The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-01-28
OLNEYvILLE.
Narrowly Escaped Death
From Coal Gas.
Prominent Republicans Discuss Division
of Johnston Into Voting Districts.
THE NEWS BUREAU. oLSEYvILLr.
No. 8 Hartford Avenue.

No. 8 Hartford Avenue. J
The family of John Kelly, consisting OF
nine persons, living at IA Unit street,
had a narrow escape from death by coal
gas that escaped from a sitting room stove
last night.
At noon four of the children were in a
precnrious condition, but will probably
recover.
Had not Mrs. Kelly awoke as she did
this morning and, realized the situation,
1t is likely that the death Of seven MEM
bers OF the family, whose sleeping apart
ments are on the same floor as the stove
that the deadly gas came from, would
nave been c~hroniclcd.
VOTING r DISCUSSED.
The Republican Town Committee OF
Jch aston held a meeting at the Council
chamber last evening TO discuss the pro-
ject Of a division OF tie town into three
voting districts.
Besides the committee there were pres
ent the delegation of the town to the
Legislature, together with some half
dozen officials and other gentlemen prom
inent in town affairs.
The question of securing the required
legislation TO provide for three districts,
the Der deemed TO be advisable IL
there Is to be a division, was considered
Informally.
There was a division OF sentiment re-
garding the plans suggested, the oppon-
ents Of the same contending hat the ex-
pense TO the town would be three times
as great as at present, and that this was
an important matter TO consider. Also
that a voting district at Manton and
Thornton would require the average coun-
Try voter to drive as far 10 reach his vot-
ing district as he does when Olneyville Is
the only district. The gathering Of a
crowd around the polling places, it was
claimed, would not be obvia,ed with
the division as three-quarters of the
voters are residents of the Olneyville
district, and the absence OF the little
colony Of Italians from the Olueyvilie
pace of voting would not materially les
sen the throng or the boisterous actions
OF election day gatherings.
Ibe advantage claimed was that there
would be a Iessenfng OF the work of
counting the ballots and a tendency to de-
cresss the number remaining about the
polling place during the day.
An nct wilt be drawn hut it will not be
pressed 10 an enactment until all who de-
sire may be heard in the matter.
ANNEXATION AGITATION AGAIN.
The friends of annexation of the com-
pact part of the town OF Johnston to the
city of Providence are circulating and
have received a large number of signers
TO a petition to the General Assembly,
asking for annexation.
A year ego when it was heing agitnteu
the question of division line was one OF
tire contentious upon which many were
divided. This morning one of the stick
lers for q division line in a certain place
stated that lines of division would not
stand in the way of accomplishing annex
alton IL that was the only difficulty that
appeared.
The petition will be presented by n
otthe Johnston members of the House
OF representatives in a short time.
NAY APPEAL
Reports were current ia school district
No. I this morning that an appeal VIII be
taken before the districts would sit
down by the appraisal OF their school
property in connection with the property
of the other districts on a basis that
would require distiict ! paying a tax TO
raise an assessment of s10,0 16 to assist
other sections of the town when this dis
trict has a new school building all ready
erected for the accommodation OF It's
children OF school age.
1t is contended that the taking OF the
school management out OF the districts
hands was bad enough. but that when
they fore their property and ure asked to
pay half its value besides, there is occa-
sion for alarm.
NOTES.
The Robert Emmett Literary Associa-
tion are arranging for their anniversary
In the early part OF March.
TIL O~lneyville Temperance Cadets are
to hold temperance rally at their armory