The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-06
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There are no flies on DR.. McCaw or up
| on his horse. I saw the doctor hitch the
| steed to lamp post this morning. and
| then brush the animals glossy coat with
a sponge which he wet with the contents
| OF bottle Then i smelled pennyroyal.
| The result was great. The flies Stunned
that horse az his Satanic Majesty is
averred to run from holy water.
Representative C. Alvin Potter has ir-
vited a number of his personal and poll
tical friends TO visit him at his home on
Elmwood avenue, Auburn, tomorrow cvc-
ming, for the purpose of testing melons
Just what this test means and whether
"melons" is used as a general name for
other good things is yel snrouded in mys-
terry but IL is safe 10 say that not many
OF the invited will tail to show UP.
Medical Examiner Hall Of Warren, who
Is a modest man, says that the fact that
the knife-slashed Pole, Tony kiruiji, Is
still alive is due TO a miracle, but some
OF the friends of the doctor say that IL Is
due to DR. Halls surgical skill and unre-
mitting care of the man.
one OF the inmates of the Old Mems
Home, who attended the performance at
the Providence Opera House yesterday
afternoon. was particularly tickled at
some OF the costumes worn by the women
i'm The Village Postmaster The Oh
gentleman, whose name IL withheld by re-
quest, chucked and chortled; and. after
the performance, said 10 an acquaintance:
81 was courting "a girl up In Vermont
about 80 years ago, and she wore Just such
'duds' as those. She was a mighty fine
girl, too. but di-nt marry her, princi-
paly because she took notion to some
other fellow
Perry Donaldson took ride on his wheel
yesterday evening, intending to go to
Hunts Mills, and. In fact, did go there.
On his way he stopped at the home OF
young lady, who i.ves in East Providence,
an. invited her TO so with him. She aI.
cepted the invitation, and they had
pleasant ride and pleasant rest at the
picturesque spot on the Ten Mile River.
Shortly after they had started on the re-
turn home the front tire of the wheel
ridden by the young lady was puncturedi |
and the bicycle became temporarily use
less. The hour was late, the few houses !
were dark. and the young lady declined |
to leave her wheel in the woods, so Mr. |
Donaldson put her on car for East |
Providence, and had the pleasure OF taxi |
ing both wheels to her house, after which /
he caught the last car for Providence |
He did not say much, but what he said |
was to the point
Councilman Daniel K. Grady of the |
Tenth ward, who was rendered recep-
tion by many of his constituents a day or !
two ago. begins TO feel as X he were a
political light. II can hold my own with
any of them said Mr.. Grady today.
'and you can bet all you have that Will
he right i'm the fun on next election day"
Mr. Grady generally mears whar he says.
and he Is expected to make some fun for
the Wcst factio,.
Ten ever try to catch cells with a
hook and line. III you are alone srid
yoanG lady who rs sojou-p nc at BaysJ".
10 me. last evening. "i'he nasty. hoTid
things will twine themselves around your
arm when you try to remove the hook"
7 was conversing with Agent Gunderson
OF the Providence line yesterday forenoon
and called his attention to his rapid per-
sonal advancement i'm the company where
he now is agent.
"T owe my success to one thing" said
Mr. Gunderson, "and that one thing Is
Then he added "A strict attendance to
your own business affairs. without letting
outside circumstances interfere will land