The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-24
He WON
The NEWS
S. BILL
Mr.. +. |. MCGavsTn Grsets tho
Bearer With "Good Evsnlng
Have You Read Tho N,ws?"

Have you read The News7" Again the
interest of the friends OF the most popu-
lar penny paper in the city nave pe'n
keyed to the highest pitch by the question:
that is on the tongue of all. Have you
read The News"
Yesterday afternoon, AS on trloay anu
Saturday The News had a Representa-
tive promenading the most frequehteo
thoroughfares OF the downtown secuon
OF the city He had in his pocket an oroer
for S. This was 10 be given to the one OF
the many friends OF the paper who shouid
ha s,ccessful i'm greeting him under the
conditions proposed. Yesterday hiternooii
he WINS to be found stroling along west
Minister street from Turks head TO Olhey-
Vile square and back
There were n number trying yesterday
with the determination that they should
ho the fortnnate ones In consequence
upon ali sides as one turned around ne
could hear the greeting Good evening"
Have you read The News? Men, women,
boys and girls, all were busy IN ASKING
the question OF one another ana receiving
laughing replies They were not success
full In guessing the correct bearer OF tlo
welcome receipt, however. for the one
who reported to this office that he was
the holder OF the receipt was none other
than Mr.. F. L. McGovern. the popular
young manager OF Wise Brothers United
Cigar Store, on Union street.
This gentleman says he was stanoing
on the corner OF Union and Westminster
streets after his dinner at 500 O'Clock ana
had greeted some four or five or the per-
sons passing whom he thought might be
the bearer OF the receipt and was Just
about to give II up as bad job when he
spied a man across the street walking
leisurely along with paper under ms
arm. Resolving TO make final attempt
he stepped across the street and greeted
the gentleman with the words, Good
evening, Have you read The News?' To
which he received the reply, No, but 1
am going to Then there was hearty
laugh on both sides and the gentleman
greeted pulled a letter out of his pocket
and handed II TO Mr.. McGovern with the
request that he take It to the Office or
The News on Washington street.
In commenting on the circumstance or
his luck Mr.. McGovern said, "I had tried
to meet the man sent out by The News on
Saturday night but failed and determined
to try again. | have usually been lucky IN
such things and was relying upon that
! mainly TO 'helpp me aut In this case. ~
was mere luck that caused me TO spot the
! bearer yesterday for ! was about on the
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| over TO where he was. However with q
| sort OF desperate plunge. as IL were.
mustered up courage and you know the
| result
II have always been friendly to The
| News and yesterday when the notion took
me 10 try my luck I'm the guessing had
\ Just bought and read a copy OF The
News and the New York Journal These
papers had i'm my pocket when greeted
| the stranger.
lis there going to be another man out
| with a receipt tonightf All right
shall keep my weather eye out and per-
| haps i may be the winner again
The News had out as the bearer OF the
receipt yesterday Mr.. Frank H. Fair
wood This gentleman said that he start
| ed from the Office Of The News shortly
| sfter four and went out directly to West
| Minister street.
| He stood on the corner OF Mathevsor
and Westminster streets for few min
utes and then turned toward Turks Head
! He continued his way down the street
until the limit OF his destination in thai
that direction had been reached and theI
turned back walking up the other side oi
the street out toward Olneyville. He hat
gone almost out 10 the square In Olney'
Vile when he decided to turn TO the
downtown section. On the way out and
back he had large amount OF amuse
ment from watching number of people
who seemed to make up their minds tina
he was the person that they were lootns
for until they would approach nearly 4
him and then the look OF expectancy woul,
suddenly die out of their expression wher
they passed In silence.
He had been out just about an hou
and a half when the gentleman. Mr. Nc
Govern. greeted him at the place nance
above. There was only one other courag
OF his convictions I'm the matter and n
had no copy Of The News I'm his pocket
All the others whom ne met did not seen
tn wish 10 risk a disappointment In tn
matter aud preferred to pass by him Il
silence
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