The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-09
Work on the State Road Will Be Com
menc0d Tomorrow Morning.
The Town Is Now Nearly Free From
Any Danger Of Contagion.

Howard lodge. No. IL. X. Of p will
meet this evening In their hall in To-
bins block. lcf
The~Ivy Social club will meet In the
club rooms on Warren avenue, this eve-
ming
THE sTANDPIPE. '~
Workmen are making good progress on ,
the Standpipe and have got the work
OF putting up the third and last section
OF the superstructure erected. The steei
girders which are being put into this
section are not so long as those In the
two lower. sections, but they are long
enough To give the structure a lofty APP
pearance which will more readily enable
one TO conceive the height of the whole
thing when the big tank Is in place.
THE SCHOOLS. ~
Next Monday the schools OF the town
will be opened and this week the schooI
authorities are busy making the fna.i
preparations for the accommodation Of
the large number or scholars who with
attend the various schools. Workmen are
now busy putting I'm the new hirniture
in the addition TO the High school build
ing and II s expected that by the end
OF the week the building will be ready.
for occupancy. 80
All the school buildings have been thor1
-oughly cleaned during the long vaca-
tion, and such changes made as the ne
eessities OF the various schools required.
as far as there were funds available
Tor the purpose. Several OF the build
hgs have been equipped with new slate
blackboafds and other changes calcue
la'ed to facilitate school work have
been made Ef
IN COURT
There was but one case before Judge
Bliss in the Seventh district court Ona
woman, who was brought in from the
Second station by Sergt. Monroe. ae-s
knowiedged the fact that she had been
mdnlginS too freely i'm intoxicating be- :.
erages was fined the customary 81 aud
costs, which was paid. y4
ENJOYING HIS VACATION .~~
During the last few weeks the greater
pers OF athe officers of the Central sta
ton have been enjoying their vacations
thci- places being filled while they w,re
awav by Special officer Charles Glenn
ents. This week the chief is enjoying
his annual vacation and his place is be-
ing filled by Sergt. Everett Adams.
AN ACCIDENT.
Last night an automobile was speeding
down Pawtucket avenue. when the
mechanism became deranged and despite
the efforts OF the man, who was opera
ing the machine refused 10 work and
the effort to put IL into running condition
was finally given UP in despair.
Another auto came along while the
man In charge was endeavoring to Ak
the thing up and offered tow 10 Provi-
dence, which was accepted
AMONG THE BALL PLAYERS.
The Ivy Social Club Baseball team
would like 10 hear from any amateur
team in good standing. Thomas F Sex
ton. Of 81 Second street is the manager.
The Rumfords are to play a match
Qa mo wit he hs
Rumford grounds. The game will be for
s25 side, the entire stake to 60 to the
winner.
GOT TIRED OF WAITING.
on Sunday and Labor Day. when the
travel on all the local lines was very
heavy. ears were run at regular intervals
over Broadway from the Pawtucket line
to Crescent Park, to relieve the crush
OF transfer passengers who usually ride
to Watchemoket square and transfer at
that point.
Yesterday afternoon a woman, who
thought that this was to be a permanent
institution got Aady 10 60 TO Riverside.
waited an hour on Broadway for the cars
OF the new line TO come along and when
the News reporter passed that way. she
stopped him TO enquire what time the
cars on that line were supposed TO GO
When the Information was given that
the line was only put in operatio to re-
lieve the crush OF the two busy days, the
woman looked as though she wanted 30
fight and climbed onto the next Taun-
ton avenue car and transferred in the
usual way.
NEwSY NEwSLETS
A force Of men were busy cleaning out
the cutters beside the tracks N the local
freight yard. yesterday.
Medical Examiner Allison has returned
from his vaca tion. The doctor reports
that he had a very pleasant time while
he was away.
The barge Elk Garden is discharging
coal at the harrington dock
Samuel Lincoln. who is enjoying his va.
cation this week ls IN Boston today 10
see the ball game between the Bostons
and the wsshingtons.
A night gang IL being worked 10 un-
load coal at the local docks Of the Con-
solfdated
Charles Chase, who IL enjoying a few
days vacation is spending n In Canada
and al Niagara Falls.
Miss Annie Rhodes has returned from
a. visit 20 friends down east