The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-11-16
OLNEYvILLE.
Opening Of the Evening Schools viii Be Great
Bsneft---Motes From the Square.

Perhaps in no section OF the city VIII
the opening of the evening schools be
more appreciated than I'm Olneyville
and vicinity because Of the large num-
ber OF young people who are forced to
seek employment in the various mills
before they are able 10 complete COM
mon school course OF study In the day
schools.
TO these children the evening school
Is a boon and generally speaking, they
make excellent pupils and many OF
them, through the education obtained
in the evening schools, have made
themselves known in both business aho
political circles, because they realized
the value OF such education and TOOK
advantage OF II.
The schools will open Monday eve-
ming next and two will be located In the
annexed district, one at 23 Plainheld
street and the other In the Concord
school while three others Will be open
ed according to the usual custom, one
each on Academy avenue, Harris ave-
nue. and Harrison street.
Olneyville council, Royai Arcahufn'
held a well attended meeting in Lis
brary hall last evening.
Miss Annie BaumRartel of ia Jo-
sephine street reported to the ponce Oh
the Sixth station last night that
Hampshire" bicycle, owned py ner'
had been stolen from a hallway at her
home sometime between 4 and o'clock
Yesterday. This makes the second bi-
cycle stolen from the annexed district
within n few days, as Monday evening
an Early Special was taken from III
front OF the house OF the owner, Mr.. W.
A. Davenport who lives on Etha street.
Narragansett assembly, A. q. u. W.,
viii ,hold a session in Library hall to-
night and several applications for MEM
bership are to be acted upon.
The Robert Emmet Literary Associa-
tion will also hold a meeting in their
rooms tonight.
A petition, which IL Is said VIII De
presented TO Mayor Baker when IL is
completed, requests the closing OF bar
ber shops I'm this section Of the city on
SUNDAYS The petition was drawn up
by local BARRIERS and lis being pretty
generally signed.
George F. A. Beane has recovered
sufficiently from his late illness as To
be able TO attend To his business anu
political interests.
Last evening Washington council,
American Mechanics, VI the annexed
district paid a fraternal Visit 10 the
council at Riverside. The occasion was
a most pleasant one.
Mr. Peter Bourke. for several years
manager of the Olneyville branch or
ton with that establishment.
Yesterday afternoon about 4.3O CLOCK
Mrs. Daniel French who occupies
house at A Hartford avenue. had occa-
sion to go outside for a few moments
and locked the back door az she passed
out. When she returned short time
later. she found that the door had been
forced open evidently with an iron bar
or other implement. She went In hur-
riedly and found q rakish looking man
in the kitchen. She asked him what he
wanted there. and he replied that he
was looking for something TO eat She
told him he had no right to smash her
door and that she would give him
nothing TO eat She went out and dis
patched n messenger quickly To Olney-
VILE square TO notify the police. In a
few minutes Officers Ahearn and Hol-
land appeared. but the mlscreant had
fled over the back fence and has not
been seen since.
There were several articles OF value
in the house but the interruption pre-
vented the intruder from securing any
of them.
The visit of Park Hill lodge Of Au-
burn last night To Manufacturers lodge
of this place, was a highly enjoyable
one. There were also visitors present
from Pilbrim. Mt. Pleasant Crescent
and other city lodges, and their recep-
tion was "a most hearty one. When the
routine business matters were disposed
OF a season of jollity followed and short
addresses were made by n. c. Theo-
dore Braun and V. G. Leonhard of Park
Hill lodge, n. q. Howard and V. G.,
Weatherbee of Pilgrim lodge. together
with several others. This was followed
by a collation., which was served by
Howland q Mathewson on the lower
floor and of which 125 persons partook.
cripple named George McManus;
who was I'm a bad state of intoxicatior.
was arrested on Olneyville square about
$50 o'clock last night by officer Webb
and locked UP at the sixth station.