The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-17
OLNEYVILLE.
Council to Give a Hearing on the
Fenner Stand Liquor Case.

The Johnston Town Council will meet
tomorrow evening and give hearing oni
the Farrell liquor license case. There are
many citiz ems in the town who seem to
take il for granted that the license will be
revoked, as they allege there is no quos-
tion about the violation OF the law, ana
the hearing Is only legal formality. But
there are others who do not share this
Wow. They know how Council may be
swayed by tho eloduence of lawyers, who
generally come prepared TO confront the
town fathers with such an assortment OF
technical points as will make them unable
to distinguish right from wrong. Charlie
Farrell, the proprietor OF the fenner stand
is said 10 be in very sanRuine mood. lie
has impaired TO some OF his acqualnt'
ances the belief that he would come out
of IL oil right. All of those who were TO
appear against him at the hearing. except
one, have been induced to withdraw, no
claims, so be does not expect 10 have q
very hard time in satisfying the Council
that he is not such bad fellow after all,
and that his place Is not dive.
1t is interesting to recall the fact that
IL Is almost quarter Of century since a
Johnston Town Council revoked n liquor
Dealers license. 1t was In 1873 Walter
;. Brownell was then president of tho
Council and George w. White, who was
recently overseer Uf tho poor. was town
sergeant. The offending liquor dealer was
one John Farrell. who kept place In the
Nichols block at Manton.
Farrell was charged with saving his
barroom connected by door with other
parts of tho house and after the testimony
had been heard his license was revoked.
But under the liquor laws of those days
he could apply for another license imme-
diately and this hv did and it was granted
To him.
Under the present law this cannot be
done for five years.
LEFT FOR GOOD.
Samuel Towers the young man who
skipped off with an envelope containing
So which John Miner OF Thornton en-
trusted to him Saturday has not been
seen since Sunday evening. He hao
agreed to pay back the money, but later
in the evening he met Miner in the village
and the latter threatened to thrash him.
This il said to bo the reason why
Towers left town. Miner will now have
co make good to the hosiery company the
money lost.
DELEGATES TO I. q. B. u. MEET.
Mr.. John Il. Fogartv left here Sunday
night for Scranton, Pa, where the annual
convention Of the /. &. Is. u. will be held
this week. He Is delegate from the 81
Marys branch.
Miss Katie dorman VIII repiosohe e"o
St Paul society at the convention.
Mr.. John Il. Clifford OF Johnston has
gone To New London for week.
A boy named Cough was run down by
a horse on Olneyville square yesterday
afternoon. He escaped with scalp
wound.
MIR. Thomas Manning left today for Old
Orchard, Me-
Maurice Luzone has returned from a
vacation visit to New Hampshire.
MIR. Joseph Clancy. head clerk at the
Park pharmacy. has gone tn Portland, Me
DR. j. j. Dwyer has returned from his
vacation.
Mr.. Edward Il. McDermott will leave
town for two weeks vacation tomorrow.
Mr.. 4. L. Allan, who has been travel
ing through Canada for the past few
weeks. accompanied by his wife and son,
returned yesterday.
A boy named Herriok, who lives on
Hardness street. fell from wagon this
morning and fractured his left arm.