The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-22


Col Isaac l.. Con- says that he VIII
have several fast horses in the grand CIR
cult meeting at Narragansett Park next
week. II have some beauties to show,
said the colonel. land ] shall be very
much surprised II some of them, at least.
do not give a good account OF them
selves
James McCabe. the city treasurer's spe-
cial warrant officer. tells me that he Is
meeting with success in his hunt after
delinquent poll takers But" said he,
I'VE find that there has been some tricky
business done by one of the men who
turned In names last year. For instance
there are FIVE names of Roy. which have
also been turned I'm as King, and this
has caused us a great deal Of trouble TO
locate them.
According to all evidences, Mr. Henry
A. Young. OF the firm Of Murray, Blanch-
ard A. Young, is one of the champion
amateur fishermen of the state. Mr..
Young. who always fishes in the vicinity
OF Warwick Neck and Rocky Point. in
variabiy uses a pole and he never comes
I'm without a good sized catch Of squi-
league and tautog.
stephen o. Edwards, one OF the school
committeeman from the Second ward. is
an ardent advocate of the suggestion to
reduce the number of the school COM
mitteemen. II believe" said he that
a school board composed of ten MEM
bers, one from each ward. could trans
act all the business required more ex-
peditiously and fully as well. IL not bet
ter, as II is transacted under the present
system"
! was somewhat surprised when DR.
Charles Value Chaplin, our efficient SUI
perintendent Of health. who looks better
than I've seen him look for many day
told me that he had not been at all well
this summer This In spite of a beauti-
full tan acquired down at Oaklawn Beach.
where he has a delightfully situated cot
tage that he built several seasons ago.
Captain PATSY" Parker, noted as one
OF the best detectives in the country, re-
lates an incident which tends TO show
that even the slickest of the light-fnger-
ed gentry get hoist with their own petard
at times. He tells how n noted New
London pickpocket came here and got
mixed up In crowd at Crescent Park
After looking about for an easy mark
he fixed upon guy who looked like
ready money. IT was an easy matter
for him to extract his victims pocket
book and then he went away to examine
its contents. IL contained Just s2Ig
which the crook pocketed, throwing the
purse away
Then he went back into the crowd
ana strange to say, got his hand into the
same mans pocket This time N. was
detected aud the victim, who had nor
missed his pocketbook before. declared
Mr.. Pickpocket TO be the thief rh, lar
Ter denied it.and permitted himself 10 ne
searched. OF course, the pocketbook was
not found and he was Just about Ia he
released when an officer thought he'll
better be taken In on general princinlas
Here comes the strange part. AS soon a |.
,ap'alh farker saw him he recognize 4
nim as crook who was casually pointed
out to him In New London two wears as,,
lie had never been I'm this region hoforn
ana ne Will not be again. for he IS serv.
ing time In the Connecticut state prison
Judge Palmer has iust returned ero,,
an extended stay at Block Island Nyh,,a
there he engaged in game OF basehai,
In which some OF the crack college NAV
ers Of the country took part. Henry is a
particularly ferocious batter.
While there are many men In provi-
dence who stand ready 10 give aid I'm cssc
OF need, one of the foremost is Timothy
Henernan OF East Manning street Mr..
Henernan Is man OF few words but he
says. whenever charity ~ asked for some
worthy object I am always willing 10
contribute to the extent of my ability"
Edgar Pratt OF 2s7 Williams street. who
| passed away last night. was one of the
whole-souled and big-hearted men OF
| Providence lie had friends everywhcre
| and N " a notable fact that nobody was
ever known TO say an unkind word about
| him.
The latest reports from Watch Hiii ar
TO the effect that Lieut.. Gov. klmbad !,
| almost entirely we'll again. lie nak 70
gained much OF his strength and cxpcrf,