The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-10-30
NEWS OF OLNEYVILLE.
Getting Ready to Move to the High
School Building.
IT IS A GREAT IMPROVEMENT.
The School Is I'm Fine Conditional New
Club tn BE Formed ON Mt. Pleasant
Wholesale Slaughter Of Hens-Olney-
Vile Briefs.

Owing TO the Teachers Institute in
Music Hall, and the closing of the schools
TO afford the teachers a chance to attenc,
the preliminary steps towards moving IN
to the new High School building, were
made yesterday The seats of the old
quarters in odd Fellows block have been
taken up for removal. The benefit To be
derived from the change will be appre-
ciated by both teachers and pupils. Am
pie space will be afforded the want OF the
same being the greatest fault of the pres
ent school, aud with better facilities,
Johnston may boast of one Of the finest
and best regulated High Schools in Rhode
Island.
Under the able principalship of Mr.
Currier, new impetus will be added, and
by that of the future. Many who attend
live out of town. coming from along the
Pascoag railroad and the outlying dis
tricts.
New Club Formed on Mount Pleasant.
Now that the chilly blast no longer al
lows young men TO linger out in the air
after nightfall, he is Obliged TO seek some
more genial place, and as he cannot, like
the average "chippy," migrate South, he
must do so under roof For this reason
several young lads in and around Mount
Pleasant have formed to take action by
fitting up very neat and comfortable
quarters on Yale avenue, where they Will
also be kept warm by the torridity OF
things during the coming campaign, as
the Carlisle Club is located near by. 1t
will be known as the Get i'm Out of the
Cold Society,"" and is of athletic, literary
and sporting character.
The officers are: President, John Cum
mings vice president, John Hines; secre-
tary, Andrew Burns; treasurer, John
Campbell They are TO establish a gym
nasium, and have already organized a
hall fn n1 rdi I'M m n
tion rules. Papers and magazines are TO
be kept on file.
Wholesale Slaughter of Hens.
Sergeant Halbrook of the Johnston
police, was yesterday notified of very
extensive killing of hens by dog at the
residence of Benjamin Grecian, "A German,
on the Nichols plat. The work was done
between and 4 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing, and before anyone was aware of IL
eighteen were dead. An estimate of the
value of the damage will be made today,
which devolves upon the town, as the
owner of the dog is unknown.
OlneyviIIe Briefs.
Wednesday afternoon the Union Aid So
ciety of Johnston held their usual spirited
meeting at the hall on Brown street. A
supper free to all followed, and general
good time was had
T.. Crafford, who formerly resided in
Olneyville and was in the grocery bust
ness, has gone to Warren, II. /. to engage
in the same there.
The Academy Avenue Congregational
Church, Rev. T.. o. Bartlett, pastor, is nm.
dergoing extensive alterations to meet the
demands of the increasing congregations
A large addition has been added for the
senior Sunday school class, and another
for the junior. A hall for entertainments
is also among the improvements.
Court Notes.
In the Eighth District Court this morn
ing was tried the case of four prisoners OF
the State Farm for attempt to escape
Two of them, John Hayes and James
Thompson, pleaded guilty and were sen
fenced TO six months imprisonment after
their present term has expired. The re
naming two, James Keenan, and Oscar
Champlin, said not guilty To the charge
They will be held over for trial at the De.
cember Court of Plears.