The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-23
TROUBLE OVER APPLES.
An Expressman Carted Them About
the City
Then Put Them in Cold Storage. "A Mixup
Of Names The Cause.

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Eight barrels of apples, seven of "rus-
sets" and cne of "ereenings" which are
owned by two different persons have
| got an expressman and a railroad freight
clerk into peck OF trouble. Who is at
fault has not a. yet been made known.
A few days ago Mrs. y. Hudson OF this
| city made a visit to her friends at Pas
cosg, and drring the latter part Of last
week purchased seven barrels of hand
some russet apples, which she had for
warded 10 this city ~ freight she to fol-
low later.
About the same time Mr.. s. Hudson,
who lives on Angel street, received Q
letter from frien1 at Pascoag, saying
that he had ssnt barrel of grsenings,
which Mr.. Hudson would find at the
New England freight depot.
Mr.. Hudson engaged Expressman
Trainor 10 get the apples at the depot,
paying him 20 cents in advance. Tfainor
was given the card that had been sent
Mr.. :. Hudson, W hich was 10 be his order
Tor the apples. The ngure on the card
looked like a Z, but Mr.. Hudson told
Trainor that IL there were seven barrels
at the depot they were not for him.
Irsinor went TO tho depot, handed the
clerk the card, but no apples could he
found anywhere for Mr. Hudson, but the
clerk found Mrs. Hudson's APPLES, and
gave them to TTainor.
ahe expressman loaded the seven bar
rels on Lls wagon. smiling TO think he
had struck such "soft snap" he hired
helper, ana drove to the residence of
Mr. HUDSON, and left one barrel of
apples, and then drove to the home Of
every hrs. Hudson he could find in the
city, but none knew OF any apples that
had been ordered. When Mr. Hudson
went nome TO dinner he found that the
card on the barrel reid "Mrs. s. Hua-
son" ana about this time Trainor called
TO SEQ Mr.. Hudson.
The result of the interview was that
Mr.. Hudson ordered Trsinor to take the
apples from his cellar. as they were not
his. Tralnor obeyed the order and started
on another journey to End the owner.
He drove round the city until about 5
O'Clock, and then began to wonder who
wss going TO pay him for his days Work.
lie did not care to take the apples home,
so no took them to the cold storage
building and left them there, taking a
receipt. AT last accounts the apples were
there.
Saturday afternoon a hearing was had
in the Office OF Superintendent o. hacks
Norcross, ana all who were interested in
the apples. with the exception of Mrs. S.
Hudson. were present. The case WAS argued
PRO and con, and the opinion seemed To
prevail that the expressman was Mt fault.
Irninor, however stuck to 1t that the
freight CLERK was the one to blame. lie
contendeu thst when he handed the clerk
the order for the apples the latter pointed
out Mrs. Hudson's apples. Trainor took
them. When asked why he loft one bar
rel at MIR. Hudson's residence and then
drove off with the remainder he replied
that he SUPP scd they were all for Mr..
Hudson ana that he wanted one barrel
left at his home and the rest at Mrs.
IIndson's residence. Trsinor at the hear
ing was offered 81 for his trouble, but re-
fused the morey. The least lie wculo
take was sc. He said that he would at
tach the apples which were at the cold
storage building, and this remark caused
the freight clerk TO lcok anything but
pleased.
Trainor finally left the office, saying
hat the spples would be attached. Mrs.
:. Hudson's name does not appear in the
directory, but just Whist part, il any, she
will take in the comedy is not known as
yet.