The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-18
Many Sought Outdoor Recreation in
Yesterdays Warmth.
Travel on Trolley Cars Unusually Heavy.
Attendance at the Churches.

Yesterday was the FIRST Sunday Of the
season which had brought with II the
full warmth OF summers sunshine. and
many people availed themselves of The
! opportunity 20 enjoy a day out Of doors.
without suffering any of the discomfort
incident TO such outings earlier in the
spring. All the cars running TO the shore
resorts were, crowded in the afternoon
and there was a steady call for ice cream
and soda all over the town
! The drug stores and other establish
ments reaped a rich harvest, many of
those in the more thickly settled districts
doing a land-office business There was
7 goodly crowd at Hunts Mills dutng
the latter part OF the afternoon. all the
cars 10 the place after o'clock being
| closely packed with sxcursionists and
many coming on bicycles and In trains.
The~merry go-round and the cafe were
the only things open, but these were Well
patronized, and people were taking things
easy beneath the friendly shade OF al
most every tree along the banks D. the
river.
There were many canoes out oA The
Ten Mile river. those Interested in fhe
sport availing themselves of the splendid
opportunity for the indulgence or their
roclivities in this direction. There was
no. a ripple bn the placid surface of tn,
stream from Coles bridge 70 the Sac
konk river. while the profuse foliage over
hanging the banks made 1t delightful
place.
At the Agawam links. and az SILVER
Spring golfers were active. alth Jusl cwI
in!~tc the warmth OF the dav the ter
mis- courts at the Agawam we're some
what SlightcG.
SABBATH ACTIVITY.
4 News reporter who boarded car
at Riverside and rode 80 Rumfotd over
heard someone ask II II was Sunday and
during the remainder OF the rHi., saw
enough TO make him feel uncerteln
whether or not II really was the Sabbath
day There was merry party OF golfers
playing the game for all N was worth
at Silver Spring, near Arlington corners.
man who has. I'm fact still Is, pronli-
nent in the town. was busily engaged
in horticultural pursuits in his front
yard above Leonard corner, hammers
and saws were plainly heard on build
ing in course of construction. less than
10 feet from the highway. and at Rum
/ ford another game OF golf was in iull
swing
In view of the fact that every effort s
being made by the police TO suppress
Sunday ball playing all this activity
caused no little comment especially on
! the part of those who were interested
| in the ball games. This effort on the
part of the police TO prevent the violation
! OF Sunday lis a most commendabe one
| as far as II goes. but the query why the
matter IS not carried further and other
! Sunday games stopped really does seem
/ very pertinent.
! THE CHURCHES.
Yesterday the event long looked for
| ward 10 with intense interest hy the
! children OF the parish. the May process
! ion was held at the church OF the sac
/ red Heart on Taunton avenue. There
/ wersr~a large number OF children, as well
as many older ones present and the oc-
casion was a very successful one.
/ At the United Congregational church
! n very interesting discourse was given
/ the pastnr- -ReX- C. Il. Gordon. TO a
/ congregation greatly augmented by the
! fine weather The Christian Endeavor
/ was held at S o'clock, tho subject being
THE Lad with the Joaves and Fishes
/ The usual evening service was held at
/ O'Clock.
At the Haven NJ. e church the pastor
| Rev. John T.. Blake. delivered special
d
/ ing service. The sermon was very IN
teresting one and was delivered TO good
! congregation. There was special an
| niversary program and the new cabinet
! was installed
The usual services were held at St
Mary's Holy Communion was admins
| tered by the rector. Rev. II c. Dana at
| 1880 I'm the morning.
| Al the Church of the First Born. Rev
A. A. Cleveland the pastor. preached at
q o'clock and Deacon Andrew Munroe
| conducted the evening service at Z
| o'clock
The Christian Workers held their even
ing service In the school house at Phil
! lipsdale
JUMPED THE TRACK.
Early last evening the street car traffic
was erfectunlly tied up by Broad way car
/ No. 500, which Jumped the track on
| Woodward avenue The car was run
! ming at fair speed when Il left the irons.
and plunged INTO tho highway so that
/ All ordinary methods OF getting IL back
| on the rails proved .unavaihng and it WAS
/ found necessary 20 send for the wrecker
which soon put the car upon the track.
/ There was quite number OF passen-
/ gers aboard the car and they were sew
| ery shaken up. but fortunately no one
was injured.
WATER STREET INVADED.
Yesterday "A detachment OF the Saliva
/ tlon Army marched into Water street and
attacked sin in its intrenchmcnts with a
ylgor which seemed 90 reslt in at least
1 " partial victory. fi1c singing NJ the
battle hymns of the army attracted from
her headquarters n woman familiarlv
known az the bird" and In few min
utes she was clasped IN the embrace OF
one ~ the feminine members ~ the in
vading soldiers ~ the cross IN = state %
evident pcritence
After singing few more hymns 10 a
tambo accompaniment and the delivery
~ two or three animated eshortations for
the assembled sinners 10 rerent and be
saved. the soldiers marched away. well