The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-11-27
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Especial Correspondence

Especial Correspondence
Harvard University has just received
the gift OF large library OF historical,
biographical and scientific works from
Edward ID. Brandegee OF Brookline,
who makes the gift in behalf or his
wife. Mary Bryant Brandegee. The IL
brary comprises nearly 1900 volumes
and they were formerly owned by
Richard A. Bowie of Philadelphia.
The gift will be known as the Weld
memorial. in memory of the grand
father of Mrs Brandegee, William
Fletcher Weld, beneiactOr OF the coll
lege.
Who is the Cleverest girl in Boston
Al driving a motor was "A question that
gathering of young Bostonans were
trying 20 solve The problem narrowed
down TO Miss EleanOra Sears and MISS
Marie Lee. Both have been seen drlV-
ing through the congested parts OF the
city with the coolness Of experts. The
discussion grew hot and the cham
pions Of Miss Lee wanted to arrange
competition. AS the persons In ques-
ton are friends Of both these girls
there may be some wild driving
through the city by two very good
looking lovers OF the motor shortly
Europe is becoming Americanized
and America is becoming European
ized" said GuglielmO Ferrero, the ltal-
ian historian the other night SIG.
Ferrero is 10 deliver a series of lect-
ures on Roman history at the Lowell
Institute.
"It is an impression ! have long en-
tertained." he continued, "and since
my arrival in this country ! find II
confirmed in many ways. America is
learning Europe's conservatism, while
Europe is learning American energy
and push"
Sig. Ferrero and his wife are the
guests of William Roscoe Thayer OF
Cambridge, whose acquaintance with
the Ferreros began in Italy while Mr..
Thayer was a guest Of DombrOso, the
father of Mrs. Ferrero.
II is for his treatment Of the his
tory Of ancient Rome that Ferrero is
most celebrated
How much superior in its interior
appearance and facilities the new
Washington street tunnel Is over the
old fremont street subway is some
what aptly illustrated by the character
of the signs which the rapid transit
commission is placing at the various
stations OF the new tunnel Nothing
more artistic in their particular line
has been placed in Boston heretofore.
These ornate signs are supported up
on ornamental iron columns, the case
or portion holding the sign being OF
artistically wrought bronze of de-
sign that is uniform for all the sta
tions. These signs will be illuminat-
ed at night. and in either daylight or
darkness will be of most attractive ap-
pearanCe.
In some cases these handsome sta
ton signs are supported from lhe
side of the station entrance, in others
the sign rests upon the upright iron
column while in some instances the
sign is bracketed from one side of the
upright column But I'm all cases the
ornamental effect is much the same.
Short-measure strawberry boxes will
he driven out of Massachusetts mar
kets next summer, and the campaign
to that end has already been begun
by State Sealer Daniel G. Palmer
His department resembles a storage
house Strawberry boxes repose on
shelves on desks, on the window sills
and even on the floor. And most of
them are short measure, although they
have been submitted as samples 10y
firms who contemplate supplying the
next summer trade I'm this state.
Several seizures of short measure
baskets have already been made. one
of them resulting in the taking of $780,
600 baskets. each of them about 10 per
cent short Some of the same baskets
had already been sold.
The legal space of a full measure
quart backet is 81 1-5 cubic inches
Governor Guild has started TO probe
a story of alleged fraud in the assign
ment of Spanish war claims.
Aman named Campbell who collect
ed sl25, ,OO0 in back pay from the Unit
ed States government. is said TO have
been interested in n company formed
for the purpose of buying up the claims
of Spanish war veterans.
The Campbell contract was made by
Attorney-General Parker in 1905. Two
years later the New England Agency
company was formed for the purpose
of buying up the war claims.
Veterans were approached by men
who said that 1t would be months te-
fore the money would be forthcoming
and the s62 claims were bought mp for
si4, and other claims were bought up
for similar reductions.