The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-12-20
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The prevalence OF the grip in Bos-
ton appears TO the sufficiently marked
10 have called out a cautionary signal
from the health department, and 1t
will be we'll 10 give due heed TO II.
While the complaint has not reached
anything like epidemic proportions, its
victims are reported exceptionally
numerous, and the increasing number
of deaths from pneumonia Is attributed
10 the grip. AS primary cause the
most obvious and sensible precaution
against il is to avoid taking cold, or
having taken one, not TO neglect 1t.
Or. Frank H. Parker OF Maiden has
been appointed superintendent OF the
leper colony at Penikese island, and
will assume his duties in few days.
Accompanied by his wife, the doctor
will make his residence permanent
on the island.
DR. Parker is one OF the best known
physicians in Maiden. He enjoys
large practice and has always been
prominently connected with the city
affairs. He is a specialist on leprosy.
Mrs. Parker is also prominent in
Maiden affairs She is an ardent
worker in charitable affairs and was
the first president Of the Maplewood
New Century club.
About 100 veteran employees OF the
United States customs service in Bos-
Ia. a
government for 25 years and over
gathered at local hotel to celebrate
their first reunion and banquet.
Although all present would be called
old men and over dozen OF them
had grown whte-haircd with 40 years
Iabor in the service, there was not
one man in the hundred who did not
make the Oslcr theory look like an IL
fusion which required only a glance at
the rotund, healthy living specimens
OF the customs employees present to
dispel.
George Whitfield DVys Of Cam
bridge sprang a rather good jest
few days ago at the expense Of Pro-
fessor James s. Pitt, the well known
electrical expert Some one vOlun-
teered the information that oddities
were found I'm nearly all famed men,
remark to which Professor Pitt took
exception
81 don't claim to be n genius, said
the expert, but my wireless receiver
had made me pretty well known, and
] haven't a single peculiarty'
with which hand do YOU stir your
coffee drawled the story writer.
with the right hand" promptly
came the answer.
That's your oddity," came the re-
tort. Everybody else uses a spoon"
A strange looking craft came into
the harbor the other day and anchored
on South Boston fats, where 1t at
tracted considerable attention. 1t was
the former lake steamer Denver, re-
modelled into the largest elevator
dredge In America, the transformation
having taken place at Ogdensburg at
cost OF $500, 900.
The craft left Ogdensburg Oct. 10, I'm
command OF Capt. w. J. DAILY. She is
an innovation. She is equipped with
an endless chain OF buckets, instead of
the single dipper, and these are oper-
ated from heavy steel tower located
amidships She will be used in widen
ing the channel in the harbor and Will
be ready TO commence operations in
about two weeks.
In the meantime she will so into
the drydock for some needed repairs
and alterations. The Denver carries
crew of rs men.
In the spring the court house in
Pemberton square will probably begin
70 loom skyward. Their is plenty Of
room at the top. and that is where the
addition Is TO be affixed. The court
house commissioners who have been
looking over the conditions and needs
OF the situation calling for more ex-
pansive court facilities have almost
reached the point of announcing what
the new addition will be. About two
months more will see the plans In
final share. Then they will be ask
ing for bids. and the spring, IL is eN-
pected will see the work of construc-
tlon begun.
The Pemberton square side OF the
top will. il is understood, have two
stories added willie the Somerset
street side will have either one or one
and half This will make the struc-
ture throw off its dwarf-like look ami
put on more stately appearance. IL
will then soar as high or higher than
some OF the neighhoring buildings
The 125-foot building height limit law
is believed not to affect the court
house.
Boston contributes more men TO
the army OF tramps than any other
city Of it's size in the United States
.ave nr Rem Rpitman Of Chicago