The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-24
CRANSTON.
TOwnspeople Rejoice Over Better
TINES al the Print Works.

Ire question that has been troubling
the dremen OF this town and of other
places tho past few days, has been settled
the question as TO whether or not fire.
men with badge and without uniform
will be admitted into the State Fair free
OH the day of the iiremen's muster.
President Perkins of the State Fair
Association in an interview with the
writer yesterday, said: I'VE have con-
cIuded to admit all men ON tiremen's
day who present fireman's badge
We know that this plan is open to the
preparation of fraud, because every dis
honest man who can secure 1reman's
badge will try TO gain admission; but it
is the only course left TO favor the fire.
men," Speaking further. the president
said that evp-~ effort will be made TO
detect fr~'" Mt { 0 gate and If any de-
ceiver i, detected in playing the role of
fireman IN or 10 gain free admission,
he will Ia punished.
Yesterday was To have been tho last day
upon which exhibits for the State Fair
were 10 have been entered. but such was
the CROWD of people who had different
articles to enter that the clerks could not
wait upon all. As consequence today
was open for entries TO be made.
Cranston village and knightsville are
rejoicing over the arrival of good times
are working and the packing department.
is forced TO work at night, besides dur.
ing the day. Orders that arc now in and
prospective orders promise busy time
during the fall and into the winter. In
fact ii is thought that the end OF the
present busy condition or the work Is not
n sight.
How this condition is appreciated by the
interested people cannot be realized until
the present is compared with the past
summer aud last winter. The case OF u
family OF six members will illustrate the
general condition.
In this family grown daughter was
the only member working for IA number
of weeks One week she earned 81 90, OF
which Sl.25 went for rent and the re-
mnining 80 cents helped TO feed the six.
A goodly number Of ladies and gentle
men attended the opening of ths
Meshanticut Club House last night
Short exercises preceded "a light luncheon.
Tho different rooms were brightly lighted
and gayly decorated.
Mrs Lester a. Freeman, with her
daughter, Miss Alice aud hur son Master
Roy returned yesterday from Pennsyl-
vania.
The Arlington fire company practiced
running with their reel on Cranston
street, last evening.
Miss Adelaide Barton. formerly very
efficient teacher of this town, but now
engaged in that profession in Warwick,
visited friends in town, yesterday.
District ball in Arlington has been
given coat Of fiery red paint.
Tastes differ, Of course now the con-
trast between the town hall which has
just been painted and Arlington District
hall, in it's aDarchistic hue, is very
marked. Whether tho selection of the
color is left to the painters or TO the com
mittees is an open question, but Town
hail. is attractive hut not gaudy, giving
pleasing variety Of colors anu not tir-
ing mopotony of eye sore. flaming red.
Speaking of paint said q citizen.
Yesterday, al believe the only largo public
building in town that has never been
painted is the Cranston school" " And
sure enough, it is so. While other build
ing have received several coats of paint,
this building in this unrepresented dis
trict has never felt tho soft couch OF u
painters brush. That's good enough for
that class OF peorla," said an Office holder
"A selfish politcan-.not long ago 1t
does not so unnotised; many residents of
the district speak of IT,
Mr. Patrick O'Dowd. one of Cranston's
most prominent citizons. died ct bis home
on Cranston street, last night NJ about
1880 o'clock.
The deceased was born in Ireland. He
came to this country and to- Cranston
when the Spragues were in the zenith OF
their prosperity. Mr. o. 'Dowd served as
watchman under these operators at the
Print Works Tor many years. He sub
sequently went into business from which
he retired about year ago, with the in
tcntion of travelling through the West but
his fatal complaint began 10 develop.
Deceased was never married. He leaves
considerable property. MIR. Thomas
O'Dowd, the merchant OF Cranston street,
near the Print Works is a brother of the
deceased.
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