The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-01
0LNEYvILLE.
Applicants for Help From the Town.
Happenings Here and There.
InR NEws BUREAU. oLSrYvILLE,
No 5. Hartford Avenue, \

NO ). naibofu ANthuo'A ,
Charles Battles, who was arrested about
the 18th OF January last, for selling liquor
without a license at the Sam scranton
place, on the Plalnheld pike, and refused
bail, which he was advised 10 procure by
the officers who arrested him,
and could have procured II
he had so desired yesterday, after
remaining at Cranston over a month de-
cided to accept pail and return 10 ms
family 10 await the action OF the grand
jury in regard TO his case.
Russell Proctor signed his bond al the
jail yesterday afternoon and Battles re-
turned TO Olneyvile toward night.
He stated that the liquor officers gave
him warning that they would close
him up IL he did not quit the business no
matter what the cost. lie said that they
urged him TO procure bail after they ar
rested him but that he declined 10 tryand
get 1t.
The case attracted considerable atten-
tion in the town on account OF the re-
ported destitution OF the family, which
consisted OF Mrs. Battles and five children
who, upon the arrest OF herlhusband, and
at his suggestion, put herself upon the
town applying for aid TO the authorities,
and exciting the sympathy of charitably
disposed persons who were moved by the
plea made. Overseer of the Poor George
w. White was interviewed this morning
and in reply to the question, What
was the condition OF the Battles family
when you first visited them?" said: {:
"The most high toned applicants that
ever came 10 my notice; many of our real
estate taxpayers who furnish funds TO
care for the poor and general town ex-
penses are not in as good circumstances as
this family when called to see them.
"Why," continued Mr.. White, 'they
had a horse, an express wagon and a
pleasure carriage. Their pig sty contained
two breeding sows, large flock of hens
were in the yard, two large dogs looking
fat and sleek occupied two warm
comfortable kennels; wood enough
was in sight to last several
months, the grain room in the
barn contained corn, meal and shorts.
They were the most aristocratic people to
apply for aid that i ever saw they were
paying s15 a month for rent, and did
not learn that they were owing their
landlord"
Mr.. White stated that he had been
overseer of the poor four years In Johns
ton, that it was not customery TO drive
about looking up places to send
supplies 10, when the persons
were able TO come to the
overseer. Mr.. White stated that as much
had been said about this case for some
pains to investigate the matter with the
results stated.
Auxiliary Whist.
The weekly meeting Of the Auxiliary
Whist Club occurred at the residence OF
Mrs. Frank Crowther on Waterman street
last evening. Miss Annie Il. Peckham
and Oscar Hughes took first prizes and
Mrs. John Sawyer and Arthur Chamber
lain second. They meet with Mrs. Ida
M. Harris next Thursday evening.
Notes About Town.
Town Sergeant Holbrook, who has been
confined to his home threatened with
pneumonia, is on duty again.
Joseph Burke and John Baker were ar.
rested for reveling by officers of the Sixth
station last night.
The funeral OF Mrs. Clementine Cham
berlain was solemnized from her late
home on Dyer avenue this afternoon. The
burial occurred at Flagmore, Mass.