The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-04
OLNEYVILLE.
More Mail Carriers N.edei-A Bold
Robbery New Crossing Gates.


The letter carriers attached to the
local Office have already learned that their
| positions are many removes from sine
cure. They have to hustle from tho time
they begin work in the morning till the
! close of their days labor and then il fire..
| quently happens they are fain TO quit
/ without even the satisfaction OF knowing
that they have rendered first class service
To tho residents OF the large district they
are required TO cover.
| Tho district is too large for the two
men who constitute the force. A third
man will have TO be appointed, before the
district can be properly covered and even
then there will be as much work AS any
three men can do, and do well. The car
/ riers are Obliged to return To the Office on
! Olneyville square no later than p. IN.
10 DO this they must stop delivering as
| early as 80. 1t frequently happens
when the mail Is little heavier than
usual that they return to the office with
mail which they were unable TO deliver
| for lack OF time.
| These letters are then delayed In their
delivery till the next day.
| When possible the whole district is
| covered twice day by the carriers but IL
is ofton necessary Co slight portion OF
the territory, which Is put of with but
| single delivery.
| AHo Iudlls are l1Rnter now tnau bney
| Will be during the winter. when the work
of the carriers will be made still more
difficult by the bad condition OF the
roads. 1t will be absolutely necessary To
| Increase the force.
Mr. hugo Marks is now the substitute
and II there Is TO be an increase OF men
nc VIII DO given permanent position.
THE CROSSING GATES.
| At short intervals for a number OF years
the Johnston Town Council resolved.
| petitioned, memorialiZed and did other
| things in its efforts TO secure the erection
| OF gates mt the railroad crossing In Man
| ton. but It's efforts Invariably proved fiuit-
less. III the railroad company deigned To
| notice the town fathers at all, which was
| not always the case, IL was done through
its attorney, who was prepared with some
| plausible story of the impracticability OF
| placing gates at that point anu then the
father would lapse into quiet for while.
| For the past few years this matter has
been allowed to lie dormant, the town
| fathers made no new resolves, and the
railroad company, not looking for trouble,
| OF COURSE said nothing.
| But during the past few weeks the
railroad company, apparently OF It's own
| vofItfoD, has had gang or men at WOrR
| at the Manton crossing ard now the gates
| which were so often sought for in vain,
! In years gone by have been set up without
| a word boing said. Ii the question was
| still being agitated by tho Council moth
| ing would have been done. IL is said, oil
| OF which goes TO show that corporations
must be allowed To have their own way.
TEAM SHOOT.
The Rhode Island Trap Shooting Club,
| the Pawtucket Gun Club and other
organizations will contest fer the psnnant
at the grounds of the first named organi
cation, near the Merino village tomorrow
| AFTERNOON. The pennant was won last sea
| son by the team of tho Rhode Island
| Clu b.
During the convention Of the National
| Association Of Florists, which will be held
| at Providence during the third week OF
| this month, tue mem bers of that organi.
| zation Will hold a shoot at the Alerino
grounds.
A NEW BUILDING. a.
Mr.. NJ. 4. Braney has plans for block
which no intends to erect at the corner OF
Plainfield and Latham streets, on tho
site of his place OF business. IN
The buildings which were damaged by
fire some time ago on the adjoining lots
are to be torn down to make place for the
building, which mt present stands on thoe
corner but which will be removed as soon
as the contractor is ready TO begin opera
tions.
AtBOLD ROBBER.
The homo of Daniel Dyer, superin-
tendent of the Pocasset cemetery, which
is located on Dyer avenue, was entered
yesterday afternoon during the absence OF
the family and clothing, jewolry and
other articles of value worth about slC0
were carried OFT. The safe was tampered
with, but proved too strong for the rob-
ber and was left with a broken combina-
tion and its contents Intact
The Dyer family Is away at present and
Walter Dyer n son, sleeps In the cottage,
but he was down town at his business
when the robber made the haul.
The robbor inquired for. Mr.. Dyer
among the people living near by, pretend
ing To want TO see him. He wanted To
know how long he would be away, etc
From one family he borrowed gimle.,
which would seem sufficient to have
aroused soma suspicion. but IL didn't
The robber had everything his own way.
He ransacked the house at pleasure and
carried away what he desired.
Town Sergeant Bigbee Is now at work
OH the case The last seen of tho man was
on Dyer avenue. He was heading for
Olneyville and carried large bundle.
BRIEF ITEMS
DR. Milan returned from visit to YORK
Beach, Maine, yesterday.
Mr.. John Rooney and Miss Sufrena
Bouruue were married Mt st. Charles
church, Harrison street. this afternoon
Misses Mary and Theresa Powers have
gone TO Old Orchard for two weeks
Mir. 4. a. Allan and wife. accompanied
by their oldest son, are touring tho Brit
ish provinces.
William Wilson. who was burned at his
home I'm Thornton Monday night died
yesterday afternoon.
Under the direction Of Foreman James
Hackett gang Of the Union railroad
company's workmen made some much
needed repairs at the railroad crossing on
plainfiold street yesterday.
Workmen have just finished repairing
tho sewer at the corner of Valley street
and Atwolls avenue The sewer at this
point has been n source Of much trouble
ever since it was built and has been re-
paired several times.