The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-26
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People.

Women In this city cannot fail 20
pre r cer. n .ns se. ar ina. ns hsnsea
down an opinion that "A woman alight-
ing from street car should be allow
ed time enough Ia step of and also to
clear her skiits from any obstruction
on the platform. The court says: III
the conductor starts the car the in
slant she alights, before she has had
time 60 release her skirts from such
obstruction, and she IS dragged along
by the car and injured. the railroad
company IS liable Tor the injuries thus
sustained and the fact that the PASS
epger wore dress so long that IL
would be likely TO catch upon such ap-
planccs as necessarily extended above
the platform Is not Of itself negligence
as a matter OF law. Nor does the fact
that the conductor shouted, Step live
ly there. loidy. lessen the degree OF
negligence on the part OF the com
pany.
a friend or mine was congra tulating
himself this morning that Il was sat
urdaN morning and he still had 40
cents IN his clothes. just az that mo-
ment a well dressed man walked up TO
him and stated that he was on the
verge OF starvation. My friend tool
the hungry one into an adjacent res
taurant, laid down a quarter. and told
the proprietor to feed the man. Then
ne came OUT and said To me; 1T was
now | have only Is cents left"
During the inquest into the death of
Deputy Sheriff Fish. which was held
before Coroner Lincoln Yesterday, one
OF the Witnesses "A boy was asked
the question: Where did Babcock
strike the woman "fn the sitting
wanted 20 know what part OF the hu-
man anatomy that was but the wit
ness was unable 10 furnish the ex-
PLANTATION.
The following story is good one,
ana will be appreciated on Capitol hill
A certain woman was recently awak-
ened in the early morning by noises
down stairs. She nudged her husband
~ the ribs and whispered loudly:
hJ',sa, hJ0hn, thGrs are ar robbers robbers, IN 9,v The
what Of ~ what's the matter with
the Senate?'' 1t is needless to say
that John was representative 10
the General Assembly hut L wonder
what town he was from?
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An exchange says: "A direct troll
ley car line is being built from Rhode
Island across into Connecticut and
VIII soon he finished. This. with the
anticipated accession OF direct com
munication with Vermont before sum
ulrI viii make the circuit OF the New
England states by electric street car
lines complete"
j have already had occasion To speak
or the danger that there is for child
rem who coast on many OF the East
Side streets, but nothing seems 10
nave been done TO put stop TO IL.
Perhaps said resident OF Hope
street 10 me this morning. the po-
lice are waiting for a serious acci-
dent 20 occur and then they will en-
force the law"
During a brief visit TO Boston yes-
. terday, was surprised 10 see how
many private indiWduals have dis
played nags at half-mast as a mark
of respect to the memory OF Queen
Victoria. and | was struck with the
difference ~. spirit which is manifest
ed in Providence.
7 see that New York is to build the
finest monkey house in the world at a
cost OF $50, 600 IL is not troubled by
the question OF where can monkeys
enough be found to tll IT. Judging by
some of the things that have occurred
In that city lately.