The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-07-23
ON THE STREET

rode to Rocky Point on the new trolley
line yesterday, and everybody experienced
pleasure at the rapid time made and the
kick" and a pretty general one. This
came on the 15-cent fare. taken in three
instalments between Exchange place and
the Rocky Point grounds The first two
fares seemed to be accepted as a matter
of course, but the last five cents from
Grants station to the grounds came hard.
mainly because the ride is very short
one. One of the passengers. and he did
not look like one OF the kicking order.
said to me: Il think the company should
at least issue a return ticket for 25 cents,
the same as the steamboat company
does" This seemed 10 be the general
opinion. and the matter Is respectfully
submitted to General Manager Potter for
careful consideration. Another passenger
suggested that 25-cent return ticket be
sold on the cars and boats and be made
interchangeable. This Is another pointer
for the two dircctorates to think upon.
There are quite q number Of young fell
lows. who do not know any better, who
insist in racing with electric cars, which
is a source of constant anxiety to the mo-
torman. for they ride as close to the cars
as possible" said Broad street motor
man to me last evening. IT wish" he
said. there could be law prohibiting
bicyclists from riding within a certain
distance from the car tracks. except in
cases where 1t is necessary
While the Second Rhode Island Veteran
Association was marching down weybos-
set street Saturday. the three men In the
front rank attracted considerable atten-
ton. These were Congressman Adm b.
Capron. ex-Chief of Police Child and
Deputy United States Marshal Stone.
Somebody remarked to Mr.. Capron that
such good-looking deputy marshal
ought TO receive an increase of salary.
We'll" responded Adm, I'm his pleasant
way, 'if he does not get more than a
congressman he certainly should have an
increase"
"If we don't have rain pretty soon.
there will be heap of damage done.'
said Mr.. Deering OF harrington to me
this morning. why" said he. ''thc
ground and everything in II and on 1t is
just parched. I dug trench nearly four
feet deep a day or two ago, and the
earth at the bottom of the trench was as
dry as IL was at the surface. and as for
angle worms. you can't ind one any
where in our town"
My friend, Abe Spitz, does not like an
automobile run by steam. That is, he
does not like to catch up with one when
he is driving on either a city or a coun-
try road. for Abe's horse is nervous
animal and does not take kindly to the
new tangled vehicle, which "puffs, puffs"
behind.
Capt. Marston of the fourth police dis
trict will have. from present indications,
to have a regular interpreter employed
at the Knight street station, for he has
little OF everything In his precinct. For
years he has had large Italian contin-
gent, but now he has also Poles. Arabs,
Armenians and on Saturday half a dozen
| Syrians located on Cedar street.
Quite number of the United States
| census enumerators In this city received
| the money due them from the government
today. and my friend Abraham RAMA
witch. who has been taking the census
amongthe Hebrews. showed me q pocket
| full OF money. Another enumerator said:
II have got IT. at last. but II is the
hardest money that ever earned In my
life"
| 5hs Gossip.
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