The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-24
OLNEYvILLE
Raid on the Gambling Places tn.
Subject of Comment.
Town Council Holds Special Meeting.
Gossip From III: S quare.

The raid made by Sergt. Hoprook yes
terday is uppermost in the minds of the
citizens of the place, ana the outcome OF
the affair will be watched with more in
terest than the financial town meeting
There arc many who believe that Ii was n
scheme 10 get rid of Charles Anderson,
who has been persona non grata TO tho
rest OF tho gamblers in the place. The
owners OF the building where the nnple-
ments were found, are said 10 DO some
what interested in the case. rs 10 was
whispered on the square last evening that
the low ana order COMMITTEES would pro-
Ceed against them.
1t is also reported that the proprietors
Of the horse pool room werJ little an
easy yesterday and closed their front door
allowing only those they could trust to
enter toe room.
TOWN COUNCIL MEETS.
A special session of the town council
was held last evening when the subject OF
the appointment of "A town solicitor was
discussed, but no definite action was
taken.
1t was voted TO put Horton and Bar
rows streets at grade. to receive water
pipes. To extend nigh pressure servlce 10
the Dyer avenue section of the town.
The bills of James Moan, $50; IL. r.
Silby, $3.50 and William L. King, $40,
were ordered paid
The highway committes was instructed
to look into the matter of several roads,
among them being Snake Dem and
Green Hill roads, and have the same
abandoned. as they were not in proper
condition and at the present time the
town could not keep them in repair As
the roads have been in existance more
than 100 years il is thought that the pro-
ject viii! not go through.
FOUND HIS MONEY.
Monday evening Michael Murry. whose
home Is on Union avenue. callsd at tho
Olneyvlle hotel in the square and asked
for nights lodging, which was given
him. In tho morning ne called at the
Office and said that some one during the
night had broken into his room and bad
stolen 500. He then made for the Chat
fere street police station and reported his
loss TO Captain Leavitt. Bright and early
this morning Murry called upon Mr.
Arnold, proprietor OF the hotel, and Cap
tain Lsavitt. and reported that he found
his money in his inside vest pocket. lie
had NJ idea how it came there rs he was
positive that when he went to bed Mon
day evening he placsd IL in his outside
vest pocket.
MARRIED AT ST. MARY'S.
John Greaves and Miss Malinda Fury
were married by the Rev. Father Grace al
st. Mary's church mt B o clock tlis morn
ing. and Robert Batter and Miss Mary
Tanning were married at tho same
church by Father sullivan an houl
earlier. Both couples held "a reception nj
their homes on Hurrfs uvr1Iup nttrr tht
wedding. Mr.. and Mrs Greaves will re-
main at the home of tho bride on Harris
| avenue until after Thanksgiving, after
| which they will reside at Bristol. AT ar
early hour tomorrow morning John H.
| Lynch, the well-known undertaken. ant
| Miss Annie kearns will bs united in
marriage by Father Grace at st. Mary
church, and after the ceremony Mr.. ant
Mrs. Lynch will make an extended wed
ding trip.
GENERAL MENTION.
| At the Church of the Messiah tomor
| row there will be services at 7:30 in tn
| morning and communion ana prayer ser
vices at-f8,- anti ON Friday evening TIN
| pastor A. III. Brown, will begin serie
| of evening Bi BILE lessons.
The Business Mems Association will
| hold an open meeting i'm Library hal
| Friday afternoon Mt = o'clock, when th
| subject OF good roads will be talked over
! Il. III. Harrison Of Washington, -. g., al
| expert un road building, will be tho pri
cipal speaker. His Excellency Gov. Dyer
ana OIDcF SIuta OlllCnfS VIII 10 DreSeUt
Evening services will he held mt tn
Broadway Baptist Church tomorrow
evening.
A social or ball will bs given in nearl.
every hall in the vicinity this evening.
There will be a monster turkey rattle a
Penny's Fish Market this sven ing.
The officers of the Grand Assembly o
Good Fellows were royalty entertained b,
Narragansett Assembly last evening.
The case OF William Peterson who &
charged with shooting Godfrey Johnston
on Budlong's farm a few days ago. wa
called in the Eighth District Court thi
morning. and owing to the fact that John
ston was unable TO be present the cas-,
was continued for two weeks. Johnston
Is improving rapidly.
All of the mills will be closed tomorrow
Knowles Loom Works are running but
eight hours "a day.
In local alley last evening tho John.
ston club beat the Music Hall BowlinS
Club. the score being 1881, 1890.
The printed bonds for the $17, 900 John
ston school fund, which have been pur
chased by n Boston firm, have Fbeen re-
ceived by the chairman of the comm ssior
Frank Il. Twitchell, and were TO-DAY
signed bv Francis Colweli, for b. IL known
no school bond from any part OF the state
has any market value unless signed by
this gentleman.