The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-23
FORMAL OPENING.
Taunton Electric Company Enter
tanned Guests Yesterday.
those From This City Went to Taunton
and Br0ckt0n.

The $50 guests of the Providence &
Taunton Electric Street Railway Com
pany who took part in the formal OPEN
ing of the road yesterday, had no cause
to regret that they had accepted the
very courteous invitation OF the man
agement of the road, for the day vas a
most delightful one. About rs persons
went from Providence at o'clock In
the morning, the party being in charge
of Superintendent Ralph of the Brock
ton, Bridgewater & Taunton street
Railway.
The party from this city included
members of the city government, Col.
Moore of New York. Addison Q. Fisher
of Providence, II. ". A. Joslin, secre-
tary of the Union Railroad Company;
j. A. King, the selectmen Of Seekonk,
Rehoboth and Dighton, the Eaet Provi-
dence town council, the directors OF the
formation company and various
stockholders of the road. In addition to
several invited guests. In the taunton
party were Mayor Fish OF Taunton,
members of the city governments OF
Taunton and Brockton, Colonel !. y.
Whipple, president Of the Is. q. < 4.
and the Providence e. Taunton street
railway companies; James +. Shaw.
genenerai manager of the b. B. X u.
and the PROV idence & Taunton street
railway companics; A. #. WllliaIns or
Taunton. W. A. Tucker. r. l.. Shaw.
Jr., MIR. Saltonstall OF Boston ana other
invited guests from Boston.
The several guests met at the sj'y
Hotel. Taunton, where an excellent
Brockton and Taunton members OF the
party continued on to PROVIDENCE
while the Providence residents ana
those on the car which left this city
made Brockton their objective point.
The gaily decorated cars were eDthusi-
astically received along the entire route
and tin horns and other Instruments
that made diabolfcal noises VIZ
brought freely into play
At Brockton about twenty minutes
was afforded for a rest from ridinB.
and n stop was made at the car parn
at West Bridgewater, where the cars
for the winter season were inspecteu.
They are beautiful vehicles ana are
| vestibuled. the motorman being pro-
| ta.tad bv a glass front. The interior
| Of the car Is similar In many respects
| IN that of the ordinary car on inc
| steam railway, the seats being a1ter
the same style and arranged In the
same way. In the centre OF tne car, =,
! however. there is small apartment III
which the passenger who enjoys
cigar may indulge In a smoke; The
seats here are upholstered In ieatner.
| while those in the main body OF the car
| are i'm plush. Heating, upon an I'M
| proved plan. is provided for. -,
The run was then continued 10 IN
| grim Park, where stop was MADE foI
dinner. the occupants OF the three cars
which had come to Providence beine
awaited. These arrived safely at
a,c,ock and then the specially prepared
bake was opened. and everybody did II
full justice. Following the dinner. a
vaudeville performance was given In
| ~ omen air theatre. Then visit was
made to Buckeyes park, where there
was a ball game, which afforded plenty
OF sport.
AT the close Of the game start fol-
home was made. and In due time the
Providence delegation reached the city
loud i'm praises OF the courtesy OF the
officials OF the Providence n Taunton
Street Railway Company.