The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-24
OLNEYvILLE.
Property Sold For Non Pigment
Of Taxes.
alleged Gamblers Bound over-0thsr
Matters OF Interest.

Property on which the taxes of 1870 bad
not besn paid was offered for sale az 'ne
Office OF the town clerk yesterday ana re-
suited as follows: CLANCY Browns estate
was sold to ]. ~. Lewis The interest OF
Annie Ann Hawkes. in the sarah Brown
estate. was sold to Daniel q. W. Brown.
The iutsrests OF Augustus W. and Almlra
y. Winsor in 2 3-5 acres Of land on Man
ton avenue. was the most exciting Sale Oh
the lot, for Town Clerk Cough said that
he would take one.half Of the estate, and
then Edward q. Wilde on behalf OF Miss
winsor. said that he would take an
eighth. and this was followed by spirited
Kidding between Mr.. Wilde and MIR.
Cough and resulted in being sold to Mr..
Wilde for one-thirtieth. Daniel 5. Rand
all's case was next called, and after iit-
tie delay was put over until April ~.
GAMBLING CASES.
The citizens Of Johnston who had an
hour or two TO spare this morning VIII
feel somewhat sorry whom they learn that
Russell Proctor, Warren W. Staples ana
Gardiner Groves. WHO are charged with
being common gam blers by George W.
Amison and Others Of the Johnston En-
forcement OF the Law League, vers given
hearing In the Eighth District Court
today. instead of tomorrow morning, as
was recently announced. and this because
one of the attorneys was TO be called to
another court tomorrow. William Ii.
Eido and q. T.. Potter, young mea OF
Johnston, were the principal witnesses
and in n most fluent manner told how
they had entered supposed gambling
coom VIA the back door, Mr.. Fido pur-
chasing 81 and Mr. Potter 35 cents worth
of chips and both said that they won
and lost. These young men informed the
court that on the evening on which they
made the call and played that they did
not see Mr.. Proctor, but they did see
gambling tools.
Msssrs. Calder and Amison told Of
and W hat they saw.
Thomas W. Penney. who keeps fish
market under 10 Manton avenue, was
called and asked to whom he paid his
rent. Mr.. Penney said that Willis Proc
tor was the man who collected the rent.
Patrolmnn Leonard was called and made
a statement showing that perhaps Mr..
Proctor might DO the owner of the build
ing where tee alleged gambling took
place. The derence did not put in nny
testimony, so Messrs Proctor and Warren
Staples were adjudged probably guilty,
and Messrs. Groves and Ballou waived
examination and were each held in the
sum of $1,000 for the action of the grand
Jury, which meets Monday, March z.
General John Nj. Brennan was counsel
for the defence and Gardner r. Rathbone
for the prosecution.
FUNERAL OF MRS. FALLoN.
The funeral Of Mrs. Henry V. Fallon was
held this morning Mt o A. NJ at 81. Msry's,
Broadway. The bearers were John i. Harlow,
James Foley, Michael and Martin, McGeary.
Intermont in the new cemetery. A high
mass was celebrated by Rev. Father Grace.
Mrs. Fallon had been ailing for some time.
the result OF injuries received by n runaway
horse. .
UNION AID SOCIETY.
The Union Aid Society met ut the residence
of Harry p. Kenyon on Rye street yesterday
afternoon aud evening AT supper time the
"men folks joined the party ana an excel
lent supper was served. After supper in Mr..
John II. Kenyon's house there was an exhibit
tion Of antique artists for which small sum
was charged, and, perhaps the best feature Of
the evening was the onion supper which was
served in the vicinity OF the furnace in the
cellar, and was for the men folks only. Pipes
and tobacco went with this supper.