their publication. All races for
the trophy must be rowsd in Amer
an waters and for stakes not less tn al
81. COO a side. The cup is To be shipped to
Chicago and will probably be completed
tor AT Puilnan, ILL.,. for the first tims. 1t
is one of the most elegant trophies ever
turned out and reflects honor aud credit
on the Providence company thai turned
IL out.
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The members of What Cheer 10 lge of
Odd Fellows were entertained by Brother
Louis ;. Woodward at mis- residence on
Branch avenue this afternoon. A game
OF baseball and O, her sports occupied the
attention of the members until o'clock,
wnen clambake was served.
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