The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-01-26
IN EYvlLLE.
The News Bread Fund and How It
Is Distributed.
An Interview with Rev. MIR. Rood OF
Olneyville, Who Is Devoting Much
Time to IL. tff ~ H.-
THE NEWS BuRs,Au,

oLSEyviLLR, Room I, wATERMAS BULpISo,
Telephone 3943
An interview with Rev. Mr.. Rood of the
Olneyville Tabernacle will be interesting
to every contributor TO the Bread Fund,
as II shows well where the bread is going
in that district and the people it is reach
ing. Mr.. Rood, by the way, is greatly in
terested in this charity and IL devoting a
considerable portion of his time to the
careful distribution of the bread tickets.
Among the cases he noticed are several
that show well the needs OF the people
here. At Jewvillc is an Italian woman
with two little boys. The father is
dead and the woman is sick abed.
Some flour had been sent in by a neighbor
but she could not get upso the boys under
the direction OF the mother made bread as
best they could. That was all gone and
they came to Olneyville TO try to get
tickets for loaf of bread from The NEWS
fund. They were too late for the distribu-
tion that day. but their needs were re-
lieved by Mr.. Rood. A loaf of bread means
something to that family.
Another case was that OF two feeble old
women who walked almost from Manton
and two little girls walked five miles 10
get the food for their family to eat for
their supper. Another case is where two
little girls walked from South Providence
to Olneyville to get few loaves. They
happened to be too late so were put on
car and sent TO the Weybosset street
station, where they received the bread.
One old lady, of very modest and quiet
appearance, said with the tears standing
in her eyes as she applied to Mr.. Rood for
a ticket, 1T is only hunger that could
drive me to this.Y She had several i'm her
family and with sickness and no work
they were in hard straits.
a Future Ward Heller.
A rather amusing case came before Mr..
Rood the other day. boy applied for
tickets saying there were nine i'm the
family, and he named them out. Mr..
Rood was suspicious and finally the boy
admitted that three of them had been
dead for several years. That boy will be
an expert at repeating" when he is
voter.
To those who feel like contributing Mr..
Rood says: "rhe good this bread does
among our poor can only be appreciated
by seeing it, and every loaf has its mission.
l am placing 80 loaves and more is needed
even in my district. The charity is
noble one and deserves the thorough sup
port Of those who wish to reach the suf-
fering."
Six hundred and fifty loaves, hot from
the baker, were passed out yesterday i'm
half hour, and as many are needed every
day.
Little Locals.
THE NEWS bulletin board is appreciated
and will be an institution in the future.
Ii furnished the first news of the result of
the Corbett- Mitchell battle in the town.
Besides Moses l.. Sprague, who died at
Webb's bakery while unloading -four
yesterday noon, Bridget Tolman died sud-
denly at 100 Oak street. Medical Exami-
ner Palmer viewed the remains.
Although Sprague had been hauling
-four to this end OF the city for several
years no one knew him. 1t was several
hours before he was identified and then
his body was taken charge of by Under
home at 1872 Pitman street.
The Arcadia Social Club will hold a
social at Irons hall soon.
DIR. Kene had narrow escape from
being run down by train while crossing
the track of the New York and New
England branch here.
Mrs. w. w. Fiske, wife OF the foreman of
Rough and Ready Fire Company, enter
tanned the Rough aud Ready Ladies'
Auxiliary, with their hus bands, last night.
An exceedingly pleasant time was enjoyed.
The inquest on the killing of the Italian
Putselli occurs tomorrow afternoon at
Coroner Lincoln's Office at 2 p. m.
A. o. u. NJ, Narragansett lodge, held
meeting last night.