The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-08

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| saw "ITerky Jerky" Horton. the wor-
| cester pitcher. near the Narragansett Ho-
\ tel about IL o'clock last evening. He was
feeling very happy and was very much
| inclined to talk about the merits of ''The
| Village Postmaster" which he had just
4 seen. When questioned I'm regard to the
| defeat administered 10 the Worcesters I'm
1 the afternoon, by the local team, his man
| ner changed entirely. He said nothing,
but there was blood in his eye
| Sam Gardiner is having Just as much
| fun out of the loss of his mustachs as
| anybody else. He is, or rather was as
well known TO the police as any man IN
| Providence. Yet he induced Patrolman
| Streeter TO direct him from Dorrance aud
1 Westminster streets TO the new passen-
ger station and elected the assurance
| that he could make the trip In half an
| hour, and persuaded Patroiman Moore
| TO pilot him to the post-office. althoueh
| Sam stood upon the custom house side
walk.
| Gen. John NJ. Brennan is an inclsive
4 speaker. At times he Is blunt; but when
| he reaches a period I'm his oratory there
| can be no mistaking what meaning he has
i intended to convey TO his auditors.
| This school committee business is all
tony rot" he exclaimed yesterday.
| Badly as we are in need of police COM
| mission i'm Providence. We stand in great
\ er need OF a board of public school conV.
missioners. Three good men can do the
work. and well. There would, with SUCH
a board, be a fixed responsibility. Wfh
4 forty men to find fault with, all dodging
! the blame and three doing all the bossing,
how can we say who shall be held an
| swerable for this uncalled for interruption
| of school business"
Frank Craven, who is with the why
Smith Left Home" company, at the En-
pire this week, IS the second son of John
| T. and Ella NJ Craven. The Cravens
! have been before the public for 20 years,
| the madam having but recently retired,
| while Craven senior Is now playing star
| character parts at the Boston Castle
Square Theatre. Young Craven has been
| "A pleasant revelation TO his friends and
the public and artistic success Is freely
| predicted for him.
Mr.. d. IT. Thornton, one of the archi-
| tects who prepared the plans for the new
| police station on Potter's avenue and
Hamilton street, talking last night of the
| controversy over the plans, told me-:
There will never be satisfactory COM
| petition on municipal work until compet-
ing architects are fully furnished with
the requirements of the department for
| which the building Is TO be erected. and
| until competent, disinterested architect
Is employed to pass upon the plans sub
mitted.
Franklin A. Smith. the treasurer OF the
Pomham Club. was busy man yester-
day. on the occasion of the last ladies'
day of the present season, at the bcauti-
ful club house down the bay. Mr. Smith
Is the right hand man OF President
part of the entertainment of the club
members and their guests.
The friends OF Charles ri. Baeny. OF the
executive stan OF the Providence Opera
House, have found a new name for him
He Is now known as THE Silver King y
| This Is not because MIR. Baeny is an ar
dent follower OF William Jennings Bryan
and neither is IL suspected that he owns
big mines in Colorado or Arizona, but
those who were familiar with one Of the
| favorite roles of Frederic Brighton. the
| Providence actor, will see the reason al
once. If Mr.. Baeny removes his hat
The popular and courteous assistan,
manager of Rocky Point. Dr. Jack Fer
guson, is distributing his photographs to
his friends. and they seem to be i'm great
demand The pictures represent the doc.
tor la an easy pose, reclining upon one
, of the big rocks at the Point, and while
the work Is that of an amateur IL IL very
good indeed.
Detective Silas l.. w Merrill had an ex
tended automobile ride with "A friend
yesterday. and after he had been safely
brought back to City Hall. he said tha
In his opinion the automobile was the
proper sort of a vehicle to use II a mar
wanted To get around right smart" A,
MIR Merrill is IN the habit of gettini
around right smart, his opinion is BY
no means valueess.
I asked Col Atwell OF Fields Point thi
morning. how long he was going To keel
, his place open. lie replied Just Ak lonl
as I receive patronage and this | sup
pose depends largely upon the sort o
: weather we shall have for the balance o
the month";
| Arthur u. Hillsdorp. Of East Provi
dence. says that he has giving up iishin
and bicycle riding until tho 18th Of Ma
| next. and when ! asked him why. h
said that "a was his regular rule To q
D neither of these things between Sept.
\ and May l5
y Somebody sent the office boy out afts
clam chowder this noon lie was gone Il
some ifns. Presently there was rim
= ON the telephone. II was the boy. The
!. ain't any clam chowder today" said h
.,1hcN's fish chnwder ast him shall