The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-04-03

! cause OF the number OF small children, OF
school age that are allowed to play about
the streets instead OF attending the public
| schools. Truant officer William s. Brown
has interviewed the parents OF a number
OF these children and they have agreed to
send the children 20 school.
There are frequently cases OF this kind
and all which come ITO the knowledge of
the authorities are referred 10 the truant
/ officer, who investigates them.
WHIST SCORES.
The following are the scores made at
1 the Favorite Whist club, which met with
Mrs Wood on Dyer avenue; Mrs. Read
3s Mrs Charles Humphreys SO, Mrs. Ed
ward E. Bidmead 49, Mrs. Harry d. Cor
man 81.
At the conclusion OF the playing a col
/ lation was partaken of and a musical pro-
gram was rendered. The next meeting OF
/ the club will be held with Mrs. Read on
/ Boston avenue.
SWEET SUMMER TINE.
! A reminder OF Sweet Summer Time
appeared on one of the Crescent Park
/ electrics last night. Somewhere on Paw
]
! car evidently bent on a good time They
/ had evidently imbibed just enough Of the
| 20 BE joyful TO make them happy.
They INDUCED in loud talk across the
/ aisle OF the car for n time and then the
! men proceeded to get acquainted with
/ the fellow passengers I'm their immediate
/ vicinity When The News reporter left
! the car at Riverside square the men
/ shook hands and enjoined him to be good.
| while the ladies swapped winks with the
! conductor and whistled at the same
time.
A PECULIAR FACT
II Is a peculiar fact that while there is
| a large amount Of building going on II is
| ALI for houses for personal occupation,
with a single exception. 1t is very diff
ficult thing to hire a tenement here, ana
has been for a good while. yet there are
very few homes being built for rent.
Three more new homes are to be start.
ed soon and all of them will be occupied
by their owners upon completion
A DANGEROUS PRACTICE.
1t is noticeable fact that great
majority OF the numerous wheelmen who
ride through here on bicycles evidently
take pains 70 ride on the sidewalks, even
when the riding on the roadway Is equally
az good.
Several times pedestrians have had mar
riders Many OF the boys OF the village
and some OF the girls, indulge In the dan
gerous practice.
There Is a town ordinance against rid
ing on sidewalks or .ootpaths In which
n penalty OF $40 is imposed. As the
number OF riders increases In the advanc-
ing season this ordinance Will be more
rigidly enforced. The riders will be
warned and II that Is not sufficient
sterner measures will be adopted
A SURPRISE.
Last evening a party of friends num-
bering about 40 succeeded in giving Mr..
and Mrs Edward II. Medbrey. Jr., very
pleasant surprise at their home on Lincoln
avenue. The party assembled at the
depot and proceeded to Mr.. Medbrey's
home and captured both himself and wife
lust as they were leaving their home tc
go 10 the theatre.
Parlor games we're enjoyed during tbs
early part OF the evening and later a col
lation was enjoyed. There was als'
vocal and Instrumental music. 1t was
midnight when the party broke up ano
Notwithstanding the lateness OF the houl
there was not a sleepy individual In th'
jolly crowd
HIGH WATER.
The water in the ice Cond Is unusual,
high and is pouring over the dam In
raging torrent. The pond is well stocked
with fresh water Ash and there rs con
sternation among local anglers, who fea
that a great many of the fish will b'
, carried over the dam.
o The water flows into Wannamoset
D. brook, which I'm turn empues into Bul
= locks cove a half mile below. Wha
Ash go over the dam, II any. will be lost
; as they cannot live In salt water.
. COULD NOT SEE THE JOKE.
q Two local young men were out yer,
late Thursday night. AS a result whe
they came down from East Providence o.
: a Crescent Park electric they promptly
4 fell asleep. When the square wa
reached where they intended 10 leave tn
car they failed 10 wake up and wer
carried TO Sherman street The othe
q passengers on the car laughed when
was discovered what.happened but tn
young men, who had a half mile tram
back in front Of them, failed TO see TIA
Joke.
ON STRIKE.
~ An automobile at the foot Of whit
combs hill yesterday went on strike an
refused 10 work until an adjustment {
A., It's mechanism had been effected
The vehicle was moved out OF the stree
! ana TOT SeNefM minutes lne uTlNtF Nd
= busy trying TO bring about n settlemer
;. of the difdculty. which he finally succeed
d, ed I'm doing and proceeded on his way.
II LOCAL GiEANINGs.
Robert Brown Is the first local hshe
/ man TO get any hathsh. lie captured
u pounds Of them.
r Work has been resumed on Mr. Ere
"a schurman's new house. North Gate roa
as Last night some one broke one 81 a
'e big plate glass windows I'm the door
n Hammonds restaurant.
as Work on Alfred Albro's new sharpie
progressing rapidly.
The CanonicuS Rowing club Ia prcparir
for regatta Memorial Day.
= CARD.
We. ne vsdsrsigred. 40 hsrsov s~rs
n refuDH the moUey n ~ copl kO4eh,