The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-22
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Mrs. Mary H. Atwood. who died Tues
day mt her home 10 North Adams. Mass,
was born ut Pawtucket eighry-two years
ago and was the daughter OF Luke and
Lecina Flood and granddaughter OF Roger
Alexander. who was partner OF Samuel
Slater in the first cotton mill In the
United States, now known as the old
Slater mill at Pawtucket. Mrs. Atwood
was married sixty-four years ago 10 An
thony Atwood of this city and removed
1t once to North Adams, where she has
lived ever since. Her husband died thirty
years ago.
Few people are aware Of the fact that
the average expense per day OF running
street car is $l2. Five dollars Of this
amount goes to the driver and conductor
aud the remainder is divided up among the
exppnsss OF other employees, feed for the
horses and wear and tear OF the rolling
stock. The fares Of 240 passengers are
required to pay the running expenses or
car for one day. With the electric sys-
tom the cost Of operation will be some
what reduced.
One of the prettiest little table covers
bons wlich come around cigars. They
are sewed together in q star-like design
aud then q gold fringe embroidery 10
sewed around the edges A little r lge-
wood girl 10 making one aud IL takes
over two hundred ribb n. AS these rib.
bons come around buuches OF cigars,
ffty In bu lch. over ten thousand cigars
had to be smoked to furnish her with her
table cover. Tobacconists are having
their lives made weary b. seekers after
these rib bons.
Providence is evidently to have b,se-
ball team next year and its management
has reserved James Cooney. T. II. Petit,
II. p. Lyons, James +. Rogers. ID. +. Nc
Keouoh, James Sullivan. Patrick Friel,
C. Z. Bassett, William f. heine and +.
T. Rudderham. Providence would sup
port a good team, but such an aggrega-
tion as 1t has put out this year has been
more OF disgrace than a ben fit to base-
ball interests here. 1t may not have been
the fnult of the men, but certainly it has
been the fault OF the management, and
unless he team gets iut good bands next
yesr 1t better not try anything higher
than high school mines within the state
limits.
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Shortly after noon yesterday people
passing along WestIniuster street stopped
TO look at a pat etic scene. baby
coach was standing in the middle OF the
sidewalk with it's ccupant, a baby about
four mouths old, crying plteously. A lit
tie girl OF about 8 years was vainly try
ing to soothe it aud finally picked il up
and began carrying IL around the coach
in true mothery style. TIE baby con-
tlnued tn cry and. with tears in her eyes.
the little girl cast expectant looks across
the street at the Butler Exchange.
Women and men stopped to
ask the child where her mother
was aud fually. after couple OF hours
W. iting. several women held the baby
while the little girl ran over into the
Butler Exchange, and. after what seemed
an age, came back with the mother of the
baby. who WAS all smiles and seemed not
In the least worried over her long neglect
OF the little one.
Mr.. Amos Chesebro OF r ,ad church is
visiting his brother in this city.
Miss Lizzie p liner of tiis city who has
been the guest of Mrs Herbert Peckham,
of Westerly, the past six. weeks, has re-
turned home.
Mrs. j. w. Rithbun. Of Noank, is visit
ing frie Ids in his city.
Mrs. Elisha Aruold of this city is the
guest of ner brother. Mr.. G B. Wilson Of
Pontiac.
Mrs Thomas Wilson of this city re-
turned home Wednesday, after having
been the guest of her sister, Mrs. Robert
Carson. for the past week.
Mr. and Mrs Haurv Eosfar cf this ri "
spent Wednesday with frieuis in Arctic
Mr.. Joseph Cherry aud wife OF Area liza
have been visiting this city during the
past few days
Mrs Gilbert Tucker and grandson,
Everett, of Arcadia, who have been visit
ing friends in this city, returned home
yesterday.
Mrs. ID. II. Randall OF this city is visit
Ing friends ia North Stonington.
Mrs. James A. Cooke of California,
wife Of ex-Policeman Cooke, formerly of
the Providence police department. is
visiting Mrs. Ii. G. Brown OF this city.
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The new law against carrying concealed
weapons will. IL rigidly enforced, %
more to depopulate the police court than
any two other expedients comb ned. The
major ty OF criminals owe their crimes to
the handy presence of revolver, knife.
or razor at the time when they
are least to be trusted with such weapons.
The average man would do but little
bodily damage TO his kind IL he were COM
PEELED to rely upon his fists. But givs a
passionate maa dangerous weapon
and allow him to range at lib
erty and his cbaucs for speedy
Incarceration, or worse are very gooi.
Without a weapon he is n tiger with
clipped claws; arm him aad he will soon
get himselfani Others iuto trouble.
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Among the fads OF the past that have
become completely obliterated and over
whose drpar ure general rel icing may be
pardoue Is the ''ie" Iad. A few years
ngo 1t was Hattie, Matte. Nettie, Willie,
Charlie. frankie, Allie. a I'd So on al in
finitum. Now how many lies" eau you
fLd. In one neighborhooi know OF
the,e Is an Ev-ly', a Ruth. an Alice,