The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-21
OLNEYVILLE.
Registration In Johnston.

There is apathy in the politics of Johns
ton at present, the true criterion OF which
is the slow registration of the voters at
the town clerks Office. At present. the
number who have undertaken to enfran-
chise themselves for the coming year is
but about one-third of that which was
enrolled at the same time last year
Neither party seems TO he doing any
thing remarkable in the way OF enthus-
ing the voters aud no one seems to be
able to account for the apathy of the
party managers. The lack OF interest
evinced by the voters may be illustrate
by the saying of one who, when urged
TO register replied, what's the use.
when we are in such mess all the time
in the town affairs
The statemedt may be said to plainly
indicate the feeling of the people towards
the present council and It's methods OF
conducting town affairs, and while they
may cause to feel a certain disgust, and
that no individual act of theirs will cause
n reformation, vet it Is onl yby being able
to vote, and by the citzens voting as
unit, for good government, that any
thing can be accomplished. There are
about one thousand registy voters In the
town, less than three hundred OF whom
huve registered. aud it is safe to say that
not more than five hundred will have be-
come eufranchised unless more hustllng
is done than has been at the present time.
A sad Addiction.
Allie Mowry, the l2year-old daughter
of A. NJ. Mowry aud wife, formerly of
Johnston, died yesterday at her home on
Mt. Pleasant and was buried during the
afternoon The cause OF Death was ma
lignant di 1htheria rhe disease wa' not
pronounced until sunday, when 1t
unexpectedly developed and ran its hasty
course. The Friday previous Mrs. Now
ry took pleasure telling an old Trend how
we'll her children were, when there WAS
so much sickness prevalent. The people
of Johnston have much sympathy for the
parents.
Dyer's Opera House as "a Church.
Jan. l the Dyer Opera House will be
transferred by deed to the trustees of the
Harris Avenue NJ. l.. Church, who will
henceforth use the property for religious
purposes. The church does not expect TO
worship in the new home before the lat
ter part of the month, and perhaps not
before February. Beyond a few slight
changes to the interior of the building to
| AT il Tor the needs OF the congregation no
| great alteration OF the building will be
| undertaken at present, The church
property on Harris avenue will be sold,
| and il is said the trustees have already
received an offer for it whenever it is va
| Gated.
By the segregation of this opera house
| the loss of a large and commodious hall
! for sectarian uses will be keenly felt, but
perhaps someone will erect "A building
! with suitable convenences that will meet
! the demand.
General Notes.
Judge Phillips has been the first Of all
to decorate his office windows with
! Christmas green's
officer Bennett yesterday arrested
| Charles Johnson, n burly colored man,
who was drunk and troublesome. The
| officer found 1t necessary to use the club
| Charles is said TO be ~ bad nigger.n
In the Eight District Court TINS morn
! ing the liquors sezed from an Italian
| Kitchen bar room IN Cranston were de
| clared forfeited and ordered to be
destroyed.