The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-07-17
RAIN ITe MS.
Park Receipts Small But Big Crop
Nearly Conceals Timothy's Statue.

The editor told the reporter that IL he
knew his business he would write a few
rain items, and the reporter, who was
mad because he hadn't had an oppor-
tunity TO use his fire badge since It was
issued, felt Just mean enough to do IT,
Therefore he started for the city engi-
neer's office TO get the actual rainfall in
terms of feet and inches for July, and
other humidity statistics, and also COM
parsons Of the same with the records for
81 years back, just as those Journal fell
lows are obliged to do every time the
wind changes half a point or new
cloud is detected by the weather editor.
On the way 10 the hall he even tried to
think Of some oldest-inhabitant or
muddy-crossing joke that was old enough
to sound new again, but unfortunately
for the rain items he met Captain Pettis,
who juggles street numbers and makes
Ii difficult for citizens TO find their own
tenements. The captain had his little
book with him, entitled, "Streets that /
have Named, which he was reading TO
while away time, and sung out TO the
seeker of statistics that there are 1886
thoroughfares in the city of Providence,
regardless OF Width or reputation. That
figure includes even Try street, which
runs from North Main TO Canal, and is
not wide enough to get wheelbarrow
through; nevertheless 1t was accepted as a
public highway by the Town. Council In
1724 and ever since Captain Pettis was
elected he has been busy in taking down
"this Is private property" signs that are
put up by Messrs. Jerskey, Finkkelstein,
Einsteins, Potoshinsky and others. The
captain had another observation TO make
TO the effect that there was nothing
original in the recent naming OF the spur
of old High street as continuation OF
Weybosset street, for the same thing was
ordered by the Town Council in October
12, 1906.
The genial Mr.. Jason Stone. chairman
OF the registration commission, is going
TO take a vacation, but is waiting for
better weather and can't make up his
mind whether 10 go to Cape Cod or the
mountains. He hopes TO find a place
where there are no voting lists.
According to the strict letter of the law,
no Providence physician has right 10
make official calls or give prescriptions
today beacuse none OF them has regis
tered his name and been sworn in at
the city clerks office. Most of them have
complied with the first provisions OF the
medical act in demonstrating before the
State Board of Health the reasons why
they should be allowed to practice, but
they have neglected to register, which is
Just as necessary.
Some one has suggested that the differ
ent Sunday schools hold their annual
harvest concerts this year on the Dexter
Training Ground, where temporary pa
vilions could be erected in the very midst
OF the rich and varied vegetable crop that
is now In unexpected evidence there. 1t
would be more realistic and save the
trouble of decorating the churches and
the expense of buying the emblematic
pumpkins. The rain has done this.
Superintendent Hathaway of Roger
Williams Park wishes that the rain could
be led off some way and dropped on
those sections of Michigan where they are
praying for 1t because IL is running the
park business. He enumerated the Sun.
day school picnickers, not to mention the
unattached pleasure seekers, who might
have come to the park and hired boats
and baby carriages il IL had been pleasant.
AS it is. the receipts are way below par
and the promenades and menagerie are as
desolate as the veranda of a summer hotel
After all these interruptions the reporter
noticed signs of clearing and rainbows in
the western sky, and made that an excuse
for not going to the city engineers office
a all