The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-01
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i was talking with one of the com
muters on the Warren and Bristol rail-
road this morning. and he said to me:
II have refrained from mixing up in the
controversy between the Consolidated
road and the city OF Providence. but L
am pleased to learn that we shall soon
be able to ride directly from harrington
to Exchange place without change OF
cars" l told him there were others who
felt similar pleasure at the prospect.
brating Emancipation Day at Rocky
Point, and. as usual. the colored Ma
| sons made a street parade. There were
ls men in line and % I'm the band but
whether this combination represents
anything I'm the line OF policy numbers,
l am not well enough posted to say.
| My friend. Arthur Sphinx. OF the city
| clerks office. is very busy making ar
| rangements for the first annual outing
OF the Spanish-American war veterans.
| III 'Artie" does as well by them as he
did, as brigade commissary. for the mill
tia, the thing Is bound TO be a big sue
cess.
I came down on a train from Boston
with ex,Gov. Boutwell, OF Massachusetts
now I'm his S4th year, the other day, and
was greatly interested in some of the
earlier expefiences OF the able lawyer.
Sixty-two years ago, I'm 1S4s, Gov. Bout
WELL who. however, was not elected to
the executive chair until 1852. was one OF
the national bank examiners in Massa-
chusetts. and he had occasion TO visit
Pawtucket, large portion OF which, In
those days, was I'm Massachusetts. After
working upon certain bank books for two
days Mr.. Boutwell, discovered that one
of the bank officials had shortage OF
100000. and Ne learned that the money
had been placed in the keeping of a man
who lived I'm Pawtucket, r. l. Steps
were taken by Mr.. Boutwell, and the Of
ficers of the bank TO recover the money.
The parties TO the controversy stood at
each end of the bridge spanning the
river boundary between the two states.
and across the length of this bridge mat
ters were brought to a satisfactory set
Element
II is generally conceded that the horse
is an intelligent animal, bui when 1t
comes to coping with the average Ameri-
can street gamin, the horse is decidedly
mot In it," / stood near the corner of
Wickenden and Brook streets waiting for
car, when heavy wagon loaded with
sacks OF raw peanuts drove up to the
curb. Both Of the men on the team went
into nearby saloon. and just at that
moment a buggy drove up and the occu-
pant stopped just in the rear of the team,
and went into house. Perhaps the horse
attached to the buggy smelled~the pea
nuts. but. at all events. he gradually APP
preached the team, shifted at a bag and
a good sized hole. i had not noticed a
child in the vicinity, but like fash at
least half-a-dozen were around the team
and their little hands went in and out of
the hole grabbing the peanuts. The horse
looked disgusted and bit another hole on
the other side OF the bag, and more child
rem appeared, and soon caps and pima
fores were filled with the nuts, but the
horse. who had done all the work, did
not get a taste. i
When saw Admiral Sampson on board
the steamer for Squantum this morning,
I could not help remarking how much
better he looked than when l saw him
last. was one Of the party Mat lunched
with the admiral at the Casino New
port, year ago last June. and at that
time his color was bad, and, In fact, he
looked like a sick man. Shore duty and
relief from the responsibilities of large
heet seem to agree with him.
Jhe Gossip.