The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-05
IT'S A BIG SEASON.
Steamboats, on the Bay Doing an
Unusually Large Business.
Some OF the Excursion Parties That win
Be Entertained at the Shore.

The summer season at the shore resorts
is at its height, and never IN the history
OF the old Continental, DOW the Provi-
dence, Fail River and Newport steam boat
Company has the company enjoyed SO
successful a season as the present one.
This perhaps is due TO the fact that the
company has refitted its boats and has
made things pleasant for its thousands
Of patrons. Few persons have any ioea
OF tho mum Der of societ les that 60 down
the river for days outing.
A Representatives OF lHE NEWS called
on Mr.. Benjamin Buffum and from him
secured list of some OF the orders THAT
have gone and are To go down the river
curing the week.
Yesterday the handsome steamer Mount
Hope in charge OF Captain Barton, made
n special trip to Watch Hill with party
of 700. Two orcbestras, Reeves ana the
Providence Ladies', furnished music Tor
the trim. The steamer Day Star went 10
Block Island and had on board the men,
bers OF Bucklin Post, q. A. R, OF East
Providence, and their families. The bay
Queen carried about 500 mem bers OF the
United Presbyterian Church OF BroSdway
10 Newport. Ihe members OF he Fall
River Ladies Relief Corps, u. A. X, OF
Fall River came up on the hlchart
Borden and spent the day at Rocky
Point. There were in this party nearly
800 persons.
Today the members OF the Church OF
the HOW Rosary OF Wickenden street.
numbering 600, went TO Rocky Point aud
a large delegation came over the Consol-
idated road from Middleboro ana way
stations, who with the members OF the
baptist churches of Dighton and Somer-
set, went to Rocky Point.
II. 4. ntn 10
star went to Warren and took on board
tho mem bers of Canton sowamset J. o.
D. r., with their families and friends.
Their destination Is Rocky Point and
manager Harrington took good care OF
all OF them.
Tomorrow the Caladonian societies OF
the State are billed for Rocky Point.
Ibis will be one of the Gays of the season.
The Young Mems Protestant Society OF
or more will also be at Rocky Point, as
will be a delegation from Hartford, which
will come on q special train.
At Crescent Park the members OF the
order of Odd Fellows and their families
will spend the day with manager Boyden.
In the evening what is expected to be
the most important event OF the season
will occur, and that Is the illumination
of Newport harbor.
The steamb boat company will have six
OF its largest steamers in readiness and
more II necessary for the occasion. Be-
sides yachts of all sizes and descrip-
tons. There Is in the har rbor the French
frigate Dunbourdier.
On Friday the steamer Dav Star will
leave the city at $3.50 o'clock for the
scene OF the Goelet cup races and the Day
Star will positively follow the yachts.
Later in the day there will he excursion
parties from Braintree and way stations,
Jewett City and way stations, all OF
which will make trip to Rocky Point
and Newport. The members of the
society OF Hibernians Of Fall River will
make pilgrimage to Block island.
On saturday the Roger Williams Rap-
tist Church Will go on a special boat to
Sandy Beach. where they will spend the
day. On Sunday the members of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
will come from all parts of New Eng
land and the Middle States and JOIN in
grand round of pleasure at Rocky
Point. Mr.. Harrington has maze special
arrangements for the entertaining OF
this rarty, as 1t will include every loco
motive engineer who can possibly come.
and many of the leading railroad men Of
this part OF the country.