The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-10
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I.atimer, the Providence pitcher. Satur-
day evening informed me that he would
leave today for his southern home.
lie will teach school all winter, report
ing i'm Providence again when the spring
practice begins. He spoke exceedingly
well of Manager Murray and the rest OF
the players and was also well pleased
with the city
ran across Randall Baxter yesterday.
and asked him where he had been all
summer. He had just returned from La
coma, N. III. He said: II was acting as
barber in the leading drug store" This
was a new one on me. and l was anxious
to ascertain what the duties of barber
in a drug store were, and i put the ques-
ton TO Randall. 'Why, don't you know?"
he replied, II was shaving ice for the
soda fountain
Daniel +. Grady of the Tenth ward.
says that he is going to celebrate the ex-
tension of the street railway on Academy
avenue i'm a manner that will surprise
his friends. II don't care for the ex-
pense," said Mr.. Grady but am going
to show the people that we know how
to do things when we get started"
Beverly s. Lake, at present n resident
OF the Fifth ward, although holding
seat as councilman from the Sixth until
the end of the year, does not seem TO be
worrying about his political future. Mr..
Lake will most probably be chosen as
one OF the representatives OF the new
Fifth, and this may account for his COM
placency
Cnarles r. Bartfield stood on the big
bridge yesterday morning, and as pass
ed him he said: "Just look at that. Isn't
IL a perfect bed of disease and corruption?
He pointed to the bottom of the river
near the Three Ones house, which, owing
to the extreme low tide, was almost en-
tirely exposed 10 view. 1t certainly was
an unpleasant sight and was also very
offensive to the nostrils.
Capt Arthur Sphinx. of the city clerks
office, has gone on vacation, and he
says that he is going TO enjoy every min
ute OF II. Capt. Sphinx. also the commis-
sary OF the brigade of Rhode Island mill
tia, says he will know more about mill
tary matters when he comes back to the
Cisy, put ne ueclineS 10 10 Into any lur-
'her details
Jacob Benson, OF Warwick, who.is a
great lover of animals has taken to
training chipmunks He showed six OF
the pretty little creatures yesterday, and
says that before snow flies he will have
them so they will run after him at his
call. He has had great success with fer
rotS and hut he.
ent has not attempted to do anything
with a skunk.
Mrs. Abbie Luther, aunt OF William H.
Luther. one of the members OF the
board Of fire commissioners. and who re-
sides In Scituate, will celebrate her Goth
birthday next Wednesday.
Barney Conaty, of the Second ward, Is a
true blue Bryan man. He stands ready
to back up his opinion on the routing of
the Mckinley forces and the victorious
onward march of the Bryanites, with the
coin OF the realm. Barney thinks that he
Is into me for the price OF a good dinner,
which he anticipates eating at my ex-
pense on November g. If he does II will
be crow and he'll pick the bones, opine
incidentally, Barney thinks there's no man
like Baker for mayor. and that no man
can beat him, either In the convention
or at the polls. To err is human.
My friend Eph Greene is OF the opinion
that the Tillooligies. the Kooligales, the
Tollygogs, the Galligogs and the Wolff
wolligogs in the Philippines cut no ice.
He has read Mr. McEinley's LETTER of ac
ceptance, and thinks that Aguinaldo is
too much inclined TO arnica too suit him.
III. Gn..;~