The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-06
OLNEYVILLE
HAPPENINGS.
A Man Who Wanted 10 Pay the
F0unta n.
A Talk About Sew.rs Successful Ball OF
B0wdOiu Club.

About 5 o'clock this morning Patrol
man Julius A. Webb OF the Chaffse
street station, noticed well dressed
man, who was apparently sober walk
up TO the drinking fountain at the foot
of Broadway ana after quenching his
thirst pull from his rocket large roll of
money. from which he took a bill and
wanted 10 pay for what he had drunk.
Whens she found that no one took the
and kick the fountain. Just then the
atrolman spoke to him and he walked
away. He did not GO far when he began
to scream ana kick at imagin airy objects.
The officer spoke 10 him again and then
he wandered into Johnston and got into
doorway where ne again began 10 shout
and kick and was here found by friend
who led him away. The man was eyi'
IDENTITY suffering with jim jams" but
the police nre not supposed to take an in
sare person into custody unle upon a
war rant
THEY ARE NOT HAPPY.
The land owners in Johnston are not
in very happy state Of mind to-day from
the fact that at the financial meeting OF
the town Of East Greenwich yesterday the
sum of s3000 was appropriated for sewers.
~ st think Of il, 4" said Johnston man,
sewers in East Greenwich and then
think OF Johnston which has two private
sewers one of which is natural one
about 800 feet long and the other is about
100 feet long and il il wasn't for tho river
we wouldn't have them. The natural
sewer is little brook which comes from
spring on Williams street and runs
under the side walk along Planfield
street. and empties into the river in the
rear of Irons block. The other one runs
from :he Libiary building across the
square into the river.
ANOTHER LETTER CARRIER.
The prospects are that the Olneyville
postoflice will have at least one more car
rer for the business for tho quarter just
ended shows large increase over the cor
responding quarter OF last year, and the
present corps of carriers are unable to
make their afternoon rounds in the time
allowed them. Miss Hattie BrownelI, the
secretary of the civil service mmission,
has received two applications fer carriers.
BOWDOIN CLUBS BALL.
The most enjoyable event held in Irons
hall this season was the fourth anniver-
sary ball or the Bowdoin Literary and
Social Club last evening. The gathering
was large one and the member Of the
club did all that was possible TO make
their guests at home and evidently sue
eeeded, for the greater part of them re-
mained unit! well into the morning. The
committee were as follows Thomas
Flynn, James Walsh, John White. John
Farrell, James Conroy, James O'Gara,
Leon Ellery. Michael Fox, Hugh O'Don.
nell. Thomas Farrell. John Conboy
Michael o. Brien, Patrick McQuillan and
of John Farrell, who was assisted by
members of the general committee. Music
was furnished by Slattery's orchestra.
GENERAL MENTION.
The breaking Of shaft In the starch"
room Of the Providence Dyeipg and Bleach
ing company on Valley street gave tho
employees Of that room days outing
yesterday.
Five pigeons were stolen from n barn at
80 WOOD street yesterday.
The services at the broadway Baptist
church tomorrow arc as follows SUNDAY
school at 10:45. At 3 o'clock i'm .be after
noon Henry Narlcy, the great English
evangelist will speak aud at 7:l5 mum
ber of candidates will be admitted to the
church by baptism.