The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-03-06


Sust been issued, shows that the total
segistration at the Massachusetts insi-
tute of technology this year Is l4lO, an
increase over last year. Massachusetts
sends the greatest number OF any state
its total being 7S1. other Well-repre-
sented states are: New York 81, Penn
sylvania 81, Illinois 81, Connecticut 29,
Rhode Island 2S.
Hundreds OF persons including many
prominent attorneys and employees OF
the court house, spend several minutes
every day watching the Efforts OF a
few 10 tame the pigeons at Pember'on
square. For years hundreds Of the
birds would feed from any person
hand, and It was pretty sight, espec-
sally to children A few months ago
crusade against the pigeons was
started by some Italians, who cap
tsred them, put them in bags and de-
oamped The birds left were wild Tor
a hme, but are now getting as friend
Nv as their mates, who were put on sale
In the market.
pr. Beale OF the Boston Y. NJ.
G. A. congress tells nature story
which puts all other dehanccs OF Pres
jdent Roosevelt in the shade. lie re-
lated it at the recent annual banquet
of the congress. and 1t IS as follows:
A certain kind hearted man finding
rattlesnake frozen in the snow brought
il home and thawed it out The snake
was so grateful that 1t became tame
and was the pet OF the household. IL
grew so affectionate that IL insisted up
ON going TO bed with its benefactor
and was locked in the cellar each night
as a consequence. One night the whoie
house was alarmed by tremendous
noise Investigation showed that
burglar had attempted TO enter the
house by a cellar window when de
teaed by the snake, which wrapped II
self around the burglar and held him.
while II extended its tail out the win
dow and set up a tremendous rafting
for the police.
At recent meeting OF the Boston
board OF hre underwriters the recon-
mendation Of It's executive committee
favoring the adoption OF a sidewalk
permit was adopted.
The Sidewalk permit is question
which has aroused much discussion the
last few months among the members
OF the board II affects merchandise
In the course OF delivery placed on the
sidewalks temporarily, and a hre de-
stroying a number of bales OF wool
standing just outside the warehouse
into which IL was TO be stored, raised
the question Of liability on the part OF
the companies whose policies covered
the wool when it was lodged INSIDE ihe
rnilding. The wool while In transit
was covered under policy covering
common carrier hazards, 50 that 1t was
necessary to define the attitude OF the
board in such cases.
The permit just adopted allows goods
in the course OF delivery to be tempoT-
arily placed within 10 feet of the
tuilding TO which they are consigned.
Nut this does not apply to merchandise
consigned for storage In warehouses.
Relieving that a hearing person,
capable of practical action, Would oe
mere efficient Miss Helen Keller, the
well-known deaf. dumb and blind girl,
has resigned from the Massachusetts
Commission for the Blind.
Miss Keller is now in the South,
where she went during the Christmas
holidays. but George A. Macy OF Wren
than. who married her teacher, MISS
Anne Sullivan. and at whose nome
Miss Keller has lived since her grad
,Uction from Radcliffe College, has Civ
on the reasons for her resignation.
Miss Keller has served on the com
mission something more than year
now" said MIR Macy, and was one OF
the persons whose efforts brought the
commission about.
"Of late she has found great difficult
" in keeping up with the rapid discus
eions of the members In board meet
i,gs as everything said has had TO he
translated through her fingers by Mrs
Nscy. All this has made II well niGh
impossible for her TO get all the tacis
concerning the discussions. On THIS
account she has not been able to vote
AS intelHgently as she has wished
The British tramp steamer kyleak-
in. with cargo of beans arrived
here a few days ago from Marseilles,
France. went to her dischareing berth
Al Hoosac docks. The work began
shortly after the lines were made fast.
The consignees OF the big shipment
were anxious to have them delivered
AS quickly as possible TO hll orders
principally from Boston grocers. The
possibility of a famine in beans has
caused serious apprehension among
the Boston produce men. They nave
flooded the foreign market with orders
since IL became known that there was
a shortage in California.
There was no delay In landing III,
.hipment which amounted TO 366i
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