The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-16


pany. During its period of emerging
from its chrysalis horse-car stage to the
full-blown glory of the broomstick con-
dition there Is great deal for the presi-
dent of the Union to do. Senator Aid
rich Is not an ornamental president. lie
Is the actual executive officer or the cor
poration, and he pursues its business
wherever it's leads-from New York to
Bullock's Point. Persons desiring to
transact business with Senator-P President
Aldrich, other than street-railway busi-
ness, must catch him rs he flies from one
item to another. and II they can gain
few minutes of his time by riding to
Pawtucket or Boston or Olneyville with
him, they may congratulate themselves
on their good luck. Mr.. Aldrich has re-
Gently taken Oh one OF the finest colored
compilations any Rhode Island man can
boast It is genuine peacnblow. he mas
ure OF real Narragansett bay manhood
Is can he seen from Point Judith clear
round to Newport.
Governor Brown will attend the recep-
tion given at the State Agricultural col
lege at Kingston this evening.
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The officers elsc ted at the twenty fifth
annual meeting OF the Seventh MAssa-
chusetts Volunteers at Crescent Park
yesterday afternoon were: President,
Lowell NJ. Markham, OF Company +; vice
presidents. Captain ID. IL. Dyer. Com
j.. hathaway, Company c, David Ca
hoone, Company ID, James IL. Luther,
Company +, John Howard, Company +.
Terrence Mcmillan, Com pany G. vii.
liam Thompson. Company ii, Edward
Seavy. Company /. William q. Churchill,
IL a
band; secretary, w. II. Wade; treasurer,
Benjtmin Cunniny CHAM; executive COM
mittee, z. +. Bliss, A. A Sterns.
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Have you ever noticed when on
crowded thoroughfars how sometimes
there comes sudden lull In the noise,
and then is absolute silence. People
keep on walking. the teams 20 up the
street, the horsecars roll along, ana yet.
everything seems to move nois selessiyf l
was walking up Westminster street the
other afternoon with friend wnen such
lull came. My friend stopped me aud,
said, do you hear how quiet 1t isf
The Iunnv way he expires sed 1t was mo-
mentarily lost to sight and we both stood
10, a moment and theu the noise was
resun ed. You could really near"
the quiet. Others have spoken about
such occurrences since, aud / tnd that
other people have observed this pecuii-
arlty on many occasions.
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A man with blood streaming from a
aged wound i'm his face was the centre
of "A group of cit zens near the corner OF
Brook aud Wickendea streetss, Wednes-
day night The wounded man, it ap-
pears, went into the barroom at tie cor
n and partook of drink for which he
did not pay. The barkeeper is alleged to
have sh Jwp his displeasure by hurting a
bottle at the fellows head with such
sure aim that the delinquent tippler's
head presented sorry sight. This Is
the barkeepers method OF getting square
for stand off" but 1t is dangerous
and brutal one.
The very latest wrinkle In serving
Strawberries is to serve the big, luscious
fruit with their hulls on. Eacn person is
expected Co hull his or her own dish OF
berries. / trust the line will be drawn
al shellit+g peas for / always detested
that work aDovs all other kinds
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= 1t has been decided to build the Tay-
lor building on Westmins .er strees next
above the Hotel Hallett OF brick and
three stories in hei ,ht. instead of wood,
as was first int n ted. Proprietor Bliss
OF the HalIett has made arrangements 10
take the two upper stories as an addition
TO his hotel.
Next Sunday the employees OF the
Adams, Earle g. Prev, United States,
American and Boston aud Providence
Dispatch express companies have their
second annual excursion. Iuey will
II axe the trip in party WAGONS. which
will leave the Office OIL the Earle 81 Prev
con paay ut $50 in the morning. Billy
Young of Scituate will furnish the din
ner, OF which it is expected about $50
persons will pirtake.
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/ have referred to the method of haul
ing cars across the city by a long line o.
horses. Yesterday afternoon / saw a
fun act, but the brightness OF the idea
caught me as well as scores Of others.
Right in the heart OF tie afternoon a
heavy freight car was beiag drawn
along. a wel-Lressed young man who
was walking down street with very
heavy grip in one hand aud his overcoat
thrown over the other arm saw the NOV
lug car. Quick as fash ne darted
inlo the middle of the street placed his
big grip Oh the buf r OF the car. aud
with smile of tr.u nph trudged happily
OH behind. / watched him out OF sight,
and when he disappeared in the distance
he was still having his baggage trans
ported free Of charge.
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Ho W many among the hundreds who
daily enjoy dinner In Colonel Atwell's
cool dining hall at Fields Point know
that they are sitting within few hun
dred yards OF one OF the historic spots in
Rhode Island. Very few, 1t Is safe to say.
Crowning the grassy slope that overlooks
the dining hall Is small earthwork
which, In the stirring days of 1912 when
the u .itei States was engaged in the
second war with England. was known as
Fort Independence. Previoas TO tnis in
1t75, an earthwork extending from Fields
t. Sa slfras Point was thrown up for the
purpose of publishing any English ves-
sci that might attempt 10 lay the toSn
under contribution. 1t was not until
1Si2, however, that Fort Independence
WIS built. The work was done by volun-
tesr citizsns under the sup. rvison of
committee of safety aud when finally
completed cannons ere supplied by the
National government. They were never
used, however, Tor though the English
paid n visit TO Newport they did not ven-
Jurs up the bay TO test the prowess and
bravery OF the citizens soldiers VINO gar
risoned Fort Independence.
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