The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-12
OLNEYVILLE.
Free Delivery at PostOffice to Be
Established.
Johnston VIII Have No Police After
Wednesday-G:n.ral Notes.

Postmaster w. u. Harris, Of tho local
postoffice received from Washington this
morning the result of the recent civil SER
vice examination, and 1t will now be only
matter OF few days before the free de-
livery system Is inaugurated. Out of the
IL candidates who took the examinatioH
for carriers only five reached the 20 per
cont mark required TO put them in the
eligible list. They were Edward NJ. Mann,
SO per cent; Edward f. McCafirey. 20 IL
per cent; Hugo u. Marks, II. IL per cent:
Joseph IL. FIaherty, II. 10 per cent; John
McGovern, 20. 20 Der cont.
For clerkships there were four candi-
dates and two of those passed. They
were Clifton w. Steere, So 33 per cent; (;
Miss Annie O'Connell, 1897 per cent.
According to the percentage alta ined Ed
ward M. Mann and Edward Il. McCaffrey
will be appointed carriers with Hugo
q. Marks substitute carrier, and when
there Is vacancy in the clerical force
the place will go to either one of the two
eligible candidates
Carpenters will be put at work to-
morrow to make the necessary alterations
at the office The lobby will be shortened
about feet and 40 of the call boxes will
be removed to give more room. The car
riers will go on duty Friday morning
THE BEGINNING OF THE END. r
Town Sergeant Holbrook of Johnston
has begun the work Of demolishing the
police department. Last evening he notified
the special and Sunday officers that their
services would not be required further, at
least until such time as the taxpayers sec
fit To change their minds on the finance
question.
Wednesday the regular night and day
officers will be discharged and then tho
only remaining yestige will be the chief
who will continue on duty In the capacity
of town surgeant but ho will not try to
perform regular police work or remain at
his office throughout the day.
CADETS ELECT OFFICERS.
The OlneyvilIe Temperance Cadets
elected the following officers yesterday
afternoon: President John L. Curran !;
vice president, Joseph T. Rabbit;
recording secretary James Ii. O'Rourke
financial secretary John Is. Murray
corresponding secretary, James j. Hanley
treasurer, John +. Hanley; sergeant at
arms, Martin Spellman; librarian. 4. j.
Quinn; assistant Librarians, John L. Cur
ran and Jeremiah Trigg; CAPTAIN, Hugh
+. Rowley; first lieutenant, James ii.
D Rourke; second lieutenant Jersmiah
IriRg; leader of band, Richard Selby (;
drum sergeant Joseph L. McDun.
COURT NOTES.
Frank Delis, small boy, was arrested
by a Cranston officer yesterday for bath
ing in the altogether. He was fined S2
and costs, but being unable to pay the
amount he was committed.
Oscar Cling, Charles Cling and Charles
Johnson all of Crsnston were arrested for
reyeling and fined s. and costs each.
Mr.. John f. Lynch returned Saturday
from ten days visit TO Pennsylvania.
Thomas MoMann ~ Sons entertained
their employees yesterday at "A farm in the
country, where a clam bake was held.
Sergeant Rowe, who has been Mt the
Sixth station for some time, has been
transferred TO the Central station, and
his place has been taken by Sergeant
Wbipple.
Rev. l.. NJ. Hardy conducted services
at the Church OF the Messiah yesterday.
Rev. ID. Bunker, who recently returned
from mission in Burmah, preached at
the Broadway Baptist church yesterday.
Rev. Arthur Given conducted yester-
days service at the Plainneld Street
Baptist church.