The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-18
OLNEYYILLE
The Regent Association to Hold
Thanksgiving Ball.
Warning TO Teamsters-N0ts Gathered
About th- Square.

The Regent Literary Association met
| last evening. when committee consist
| ing OF Luke Kavanaugh, John Il. Gan
non, Bernard McTiernan. Martin Demp-
| sey, Patrick Flynn. William Delaney and
John O'Connell, reported that oil ar
rangements had been made to hold a ball
i'm Cadets hall Thanksgiving evening,
and TO celebrate the Manchester Martyrs
anniversary in Irons hall. Sunday even
ing, Nov. 2S. when John Dockery, Esq,
of Providence. anu John l.. Cannon will
preside.
a WARNING TO TRANSFERS.
The highway commission is to give
Sergt. Holbrook instructions which in
turn Will be given TO the teamsters who
come into the place, not 10 overload their
wagons. OF late the teamsters have been
very careless and Hartford avenue has
been strewn with huge pieces OF stone.
The teamsters do not make any effort to
take them from the road after they have
fallen from their wagons. Special at
tention is To be paid these fellows, and
when one of them is caught no will be
made an example of.
HE GOT HIS MONEY.
The patrolmen, teachers and other en-
ployes OF the town who have not had n
payday for some time are just little out
of sorts, and some Of the citizens think
that they have just caused for being in
such "A state of mind.
This Is how it cane about. Yesterday
forenoon n citizen who is at the head OF "a
department for which no appropriation
has been made went into the square and
showed big wad of bills, $500 or more.
lie asked policeman II he had received
his pay. The policeman made the same
reply that he has for the past four months,
He asked the possessor of the big wad
how he happened to get his,
'On, they sent for me, and paid me- )"
was the reply.
well, " said the policeman, show
could they pay you, when there was no
appropriation made To cart Oft swll,
while there has been one made to pay the
policemeny"
~ don't know, {" said the possessor of
the big wad. you'll have TO ask them.
All / Know is that / got my money and
IN glad, for | need It, "
The matter may be aired at the next
council meeting.
"A RUNAWAY.
There was an exciting runaway on
Hartford avenue yesterday afternoon, for u
pair of spirited grey horses attached to a
tip cart became frightened and started
on Wild run up the avenue, throwing
the driver from his seat.
AS soon as tha horses got a free rein
they We're not long in passing an electric
car, the motorman Of which, seeing that
the horses were without "A driver sent
his car at full speed iShd nc once began
To overhaul the ilseing team. The horses
lodged in and out from among a mum Ter
of teams. which toDded to make the affair
still more exciting.
Wnon the horses reached the top Of the
hill the car was alongside Of them, and
the motorman succeeded in catching
them before they had done any damage
len minutes later the driver came lp
limpinR, but seemed pleased to think that
he had not been killed. The team was
owned by Frank Slayin.
GENERAL MENTION.
Frank Nichols of Kniphtsville Will
driving down Westminster street hill Iase
yesterday afternoon fell from his wagon
and was quite badly injured about the
head He was attended by local physi-
clan after which no was driven TO his
home.
The Union Aid socety held very in.
teresting party at their hall on Bowen
street last evening
Mary, wife of John Mccarthy died Mt
her home, 80 Hill street last night
stephen j. Casey Of Pawtuoket will
address the mem bers OF the Young Mems
Literary Association at their rooms Sun
day evening, Dec. ..
The Yorker Hunting and Fishing Club
Will hold social in cadet hall FRIDAY
evening, Dec. 10.
A committee consisting OF John Moan.
Daniel Melton, Robert Hunter. .!ohn
Bunner and Edward Bashaw have sue
ceeded in finding permanent quarters for
the Golden Circle Club in Textile hall and
viii hold basket party and bali Friday
evening. Dec. 10, when prize waltz
for the championship of the state will Le
the attraction.
six room tenement of fPlaipfe!d |
streets9 month. Enquire OF Mr.. Harris |
8 Hartford avenue.
There was large crowd gathered on |
Westminster street hill yesterday after |
noon TO SEQ well known canine kill a |
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