The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-10
NORTH END NE VS.
Wanskuck Residents Making
Merry Down River Today.
Grand Italian Picnic and Fete In
Progress.
THE News BUREAU
NORTH End s2s BRANCH AVENUE,
IelephOne gOl-3


wanskuck Is like the Auburn OF the
poets dream today, not the Auburn OF
Rhode Island, for IL is really deserted
village. This state of affairs Is fortunately
not due to labor troubles, for the present
relations between employer and employees
are now of the most satisfactory kind,
but to the fact thnt there are many weary
hands resting from their labors. How
much rested they will be tonight is an
other matter, but today they are on pleas
ure bent. II Is the annual vacation day
OF many whose purses Will not permit
them TO enjoy a week at Newport or any
other fashionable watering place, and il
Is needless to say that great preparations
have been made by the families of the
workers for some time for the occasion,
and many baskets were ready very early
this morning for those who were TO spend
the day at Rocky Point, Rogers Williams
Park or some other pleasant spot.
At one time the Wanskuck mills used
to permit the help TO have a day off on
the days the different churches held their
excursions, but these occasions were so
numerous that the management OF the
mills decided to close on one day in the
year and this custom has been followed
ever since.
The cars from the section OF the city
named were crowded this morning and
the clerks i'm the stores in the place had
hard work killing. time, for all the pur-
chasers, or nearly all of them, We're away.
Patrolman McCartin OF the night force
was seen by early risers this morning
leading an Embarrassed horse by the fet-
lock, that he had captured on Franklin
avenue, down Chalkestone avenue this
morning. He was asked what he would
sell the aniaml for and several other more
or less impertinent questions. One friend
OF the officers, not OF the horse, sug-
gested he get on the animals back. The
suggestion was not adopted.
On Chalkestone avenue on the sidewalk
level, and 1t may be noted, for accuracy's
sake, that the sidewalk is not very level,
as 1t is on the brow OF hill, is a restaurant
that is one would be led TO believe that
such was the case on looking in the door,
and observing the fine tables and the neat
linen table cloths that cover them, as well
as the silver castors that are on them.
The pattern OF the latter articles may be
little ancient, but they are as service
able as those of the latest manufacture,
but the strange thing about this restau-
rant is that the mneu painted on the side
OF 1t does not refer to things that are
generally considered tempting to the hun
cry, such as full roast pork dinner for
10 cents, or "moren full dinner with
tea, coffee or any kind of a roast for 10
cents, but simply reads "Hay and Grain. /"
The proprietor of the place, nevertheless,
seems TO be satisfied.
The members of Roger Williams chapel
on Woodward street went TO Newport to-
day with their friends.
The Italian residents of this end OF the
city made today one of the merriest OF
the year. The members OF the Societa
Mutuo Soccorro and Capone's Band met
at Humbert Hall, IS Charles street, and
from this marched through Charles and
North Main streets, where they counter
marched to the picnic grounds on Mar
rieta street. AT the latter place dancing
and other amusem ents were enjoyed and
a most pleasant day spent by all present.
The, parade was a very creditable one.
evening.