The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-26
IN 0LNEYvlLLE.
A Living Protest Against the Wilson
Bill Goes to Washington.
Sewer Hearing 10 BE Held Tonight
Mill Matters Church News - A
Broken Shaft at Taft a Weeden's.
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Tonight the Rhode Island delegates from
the mills and bleacheries leave Tor
Washington TO appear before the
Senate committee and enter the
protest OF the mill owners and operatives
against the passage of the wilson
bill. These delegates are young
women, perhaps on the principal
that youth and beauty add weight to an
argument, but every one OF
those young women understand
the position in which they are and
realize the effect the passage OF that blll
would have on their prospects, and they
are not only well posted put
they can state their points IN
argument and are well chosen to
represent the cotton mills. Rhode
Island, Massachusetts,, Pennsylvania
and the other States are represented and
all the delegates will arrive in Washing
ton as near as possible at the same time.
The Pontiac Mills are the most Import
ant in the State, and these
mills and bleacheries are represented
She has been connected with the mills
for several years and is well informed on
the question and will furnish some inter-
estiug testimony from the standpoint OF
the mill employees here. The Natlck
mills are represented and there VIII also
be couple OF delegates from Woonsocket.
The party take the evening train and VIII
go through to Washington without stop.
Sewer Hearing Tonight.
The committee appointed by the Busi-
ness Mems Association to con-
slider the question of introducing
a sewer in Johnston have been busy
investigating the matter and a public
hearing will be given this evening in the
District Court room to which all interest
ed are invited. Mr.. Bowen has made
plate of the proposed sewer showing
the grade, depth at which 1t
must be laid and estimated expense.
This is figuring for sewer from Odd Eel.
lows square TO Stokes street, where it
would join the city's trunk sewer.
Entrance 10 this could be secured, il
is believed, for nominal sum, and If the
town agrees to it the thing could be
pushed through. The meeting this even
ing is to explain the matter thoroughly
and sound the feeling of the people in re-
gard to the matter.
Roswell G.. Horr to Speak.
Roswell G. Horr, the well-known cam
paign speaker will speak to the Republic
cans here next Saturday night at Irons
Hall.
A Broken Shaft.
This morningIwhen Taft & Weeden's
mills started up, main shaft broke ana
this necessitated the shutting down of
the mills for day to repair the damage.
The mill has been running on full time for
the last week.
Church News.
Easter services and concerts were held
by the different churches yesterday.
Baptisms were the order OF the day. 80 be-
ing baptized at the Church of the
Messiah last week, and seven at the
Broadway Baptist last evening, while
40 have joined the church at Cranston.
Funerals.
The funeral OF Miss Anna b. Congdon,
daughter of p. j. Congdon, superintend-
ent OF the Merino mills, occurred this
noon at her fathers residence on Hartford
avenue.
Manufacturers Lodge, j. o. O. +. will
attend the funeral OF Walter Barney to-
morrow. They meet at their hall at ~
o'clock.