The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-12-18

one OF the conductors on the surface
lines recently. When he went in TO
collect fares from young woman she
handed him a Canadian dime, and not
To be outdone, he passed her back
Canadian five-cent piece and chuckled
TO himself how he had outwtted her
What was his immense surprise when
he passed the same spot on his next
trip the same young woman boarded
his car and handed him back the Can
adian coin. The conductor grinned and
realized the joke was on him
Darius Cobb, the artist, was the VIC
tim OF pickpockets recently while
boarding a train at Trinity place sta
ton. Two young men, the painter says,
stole the purse which he carried in his
hip pocket, getting $40 In money, a
pension check for $40 a railroad trip
book OF tickets, a book OF postage
stamps and some valuable papers. The
thieves got Mr. Cobb between them and
jostled him Al the train steps, the man
behind him evidently getting the
purse Mr.. Cobb himself was tickled
over the affair when he. talked about it.
ut is a great joke" he said. Why |
am just beginning 10 realize how clev-
er those two young men were. What
an easy and clever way 1t is for a man
10 make living
Sergeant William II. Carney, the col
lored messenger at the Office OF the
secretary of state, who was injured by
being crushed in an elevator at the
state house a few days ago, died later
at the City hospital.
Sergeant Carney was "A member Of
the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts regi-
ment of volunteers, composed OF col
Ored men, and commanded by Col
Robert Gould Shaw lie was at the
side of Colonel Shaw when that com
mander fell i'm the attack on Fort Wag-
uer
AT that time Carney, who was color
sergeant, was himself wounded. As
ne crawled off The battlefield he held
the flag aloft, and when he was assist
cd by his comrades he said: The old
flag never touched the ground" For
many years Sergeant Carney was a res
jdent Of New Bedford, where he was a
letter carrier
President Loyed r. Chamberlain or
the Massachusetts state board of trade
has appointed a committee consisting
Of President Ralph S. Bauer of Lynn,
Hon. William A. Lythe Of Worcester
O. Henry Hathaway of Springfield
Harris S. Bean OF the Boston fruit and
produce exchange and Frederick A.
Currier OF Fitchburg to confer with the
Boston merchants association and 9th
or business organizations as TO the
advisability of holding a business con
Vention in Boston this winter.
The purpose of the convention would
be the formation of some practical
plan for maintaining and increasing
our industrial standing as a state and
developing our natural resources
The committee has invited several or
ganizatons to have representatives at
conference. The report of the con
the executive council Of the Massa-
Chusetts state board of trade on De
cember 10.
After having walked nearly 100 miles
TO enlist i'm the navy. William Burke of
New Bedford was formally enrolled
in the service of Uncle Sam at the re-
cruting station on Hanover street re-
Gently. He was footsore and hungry
and cold and his feet were numb in his
worn and gaping shoes. He did not
have the price of a frugal meal, but
happy in the thought that he was TO
have a new outfit he started for the L.
s S. Wabash to begin his duties
Burke tramped from New Bedford TO
Providence as he had no carfare. The
distance was 40 miles, but TO the great
Joy of the new recruit the physicians
pronounced him qualified for the ser
vice Although very tired. Burke said
nothing about being broke and start
ed for this city lie made the journey
here in II hours.
The commanding officer at the sta
tion provided him with a good hot
breakfast and enlisted him. Burke was
able to finish the remainder of his
trip to the navy yard in a trolley car.
There he was given new SEQ outfit
The length of service rendered by
Col William c. Capelle, recently an
nounced as assistant acknowledgement
by Governor-eleCt Draper. is being
commented on 10y military men.
Few, If any. have continued so long
in the military service Of the com
monwealth on the STATS of the COM
mander-iu-chief
Col Capelle was appointed by Gov
Andrews i'm 1863 and served under that
appointment two years; as major on
the stan of Gov. Bullock three years.
as major on the stan OF Gov. Clafn.
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