The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-08-06

said, today: "You may be sure that no
Sunday school will &C there another sea-
son. Those that went there this season,
or may yet 40 there, do 80 only because
the contracts were made last spring, and
they could not very we'll back out
NO paper has had the strength to
come out as the News has done, or else
no Sunday school would have gone there
this year.
FAvORS STATE PARK.
Alderman Herbert Arnold of ward
eight. is distinctly In favor OF a state
park.
"Of course 1 am in favor of a state
park" said he. ''I am In favor of any
thing that IL for the moral and physical
good OF the mass of the people. and will
do all In my power to help II along.
II think the News has hit upon n grand
scheme, ana l admire the progressiveness
OF the paper"
Mr. Arnold seconded the suggestion of
Mr. Alfred Stone. the architect. that
Rhode Island should bestir herself in this
matter and secure site for n state parlt
ere the opportunity for a favorable ioca-
ton be lost
Surely we ought to make a start" said
he, "to'get hold OF the land now
crescent Park. in the al-erman's Qpin-
tan park
The query as TO whether Rhode Island
could afford a state park at this time
was put To the alderman.
III is poor argument 10 say that
hhode Island must not assume any more
debt" said Mr.. Arnold.
Rhode Island must not be behind other
states, and the question OF economy must
public good '"o
Roger Williams Park has cost n eroo,
deal of money, but 1t has been a veSv
wise Investment ~
~ taxes money 10 make money and
Roger williams Park is worth much moro
| cost '"n ~ mas
The same condition OF things would
apply to a state park"
GAMBLING AND DRUNKENNESS
or course everybody looks for Mondays
neMs 10 see what went on at Crescent
Park Sunday
To tell the truth the News man did M,
get on To- anything worse than gambling
ana drunkenness at Crescent park yes-
terday.
| The only gambling noticeable outside on
! the grounds was DOC" Ramsden's toy
horses, which merrily went the rounds
as usual and which attracted the great
est crowd outside OF the shoot the
| chutes."
But then. neither Boyden nor the doc
calls the horses gambling" and have
4 money to bet IL cannot be so proven
AS for the drunkenness referred To n
was SO noticeable that Camp Winters re-
marked to the News man that they never
saw so many drunken kids" come uu
from Boyden's on a Sunday afternoon be-
| fore
Beer was flowing. freely flowing. in
glass ana bottle yesterday at Crescent
Park. as usual
This is vouched for by two OF the mos,
reputable citizens OF Providence. whose
names are withheld only by special re-
quest, but are on file at the News Office
Perhaps Mr.. Boyden would like to take
II up
ONLY BoYDENs BLUFF.
More religious services were In evidence
yesterday but Rev. @. N. Rigler, pastor
OF the First Baptist church. East Provi.
dence. said today:
THAT don't amount 20 anything; II a
only BLUM on Boyden's part.
NO church society Of any consequence
holds services there"
How about that. Boyden?
The only accident reported yesterda,
at Boyden's was one that tends 10 prov.
the old saying about breaking the Sab.
bath.
The woman who drops from the fire
balloon came near losing her grin on thu
trapeze bar attached 20 her parachute ant
could not release the parachute at ths
accustomed moment
The result was that when her partne,
cut her loose. so 10 sneak. she dropped
on house top. instead of into tha oper
| field
She dropped on Horace Mason's house
Riverside. andf was unconscious wher
reached and remained so several minutes