The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-05-26
EAST PROVIDENCE.

The Goo Goo town council gave another,
in fact, two public exhibitions Saturday
evening, although but one was advertised.
The council has won for itself promi-
nent place in the minds of the public at
large. not for It's excellent and business
like work, but for the mistakes and the
topsy- turvey way they show in getting
after" some one, and as a sample OF theh
fairmindedness on Saturday they voted 10
grant one man a license for dance for
$50 and followed this up by charging
another resident s25 for a similar request.
They also wanted TO charge one man $500
for a hotel license and grant one TO an
other applicant for $3.50, but this was so
rank a difference that according TO the
statement of a voter the Goo Coos were
somewhat ashamed 10 have IL announced.
The council met I'm special session FOR
the purpose OF granting hotel licenses,
which they did, one TO Crescent Park
and one to George Boyden, the latter ap-
pearing TO. be something of Jolly, for
they wanted TO give hi ma license from
the bargain counter.
After they had granted the licenses and
transacted some other items OF business
they adjourned and were about to go TO
their homes when one OF the wise men
came to the conclusion that they had
forgotten 10 make any mention of how
much they should charge the applicants
for the licenses and this is where the
having and geeing on the rates came in.
They again adjourned. but not until they
had asked themselves IL they had forgot
ten even to their umbrellas
The police are somewhat mystified as to
the case of breaking and entering into
the store OF Hugh Rooney, on the square
Friday night for the mauraders must
sl,r l.l 10 afA
feet an entrance, for the window that
they broke open was 20 feet or more
from the ground. and but two feet from
the adjoining building, and IL is believed
that the trick was turned by putting their
backs against one building and their
hands against the other and in this way
worked themselves up to the sill OF the
window, which was secured by a|wooden
shutter which had been pried open.
There are no traces of a ladder about
the building so that the former method
is the most probable.
The robbers made a haul OF about SIS
worth of cigars and tobacco. but they
did not leave the building until they made
"a most thorough search for money.
The knowing ones who are on the list
OF Albert Gilbert's friends are enjoying
good joke al his expense.
Mr. Gilbert claims that he knows all
about meats, including game.
He was invited to partake of a coon
supper at T.. c. Cobbs restaurant Satur-
day evening. and after eating a while
said that the coon was the real thing"
but when some one fished out the wish
bone of chicken Mr.. Gilbert had to
acknowledge the corn and set up the ci-
gars for the party.
James McGinn, the smallpox patient
has been discharged from the smallpo.
hospital
In the future the office of the town
clerk will be closed at noon on Saturday
afternoons.
The Watchemoket Fire company will
meet this evening and try out their engine
that they are going TO use at the muster
at Cranston Memorial Day.
The Children of Mary connected with
the Church of the Sacred Heart held
very pleasing exercises at the church
yesterday.
Daniel Rich and Chester Butts have
returned from a fresh water fishing trip
and in consequence thereof few OF their
friends ate trout for their breakfast this
morning.