The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-10
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INDEPENDENTS WON. .

ly assembled at the scenesof tho blaze.
INDEPENDENTS WON
The East Providence Independents de-
feated the Ivy Social club baseball team
Saturday afternoon by a score of l3 TO H.
The game was an exciting one from start
10 finish both sides playing red hot ball
The lineups were as follows:
Ivy Social Club-Sexton. p; McLaugh-
lin, c.; Richards. 1b.; Stephenson, 2b.:
w. Richards 3D.. ID. Price. $. s.; p. SIM
mons, l. e.; Rose, r. T.; Marchant. C. {.
East Providence OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
p: Stubbs, c.; Farnum. 10; L. McCor-
mick, 2b.; Devine. 3b.; Hanson. s. s.; b.
Mccormick. l. T.; Mahoney. c. e.; Nc
Govern, r. T.
Umpire. Fisher. Scorer. Farrar.
cOMMENDABLE ACTION.
1t seems TO be the consensus OF opinion
that the action OF a number OF the lead
ing BARRIERS OF the town in asking the
town council to adopt the BARRIERS bill
was a commendable one. One OF the
sieners OF the petition told a News re-
porter that the bill was designed to pro-
tect the customer against unclean and
unhealthy service and the barber against
incompetent workmen who ruin trade and
spoil the business by taking few cents
less than regular price for their work.
The adoption OF the ordinance here Is
especially desirable, II will prevent me
settlement here OF BARRIERS who through
their incoInpetency or for other valid rea-
sons cannot secure a license In the city,
HELP NEEDED.
There is one more town official needed
to assist in the handling OF the towns Il
nances, and that is auditor. At every
regular session OF the town council there
is long list of bills which come up for
action and they are usually referred to
the contractors OF the bill: town clerk
chief If police. janisor or other person as
the case may be.
This indiscriminate reference OF n large
rumber OF bills TO various authorities oc-
casions vexatious delays every little
while. the bill often failing TO come back
until IL is presented second or third
time. while some one Is waiting for their
money. With an auditor, whose business
IL would be 10 investigate the accuracy of
the bills prompt payment would be ensur-
ed and any clerical error discovered and
corrected which under the present system
is apt to pass undiscovered. -
THE STAND PIPE
New material has arrived TO be used in
the construction OF the stand pipe and
more is coming in every day. The work
is progressing rapidly. A powerful der
rick has been rigged on top OF that part
OF the structure already up and with its
aid great steel girders are being put into
position and secured Ladders have also
been placed on that part of the structure
already built. by means OF which the big
derrick on top is reached
The new stand pipe is being built much
! stronger than the one which collapsed a
| few years ago and so designed that a rep
| etition OF that catastrophe is considered
! practically impossible.
HE FORGOT 1T.
A young man who belongs in town was
| victim OF absent mindedness yesterday.
| He had asked a certain young woman TO
| partake OF shore dinner with him al one
| OF the resorts down the river and she had
| signifed her willingness TO dc so.
He stood on the corner talking with
some friends yesterday afternoon when
| one of the friends signified his intention
of eating shore dinner. This brought
our absent-minded friend to his senses
! and he looked at his watch in dismay-
only to discover that IL was half an hour
past the time he was to call for the
young woman. He had simply forgotten
all about her and the shore dinner too.
He FASTENED at once TO the house. but
she had made up her mind he was not
coming and gone out with her brother.
The man with tricky memory had 10 do
some tall lying last night
POLICE MATTERS
Sergeant Adams returned from New
York with his men Saturday night and
Yesterday morning they were arraiened
before Judge Bliss. who bound them
over for the grand jury In the sum OF
5000 each. Neither furnished bail
One man was fined IS and costs for as
sault and another 81 and costs for
drunkenness.
A CLOSE SHAVE
William Bovay Of Bristol narrowly e.
! caped death beneath the wheels Of n Con
solidated train about $50 lest night yJa
had been elected from the train for dis
orderly conduct and while trying 10 get
aboard again was saved from being
crushed under the wheels by the prou1pt
action Of one OF the train hands
one woman tainted when she saw how
near he came TO being killed officer
knight locked him up az the Second sta
tion. This morning he was taken Jcfore
Judge Bliss in the Seventh district court.
who fined him 50 and costs for drunk
enness.
GOOD EYE
AS Motorman Beecher was running a
Crescent Park car through Riverside
square. south bound. Saturday evening.
he chanccd 10 cast his eyes upon the
roadbed to one side 81 the track and
several persons who stood on the square
were surprised TO see him stop his car
and alight and pick up a handsome gold
watch. with n fob chain attached TO II.
Motorman Beecher mounted his car and
sturtrd m ana ag yet~his valuable find
has not been claimed.
PERSONAL
Miss Gertrude Allen has returned from
a visit TO friends In Boston
Miss Christine Forbes Of Weston Mas.
Is visiting friends here
Mr. Frank Gardner of Providence wss
the guest of friends here yesterday.
Mr. Walter r. Allen has returned from
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