The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-12
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People.

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was moved TO remark that the va
saries OF women are beyond the ken
OF ordinary men when ! read OF a
marriage ceremony about TO take
place I'm Chicago. A young woman
artist OF the Windy City Is going 10
marry a prominent business man OF
knoxville, Tenn. Out Of Difference TO
the bride the bridesmaids will act as
ushers as we'll as acting for the
bride, and the wedding will be sol
emnized by a female doctor OF divin-
ity. Only two men are to be present
al the wedding. Fortunately one OF
them Is TO be the groom The other
will be the best man.
see that the city OF Boston. through
the board OF health. Is trying to solve
nuisance problem as perplexing as
We have right here I'm Providence--I
mean the miasma permeating the air
on all sides OF the Crawford street
bridge. The general complaint and IL
is made by prominent people doing
business I'm the vicinity OF the city
dump on Atlantic avenue. Boston, Is
that odors OF garbage and decayed
vegetables and rotten Ash dumped i'm
10 the scows make a nuisance that Is
unbearable. Furthermore. IL is claim
ed, that many persons employed I'm
the vicinity are made sick by the nau-
seating odors and some business firms
have even lost help on account or the
nuisance. Doors and windows had 10
be kept closed most OF the time dur
ing the recent hot days on account OF
the stencil. I'm many instances, il is
said, prospective customers have left
the stores on account of the offensive
odors.
Here Is the substantial statement OF
DIR. Durgin. chairman OF the Boston
board OF health. in reply TO the re-
monstrants.
You may he sure we will do what
We can, having respect for the city.
which We cannot drive 10 do anything
as We could one OF. YOU IL were an
individual IL would not last "a hours.
That is true. Any powers residing In
this board TO relieve a section OF the
city or portion of the people of
nuisance the board is ready TO exer-
else. We will see what can be done.
bringing IL at once 10 the attention
of the street department. where the
authority rests"
What an excellent example for the
health department of the city of
The Cheerful idiot wishes IL under
stood that the Anarchists under ar
rest for conspiring 10 assassinate the
president are In such deep water that
they cannot be bailed out.
Have you heard the latest? Well
Carrie Nation Is booked for day at
annual fair OF the Bristol County Agri-
cultural society at Taunton. and there
Is said 20 be considerable opposition
TO her coming. She has closed her en-
gagement. however. and will appear
unless something c1t OF the ordinary
should happen. Now Carries admirers
need not think she can create "A sensa-
tion this year In Taunton. for the 81
dealers, one TO each 1000 population
are now protected by a $500 license.
but what a havoc could che have
wrought a year ago under mo IL
cense.". She would have made a boon
companion and ardent subordinate OF
"Old Sleuth" Hopkins for this years
first four months ending April 80
last How she would have upheld the
Latin motto. 'femins dux" etc. on the
city's seal Aye what an opportunity
the "rabidos" did miss. But please
don't stay her course now let her come
by all means. Warmly welcome her.
See TO n. Messrs. Temple. Holt. San
ford et al that she is presented with a
Taunton sandwich herring between
two bricks. With such an instrument
In her left hand and her hatchet I'm
her right. what need of the presence
Of police regular or special? How cas-
lily could she keep the race track clear.
how deeply would she strike terror
into the hearts of mischief makers on
the midway and prove that she is still
far and above all. not "femina dux"
or muller dux." but 'dux ducum'--
the leader OF leaders.
The Socialist-Labor advocates in
Rhode Island seem 10 have modicum
OF sense. The Woonsocket campaign
did not open, last evening. as sched
uled a fortnight ago and other meet
ings which had been arranged will not
be held until further notice. This de-
cision was reached at meeting OF
the state committee OF the Socialist
Labor party on last Saturday evening,
the reason given being the shooting OF
the president. A convention Is to be
held In this city next Sunday.
The Gossip.