The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-24

This sign will soon decorate the interior
of a saloon not 1000 feet from the square.
mo two persons will be allowed to drink
from the same glass
This is the cause OF the sign. Yesterday
three buns stood about the square ssld
begged for pennies and when they had
succeeded in getting five, repaired to the
saloon, where nearly quart of beer Is
served for a nickle. and this they divided
as equally as possible. The bartender OBJ
jected but the spokesman of the party
said that they had always been together
even I'm good old circus days when they
all drank from the same glass that con-
tained red lemonade. and that they all
had money, but they simply drank from
the glass This time for old times sake,
and In a way TO celebrate Washington's
birthday.
They were told that in the future that
they must go elsewhere and hold their
festive events.
oLNEYVILLE PLAYERS THERE.
The olneyvile Checker club was repre-
sented by six players and made the best
showing OF any team I'm New England at
the game played I'm Boston yesterday by
the All New England team Va. All Bos-
ton team.
The score was as follows: Tupper
Barnes and Duxbury each won three
games and each drew one, Williams won
one, and lost one, Willard lost one, and
drew one. Lewis lost one, and drew one,
the team thus winning 10 games drew 5
and lost three.
The visitors were royalty entertained
and this visit is but the forerunner OF
many other events OF like nature.
There was a much larger number than
this who went to see the game. but they
preferred to be specula tors.
WEDDING PARADE.
Olneyville was not without parade last
evening. and one that attracted quite as
much attention as the soldiers being that
OF a French wedding party the bride and
the bridesmaid being arrayed I'm pure
white, while the groom and the best man
were In their best bid and tucker.
The party came out OF a photograph
gallery just as the square was filled with
help coming out OF the mills and as the
wedding party was "Frogging" it caused
all 20 stop and look. The bride was pretty
and the way that she handled her pure
white raiment so that ~ would not be
soiled by the sush and snow appeared 70
be particularly interesting for the young
men who looked on
REoRGANIzING UNION
That the employees of the Rhode Is
union there is no doubt. for that Is the
subject upon which they talk when Off
duty.
This time they propose TO get every
man into the union, and N possible oil
the helpers, engineers. fremen ect.
The men who are at work forming the
union claim that they would have won
out before. had the union been one, that
took I'm all grades OF employees instead OF
the ConduCtOrs and mOtrrmen
MANY SOCIAL EVENTS
This being the eve of Ash Wednesday
there will be number OF social events.
and tomorrow morning the ceremony Of
blessing ashes and placing them upon
the foreheads Of Communicates reminding
them that From Dust tho came, and
to Dust must return" Will he performed.
The ceremony OF blessing will he per-
formed I'm the morning. but the ceremony
will be performed at both the morning
and evening services.
GENERAL MENTION
Horses falling down and teams getting
stalled were numerous on the square,
today for during the early hours horses
that were not sharpe had TO walk very
carefully on the hard surface and az
there were about as many slelghs as
there were wagons. those who were OBJ
liged 60 drive through the square az noon
time found the sleighng anything but
good.
A young man went into a hquor saloon
last evening and called for a half pint
Of whlskey. and when IL was handed 90
him grabbed it and ran. lie was caught
later and locked up at tho Chaffee street
police station "a \ suspicious person.
Members Of the Epworth league from
~antral Lsaffa nd rtnrLcf nafd .-faff
10 the league connected With Taberusele