The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-10
OLNEYyILLE.
Organ Grinder Makes Himself OBJ
noxiOus and is Elected.
A Man With an Axe on Skye Hill Ar
resied-S0me P,rscnal Items.

The itinerant musician Is a sufficient
nuisance when he intrudes himself into
places of business during tho busy hours
of the day, but when no shows bad tenn
per because the antics of his similar COM
panion are not appreciated or because he
fails To secure some coin from those he
Is boring, he then becomes quite intoler-
able and worthy object for shoe leather
attention.
There was case OF this kind on Olney-
vile square yesterday. A dark browed,
wicked-eyed man with a monk made free
Co enter the stores and offices on the
square, not even passing the postoffice or
the bank, and when he was ordered out he
looked daggers at those in charge and In
unintelligible mutterings gave expression
TO his anger, as he passed along. When
he was ordered out Of the postofiice be at
first refused 10 go but when he had con-
templated the herculean proportions OF
Postmaster 'Harris for moment as the
latter straightened himself up at the door
of his private Office he changed his mind
and moved off slowly all the time mutter-
ing in q manner which made even tho
large man from Smithhed feel thrill Of
terror pass down his spinal column.
A GOOD EXAMPLE.
The driver Of delivery wagon loaded
with bottles set an example on Olneyyille
square last evening which all other hand
lers of bottled goods ought TO follow.
He accidentally dropped "a bottle of the
tonic onto the pavement The bottle
was broken and the pieces scattered
about. When the driver had delivered mis-
order, no returned 90 the street and picked
up every piece OF the broken bottle that
could be found and carried il away in his
wagon.
THAT man must be a cyclist, some one
remarked, but whether he was or not, he
did the proper thing.
A MAN WITH AN AXE.
James Kennedy, resident Of Putnam
street, while suffering from tho excessive
heat and other things last evening.
threatened TO annihilate portion OF the
population. He bad been drinking and
the children of tho neigh hborhood tor
mented him until he became very excited.
He armed himself with an axe ana then
set out TO do some bloody work, but being
unable TO catch his nimble footed tor
mentors he sought satisfaction by smash
ing doors ana doing other destructive
work. He was finally arrested and locked
up at the Sixth station.
Mr.. ID. X. Hipckley will address an
open air meeting OF the w. 4. Il. II. on
Olneyville square tomorrow afternoon.
Edward Andrews the motorman who
was in the collision at Pbillipsdale yes,
teruul, was SoAiOusiS AhJuAON. LIZ Viiooh
attended him.
+. A. Spratt, principal of the Johnston
high school, has gone 10 Hermon, Me-,
for the summer
Miss Edith Taylor, bookkeeper for
III. G. Mott a. Co., Is enjoying vacation.
Mr. Lewis ii. Meader, principal Of the
Academy avenue grammar school, Is at
Montreal.
Mrs. q. :. Spencer has gone to Watch
Hill for few weeks.
Councilman Ethan Sheldon and
family have gone TO their summer cot
tage.
John j. Harrington and family will
spend the summer at Cottage City.
Mr.. w. ;. Steere has gone TO Nova
Scotia for the summer.
Mr.. LLOYD Brayton has taken a-cottage
at River View.
-Lohn Il. White & Son has been awarded
the contract TO furnish the Johnston
schools with coal and wood. This firms
bid was 1854. 60 for coal ana 500 for wood.
A boy named Lannon, nine years of
age, died suddenly at his home on Me-
Donough street. yesterday. His death is
supposed to have been caused by the heat
A large dog bit two children on Skye
ill last evening and then made its escape
from crowd that started i'm pursuit OF it.
Miss Josie Beane. daughter of Senator
Beane Of Johnston. a graduate of the
Brown University, women's college has
dence high school.
Your business will be increased by the
use of attractive show cards made by
William j. Butler, 1921 Westminster street,
Olneyyllle Square.