The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-03
OLNEYVILLE.
Why the Mysterious Marks Were In
the Grain.
Much Interest Ia Lest Nights Caucuses.
General Ment on.

| didates are gaining fame ss the canvass
brings out incidents in their careers,
which are calculated to excite wonder.
either hurt or help their chances OF elec-
| tion.
A funny story Is being told OF one OF
| the candidates for what might be called
| chief executive office Of tho town, but as
| 1t implies the possession of good deal OF
| tale after ALL This man owns barn.
There was spare stall in addition to one
| he used for his own horse. and having no
| use for IL, he let IL TO q neighbor. The
| lease OF the stall, however, didn't carry
with it free access 10 the grain box, but
| the owner became suspicious and not
| wishing 10 give any oilense to his tenant
| by placing locks on the box, he made use
| of "A little plan that worked very nicely
| Each time he took grain from the Dox he
| leveled OIL the top Of what remained and
| inscribed on It's smooth surface some
| mysterious hieroglyphics. 1t would have
been difficult for any one else to duplicate
those marks and IL Is needless to say they
| protected the grain perfectly.
THE ROUGH'S ELECTION.
1t seems to be practically settled that
tho present chief of the Rough and
| Ready fire company and such Others as
their positions at the election which Is TO
be hold in about another week. Heretofore
these elections were second only in local
interest 10 the town election, but this
year It looks as II every body mad come TO
the conclusion that the game wasn't
worth the candle and that the office might
be allowed TO go begging.
MUCH LOCAL INTEREST.
Two of the city caucuses which were
held last evening, those of the Eighth
and Tenth wards, were Of much To-
cal interest and the doings are
being discussed today. Question, how
could so many ballots as 56S be
found in the ballot box when only 3Si
voters approached the box 20 vote? These
figures are undoubtedly correct, as they
were taken from the best possible sources.
The number of ballots was obtained from
the lips OF the warden, while the number
Of voters who approached the box TO vote
were counted by two reputable citizens.
This, and the fact that the warden refused
To expose the interior of the ballot box at
the beginning of the meeting will no
doubt result in contest before the city
committee.
AT the Eighth ward the question Of re-
turning to the old system of holding eau
cuses was discussed and the majority of
those present favored the old system.
LoOhED
Officer Kimball of Thornton is Just now
Investigating very mysterious horse
case Two men reported TO him this
morning that a very valuable horse mad
been driven off from the old Fenner stand
during the night.
They refused to state who owned the
horse, bur gave description OF it and
said it had just arrived from New York.
They told the officer TO notify the pro-
lx.l g..
The appearance OF these men and the
queer conduct aroused the officers sus-
picions and he is inclined TO think that
the horse was stolen.
BUSINESS MEMS MEETING.
The Business Mems Association held a
special meeting last evening at the office
of W. A. IA. Grant on Manton avenue.
TIE object of the meeting was to take
action on the invitation received from
the East Providence Business Mems
Association, to attend their meeting and
to participate in n discussion of tho ques-
tion of how best TO bring the business
men 8 organizations into closer relation
shin. The invitation was accepted and a
chartered car will take the local organiza-
ton to East Providence on the evening Of
June IL.
Six candidates were elected to member
ship.
THRIFTY PINGREEITES.
A story comes from Mt Pleasant that
the beauties of the Pingree plan are being
abused by two of the supposedly needy
benefciaries. Both Of these potato patch
cultivators are said TO be regularly en-
ployed and making fair wages
One of these men is said Co be employed
in the city night gang and he looks after
the potato patches in the day time.
Senator George Il. Beane has several
sick horses in his stable.
Mrs. Il. Capron, the wife of n former
business man of this place was buriedrsat
Swan Point yesterday.
A little son of Luke Murray of Julian
street died last night.
Thomas Sweeney who was assaulted
last week. while the Providence detective
department was trying to trap some
crooks Is again able to attend TO his,busi-
ness.
A special meeting of the Johnston Town
Council will DO held this afternoon to can
yass the voting list
The Johnston wheel women made n run
TO Roger Williams Park last evening.
Henry Sturgis OF Cranston was brought
before the Eighth District Court yesterday
aud fined for drunkenness.