The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-16
RIVERSIDE.
0ystsrmsn Arc Busy Taking
Seed 0ystsrs-CIsTks Have
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Yesterday the law was OF on seed
oysters and large number OF the local
fishermen were out In their boats TO
take advantage OF the fact. The oysters
are quite plentiful. although there are
not so many OF them as there were last
spring. Those taken are OF good size
and excellent in quality, been unusually
fat and favored to the queens taste.
There has been no new set for two
years and those which are being taken
now have been growing for that length
OF time. oystermen account for the fact
that the oysters have not set this year
by the cold weather OF the nrst part of
the season, which was the spawning time
for the oysters.
II is thought that the weather was 80
cold that the spawns were killed before
they could set. II there Is no set next
year the business of taking the seed will
be practically ruined. at least for time
The seed are taken by the free Usher
men and sold to the owners OF the beds,
and wait for them to grow to maturity
The men are talking of forming an as
ISOLATION among themselves and finding
a market for their oysters, instead OF
! sesling them TO the owners OF beds as
has been the custom. They are en-
couraged in this idea by the fact thai the
seed now being taken Is large enough
to open and put on the market
WILL HAVE TO GO.
Yesterday Sergeant Monroe learned
that the members OF household on Mar
ragansett avenue had been conducting
themselves in a manner not calculated TO
be beneficial TO the place and ordered
them 10 leave town. The people re-
monstrated but to no effect. The officer
was obdurate and told them that II they
were found about after certain time
they would be taken into custody. and
they decided that the best thing that
they could do was 10 accept his advice
TO leave town and move.
SAILING PARTY.
Yesterday afternoon a sailing party
went to Bristol on the launch May for
days outing The launch, in charge OF
Captain o. f. Read, left here and went
down the river and did not return until
early evening. Mr.. Bacon and family
and Arthur Z. Allen were among the ex-
cureionists.
EXTENDING PLANT.
Although on account of the warm
weather the orders for oysters are COM
| ing rather slow but w. l.. Sunderland
is expecting a big business this winter
and Is making preparations for II. He
| is TO build an addition 20 feet wide and 80
| feet long on the west side OF his place
| OF business at Sabins Point. This will
be used as a shipping room.
The new arrangement VIII add greatly
to his facilities for doing business, as
II will, take the shipping department en-
| tirely out of the shop proper and make
! the room formerly used for this purpose
available for the openers. He expects
TO handle something like 1900 bushels OF
oysters during the season.
DOWN THE RIVER
This morning Horace Brooks, with a
| party OF friends started for a weeks
| cruise down the river. They will go TO
Newport during the trip and see the nu-
| merous war vessels which are now In
the harbor. The party Is composed Of
Mr.. Brooks. William Foster, Alton Leon
ard and William Wood
They went on Mr.. Brooks yacht Sea-
Soam During the greater part OF the
trip they will enjoy themselves Nishing
about the islands in the lower bay.
Harding Harris and Arthur Allen also
went down the river on Mr. Harris, yacht
Wave this morning. They will be gone
two weeks II the weather Is good, during
which time they will put in few days
! In Newport and a few more In the vicn-
| ity Of Mount Hope bay.
PERSONAL
Miss Mary f. Bradley OF Fab River. is
/ visiting at the residence OF Mrs. Taylor
! Of Worcester street
Miss Lulu Baker is enjoying her vaca
| ton She is spending II quietly at home.
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| stackpole and wife and Fred Angel and
a friend start today for a trip TO New
York They will be gone a week. during
1 which time they will visit various points
Of interest In the Empire state.
Domingo s. Hall, who has been filing
position as chef at summer resort
on Glen Island returned home this morn
ing. He was looking well and said that
the season had been very pleasant
one.
William c. steere OF Worcester and Miss
Ella f. Steefe OF Providence are visit
ing at the home OF William II. Mason
on Harris street.
| entertaining relatives from Cheteague
Lake. Me, at their home on Harris
street
A DANCING PARTY.
A dancing party from here attended the
dance al Crescent Park last night. They
Il
spent a very pleasant evening dancing to
the music OF straights orchestra. which
has been retained for the remainder OF
the week II not longer.
FIRST MEETING.
The graduating class OF the Turner
avenue grammar school will hold their
first meeting OF the year Thursday after
noon. The officers OF the class are Miss
Edith Mason. president Miss Ethel Hud-
son. secretary and Miss Viola Norris.
treasurer.
BOY MISSING.
Last night II was reported 10 the po-
lice that Robert Rayner had disappeared
from his home at is Jackson avenue. IL
was thought that he had run away and
the police were asked to locate him h
they could
lie Is II years old and when last seen
wore a dark sweater and dark clothes,
with n small cap and n long wiser and