The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-15
The Young Mems Republican Head
quarters Will Open Immediately.
Jessie Fremont Council Held Success
fu| Entertainment Last Night

| on the ticket in the place Of President
| Martin.
There are those who are In favor Of
| placing In nomination the entire council,
as at present constituted. including Mr..
Martin. 1t Is not probable. however, that
this will be done. although there are
| plenty OF precedents in other towns ~ the
state
Charles A. Champlin Is looked on with
1 considerable favor for the place and IL is
| probable that after the caucus his name
will be found on the ticket He is a
strong man and has done good work for
the party.
REAL ESTATE REGISTER
The following real estate transactions
were recorded at the office OF the town
| clerk yesterday.
| Charles c. Bishop, ct ux. sold to Oliver
Enney, ct ux.. lot As on Kent land plat for
| $40.
Fred s. Davis sold TO Jacob ID. and
Adele A. Windley lots 81. SO. 5s and 81 in
the Clyde plat for 500.
The above grantors mortgaged TO Carrie
| NJ. Davis lot "a on the Clyde plat for $3.50.
Jacob d. and Adele A. windley mort
| gagged to Carrie NJ. Davis lots SO, 81 and 81
on the Clyde plat for $3.50
oliver Emey ct ux. morteaged 70 May
@. Bishop lot IS on the Kent land plat for
| $1,000.
1
| man mortgage Of Charles Keech for 1880
IN COURT.
This morning Special Officer Charles
Dodge brought into court Pietro Dam
| bruro. whom he had arrested for shoot
! ing robin contrary 10 law. The man ad-
mitted his guilt and was fined $50 and
costs. which he paid. There has been
| considerable bird killing in defiance OF
| the laws. and this man. who was caught
L.. ~ -.
the benefit Of others who have an in
clination TO commit similar transgrss-
| sions.
PROGRESSING RAPIDLY
Work on the extensive alterations in
| the local yard OF the Consolidated road
Is progressing rapidly and the work
which has already been accomplished
makes II much easier 10 realize just how
extensive the improvements are. The
work of connecting the tracks north OF
the Mauran avenue crossing with the
round house is nearly completed The
ties have all been laid oown for new
section OF track, which will connect the
track on the main line with the turn
table. making IL possible for engines from
The north to pull right in and do away
with considerable switching.
The southbound track has been laid
around the curve south of the round
house. and is practically all laid and yes
terday a force Of men were dwelling IL
up The old track Is TO be considerably
altered In regard to location Ii will
be moved over six feet more to the east.
ward. This will be done after the new
track is in use, thus affordng an oppor.
tunity TO do the work without interferen,
with the regular operation OF trains
The other alterations Is the track.
about the yards and are quite extensive.
and large number OF frogs are piled up
by the sides OF the tracks for use in
making the changes
Yesterday ~ new switch stands arrived
and they will soon be put In the place
OF the old fashioned ones now I'm use.
some or them will be used In connection
with the new tracks. The large force Of
men al wor kon the improvements and
alterations make things look pretty live
~ just now.
CLOSE SHAVE.
Rufus A. Curtis-a we'll known business
man, had a narrow escape from being
run down by n bicyclst while on hts
way To his place OF business this morn
ing. The wheelman was riding on the
SIDEWALK and came within an ace Of
riding Mr. Curtis down. The police who
heard OF the matter in a roundabout way.
say that there have been several com
paints about this offence lately and that
any one who Is caught riding on the side.
wink Will be summariy dealt with
STRUCK BY TRAIN.
Employees who were on the freieb,
train which came I'm from Worcester YES.
terday. report that the engine struck
girl, apparently about 10 years old at the
crossing at Whitins yesterday She was
thrown down and badly scared. but for
tunately she fell away from the tracks
and was not seriously injured She was
carrying dinner pail and started to run
across the track in front OF the train.
which fortunately was moving very slow
ly az the time.
TOO BAD.
resident Of this town took a trolley
ride To Narragansett Pier recently and
saw something done on the return trim
which seems 70 show that some of the
conductors on that line are fully a. mad
as conductors average as far as accom-
modstion OF patrons is concerned
An italian. who was accompanied nv
his wife and child got on the car with
carefully covered basket When the car
had run about hiif OF the way to this
city noise was heard emanating from
the basket and soon II developed into the
familiar cackle OF hen
The conductor Of the car told the own
or OF the basket that he would either
have 10 get or the car with the hen or
throw the basket or. The unfortunat.
passenger promised TO take the basket
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