The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-17
PAWTUxET.

Flatfsh have come.
Quite a number of people woke up yes
terday morning with a shrewd suspicion
70 that effect in their minds. but there
were a whole lot who realized II more
fully today, when the nicely Drowned and
toothsome FISH were served hot from the
skillet. They certainly did bite well. ao-
cording to the score or two Of fishermen
who left this place early In the day and
came hack with catches varying from
half-dozen 10 almost a bushel In
power boat sailing craft and the row
boats they sailed away for the down
river fishing grounds and while they ex-
pected few fats they hoped for pos
sble early tautog, who had got away
from the bunch and arrived few weeks
earlier than the others, due about Nav !.
The hatfish were Of good size, some being
in the ''whopper class. not the story
whoppers, either, for the reporter saw
somc of them. and all the afternoon the
stories OF good fishing came I'm TO tan
talizc the chaps who had not completed
the fitting out OF their boats TO a SUM-.
cient extent TO allow them to get away.
Conimicut Light was the favor,e lshng
ground.
Fitting out was going on at a great rate
all along the shores OF the cove. and in
fact all along the bay shores. too. the ac-
uvity being particularly noticeable al the
Richardson Marine Supply company.
There In The vast conglomorauon of
boats. scraping, painting, pounding, saw
ing and the burning OF paint were all
i'm progress from early morning till dark
and the same program will be I'm order
every pleasant day, Sundays included,
until the first Of June. The canoests were
out on the PawtuXet In good numbers. de-
spite the wind yesterday, and the Swas-
tlka club members had the pleasure OF
showing a large number OF friends over
their new building on Rhodes place
The contractor was 10 put q big gang
at work on the Pawtuxet Canoe club
house today 20 rush u along toward COM
plction. so that the members can get in
training for the carly water meets.
Rhodes Brothers company Is getting
everything IN readiness for the big open
ing one week from today. Easter Monday
night. when dancing will he I'm full swing
and boat house and cafe will Vie with
bowling alleys and shooting gallery In
attracting attention of the patrons
Steward Frank MaSsard is putting i'm
a lot OF time getting the barrels and
pontoons for the several floats ready for
surface The work consists I'm seeing
that all are serviceabe and 20 do this
IL Is necessary 10 clean of the barnacles
and apply a coat OF heavy paint There
were lot Of visitors at the club house
yesterday. The only craft on the an
chorage Yesterday was Mr.. Fuller's
steam yacht Thetis. I'm her cruising rig
Harbar Master A. H. Randall ls busy
getting the channel buoys ready 10 set
for the season and in addition 20 putting
on a coat of paint. the iron straps which
fosten them to tho biz saucer anchors
have TO he looked after
Captain Randall has also contracted 20
set number NJ moorings and has In
stalled r blacksuithing plant n help him
In his work. and is hereby able to do his
own forging
The village schools are having their
spring term
Miss Amey Shrieve and Master Harold
Shrieve Of Ashcroft. Mass were visitors
at the home OF Charles ~ johnson on
Spring street Saturday. When they re-
turned Mise -rn s. Johnson nccom-
panied thctn and will spend her weeks
vacation at Ashcroft
The stuffed birds deer horns turtle shells
nd other trophies presented by Edward
Hammond 20 tho Volunteer. Fire com
pany No I have been placed I'm position
ln the engine house on Commercial street
Several hawks a gull with outstretched
wings and an owl are among them. and
they are placed IN and on tho trophy case
containing the championship banner and
the silver trumpets. Chairman H. q.
l.oo has received an excellent set of rules
for bucket brigade contest which he
viii submit Co the joint nremens COM
miitce on old Home week muster
The city % Providence has made EN-
excellent Job of cleaninE up the grounds
where The old house formerly stood ~
the Falls.