The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-27
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There was quite little fun on the
Crawford street bridge, this morning,
while the peddlers were taking I'm their
supplies for the day and loading their
wagons. One peddler. whose name is Du-
role, had just laid a big bunch Of banan-
as on box, preparatory to putting them
on his team, when a horse attached to an
other wagon reached out his head and
commenced munching the yellow fruit
Then there was language. The owner OF
the bananas was apparently Kanuck.
while the owner OF the epicurean horse
was an Italian. and they spoke in their
respective tongues. Then they attempted
to talk to each other I'm English, which
made the scene still more exciting. Fort
unately. police officer was not far offl,
and acted as arbitrator.
"why can't those tug-boat captains be
made TO wait until the working people
get over the bridge?" asked Captain Bax-
ter of Point street bridge. recently.
He says that. day after day. thes cap
tains cause the bridge to be opened at IL
and o'clock and the people are becoming
tired Of ten and fifteen-minute waits.
Isaiah Long, the venerable warrant
officer. looks so solemn all the time that
II Is no wonder the prisoners arc afraid
by any means. but the nature OF his busi-
ness IL such that II would be no wonder
IL he became a misanthrope. Think OF
having charge OF prisoners for 2s long
years.
II is n wonder ex-United States Marshal
McCabe Is alive. IL must be a matter of
surprise To himself sometimes. when he
looks back upon his career. that some of
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round turn. have not put out his light.
Never pay any attention to threats"
saws James. "Why, when I was first ap-
pointed deputy sheriff. 1 was constantly
In receipt Of notifications that my days
were numbered What do you suppose
did? just went at IL all the harder, and
those who threatened me with the direst
vengeance Jared the worst
I saw John T. Brown. the keeper Of the
Dexter Asylum. early this morning. Mr..
Brown left Providence at $3.50 o'clock and
left the train at Hampden Meadows.
where he WILL he said. put I'm day of
comparative comfort. MIR. Brown has a
fine residence on the banks of the Bar
rington river and is the owner OF a trim
and fast sloop
Mr.. Abram Rafflawitch, who is n leader
among the Providence Hebrews, tells me
that his people In the Second ward have
decided upon booming Mr.. George B.
Brooks. one Of themselves, as n candi-
date for the common council on the Re-
publican ticket The Hebrew voters are
pretty strong I'm the Second.
James Farrington Is man OF likes ana
dislikcs. and carries his preiudices. ar
times. To point that does harm to his
pocketbook. He told me. yesterday. that
he bet on Sharkey because he disliked
Fitzsimmons. although" said he. II felt
pretty sure that the Sailor would be
knocked out" When I asked him what
he would do I'm the expected Fitzsimmons-
Jcffries fight. he rcplied. Bet on Jenries
every time
Talk about squiteaguci 7 saw as fine n
catch Of "squit.' Saturday night as I
ever laid eyes on. and one Of them was
the largest that has been seen I'm these
parts for many dav. Andrew Duxbury
and Robert Scddon of the old North End
Fishing club. were the fortunate fisher
mon. and they caught enough or Nay
att. Saturday. To supply n dozen families.
They were not niggardly. either. but gave
the fsh 60 poor families I'm their neigh
borhood. The largest ''squit" was caught
by friend Duxbury. 10 was two feet,
eight inches long. and weighed, cleaned,
n pounds.
.Jho Eneeio