The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-29
OLNEYVILLE
HAPPENINGS.
White Wings Put in IN App :aranc.
on Square.
Attendance To Small -Th. Child Played
With Matches.

John Fenncssy and John Gallagher are
hum bic citizens of the town of Johnston,
but their smiling faces were welcomed on
the square this morning more SO than
circus parads Not only did the mer-
chants welcome them, but every pcdes-
triaD who happened along. Messrs. Fen.
messy ana Gallagher are the white
Wings" OF Johnston. tut they are seldom
seen on the streets for the reason that
there is no cash on hand TO pay them for
their services. Mr.. fennesSy, who is tho
pioneer white Wing has labor<d faith
fully for the town SO days since last .iune,
and the citizens owe him for that. Mr..
Gallagher has the good fortune not to
have the town get into his debt so much,
for when he goes home this evening tie
citizens will owe him bur one days pay.
The two appeared on the street at an
early hour this morning for tho first time
In number of weeks. Witl long hoes
they began TO dig ana at last succeeded in
iinding the pavement. The dirt was put
into large mounds along tho curbstone
and perhaps it may be carted off and per
haps not. There are now on PIainfield
street number of like mounds that
were formed by Mr.. Fennessy several weeks
ago. Mr.. Fenpessy SAID this morning
that he would dearly like to have some
money, but supposed he would have to
wait.
ATTENDANCE TOO SMALL.
The attendance at the meeting in Ken
nedy & Coughs hall on Manton avenue
last evening was not sufficient for thosa
interested In the formation of branch of
the New England Savings and Loan
Association to proceed and 2lessrs. Ken
nedy and Wbipple were made committee
20 arrange for "A second meeting.
FIRE IN FEATHER BED.
An alarm of fire was sent in from box
$40 by John Collins at s:l5 this morning
for fire in the house Of William j.
Place. 81 Huntington avenue. The fra
was confined to feather he'd and was
caused by the three old son of MIR. Place
playing with matches. Tho little fellow
got out of bsd, and got some matches.
and then returned TO the room closing
tho door behind him. and n little later
James Lannon who lives with the family
saw smoke issuing from the room. ana it
was with considerable dtliculty that he
succeeded i'm rescuing the child. The
child quickly recovered and the fire was
extipguished before the arrival OF the tire
department.
Late last evening Sundina rerro. four
years old, was drowned in the pond near
Morgan's mills in Thornton. The child
was taken from the water while alive and
was attended by Drs. O'keefc and shaw,
nut they were unable to resuscitate it.
1t is supposed that the child was playing
along the edge of the pond and fell i'm.
BLOCKADE ON THE SQUARE
William A. Carroll was uninteutiorally
responsible for small sized blockade on
the square yesterday afternoon. It was
of short duration but extremely auIusinr
AS Mr.. Carroll was crossing Hartford
avenue he undertook to assist an urchin
who was tu9Sing away at a. rickety
toy wagon, upon which was a load OF
shingles and pieces of wood. The lad
was unable 10 get the wagon and it's
contents over the railroad tracks, and MIR.
Carroll very kindly offered TO assist the
boy AS he did so he asked the boy whore
be got the wood. Tho boy, who was not
more than seven years old answered by
telling Mr.. Carroll to go to "a place where
torrid weather permanently prevails
Mr.. Carroll made an attenpt II force
tho boy 20 tell whore he got the wood by
taking "A firm hold OF him. The boy be-
gan To howl but refused TO give his name
or tell where he lived. By this time
thcro was number OF motormen jingling
their bells TO get the right of wsy and
after tho ears had all gone bv the boy
stood I'm the middle of the street as
unconcerned as IL nothing had happened.
While Mr.. Carroll stood on the corner
and remarked that that particular urcnin
must have been brought up in peculiar
way.
GENERAL MENTION.
Harlan Page. .Ir., has broken ground
for story and half cottage house on
Webster avenue.
There are but few houses % rent at tho
present time in Johnston.
There will be Democratic rally in
irons hall Monday evening.
Six young ladies. connected with the
Riverside mills, held social In Odd Eel
lows hall on Academy avenue last even.
ing Nearly 100 couples attended
Ihs Ladies' auxiliary connected with