The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-31

There is no happier man in town than
DIR. William Il. Caldwell. whose only
daughter was married TO the New York
congressman. ID. j. Riordan. at the Cathe-
dral, a year ago last June. The genial
doctor looks forward with poorly-con-
cealed pleasure. to an interesting event
due i'm time for special congratulations
at his next Thanksgiving family gather
ing.
Gen. w Howard Walker. the state
quartermaster general. is a man who has
friends everywhere, and his personal poo
ularity seems to be on the increase
While much of this popularity IL due 10
Gen. Walkers courteous treatment Of all
who come I'm contact with him, IL Is also
due TO the fact that the general always
has a good story TO tell, and tells IL
we'll
City Assemblyman George III. Grant.
who Is chairman OF the committee on
the annual pilgrimage of Calvary Com
mandery, X. t. tells me that the trip
this year will include a visit to Worces-
ter and Princeton, and ascent OF Mount
Wachusett. and to use his own words.
IT will be the finest of them all. The
outing of the commandery will occur on
Sept. s. and 10
Several friends have taken me to task
on account OF what / wrote about five-
leaf clovers being rare. They assure me
that ,ney are very common hereabouts.
Yesterday received two very fine speci-
mems from DIR. Lillibridge who lives a.
10 Doyle avenue. The doctor found them
on Benent street, !. believe, and sent
them TO The News with his compliments.
NOT only are five-leaf clovers abundant
out L understand that even the six ana
seventeen varieties are not very scarce
rms may all be so. but the fact remains
that never saw a five-leaf clover until
DAY before yesterday.
never read OF philosophers that ] do
no, recall some of the trite sayings o< my
oio TREND charlie Vigneron, the lapidist.
Ana yet shouldn't call him old for his
years sit lightly upon him. No doubt his
youthful experience made him the kind
hearted man that he is. for IL is an omen
secret that as a young Frenchman he es-
poused fair daughter of Germany and
that neither could speak the others lam
guage. Love found way to make their
nves happy and grand household was
gathered under the family tree of whom
charlie, Jr., Is one OF the foremost tenors
OF New York, and whose sweet voice en-
hances the services at st. Peters -bv-,ba-
Sea, at Narragansett Pier during the sum
mer season.
Sharhe, the senior. Is a philosopher. I
remember seeing him emerge from the
street doorway of a five-story building on
not day. Suddenly he paused, slapped
his pockets. missed a package he was to
send on by express. and then glantlng
AT the windows of the upper floor, sighed
heavily, and as he turned to ascend the
long and winding staircase. CALCULATED:
MY Gott. Ef a man haff no memory he
ham to use his leg"
81 am going for sword fish. and intend
to get at least one of the big fellows"
said William Bennington, just prior TO the
departure OF the Block Island boat. this
morning. Mr.. Bennington saws that he
Will stay on the island until Sept 2. and.
as he has had experience in capturing the
elusive sword-fish, he will probably have
some luck.
saw Ed Geers yesterday afternoon.
which The Abbot made to break his rec
ORD, and he wore that pleased look which
no one could possibly mistake.
Didn't tell you so?' was all that the
Silent one would say.
II. +. Olney was In the timers box yes
terday and made but one plant
He said the heat was somewhat oppres-
sive, but otherwise the conditions on the
high perch were ideal
One OF the most interested spectators
of the races at Narragansett Park is Fred
E. Perkins president of the Rhode Island
state Fair Association, and he carefully
examines the horses as they are brought
from the barns. One OF the starters said
yesterday; "Mr. Perkins does not talk
great deal about horses. but there is
very little about them and about square
racing that he does not know"