The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-08-14

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They are literally Obliged TO strike
while the iron is hot.
Mr.. Lewey can be seen every day
lifting up cables with a number OF
links after they cool. Mr.. Lewey has
never tried 20 show the world how
much he could llft, but he is on rec
ord as having lifted dead weight OF
700 pounds.
That he Is convinced that a wooden
fireboat is what Boston needs. and
that a wooden iireboat Is what the
city Is 10 get, was the statement made
by Fire Commissioner Parker, recently
In summing up the results Of his In
vesugauons and conclusions. Commis-
sioner Parker, said;
81 have spent considerable time and
thought on this matter, and, al
though have been connected with the
department only few months, feel
confdont am right about it.
II want wooden boat because II
can stand the WORK better than an
iron boat. Wo have many draws to
encounter In reaching fire In the
lumber district along tho South Cove,
and there IL also draw TO ln encoun.
tered In reaching the Mvstio docks by
water. Tho Boston draws are narrow
md tho danger Of humping is conso.
euently great.
"A freboat with wooden hull, such
rs the plans call for, might bump hard
In rushing through n draw 20 fire.
without any apparent damage. The
same kind Of a bump 20 an iron fire.
boat might loosen couple Of plates or
dent them so badly that the damage
and cost Of repair would be great.
I'VE have always used wooden fire
boats to advantage in Boston, and |
intend 70 continue using them.
"The appropriation for the new fire
boat Is now at my disposal, and | ex-
pect the bids will be in and the order
placed within a month from now"
Not all the sweets in Boston are
consumed by the matinee girl. The
brokers on state street can go her a
close second, not TO mention the coll
lege youths. In short It's safe 10 say
that the average masculine BostOnian
cares quite as much for chocolates and
caramels as he does for culture and
classics
When a tall young gentleman with
an opulant fur-lined coat steps up to
he candy couatar, and asks for
pound OF your very best Chocolates
she who demurely attends to his wants
knows thaA the Gancee isn't the only
one who'll get treated that night. And
sometimes it's a pound bag that goes
into the deep coat pocket-and no
fancy box al all
4 frecEled youngstor whose rakish
hat and ssucy grin proclaimed him or
the genus "of'ice boy" stepped int
downtown candy store the other day
a store famous for it's high priced
sweets and calmly asked for five
pound box of the best chocolates and
bon-bons mixed He handed over a
$40 bill, and for a moment the much
pompadoured young lady behind the
counter looked distinctly suspicious
and remarked pointedly. You certainly
must be flush, kid"
Gee, dis ain't fer mel" came the
abrupt response, Dis is for de boss.
He sent me down here cause he was
'frald he'd meet some of his swell lady
friends If he came himself. He keeps
chocolates i'm his Office all de time, an
don't even dare let his stenographer
know!
The Colonial theatre, Boston's fav-
orite playhouse opened for the season
Monday evening, August 10, with that
phenomenally successful New York
production, The Merry.G as
the first attraction. The Merry-Go-
Round" is a musical melange of the
best and most refined type. Raymond
Hitchcock, easily the best of our Am
erican light opera comedians IS at the
head of the organization.
For the summer season, the Keith
vaudeville presented at the Boston
theatre has broken all records, and
with shows five anu quarter hours
long, Bostonians are certainly getting
their moneys worth The regular sea-