The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-11
JUNE MEETING.
Old Time Quaker Sunday Neglected in
N Newport.

Inc weather was perfect, ~ being the nrst
real summer day OF the season, but
town bearing the sIig htsst resemblance
TO the old-time Quaker lection. Aside
from few bicycifsts, who rode through
from Fall River. there was not special
excursion to the place. The regular
sunday noon boat from Providence
made q lively sftsrnoon business
on the electric street cars, but
ing party, made up largely OF women and
children, that spent the entire time either
at the beach or on the street cars.
The loving citizens were consid-
o'clock yesterday morning by two alarms
OF fire. The first alarm was from
box %, and proved TO be for a
small fire in the large brick build
ing on Marlboro street in which are a
blacksmith shop, a carriage painting
Ward 'n%sna Dsmocrssic no cluS, .ns and sd'0na It
is in the latter quarters that
the fire Is said to have originated. Just
what caused IL does not appeBr, but the
police feel certain that 1t could not have
been from burning ballots.
at the Old Colony Works, and this
brought to the windows and housetops
many OF those citizens who remembered
the burning OF the steamer Bristol, on
another Sunday morning, most of whom
thought II must tn Is time be the new
and handsome Priscilla. 1t proved to be
only an old shed on City Wharf, which
some miscreant must have ignited
for the purpose OF keeping
the firemen busy. Neither blaze amounted
to much, about the most serious feature
OF the whole being the breaking down of
the police ambulance and the dumping
out of some half dozen policemen.
The Newport Hospital Corporation has
had plans prepared for a women's ward and
work upon the improvement will be begun
at once. The plans, which were drawn by a
Boston architect, call for a large low build
ing of brick and stone, to cost, completed,
about $4,000. The matter has been kept
very quiet, few persons outside of the
contractors who have been invited to bid
upon the work. knowing anything
about IL even now. A women's ward is
what this institution has needed for long
time, but few expected IL TO be obtained
for another decade at least. Since ex-
Governor Wetmore took the presidency of
OF tho corporation, however. there has
been q marked difference in the financial
condition of things. Realizing the excel
lent work OF the institution he immedi-
atelv set ut work to enlarge
its scoops and to his interest and persis-
teSTgn tency is du;,I. due almost entirely this
for the new building is under
stood to be entirely in hand and the addi-
tionai land which the corporation
has recently purchased, has also
is quite richly endowed in the general ac-
upon Which i s' i 0dr iprsetcabIs AZ snao so
realize at the present time.
1t has other sources of income
but mostly from funds established for
specific purposes, so that for new work,
such as the building about to be
erected the money has to be
of this m uch needed building at this
time speaks well for Mr.. Wetmore's
management and is further evidence of
his sincere interest in Newport and New
port institutions.
Mrs. Louis Shanteler and her little
team on Thames street yesterday after
noon, but neither was seriously injured.
There 10 Q rumor that tho proprietors of
the Pavilion at the beach will ask for a
liquor license this summer. The place
Will open for the season next week.
jamestown voted on Saturday to pur-
chase 2 steam fire engine, aud appro-
priated $500 for the purpose.
The summer instruction at the Naval
War College on Coasters Harbor Island
will begin tomorrow. Assistant Secretary
McAdoo will be present and address the
The Hazard building on Thames and
Church streets was knocked down to John
X. Caswell at Saturdays mortgage sale for
$4,000. The mortgagor was Rowland
N. Hazard of the New York and
Newport drug firm of Hazard,
Hazard q Co., another purchaser is at the
head Of the drug Arm of Caswsll, Massey
d Co. The sale will probably settle an old
feud as II will certainly make one less
drug store in Newport.