The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-12-23
NEWS OF 0LNEYVILLE.
The Business Mems Association
Elects Officers.
A ROUSlNG MEETING HELD.
Gov Ladd and the Presidents of business
Clubs to BE Present at the banquet
Petitions for Paving High Street
Speeches I'm Favor of Electric Cars.

That Olneyville is the liveliest and most
enterprising suburb of Providence was
clearly evidenced at the meeting of the
local Business Mems Association last
night. The attendance was somewhat i'm
paired by the rush of business at the differ
ent stores, preparatory to Christmas, but
it did not dampen in the least the en-
thusiasm, which ran high. President
Lawton called the assembly to order, and
the committee on the nomination of
officers submitted their report, comprising
the following candidates: President, G;
+, A.. Beane; vice president, Samuel
Whitley; secretary, Preston Yerrington;
treasurer, j. +. Russell; executive com
mittee, James Il. Kennedy, w. L.. Whip
pie, w. A. III. Grant; directors, G.. z.
Weaver, Il. G. Lawton, NJ. d., l.. Sweet,
X. Melvin, Charles Halstead, Olney Hal.
stead, NJ. A. Mowry. The election OF
these officers should have come off at the
first meeting in January, but on a motion
il was postponed till after the annual ban
quet, in order To allow the present presid-
ing officer TO ofliciate on that occasion,
which takes place early next month. The
committee was retained TO fill any vacan-
cies which might occur in the submitted
report. .....
Concerning the banquet itself, Mr..
Grant, who is member of that commit
tee, said he had seen the governor and had
been referred TO his private secretary for
the fixing of a date which would enable
him TO attend. Nothing had been heard,
however, up to the time of meeting. 1t
was thought advisable TO send invitations
to all the presidents of the different or
ganizations of a like nature, discretionary
power being left TO the committee.
On the matter of paving High street, it
hat fiaYt
ready in circulation, one among the bust
ness men nearer the city, and the other
among those of Olneyville. A report on
the clock was given by w. ID. Harris, he
affirming that although it was very un-
favorable time for soliciting subscriptions
on account of the holiday rush, yet some
good work had been done and many were
willing TO help the cause along.
The usual business being transacted,
Mr.. Penney arose and advocated the
demand for some more rapid transit be-
tween Providence and Olneyville than the
present in operation, and in his way of
thinking electric cars were the proper
thing and a necessity. A person, he said,
going from here to the city, not only loses
time but he has almost invariably to
stand up during the trip and, in such
weather as we should have now, nearly
freeze TO death. 1t is nothing but polite
and just to resign your seat to a lady, but
when you pay to sit down, he said, the
Union railroad should furnish the requi-
site seat. 1t takes twenty-seven minutes
TO go the distance now, whereas with the
trolley in good running order person
could reach the city in fifteen minutes
He hoped the day was not far distant
when the rapid transit by electricity would
be In vogue.
Remarks followed by Messrs. Grant,
Beane and Russell, corroborating the
stand Mr. Tenney had taken, and Mr..
Harris expressed il as his firm belief that
when the new line between Thornton and
Olneyville was started, it would be but
the harbinger of the introduction of the
same into the heart of the city.
From the entire meeting the same SEN
timents emanated, that the electric cars
should be established, so that easy com
muuication could be had with Providence,
soon. The system, as it is run in
Boston and as IL is to be run
on Broad street was discussed and ap-
proved. The necessity of belt line or
line between Smiths Hill and the park
was also spoken of by Mr., Russell and
many fattering Communications on its
able work from similar bodies through
out the State 10y whom il Is regarded as
the strongest and best managed in Rhode
Island. One thing is certain it never
allows sentiment to interfere with public
Improvement.
Briefs.
Last evening about o'clock a coiored
lad named George Onsley, living in John
ston, had the little finger of his right
hand badly lacerated. He was fooling at
Adams drug store on Plainfeld street,
when he drove his hand through window,
the glass cutting him badly He bled pro-
fusely, and it required the services of
local physician to staunch the blood, and
dress the wound.
About 6:l5 last evening a horse and
team was left standing in front of "A
Chaplin avenue. while the driver, gen.
tleman whose name is said to be Wheaton,
stepped inside When he returned, the
whole turnout was missing and nothing
could be learned of its whereabouts. The
case was Immediately reported to the po-
lice at the Fourth station, who are now at
work ON the matter.