The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-11
SOUTHTOWN.
Pawtuxets Sunday Pleasure Seekers
and Bay Boatmen.
The NEWS BUREAU.
SOUTH PROVIDENCE AND PAwTU xEr, !
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Pawtuxet Pharmacy, Telephone 72l-R
Yesterday from early morning until
late in the evening thousands of people
visited Pawtuxet. Every car arriving in
the afternoon was crowded. The boatmen
did thriving business and there were
several fishing parties at the old Beacon
and Sabin's Point Light House.
A special bill OF fare was served at Al
Slocum's, while at Rhodes on the Paw
tuxet clam and fish chowder was to be had
Toward evening numb Der of young people
enjoyed a row up the Pawtuxet river.
Along the water front the scene was
an active one, for yachts and sailing crafts
both the Corinthian Yacht Club in Sout b
Providence and the Rhode Island Yacht
Club at Pawtuxet the members enjoyed
the cool breeze. The campers out on the
west shore from Smith Palace to the
Brown shore were entertaining frien DIS
from Providence and elsewhere during
the day. Some OF the yachts that were
down the bay with fishing and sailing
parties aboard were Commodore Charles
STONES Wilful, with Henry Alfreds, Will
liam Shedley and others as guests; Mr..
John w. Richmond, on board of his new
schooner yacht, Priscilla, with a party
OF ladies and gentlemen; Henry Capron's
Mignon with friends; Secretary John w.
GammeIps froiic, Ben Davis Keleya,
n y.
Whites White Wing, Lewis Budlong's
Rahnee and Captain Tillinghasts Annie.
River thieves have been operating in the
vicinity of Harbor Junction and the
Providence Corinthian Yacht Club
anchorage again and have succeed
ed in getting away with con-
siderable valuable stuff. Some time
J. J. Bowen's sloop and not being salts
fed with taking pair Of 10 foot oars and
a heavy anchor, they cut the jib off and
took that. From there they next
went to small cat boat laying near the
dry dock and relieved her Of sail, rigging
and everything that was worth taking.
Several members of the Corinthian Yacht
thief.
After the morning service at the Baptist
Church in Pawtuxet, the members and
about 800 more persons mbled near
the foot OF Ocean street yesterday
noon where baptism services,
conducted by Rev. s. ii. Burnham, were
held. The services were plain and those
baptized were Mr.. Albert johnson, Mr..
William Carpenter, Mr.. and Mrs. William
II. Lee, Miss Lena Sutliffe, Mrs. Lydia
Henry and Mrs. Daniel Simmons.
1t was guests day at the Americans
Club below Pawtuxet yesterday and the
invited included number of horsemen
lTOfn DOStOn anu new Ork IN dOQlLlOn
to others interested in the running races
at Narragansett Park. The grounds were
in excellent order. The guests began to
arrive shortly after noon when Stew
ard Reid served chicken chowder.
At 4 o'clock the bake was opened and
dinner served. Jesse Brown, Steve Nc
Maugh, F. A. Moran, George Ramsell,
Martin Flaherty and other members
looked out for the comfort of the guests.
The electric cars on Broad street were
in trouble again last evening. The trolley
of one OF the Pawtuxet cars became foiled
with the power wire and the momentum
OF the car broke OFF the wire
hauling it to the ground where it
about to the CONSERVATION of the
bystanders. One of the employees of the
cut out the circuit, which rem
dered the trolley wire harmless, but to be
doubly sure he cut out again at the box
nearly opposite the first one, which action
cut off all the power below the
original break. Consequently all the cars
between here and PawtUxet were stalled
until the wires were connected. There
was delay of about forty minutes.
The Water Witch Veteran Association
held its annual re- union at Rhodes on-the
Pawtuxet this afternoon, and as usual
had high old time.
At the Episcopal Mission on Sheldon
street yesterday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Hayward and their daug hter, Miss
Emma, and Mrs. Abner Hart were bap-
TIED