The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-31


vicinity formed club and then erected
a club house. l2x2O not far from Rocky
Point Here the members, dozen or
more. spent Sunday and all OF their spare
time Last Saturday four of the mem
bers thought that they could have good
time at the club house the next day, so
they made arrangements TO that end aud
20 make the day all the more pleasant
enzaaed the services of "a colored chef.
II will be remembered that last Sunday
vaS no July day, but the quartetta. with
the schef. started for the club house just
the same. making tho trip by electric
car. az fer "a possible. and there engaged
q man with a team 70 take them and
their effects TO the club house. The
owner OF the team was told TO call FOR
them between and O'Clock In the ar
ternoon.
All hands then went 10 work and the
FIRST thing on the program was To make
q fire In order to make the room COM
Portable. THIS being done tho quartette
gathered about the stove, and then Tor
the nrst time during tho day II was
learned that the party consisted OF
yrfshman. and this being the case the
co,orcd chef was made guest Instead
OF help"
this spirit did not last long. for the stove
refused TO work, and soon the room was
filled with smoke. Each In turn offi-
eiated as fireman, but one had better
success than the other. and after two
hours hard work the wind shifted and
this helped a little, for the smoke instead
of coming into the room went up the
chimney.
Then the chef started to prepare a
lunoheon. which was TO be pork and
onions. a favorite dish of the Irishman.
However. the stove did not do its duty,
for the pork and onions fairly froze on
the stove. This called for more work
OF an expert fireman. but the ability was
lacking, so the crowd had To eat bread,
butter and cold water for their luncheon
IL Wac then decided To pack up and 40
home, but one OF the party called TO mind
the fact that the team would not call
for them until later I'm the afternoon.
This was another setback. so four OF
the party tucked their feet and legs into
the oven. while the chef sat on the back
end OF the stove. The bill OF fare for
the Gay Was To consist NJ a rabbit stew.
roast chicken, with all OF the 6xings. but
there was no signs or the party eating
anything hot that day, ana came To the
conclusion that there was a Jonah In the
party. that the rabbit was a cat and that
the chef had ''swiped" the chicken. That
settled the days outing and the Irishman
said he would not come 10 the club room
again Untll st. Patrick's Day the Yankee
made hts next date for July 4. the Ger
man and the Freedman selected their ma
tai day and the chef said that II anyone
ever caught him at the room again they
could shoot him. The men, beaides being
nearly frozen 10 death found that the
day cost them nearly IS apiece.
Nothing was known OF the matter until
last evening. when the lrishman dropped
into cigar store and told his expertence
and added that there was no fooling about
the matter, for they really suffered al
MAY BOOM BUSINESS.
Business was dull again during the past
- nouIS az the Chatfee street station and
the only excitement Of the night was
station as Ben Rosso, n suspicious per-
son. who was found In the rear of G. r.
a. Beane's stable on PIanfield street by
Petrolmar Cahill
Some or the police claim that the hIl
In business is due tp the fact that some
one started the story that the $500 chariot
had been taken away, and that folks who
are In the habit OF riding I'm Il refuse 70
ride In any other for the one that was
reported 10 have been placed I'm commits
sion In Its stead had ordinary iron tires
Now, this Is not fact for the ChaYee
street station stfll has It's much cherished
chariot. and not only that Il is drawn by
a handsome bay charger said 10 be the
fastest one I'm the police department The
police are In hopes that the fact win he
Satisfactory TO all. and that business
will return 10 its standard at once. and
the police are not the only ones that are
anxious TO have more doing"
WILL FIGHT TO THE FINISH.
Tho Eighth ward delegation got no
more than they expected at the Republi-
can caucus last evening but say most
emphatically that they will carry the
hght TO a finish, and that on inaugura-
ton day they will go on record az being
opposed 10 Mr.. Davis ~ a candidate for
one Of the Republican candidates for fire
commissioner from the fact that they
claim that Mr.. Davis Is not. nor ever
has been Republican The delegation
also claim that when the matter comes
up on inauguration day that something
viii drop, and drop heavy and that they
will have much larger support than the
Down Town" machine are aware OF.
The delegation Say that they would like
TO have Mr.. John 4. Kenyon on the
board. but they viii not stand out ror
his election but will accept any clean
cut Republican that is named by any
one. hut they VIII not under any cir
cumstances Stand" for Davis.
CHAMPION CHowDER MAKER.
At meeting held 10y the members OF
Engine company ~. ON Plainneld street.
late yesterday, Lieutenant Lee" Dawlev
was voted to he the champion chovdcr
maker of the department aud would give
any man who held n reputation I'm that
hHe y R"ou run Tor MS money. This all
came about by the reason of Mr Dawiey
making a chowdsr -csterlay which was
ready ~ ? O'Clock and was thoroughly
enjoyed not only by tho members of the
company but by those who happened iu
call Most ~ the men say that thoy do
not care foT another square meal before
Sunday.
THE MONTICELLO CLUB.
The Monticello club met IN their cosy
parlors on Broadway last evening and
elected the following corps ~ officers
for 1905. President. Jeremiah Kelly; vice
president. James Martin: recording secre-
tary. Joiln RELY. financial secretary.
Herbert Davidson. treasurer. John Dew
lin.
This was followed BY a well selected
literary and musical program. the main I
feature n which were number ~ cor
net felDs by Mr.. Davidson This was not
al. fer chicken sandwiches ~ the most /
tender sort delicious coffee ice cream.
rake and cigars that were cigsrs were en-
ioyed.
GENERAL MENTION
The executive committee from tho .