The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-21
OLNEYVILLE.
Police to Look After Stone Throwers
on McDonough Street.
An Old Case Against Highway Commis-
sioncr Walsh Set for Trial.
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Complaint has been entered at the Sixth
Station that gang of boys, supposed to
be encouraged by older persons, are de-
stroying windows and disfiguring the
tenement houses near the head OF Nc
Donough street. 1t Is claimed that during
the night q shower of stones Is frequently
bestowed upon the houses mentioned,
endsngering the inmates, as stones have
been known to strike upon the bed of the
occupants after they have retired. The
reason for the abuse of the houses Is said
to be to vent a spite some OF the neigh
bors have against the present owners OF
the property, who acquired the estate at
to make 1t warm for the disturbers, ana
lively times are looked for In this section
IL further niischie. Is done.
AN OLD CASE UP AGAIN.
The oft tried case Anthony Smart ver-
sus John Walch is set down for trial to-
day in the com mon pleas division OF the
Supreme Court. This Is a suit brought
against John Walch, highway commits
sioner Of the town of Johnston, for cut
ting of portion of the barn of Anthony
Smart ON the Shun Pike. The Town
Council ordered the portion of Mr.. Smart's
barn which extends into the highway cut
off several years ago, and Mr.. Walch
carried out instructions ana did the work
at once. Since that time he has answered
several suits brought In various forms by
Mr.. Smart, who has sought to recover
damages for the injury to his building.
+. w. Tillinghast will represent Mr..
Walch and Ambrose Feeley the plaintiff.
J. II. g. BALL SCHEDULE.
The following schedule of games ar
ranged with the Johnston High School is
announced. April 22, Defender Athletic
Club at Johnston; April "a, Pawtucke ct
High School at JohDston; April Is, open
date; May 8, open date; Mays, Crescent
Athletic Club at Johnston; May II, Au-
burn High School at Auburn; May 10,
open date; May 20. Pawtucket High
Athletic Club at Johnston; May 80, Mes-
ser Street Athletic Club at Johnston;
June 3. open date; June o, open date;
June IL, open date. Challenges for the
open dates are to be addressed to Frank
A. Crowther, manager j. III. s. Is. B.
Team, Olneyville.
GENERAL MENTION.
Extensive preparations are being made
for the muSical festival Friday afternoon
in Concord Scnool Hall by the pupils of
the several schools who have received
musical instruction during the year. The
superintendent and committee are aDx-
ious that the parepts and friends of the
children will interest themselves and be
present to note the efficiency attained by
the classes under the tutorship OF Miss
Mabel Stone, who has charge OF musical
instruction In the town.
The Rough and Ready Fire Company
responded to an alarm from box DO at
10: 80 last night for slight fire in
clothes press In a tenement occupied by
coloreo woman known as "AuDt Nancy
living in the house, s6S Plainfield street,
owned ny Henry w. Hall. The fire was
extinguished by chemicles In short order.
Damage slight.
What Cheer Lodge, Sons of st. George
held an interesting session last evening.
1t was voted to attend church with Bea-
consfield Lodge In body. President Wal
ton of Peabody Lodge and p. T.. Joseph
III. Taylor of that lodge addressed the
meeting on the welfare of the order.
The Walch-Saunderso wedding at the
Messiah this evening promises to be the
social event of the season in this vicinity.
More than 800 invitation have been issued.
A cake walk participated in by local
talent prepared by the use OF burnt cork
for the occasion was feature at the
cadets fair last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Walsh returned
yesterday from tho South where they
have been enjoying vacation OF a few
weeks.
The Young Mems institute connected
with the broadway Baptist Church held
q social session last evening.