The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-30

James A. Williams, the prOnlDltlOn
| lawyer, jolly and full of fun, remarked
| TO me today in the Sixth district court.
where he had been called TO defend
| client accused of selling impure milk. that
| there were funny things in this world.
| For instance" said he, If a man acct
dentally puts little water I'm milk and
sells IT, he's up for adulteration; but II
he pours In little rum and adds sugar
and an egg-g
Judge Sweetland, of the Sixth district
court, returned from his vacation, this
morning. the picture of health and as red
as peony. He refuses to announce the ex-
act number OF fish which he caught, mod
esty alone causing him to withhold that
Information.
Judge Henry Palmer has taken up an
other branch of sporting life.
Every day. now, the genial judge may
be seen at Narragansett Park. watching
the races and manifesting enthusiasm at
the close finishes.
Ed Geers, the great driver, yesterday.
told me that the Abbott, that great race
horse, is I'm the pink of condition.
He says he will drive him, To-Day. 10
break his record, and that he has money
that saws The Abbott will have a new
mark before sunset.
incidentally, although Mr.. Geers Is get
ting we'll along in years, he Is still
hearty, whoe-souled fellow. and IL Is
easily apparent why he is such a general
favorite among the other owners and
drivers.
BEFORE going out TO Pawtucket last
night TO see the sparring exhibition at
the Opera House / had chat with Billy
Hanrahan the Brooklyn boy who met
George Byers, and his manager, Sam
Fitzpatrick. sam is very genial fel-
low and so is billy" but, OF course,
Hanrahan did not feel much like talking
Just before going to battle. Hanrahan
resembles Paddy Duffy, the Boston well
terweight who held the championship
before consumption carried him off, OF
course Billy Is heavier than Paddy was
and has no consumption. Last night sew
eral people spoke of Hanrahan as the /,
coming man. same as John l.. Sullivan
was spoken OF before he came"
The Rev. Rennetts c. Miller, pastor OF
the Hope street M. ". church, this morn
ing told me that he hugely enjoyed the
five weeks vacation his parishioners
granted him. lie visited his twin brother
Olaf r. Miller, I'm Holyoke, Mass, and
spent the remaining time at Falmouth
and Nantasket.
incidentally Mr. Miller called my at
tention To the debt OF $500 on his church.
$1,000 of which has been paid He says 1t
Is great undertaking to raise the re-
naming $500 but he hopes to accomplish
IL very soon.
I see that Alexander Fraser who was
riding with DIR. Eccleston at the time OF
the automobile accident. Is able To be
out again lie Is wearing his arm in n
sling but he says that he expects to be
able to use IL again I'm few days
asked Mr. Fraser what he thought OF au-
tomobiles, and nc said: "They are all
right. but. of course, accidents are bound
To- happen and automobiles are no ex-
ception"
90 play golf?" said Heber X Ripley.
well. thought 7 could until a day or
two ago, when l Joined party of friends
In harrington. We started TO play over
some meadow land near Nyatt. and had
an idea that | was getting along famous
can imagine my feelings when I heard
one Of the ladies say To- male compan-
ion That MIR. Ripley can't play a little |
bit can hep Play replied her escort. |
well. I guess not, why, he don't know |
tee from brassie.' / think that / |
will either drop golf or take lessons from |
an expert"
Among tho frequent visitors to tho |
grand circuit meeting at Narragansett |
Park T. Ezra n. Perkins OF the Ninth |
ward, and ne Is there simply because he 1
Va an ardent admirer OF good horse. |
being strongly opposed To all sorts OF |
hippodromlng. MIR Perkins was in the |
General Assembly for one term. but he |
does not seem Ia care much for politics. |
and, next to his family and business ties, |
loves TO drive his spanking pair.
They tell mo that Clerk Cross OF the |
United States District court. who Is sum |
mering az River View. is an expert In the |
game Of golf. and he has had a great |
deal of practice since the first or July |
Charles c. Mumford. his near neghbor. |
Is also. am told. one OF the crack |
players. and altogether River View seems |
20 be the place 20 find men who UNDER |
stand all about drives and puts"
Jhs Gossip.