The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-21
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ct aiming his right leg at the ankle TO
large iron ball. He is harmless
fellow and when told to do an
water unlocks the chain with a key
goes and performs his errand, then when
he returns TO his place in the sitting
room he fixes the chain on again and
puts the key on the mantei. II Is simply
a fad that the old man has, and as it
neither injuses himself or anybody else
no one nterferes with him. There Is
another man, not an old one by any
means, who resides at this institution
who in two years spent a fortune of $780,
OOO.
There is small but well appointed sick
room. The house itself is large and
commodicus and it has pleasant ex-
terror as well as interior. Yesterday there
was sign over the entrance to the farm
with the word "Welcome, and for quite
n piece down toward the Apponaug depot
small flags greeted the visitors. There
was a fine display of bunting about the
house and ience, and there seemed to be
nearly as many flags about the premises
as there were ears OF corn. Perhaps there
were not as many flags though, for there
were a great many ears OF corn.
1t was at 2 o'clock that the bake was
ready. 1t had been prepare cd by Caterer
James Wells, formerly caterer for the
Americas Club, and though clans are
always nice and toothsome in Rhode
Island, it is doubtful If any hungry men
ever sat down to finer bake than this one.
From the top of the menu to the bottom
everything was delicious and the service
was tip-top. The menr was as follows:
Chowder, baked bluefish, fried eels,
clam fritters, raw tomatoes, cucumbcrs,
onions, baked clans and little necks,
with lobster, chicken, sausage, tripe,
sweet corn, sweet potatoes and white
potatoes, Indian pudding, watermelon,
coffee and cigars. And how the hundred
fellows seated at the tables did enjoy it
When an hour had been given to dis
cussing this menu, president William II.
Peckham of the Overseers Association
referred to the splendid manner in
which all had been entertained, and a
rousing vote of thanks was given those
who Il is above stated were responsible
for the dinner and the day of pleasure.
Anon the guests were:
Oyerseers OF the Poor OF the State:
Charles II. Spoonor, Bristol; Nelson
Angel, Burrillville; Frsncis Wood,
Darlington; 5. l. Pendergast, Central
Falls; J. &. Church, Charlesto wn;
Charles Il. Andrews, Coventry; Merrill
spring, Cum berland; Timothy Andrews,
East Greenwicb; Stephen b. Weeden,
Exeter; Henry Bartey, Foster; James b.
Brown, Gloucester; George b. Carpenter,
Hopkinton; j. b. Briggs, JAMESTOWN;
George w. White, Johnston; w. III.
Briggs, Little Compton; A. Herbert
Ward, Middletown; s. L. Smith, Mar
ragansett; Charles Littleheld, Block
Island; Joseph ID. Parkhurst, N. Kings
town; Fe:er Grimey, ". Providence;
George Johnson, n. Smithfield; William
4. Harvey, Portsmouth; Nj. j. Cum
mings, Providence; John Stanton, Rich
mond; Leander Hopkins, Scituate;
Albert j. Mowry. Smithfield; Daniel
whaley, S. Kingston; George X. Lawton,
Tiverton; John ii. Brown, Warren;
Elihu X. Shippee, Warwick; l. Z. An
drews, W. Greenwich; Ethan Wilcox,
Westerly; Edward 1hurber, Woon.
socket; Thomas b. Msymon, Lincoln.
Board OF state CHARITIES and corrections,
Hon. George B. Wsterhouse, Warwick;
Hon. George Smith Darlington; non.
Walter A. Read, Glocester; Hon. Will
liam Gregory, North Kingstown; Walter
R.wightman, agent State charities and
corrections; James II. Eastman, super
intendent state institutions; W. j. Me-
Cav, NJ. D.; Henry >. Wood, deputy
superintendent aims house; Elmer Butter
field, deputy superintendent Sockanosset
school; State Treasurer SamueI Clark,
W. w. Chaplin, ex-secretary OF board OF
State charities and corrections; Hon.
George 4. Baker, DIR. Harry W. Kimball,
Charles n. Arnold. DIR. uanpiford,
sheriff Amasa Sprague, City Treasurer B.
A. Rey nolds OF Central Falls, Albert Il.
Greene, Z. Prescott Wright, Fred l..
Chase ana John B. Allen.
Worthy OF special mention, indeed OF
honorable mention, were the members OF
the Town Council OF Warwick, Colonel
Webster Knight, president: Albert W.
Knight, James II. Rhodes, Frank W.
Greene, DIR. NJ. j. Legris and James 4.
Lockwood, and again =. x. shippee,
town sergeant Of Warwick.
The majority OF the guests were con-
veyed in party wagons to the Apponaug
depot in time for the 5;25 train. A few
who came up to the city earlier enjoyed
n row TO Buttonwoods. The invitations
were extended through committee Of
the oversesrs Association, OF when NJ.