The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-14
NORTH END NE VS.
Apparent Need OF Better Means OF
Taking Care Of Rainfall.
A Bicyclist Has a Very Unpleasant
Experience Near the City Line.
THr NEWS BUREAU.
NoRru ENp, .2s BRANCH AVENUE,


The interest in the matter OF widening
OF Charles street continues unsbated in
this section OF the city, IL Is not only
those who reside "A the immediate vicin-
inty OF this thorough who are hoping
that the Common Council may hnd IT ad-
visable to concur with the Board OF Alder
men I'm regard TO the width oil the street.
An old resident of the North End called
attention the other day TO the fact that
within little over year there had been
decided increase in the manufactures
OF this part of the city, and he cited as
an example tho Silver spring Bleachery,
whose growth has been a remarkable and
at the came time healthy one, for II has
even now a very extensive. addition under
way. The same party referred TO the ad-
dition to the Tool Company's works, and
10 the immense amount of land that was
still available, and possessed peculiar ad-
vantages for manufacturing. FROM these
statements he argued that IT would not
do to treat the North End as IL II had
seen its most vigorous period, and was TO
fall into a slow but certain decline.
"Another truth" said the same party,
"is that there is considerable building
going on here ana when the members OF
the city government visit this part OF their
bailiwick the present week II Is 10 oe
hoped they will not fail 10 notice how
important an artery of all the business life
Va tht Va Wv NfJ
street is.
"It, more than any other highway in
Providence seems 10 be the connecting
link between two OF the greatest manu-,
featuring certers In the country, namely,
this city and Pawtucket; two cities that
Il would seem from the tendency OF
thing in other places would one day
obliterate the merely nominal line that
divides them.''
Harry Pierce, a well known down town
bicyclist, met with rather unpleasant
experience in the midst OF the rain yes
terday afternoon. lie went 10 pay an
urgent hut regular social call Just over
the city line beyond Wanskuck, and when
in front OF the house he was to pay his
visit, he drove bravely through puddle
of water, which he judged TO be about
three inches deep. Ii was a sad case OF
misjudgment, however, for there was
over foot OF water in the temporary
pond. Mr.. Pierce was thrown from his
wheel and as soon as possible got out OF
his undesirable bath.
Mr.. w. j. Watson and Miss Louisa Low
EFT, two popular residents OF Capital Hull,
will be united in marriage at ST. Pat
rick's Church tomorrow morning.
Thomas Cannon of Commodore street
entertained two members of the Taunton
Literary Association as his guests yester-
| day.
The funeral OF Toney MALI, the Italian
who died at the Rhode Island Hospital
from injuries resulting from a fall, took
| place from McCarthy's undertaking es-
| ,tablishment yesterday afternoon.
| The rain Of yesterday and Saturday
| night made business quiet IN police cir
| cles.
A drunken man fell against large
| plate glass window at the store of James
| II. Kelly, the gents furnishing dealer,
| on North Main street, and demolished 1t.
The framework OF the first story OF the
new business block on the Allen estate on
| North Main street has been completed.
The rainstorm OF yesterday and the pre-
vious day caused no serious washouts IN
this section. A few minor ones were re-
ported to the police and lights placed
upon them.
The sacrament OF confirmation will bs
| administered at the Church OF the I'm
Iiaculate Conception by Bishop Harkins
on Sunday next.
The harvest concert that was to have
been held at the Asbury NJ. L. Church
last evening was postponed for one week
on acc cunt OF the weather.
The members OF the City Council VIII
pay an official visit to Davis Park tomor
row afternoon.
Saturday night and Sunday Randall
square looked as il a river had beer
turned into it. The catch basins, as usual
got stopped up, and any one who eros
sed from the north side to the south side
OF the square ran a rather strong chanct
of getting tho feet very wet