The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-22
OLNEYVILLE
Warrants Issued For Keepers Of
Gambling Dens.
Policemen Receive Their Pay - Notes
Ga herld About the Square.

Town Sergeant IIolbrook has in his in
side coat pocket two warrants and the
writing therein is a little vexing for a
Mr.. Burlingame who runs gambling
place in Library Court. and Mr.. Anderson
who is the head and front of another
gaming resort at "a plainflelc street Mr..
Holbrook did not have the warrants
sworn out of his own sweet will and
accord, but was politely urged To do so
by Cyrus place. George W. Amison,
Charles Calder and Edward Mathewson,
all church members business men, prop.
erty holders and good citizens. These
gentlemen have been at work collecting
evidence against the gam blers for more
than four months and it is said they had
managed their line of battle SO adroitly
that the doors Of the gambling dens have
been opened To them.
The siege came % an end Saturday
evening so far as collecting evidence was
concerned but when the men will he ar
rested Is what the better class or citizens
Of Johnston are now most Interested in
as the cases are somewhat complicated.
Betting is ? 70 that the work done by
the committee will not result in the
arrest or even closing Of the dens men
toned.
Some good friend Of Mr.. Proctor sent
him word that the committee was on
the warpath so he closed up and escaped
all trouble.
DIDN'T GET THE NOTICES.
young and painstaking man was
recently elected TO the position of secre-
tary for "A we'll known organization in
OlDeyville, whose memb hers were scat
tered over Johnston. OlneyVille and Provi-
dence. At recent meeting he was re-
quested 10 notify all OF the members to be
present. and the notice was short one.
when the meeting was held IL was OBJ
served that the delegation from Olnoyville
was decidedly small. Some Of The mem
bers thought IL was put up job to oust
the Olneyyille memb bers. for those in at
tendance from Ol3eyville declared they
had not received any notice 10 be pres
ent.
IL was learned afterward that the pains.
taking secretary had very carefully ad.
dressed all of the envelopes, and to those
OF the members who resided in Olneyville
he inscribed on the lower left hand
corner of the envelope Oneyville, and
then put all of the letters in "a box with
in the city limits. When they were dis
tributed in the Providence office, all of
those that were marked Olneyvlle were
sent 10 Olneyyille, and after reaching
tnat Office. were sent back TO Providence
with the word "Olneyville' scratched.
So in the future the members of the as
ISOLATION who live on tho outskirts of
Providence will receive their letters in
due season.
QUIET AT THORNTON.
Peace. quietness and harmony prevails
AT Thornton today. for every department of
the British Hosiery mills was started this
morning to the help, that became dissatis-
led with their condition q few weeks
ago Every body has gone 60 work, and
all is sunshine in Thornton again, other
than the loss OF pay for the number of
weeks that the strikers wers out.
POLICEMEN PAID OFF.
The members of the police forcs of
Johnston are now in an exceedingly
happy frame of mind, for on Saturday
evening the town treasurer gave each OF
them check for what the town owed
them for services. The checks came a lit
tle late but they found plenty of mer-
cnants i'm the square that would cash
them, as they were awareof the fact that
large sum OF money had been paid into
the town treasurer Friday.
GENERAL MENTION.
W. ID. Hams secretary of the Business
Mems Association. received letter from
His ExcelleDcy Gov. Dyer, this morning
stating that he would be present at the
Good Roads meeting Friday afternoon.
Miss Maria Rogers won the piano at
the fair of Court General Sheridan Sat
urday evening. the Misses Lizzie Grum-
good and Mary Callahan being close
rivals.
The little peanut candy stand Of Greek
Charley" at the corner of Manton avenue
and Delaine street, was broken into last
evening, probably by boys who were
evidently frightened away rs nothing is
missing
There was n christening at the homo of
Patrick Kelley one of the Nom bers of
Enigne t. at his home on Sears avenue
last evening.
Peabody Lodge. Sons of st. George, viii
meet this evening and elect officers for
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