The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-01
oLNEYvlLLE.
Atlantic Mills to Shut Down on Sat-
urdays Hereafter.
Work on Eddy STREET.-THE Try Housekeep
Ing for Two Weeks.

The Atlantic mill management issued
orders yesterday afternoon that the mill
would shut down today.
The order came as surprise to the
employees, who had not the first inti-
nation OF such procedure. At first II
was rumored 1t meant for all time, but
II developed that the order was for Sat
urdays only for the present. A dull mar
ket, coupled with The fact that many of
the help are requesting TO be of all
day Saturday during the heated season,
is said TO be the cause OF the new order.
The shutting down Of this big plant for
a single day mas caused many to look
serious and wonder IL orders of worse
nature are. e....behind the one issued last
night.
HIGHWAY WORK.
The work on Eddy street has been be-
gun. The earth to be used In nliIng Is
TO be taken from North street as far west
as Bowen, Webster street between North
and Labor, and Bowen from Labor to
North, IL so much is required. The cut
on North street at Webster street is
feet and 8 inches, and at Bowen feet
D inches, thus putting that street TO
a grade. While the grade on this street
was established some years ago, 1t has
never been worked to grade. Several
efforts have been made during ss many
years to change the grade, but the abut-
ting owners never agreeing, II has re-
mained as originally laid out.
RoUsKEEPERs FOR TWO WEEKS.
Fifteen young women, including a
mum her from Johnston OF the class of '97
OF Brown University, left this morning
in the party wagon Annex for Laphan
Institute. North Scituate. Boxes and
baskets, besides the young women were
slowed away in the team, for ii is the
intention of the party to set up house
keeping for two weeks, having engaged
rooms in the old Institute building.
Whether the dainty hands of the fair
party viii prove apt cooks, pro ably none
will ever know, but they propose to try
their hand at cooking in Gil its branches,
and be monarch OF ell they survey.
TOWN TALK.
A child playing in the street came
within an ace OF being struck by an
electric car on Westminster street hill,
near the railroad bridge, about o o'clock
last evening. This point on the street
has come to be viewed with alarm by the
motormen, because of the number OF
small children who are pe rmitted to
wander about unprotected in the street.
Miss Louisa A. Beane returned last
evening from New London, n. H., W here
she has been for the past two weeks.
Alderman Darcy of the Tenth Ward,
was taken sick in Boston yesterday,
where he had gone to meet the remains
of Councilman West, and was unable 10
return home last evening.
During the night some one removed
the barber pole from a PlaInfield street
shop, and placed II on the piazza of
Charles H. Chadbourne, 3S5 Plaintield
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Il. Kenyon and MIR.
ana Mrs. George Cox are spending the
week at Potomuk Beach.
Michael Hanley found little boy in
kilt skirts crying in front of his house
on Dyer avenue this morning. He
brought MIN to Sergeant Holbrook who,
failing TO lind his parents In Johnston,
turned him over to the Sixth station.
The Central Literary League install
officers at the rooms of the Young Mems
Literary Association sunday at 3 O'Clock.
Frank Robinson, 81 years Of age, was
arrested for sleeping out 10y officer Hol-
land. near Merino last night.
The overseers OF the Atlantic Mill are
enjoying an excursion on steamer Wave
today.