The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-06-23
OLNEYVlLLE.
Important Meeting of the Free
Library Association.
A Foot Bridge Erected Over the woonas-
quatucket River--Town Talk.
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No Hartford Av.nr.

/ JBE NEWs OINEYvITIr
No. Hartford Avenus 4
] The special meeting OF the Olneyville
Free Library Association last evening
was al earnest gathering OF mem bers and
friends of this institution who are en-
gagged in endeavoring to raise funds in
order that the rooms Of this auxiliary
TO education may be kept open continu-
ously. At the recent financial meeting
the Johnston tax payers refused to APP
propriate for the library. Their action is
not explainable except that the senti-
ment "reduce expenses" prevailed and
the merits of a proposition had no effect
on the consideration accorded IL by the
gathering.
William T.. Foster, chairman OF the
Providence Public Library, and II. h.
Stockwell, commissioner OF public
schools, were present at the meeting
last evening Treasurer +. A. Twitchell
reported that during the few days the
subscription papers had been out he had
received from Joseph Cough S164, from
w. A. ii. Grant, S175, and that the sub
scription list amongst the Johston
schools would net considerable sum,
probably 500
Five new members were admitted. DIR.
A. III. Longfellow suggested that a COM
mittee OF five be named to enlist new
mem bers. Such n committee was named
by acting president John +. Bowen.
Mr. Stockwell and number of Others
addressed the meeting on the work OF
the library, and after a discussion Of
ways to raise funds it was decided TO re-
wise the by laws to provide for the pay
ment OF annual dues. The revision OF
rules will be considered at the next meet
ing of the association.
FOOT BRIDGE ERECTED.
foot bridge has been erected across
the Woonasquatucket River opposite the
Merino flats to accommodate those who
desire to visit the st. Johns day celebra-
tion on those grounds tomorrow after
noon. A special train over the New
England Road will convey the reople
from these grounds after tte exercises to
the city, where they will take boats for
a sail down the bay.
TOWN TALK.
John :. Comfort, a lad OF IS summers.
who lived in Jranston, has teen giving
his parents trouble by staying out nights
and Iersisting In disobeying. He was
sent TO tho state reform school dur
ing his minority by the Eighth District
Cont this morning.
Twenty feet is long distance TO fall,
bnt IL did not seriously hurt Luby Welch,
young man about 20 years of age, who
cl IN bed a tree on Delainc street Yesterday
afternoon ard slipped ana fell TO the
street
Sergeant Rowe, who did duty Mt the
Sixth district last night for tho nrst time
since his transfer from Fountain street,
began business by arresting James Mul.
ledy, VINO was annoying citizens by ask.
ing for five cents.
The police telegraph alarm Of the Sixth
district is ont OF order again. IL has but
just hcen put in operation after four
weeks idleuess.
reports that ex-policc oflice- Doanc,
who recently resigned. is to be rcappoint.
ed, are without foundation.
Narragonsett Assembly. ~, Royal Soci-
ciety OF Good Fellows, holds It's monthly
meeting this evening.
Four drunks, one beggar. and one sus-
picious character were gathered in by the
Sixth station police last night.
Policeman John Leonard OF the johns
ton force secured one store last night on
plainfield street.
Henry Wynn, who has been visiting at
Brockton returned home last evening.
The Concord school in Johnston closes
1ts sHfterurUu scsrfer- at-a-o,e o,efoet-th4s
week.