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New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
>Ssyfs7r7ers Dfsoorf at
Metz, Zork Athletic Club

Athletic Club easily scored a first with
total Of 139 9-l0 points. Behrens always
rose from the springboard and seemed 10
float in the air as his body turned TO enter
the water. His twisters. flying Dutchmen
and somersaults were all spectacular, and
each time he cut into the water like a
jumping trout that has missed the fly. and
there was scarcely caused a ripple. A. r.
Downes. an unattached competitor did re
markably well. He is beginner, and
finished in second place. with total Of lOs
points. J. T. Dunn. also unattached, was
third, with 50 S3-l0o points
Teams Of Columbia University, the New
York Athletic club and OF Princeton Uni
versity contested in a 2O0-yard relay race.
finishing I'm the order named in l minute
IS 2-5 seconds. Columbia had l3 seconds
handicap, and while the New York scratch
men tried to overh haul the boys from Morn
ngside heights. they failed. Princeton had
4 seconds, and was a poor third.
The summary follows:
ioo-yard swim oseaIed handicap; for Bratton
cupt- Won by X. u. Knapp New York A. G..
o22J. net time O:53J. j. r Manten West Side
! ". g.. a. to:pvb. net time O:l4 80. srconu :.
d. ). turran city \. G. (0:0Sb. net time
Fancy diving Chandicap; championship pro-
ammel-Won by X. +. Behrens. city 4 c..
i39 $40 points: a. T. Downes unattached, 100
points, second; J. r. Dunn, unattached.
~ N3-iOO points. third.
2OO-yard relay race (handicap)-Won by Co
lumbia University team G3 seconds q. Ro8OW,
Deffaa, l.. Dinkelspel and Culmsnl; New York
A. &. team (scratchl (South. OSullivan. Reilly
and Rerichl, second; Princeton University team
a seconds Barnes. GosneN. +. Cross and r.
cross. third. Time 1:5S2t.
Flfty-yard swim Cobstacle race,-Won by B.
W. King; Joseph A. Ruddy, second. Time
O:4jl5.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
Ten Players Make Up the
Honor Roll in Lawn Tennis

McIoughln: beat Hackett. Holmes but' tHau ~
Inman Dean Mathey lost TO inmAn. i" s,iII-
H. Gardner. Bundy and Arms'yyhs u,hs,sy a G.
Sba Ter lost IN Hall church and Inmsn: beat a.
cragtn. g. CraRIn. Behr. Church and nan; =
D siverd lost % Hayes; beat pe%sL Wsis5er lost 10
aaiston asfe ana washbarn lost g ToqSnsrSS seGS
and Mel oushiin: beat Little and Inmsn. ...
Glass C-J O. Ames lost to Gross ~ sea-, 5sane
Palmer and Inman; beat GRANT ana S.as MsHiS ImSRe
and uoerr f. T. Gross lost to Gardner anu
Jones ,close): beat Ames ~, Socum ana Shsss ,Se
f. H. Harris lost to Holden Seayer. Littie ~,
Whitney and Benton: beat A. Cragln. Palmer
and Thornton Wallace Johnson lost to siyerd
McQuiston g r. Gardner. Behr. Bull and nan
Harris and Touchard; beat whitney. Ames ana
Bishop. r. G. Sesver lost 10 McIoughlln Bnhus
and Niles; beat Harris and Ames f. H. Wms-
ney lost to Hall Mathey. Palmer shd A. :"
Cragin. beat Harris and !. ~ Gates.
DOUBLES.
&c F. Touchsrd and X. u. Little beat bnnI1y
ana Mclaughlin (2l. Long and Oardhe,' - 49,
ney and G. r. Gardner. Clothier and lssfhru, ,
Wright and Niles Doyle brothers. Hscket,
and Alexander. Bull and Martin, Chnrch ana
Q r g Rundy and M f. Mclaughlin lost 70
Touchard and Little (2). Fincke and watson
beat Grant and Burt. pell and Mshsn' Harry
and Foley - -, %
al n Hackett and r B Alexander lost 20 20
Pell and Mahan Little and Touchard OeS'
Pell and Mahan. Hinck and torrance so' nd
1T r. ppll and T., r Mahan lost to behr s,n sn'
Little Wright and Niles. Bunny anu 81
Ioughlin. FIncke and Watson. hscNt,I, 's,h, o..
Alexander. beat Hackett and Gardner. Wrigh,
and Niles Hackett and Little. Long ahu
Gardner Hackett and Alexander NIL
, H. H. Hackett and II. D. Little loet 10 Ien
and Mahan: beat Bull and Martin 'Z) H'"s
and Gardner. -. a., i,ti.
&C 49, Doyle and II. f. Doyle lost TO l1ttI1 lo
and Touchard: beat Bull and Maru" '"0'
u G Wright and Y " Niles lost to Touch
ard aud Mahan. Pell and Mahaii' . or Sne ~
and Mathey. Little and Touchard' pea' f'
and Mahan. Bishop and Whitley. 80, 60
g g NJ Bull jr.. and II. c. Martin loh, 70
IIackett and Little %. Doyle 'ro.n,cs orosners'
Touchard and Little. Hinck and TOT Sa.ej j
Rehr and f.. p Larned beat 1hu,ch i sn
Mathey. Behr and Plummer. Holden ennII
Mathey Whitehead and Winston hihcN ""'
o OTTO Hinck and H. Torrance. tr; lost %
Uackett and Alexander ~, TouchatI anI i
Mahan. beat Taylor and Sillman, Cragih ahd
Cragin Bull and Martin. -. - peb,
IN g NJ Church and Dean Mathey LOST 20 p,auI I
and Little Little and Touchard, bulr w. aN
Martin; beat Armstrong and Burton """
ner and whitman
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
WHITE KEEPS ON WINNING
Beats Muldaur in the Glass B
Amateur Billiard Tourney.

Playing sound balkline billiards I'm the
middle Of his string. Charles f.. White con-
unued his triumphant progress through
the national Class y amateur 1872 balklne
championship billiard tournament at
Maurice Da'y's academy. i9th street and
Broadway, last night He won the six
teenth game Of the series by defeating
Mark Muldaur by the score Of 800 points
to POI
The champions average was 6 60 and his
best runs We're 2s. 2S and p. Muldaur was in
the same or'ranXious state that he has
shown in so many of his matches Leading
for time during the opening innings. he
began 10 fan off badly, and finished with
an average ~ 1913 ana high runs Of 2I
26 and lj
White displayed splendid control Of the
worries beginning with his thirty-Grst turn
at the table. lie rolled them along the
short rails, led them by easy stages from
one end Of the table 10 the other when
they broke badly for him. and was at all
times Ingenious in his methods and i'm his
manpWring for position His sequence
for FIVE innings was y. IS, IS IS and o.
which added total Of 95 buttons 10 his
string. il was the best piece Of cue work
Of the night
The championship Will reach its con-
ciusion this week The summary follows.
Charles F.. White spot baD-I. >, 3, 0. u, o.
. 3. /. 10 o 2. 70. ie. Is. y. q. O. Il 81 r.
4. o. o. g. -. T. o. 2 u. Z. Total goo points
Marx Muldaur twuitr baII-G . a. q 20 o. :
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
BALTUsRoL GOLF CLUB MEETS
nv TelegraDh 10 The Tribune1

sBN TeItFTHD0 70 TNF TTIOune-
Newark. y. j.. Dec. 9.-The annual meet
ing Of the directors Of the Baltusrol Golf
club was held this afternoon at the Spring
field clubhouse. The old board was re-elect-
ed. with the exception Of Thomas g. En-
never. who retired. Dr. :. ~. Cranberry
succeeded himself Those reelected were
Louis r. Bayard Louis =. Bayard. jr. ]. V.
Onatiyia, jr, J. Edgar Bull. Is. : T.. Dav-
idge A. f. Debary, Harold Hook. Louis
Keller. william Fel'owes Morgan. Parker
W. Page \. +. Roach Thomas +. Reid.
George w Rogers William Palmer Smith,
g.. j. sullivan, Edward &. Thompson and
r. F.. Walker. Tho meeting was well at
tended
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
TIGERS BEAT BROOKLYN TECH
fBy Telegraph TO The Tribune !

Princeton, y. j.. Dec. 9.-The basketball
five from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
was no match for Princeton tonight and
was defeated by the score OF S5 to 10 in a
rather uninteresting game. The Tigers
showed that they had still much TO learn.
being exceedingly weak in dribbling and
shooting They fairly bombarded the
Brooklyn hves basket but missed about
as many OF the field goals as they made.
Heath made % Of the Tigers points. scor-
ing - OF OF 10 tries AZ goals from foul lines.
The lineup follows:
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
POSTPONE BOSTON CLUB MEET

Boston. Dec. 9-Several Would-h bidders
for the Boston National Baseball Club did
not have chance 10 submit offers to-day,
as the legality Of the annual meeting was
questioned In the absence Of voters from
the stock owned by the late president, Will
lam ~ Russell Of New York. The meet
ing Nas therefore postponed until Decem-
her B IL was explained that Mrs. Russell
had not yet been appointed eXecutriX Of
her husbands will and could not sign prox-
lee Ter his stock.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
M'FARLAND TO BOX HERE
Clever Lightweight Will Meet
"Young' Hickey at Fairmont.
WOLGAST HOPES FOR BEST
Champion Expects To Be Able to
Defend His Title Within
Six Months.

"Packey" Mcfarland. OF Chicago. last
night signed articles to box Young"
Hickey. OF New York, at the Fairmont
Athletic club. Of this city, on December
10. The weight is to be 1876 pounds at 3
o'clock.
In speaking Of "Packey" Mcfarland and
his relatively poor showing against "IIar-
lem Tommy" Murphy I'm San Francisco on
Thanksgiving Day. Gordon Cloyd says I'm
"The Chicago Inter-Ocean".
"To begin with, Mcfarland was on edge
over the breach OF promise suit that he
has on his hands. He first knew he was
being sued on the night he left Chicago for
the Coast. That was enough TO worry any
man, and as the stockyards idol f. Of a
nervous temperament he has been up in
the air ever since. When he got to the
coast he went to Mlletts's roadhouse. in
San Mateo County. to train. II is usually
damp there at this season. and he had to
travel through heavy banks OF cold, damp
fog when he went ont on the road. 1t
wasn't long. he says, before he developed
a bad case OF influenza. that hampered his
breathing and stiffened him up generally.
He beat the cold finally, but II cost
him a lot Of strength and pepper to do ii
in such quick time He was trained down
20 a pretty fine point. too. which. combined
with the ravages of the cold left him
81, Nrif a
clever man.
"He overcame his handlcaps for the first
twelve rounds. but the injury 10 his hand
In the thirteenth was the last straw. and
he lost all the vim that he had left From
that time on he was a machine. At that
he didn't have any trouble in keeping out
of danger and outpointing Murphy all the
way.
ITO conclude the pathetic story. McFar-
land takes exception to the detailed reports
Of the fight which created an impression
that Murphy landed on his body at Will.
"Paclley" declares that the Harlem boy
didn't get in an average of more than two
punches a round, and they We're without
steam
Reports from the bedside Of Ad Wolgast,
the lightweight champion Of the world.
give every indication Of his speedy re-
overy and return to the roped arena. His
friends will be glad to learn that while
he Is far from a well man. and that at
least six months rest will be necessary
for his complete recovery. the plucky little
fellow IL out OF danger and soon VIII be
able 10 leave the hospital. where he has
been confined since Thanksgiving Eve. the
night before he was 10 have boxed Freddie
Welsh. onetime lightweight champion OF
England
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
ON BERGEN BEACH RANGE.

Fifteen gunners took part in the weekly
sliding distance handicap Of the Bergen
Beach Gun Club yesterday. The conditions
were not Of the best as o heavy mist
rolled in from Jamaica Bay and made I
difficult for the men 10 get their eyes on
the targets J. voorhees, did the best work
Of the day breaking 70 targets out of 1t
possible jon. The Bergen Beach orsanlza-
ton viii hold it" monthly shoot on Tues
day.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
SMITH DRAWS WITH CLABBY

sydney. New South Wales. Dec s-Jimm,
Clabby. OF Milwaukee. middleweisht boxini
champion OF Australia, met Dave Smith
formerly middleweight champion Of Aus
tralia, to-day at the Stadium in twenty
round contest which ended In a draw.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10

TWO GAMES FOR CLINTON
High School Seven Makes Good
Start in Hockey Series.

The De witt Clinton High school seven
opened its hockey season Yesterday by de-
feating botf the Columbia Grammer and
Carlton club teams. at the St Nicholas
Rink, by scores Of 10 and 2 To /. re-
spectively. The Red end Black combina-
ton showed promise and should fare cx-
ceedingly well IN the newly-formed high
school hockey league.
In the Columbia Grammer game the
work Of Rhinccon at goal and Currier
stood out prominently. RheincOn turned
aside many hard shots. Sprague and Tren-
holm were conspicuous. each shooting
goal in the second period
The Iiur-uD of both games follows.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
BROOKLYN TEAM WINS.

Brooklyn won the final game OF Ma
tionaI Billiard League series from Phila-
delphia at the Knickerb0cker Academy,
J,rcoklyn. last night by score Of 20 TO o.
Iohn Huking, the victorious expert. played
-, strong game. setting sHift pare for his
rival
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10

Goals Spra que. j. Littlehcld. Siegle. Referee
- Goodman, OF De Witt Clinton. Timekcerer-
T. Friedenberg. OF Carlton. Time Of halves
Twelve minutes each Substitutes II. Littched
for Currie. Goodman Tor j. Littleheld. Mats for
Spraguc Douglas for Carln.
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10

Field goals Heath 90. Uhl ~, Vaughan t2).
Kaher Husing a. Unger. Maine Goals from
fouls Heath u3l. Fisher lW. Substtutes-De
Ie Reussne for Vaughan. Hughes for Dewitt.
Waterman for unger, Segal for Maine. Referee
Cartwright, OF Philadelphia. Umpre-Fauver
OF Princeton. Time OF halves Twenty minutes
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
BURNS OUTPOINTS WAGNER
Has All the Better Of Slashing
Bout at Royale A. G.

Frankie Burns the fast little bantam
weight from Jersey city. had all the better
Of Joe Wagner. the italian bantamweight,
I'm "A slashing ten-round bout at the Royale
Athletic club. of Brooklyn. last night
Burns was too fast and too clever for the
Italian. and although the latter fought
hard all the time .he Jersey boy was able
IN heat him TO the punch with short hooks
to the head that made Wagner miss.
Wagner tried a shift to the head. but
after the first few rounds Burns solved It
and made Joe look foolish in his attempts
70 land. Frankie waited until the shift was
started and then stepped in and whaled
away at the body with both hands.
right TO the heart that carried a world OF
mower behind it slowed Wagner up on sev-
eral occasions.
paddy sullivan, the Fighting Irishman"
from the West Side. had an easy time of II;
with Johnny Moran at the Sharkey Ath-
letic club last night. sullivan won as he
pIeased in every round, but Moran was
game and refused TO be knocked out
with every physical advantage in his
favor sailor" Burke had matters ell his
own way in a bout with young Herman,
a welterweight fighter from dp the state,
at the Gowanus club last night. Burke
beat his man so badly in seven rounds that
the latter's seconds threw up the sponge TO
prevent further and unnecessary punish
ment being inflicted Burke fought as he
always does with easy victory In sight
and looked every inch champion He was
clever. and fought at top speed in the
clinches
Ioe Marion had "A slight advantage over
Young" Fulton I'm a fast ten-round bout
at the Liberal Athletic club. Of Staten ISL
and. last night Fulton was clever, bat
Marion tore away at him and Offset his
akin by aggressiveness and hard hitting.
Phil Cross and Young Hickey boxed a
spirited ten-round draw at the Olympic
Athletic club. OF Harlem. last night In the
early rounds Hickey had shade the bet
fer Of matters. but al the end Cross was
coming strong aud just about eNened up
the score large crowd witnessed the
bout. which was one Of the best seen at
the club this season
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10

Goals SprdRuc. trenholm. Referee Hoar". Of
StuVvesaut. Dmpire-Duffy. Of Columbia Gram
mar Time of halv,s-iLirteen minutes each.
subs flutes GrinZbeTg for Nathan. Blum for ].
New-York tribune., 1911-12-10
The ranking follows:

N. Z : rasPsa, acrsasblln los, to rouenara and
Iarned beat Touchard, Wright Long. feil
ar, e. Bundy lost to Wright. Mclaughlin
and Pell: beat Inman. Mathey, Church'
Behr. Long and Little.
&c r. Touchard lost to Gardner Dabney.
Larned ,E. p and McLoughlini peat
Gardner 90. Hall. Church. Niles. Nc
Loughlin and Long.
IN. f. Long lost to Mclaughlin C2). Tou-
chard' Little. Bundy and NHes ar nea'
Lamed r. p, Dabney, Pell (2l, Gardner
Hall and Clothier.
G--N. " Niles lost to Hall Long Touchard'
Wright and Pell. beat Little and Long
IT. r. PeIl lost 10 NoshelL Han; Holden d,en
Long 90 and Mclaughlin l2l; beat co
thier. Gardner -. Hall Church Bunny
S-R d. Little lost to niles Bundy and
Washburn. beat Long. Harris t2l ana
a-K H. Behr lost 10 Bundy. Little. shafer
and Church beat Inmsn. clothier' Jones'
t0-W. NJ. Hall LOST TO Touchard Inman, sha-
fer Long. Pel Behr and Bishop. 6ea'
shafer Pell. Gardner Holden, Mathey'
class A-Richard Bishop lost 10 armed
tE. p, Sulloway. Palmer ana Ihinah ec, ueS
Dabney p Gsfdner ara Han Ton5hsrd e. M oTGTH Ions
Peil and Bundy: beat shafer' Noshe", SSTr .,,
and Washburn Dabney. lr,. los. 20 Su. Mn
loway. Long Bishop. g. =. Gardner shd NC
Loushlin; beat Touchard. Jones ana r. o Il.
Larned g. r. Gardner lost 10 Touchard %.
r =. Larned. Hail. Pell t?l and Long pea pea
r. 4 Holden. ir lost To HALL beat BehI. ~
man. Harris. Pell and f. +. Larned -
inman lost 10 Holden. g. r. Gardner Blsnop'
Mahan Behr. Bundy and Washhurn; beat Hall.
Mahan. Mathey and Shafer. \. II. r. Zones t Iost
TO Dabney. Bundy and Behr. heat Bull ana
Gross T.. T.. Larned lost TO Holden 'ong an9
Dahney; beat Bishop. Mahan. Toucha'd anu
9 v. Gardner 81,
class Be NJ Rul ir., lost 10 larned' hehr.
Msthey Mclaughlin. Hayes and Jones ueai @
Washhurn. Doyle pionne Hinck Johnston ana
Tallant q. =. Gardner. ir.. lost 10 klshop L"ns
and Mclaughlin: beat Dabney ana Ialsrdd w,
T. Hayes lost 10 Mclaughlin tBull had 20 l
aud defaultedl and Byford: beat Martin Na'u
ner. Kendall and Siverd. l.. T. Mahan ,ost W
Iunan. W. A. Lamed. II. p. Larned, bunny anu
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-07
CLAYVILLE

Mrs. William Bliss is vislring friends in
Providence this week.
George II. Burgess of Charley, Mass ,
is visiting friends in this place.
The Sewing Societp will meet with Mrs.
Charles Ring, next Wednesday evening.
Elmer Drake Of Jewett City, Cmnecti-
cut, is visiting at the home of Mr.. Walter
Comstock.
Miss Jennie Keeney of Chartley, Mass,
who visited her mother this week, has re-
turned to her home.
Quite a number from this place, expect
to go to the entertainment at Foster Center
next Saturday evening.
Services at the church next Sunday even
ing at 8 80. Rev. G. A. Meader of Paw
tucket, viii be the speaker.
Through the efforts of Mrs. Dana Web
ster, the library of the Clayvle Sunday
School has received some $40 fine books
from the Norwood Baptist Church.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-07
a Fish Aids Science.

There appears To be no limit 80 So
entitic curiosity. especially in Ger
many Not long ago a scientist ..
Leipzig. wishing to ascertain whether
fish are warmer than the water they
live i'm. stuck a needle connected with
a thcrmoelectric circuit into living
ish I'm an aquarium The needle formed
one element OF the circuit while The
other element was Immersed in the
same water that contained the fish
The latter was not seriously injured 10y
the needle aud quickly became indif.
ferent To n. Then as the fish swan
about. carrying the needle. the ingen
ious savaut closed the circuit and kept
watch of the galyanometer. IL show
ed no detection whatever. from which
he concluded that the fish and the
water were precisely equal I'm iempera
ure. for had either been warmer than
the other a current would have beer
generated i'm the circuit.-Chicago Rec.
ord Herald.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-07
MISSED TIE KANGAROO.
The Hunter Was After Meat, but Got
Inetead a Stone

Instead a Stone.
In 1885 II hunter la New South
Wales took fancy for some kangaroo
meat. so he made n trip through the
mulga with no companion but his gun
lie had no need of either guides or
dogs. as he was an experienced bush
man.
The first kangaroo sighted was
wounded by him. but not badly
enough 10 disable it. Before he could
get in another shot it made off through
the salt bush at Il terrific pace. but
leaving Il plain trail in drops Of blood,
so the hltnler followed as fast as he
could.
The trail gradually grew fainter as
the wounded animal blcd less freely
and its pursuer was often obliged to
Stoop and examine the ground closely
for the teltale signs. After severe
hundred yards he'd been covered with
out seeing any more crimson spots tn
hunter began T. think his quarry haC
escaped, when he saw a single terF
f red before him.
As he bent TO look for more fp"6S
the red changed tO an ir'd'srrnt nll'
green. and he say II was = '""n Ston
that lay before him. H. r,n.r' ~
was not haC~od. hut tho Whi'o cir,
opal fields were discovered. New Yo
Press
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-07
CKEENVILL.E

Mrs. Carrie Simmons Johnson visited
her mother over Sunday.
Mrs. Lora Clemence and sons Gerald
and Richard are sick with the grippee.
Mrs. Edmund Walling is having small
barn built on her premises. Herbert
Jacques is doing the work
Mrs John Sprague and Miss Alzada
Sprague will start this month for Cali.
fornia, to be gone until faI.
Byron Williams, of Johnston, has pur
chased the Charles Phillips iarm, and will
engage in the milk business.
Mrs. Mary Burlngame has sod her
wood lot to Charles "hipple, Of Harmony,
who is empl oying several men to cut il.
Rev. Arthur Given, of Auburn, prea ched
at the Baptist Church on Sunday. Nj.
Given was pastor of the church over thirty
years ago.
The Winsor Mill is running night and
with looms. A new winder was installed
recently. Nearly every tenement is filled.
Mrs. II zlrd, purse maker, is giving out
work at the home of Ella Mowry. She in
tends TO come out from Providence once in
two weeks if she can secure enough work to
make it pay.
Parkman Hilton, after an absence Of over
twenty years, has returned 10 Greenvile
and is employed by the Greenville Woolen
Mill as a skilled machnist. lie also re-
pairs automobiles.
Mr.. l.. Myers, proprietor of the general
store, is planning to remove to Herbert
Walling's house Immediately. Mr.. Wal
ling has moved to Providence, where he
will act as agent for lumber company.
Rev. Mr., Roberts of Attleboro, Mass,
will speak at the morning service at the
First Baptist Church, Sunday. Z. T.. ser
vice at 6. .3o.-Topc, " Painting the States
White. " Leader, Mr.. Henry Perry.
Mrs. Hannah Austin celebrated her
birthday recently by giving party to her
pleasant time enjoyed. The next one
whose birthday will be observed is Mrs.
Joslin, of Harmony, and the next, some
lady whose birthday occurs in Mny, and SO
on, birthday for each month in the year.
A very pleasant afternoon was spent at
the residence of Mrs Frank l.. Gavitt last
Wednesday by members and friends OF the
Crawford Club. After the roll call, the
people were entertained with the reading |
of " Enoch Arden, " with musical accom-
paniment by Mrs. Henrietta Broadbent
and Mrs. Mabel Paul Smith, of Woon-
socket. After the reading, refreshments
were served by Misses Bessie Mowry, Cora
l.. Burlingame and Mary M. Steere.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-04-07
VARIED EiS VIEWS.
A Broad Minded Candidate and a Pa.
tlent Constituent.


Farmer Gordon was engaged for q
fortnight 10 drive Il political candidate
about the county in his buggy. They
travelled By day. each town being a
stage. and the politician spoke every
evening.
The man was honest and we'll mean
ing, but careful local partiSans had
tried the temper Of each cOmmunity
in advance ard reported 10 him with
suggestions. SO It happened that from
his extreme anxiety To please his eX.
pressed conviction on the issue varied
considerably from time to time.
"Wcll. Mr.. Gordon" said the candi.
date one day at the beginning of the
second week. how do you stand on
The election? How are you going to
vote?"
The farmer was silent. thinking.
Il really don't know" he said. Il
ran tell better maybe, at the close OF
our engagement"
Cant make up your mind yet?
You've heard all of my speeches"
Yes, and | Ike you personally. and
I'm hoping to get to vote for you
Don't worry AT least. not yet"
Not yet! Why do YOU say that?"
asked the puzzled canddate.
"Well. you've had several points of
view. and I'm Just waiting and think
ing maybe before the end of the week
you'll get round to mine youths