The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-27
OLNEYVILLE
HAPPENINGS.
The Willing Workers Enjoy a
Supper.
Wheel COllapsei-The Johnston School
Teachers Gil Little Pay.

| an unoccupied store OF Lester ~ Hopkins
on Plaindeld street last evening. A goodly
sum was realized. The interior of the
store was very tastily decorated for the
occasion.
THE WHEEL COLLAPSED.
Johannah Remington, who made the
startling statement that DIR. Walters
depleted her hen Ioost some time ago,
| narrowly escaped serious injuries at the
foot of Broadway this morning Accom-
panied by an old gentleman, she was
driving toward the city, when the OFF
hind wheel of what they called their
"new buggy" came apart. Mrs. REM
ington being an aged woman, the man
who accompanied her being still older, it
was with considerable difficulty that
| citizens took them from their dangerous
| position.
QUEER CONCERT BY QUEER
TALENT.
A few days ago few gaudily dressed
men and women boarded the stage at the
square and went to North Scituate, where
! they gave concert and ball under the
alluring title of tho Clover Quartet, i'm
Clark's hall. The ATTENDANCE was large,
| for the event had been hcI4lided far and
| wide and tho executive staff had
visited that and the surrounding country
| for miles around and with flaring posters
told what would happen and what the
folks would miss if they did not go to
see the Clover Quartet
When the manager of the company ar
rived at the hall he thought he had bet
ter add more talent to the company. SO
| the female inmates Of the road houses
were added to the salary" list OF the
Clover Quartet Company. The concert,
according to the statement of IA North
Scituate critic, was queer
| After the performance the floor was
cleared, and the grand ball was on. and
liquor, which was part of the company's
| stock In trade, was sold openly. The
scenes were such that tho manager of the
hall ordered the company to get out,
and the cdict was followed by good sized
crowd, as the parties wanted their moneys
worth. All of the members of the com
pany were not strictly honest, for on the
way up Que of them picked the stage
drivers pockets of s., and now the stage
driver is us happy as loru that the
company" didn't go up with him on
| the trip before, for then he had i'm the
same pockctbook and the same pocket,
his pay for carrying the mail for six
months. When the stage left Olncyyille
square one passenger paid the driver s.
for passage to Danielsonvlle, and this
he put in his hip pocket, and when nc ar
rived Mt North Scituate and collected his
fares from the members of the "com-
pany" he found that he had been
touched" but by which one of the ay-
| grcgation he could not tell, so he let the
matter drop.
| THE TEACHERS PLIGHT.
| The school teachers of the town of
Johnston are not in very happy state of
mind, as they have received only one
weeks salary since the beginning Of the
| term in September. and there IN no pros
pect of their receiving any more for n
number of weeks, and then only a DOR
ton. Some of the teachers would not be
surprised If the schools were closed in
January, as the town treasurer SAYS that
by the middle of that month all ths funds
Of the town will have been paid out.
Taxes will be paid next month to the
| amount OF about $40, 600, but this amount
will be paid out as fast rs il is received
i'm liquidation of the bills owned by the
town.
A few citizens are i'm favor Of calling a
special financial meeting for tho purpose
of ordering an extra assessment If this
plan were entered on at once it would be
two months before any money could he
raised. AT any rate the teachers are not
just satisfied with the situation, but the
most of them will continue on and hopo
for the best.
BETTER ACCOMMODATIONS
NEEDED.
The police station on Chaffee street is
badly i'm need of an overhauling The
exterior of tho building is all that could
be asked for, but the accommodations for
the men are simply wretched, more es-
pecially i'm regard To wardrobes. Sleeping
accommodations for the men who accom-
pany the patrol wagon are also badly
needed At present the man who is as
sign,d To do this duty is obliged each
night to bring from his room mattress
and such articles of bedding as he desires
and place them i'm room that is used for
lounging purposes during the day.
GENERAL MENTION.
Tho work of macadamizing Delaino
street began yesterday.
The merchants along tte square are
somewhat annoyed because the streets
have not been watered for several days.
The man who makes this his business
ended his season n week too early this
year.
During the early hours of tho morning
teams containing men, guns, dogs game
bags and the like, can I've se,n in largs
numbers driving through tn, square,
heading for the country.
The fair held hy the Regent Literary
Associat ion during the past two weeks i'm