The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-09
Se,nes At the Harkst at an Early
Hour This Morning.
PEACHES SOLD BY CARLOADS.
ne Popular Price at Wholesale Was
sixty Cents Per Crate-How the Bid
dsr Were Summoned to the Sale In
sadents or Auction without Women.

II was just thirty minutes after
Sclock this morning when the discoriant
changing of q huge bell broke the still
ne>s beneath which the city slept. The
harsh notes Of the bell were caught up
by the echo and were flung back in
defiance as though the buildings
round about, maddened by being
Hwaxened from that delicious slumber
that just precedes the hour of waking.
we're endeavoring To overpower tie
source OF The noise with racket tenfold
greater In inte sitv.
The sharp strokes of the bell sounded
again aud again, and AS the last echo
died away News reporter. disturb ei in
an early m rning communion with the
beauties OF nature, was attracted TO its
3 ,urce.
Mounted on hi n platform in front
IT the stor, OF a fruit dealer OH ID er stree =,
was a white frocked figure, in whose hai DIS
..as the bell a huge one OF the COW bell
variety, which he had been industriousIy
swinging with all the energy ofan Arabs n
railing 20 morning pr .vers and surrouno-
ing him we're numerous early risers, all
intent on sometuin that was being said
by another individual attired in a siini-
lar white frock.
An overwhelming curiosity 10 rming
~art OF the n ws mans stock in trade,
be forthwith ventured within the on ts ide
line If the crowd aud op eniug both ears,
took in What was beng said.
The First e,ch Auction.
1t was psa, III auction. the first OF the
kind iu this city, and the GRO d was in
ten, y looking a. "a wagon load OF as ii c
peaches as eau be fou a in the market.
Most or those attending the auction were
ArsIenians w o uaving small fruit stores
IN various parts o. the city saw an oppor-
tui ity TO reap al ch harvest. Not iey
specimens of the buns" were crow ded
atouf the wagon and tue delicious smell
ing fruit was gazed NJ with watering
eyes and months. The fortunate oue-
were possessed Of reserved space on
raised plslsoIms on each side OF
the wagon AID during the sale
there were sundry diversions male as
some excited fruit We der. coming late
fearing that the sale would be over before
he could oversee operations and
feast his eyes ON the peaches, pulled
some one OF the more forl unate
ones down from his nigh plan,
and spranx into bis place. At such times
ing n botn men retiring TO a secluded
spit to settle d iiticultles.
how tho sale Opened.
The sale was opened by n bid OF sixty
i've cents per basket and the first wagon
loau went ike not Cakes Another
wagon load was likewise dis
posed Of. The buyers seemed eager
to possess the choice fruit which was
rich and very aliurng. The bids ranged
fr"n 80 cents to rs Cents, the greater por-
tion OF tue carload being sold at the
popular price of 60 cents per basket.
.'Joer' howled one descendant of sunny
Italy as he made frantic efforts To pre-
serve his place on the platform, "don't
1or-et you that l hava desc. and he
swept his arm over about twenty has
kels. aud his order was Immediately
flied
The auction proceeded merrily and Just
then the sun seemingly curious elevated
himself above the neighboring housetops
and shot his rays scross the crowd.
They Were Beauties.
The peaches, bathed ia the golden
light, seemed invested with myriad coll
ors, and the beautiful tints seemed TO
equal the brilliant co.ors of the raj bow.
lie auction sale continued for a half
hour. when the carload was disposed of
and At the close the purchasers could be
seen each standing guard over
: little heap OF baskets containing
his purchases.