The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-04-11
OLNEYyILLE.
Sup :riaieudent Lougee TO Retire Next
Saturday-Notss From the SQUARE.

IA a possiblo that movement will be made
- enc leaders of tha town 90 increase tho
revenue OF tho town, rs is tha rule In the
noiehboring town OF Smithheld and In almost
every town In Massachusetts,, and that ~ TO
1ax ali live stock. II Is estimated that the i've
stock in the town Is worth at least SoooVv'
and this ID Is claimed, under the present con-
difion Of tho finances OF the town should be
taxed. At the present time the thickly set
tied portion of Johnston has the smallest
representation IN the town council, and IL Is
,oossible that this matter will be righted at
the next election providing that each OF the
present council does not care to return. Coun-
Gilman Wood of Thornton does not care TO 90
bnck under the present condition OF auairs
but rs II is the strong desire of his many
fricnds shat he should go back for at least one
more ,erm, he may accede to their wishes; II
not he will be succeeded by Theodore Hughes,
and Mr.. Hughes Is slated TO fill any vacancy
that may come urs Councilman Peckham
may not care TO 90 back on account OF III
being quite difficnlt for him to hear his asso-
ciates and In this case Mr.. Hughes will prob
ably be nominated for the position and II he
Is ne will be the second man 20 come from
Thornton. IL has been stated that an equit-
able representation In the board would he as
follows: Ono councilman to represent Hughes
dale and Thornton, one for Manton and
Grnniteville, two for the section known as
Silver Lake and Merino, and three for the
Olneyyiile district TO be distributed as fol-
lows: Ono from Plainfield Farm district,
one from Dyer avenue district and one from
the Concord street district AT any ratio
should MIR. Hughes be candidate with Mr.
Wood from the Thornton district there will be
no very great opposition for he Is we'll known.
and will be valuable man for the town.
MK LoUGEE TO RETIRE.
When the whistle Of the Atlantic mills Is
sounded at o'clock next Saturday, stephen
N. Lougee win ccase.to be the superintendent
of the concern, position he has held for
nearly quarter of a century, and to whom
the thousands upon thousands of persons who
have been employed there during that time
are indebted in more than one way for
he has dore all that was possible for them.
and 1t is through his efforts that the scale of
wages at this mill has been held up some-
where near the standard
For some time Edward. son OF Charles d.
Owen, agent of the mill has been connected
with the affairs OF the mill, and it 10 repre-
sentod that for tho greater portion of this
time matters have not been congeDial to Mr..
Lougee. so he concluded to resign, and will
spend the remainder of his days on his hand
some farm In northern Massachusetts,. Mr.
Lcuaee will carry with him the best wishes
Of the small srmy employed in the. mill as
well as the business men and citizens -gener-
ally Of this vicinity.
A benefit will be rendered Michael Barry the
mail carrier Thornton and olneyville
this evening at the pavilion at Thornton, and
all the residents along the road have inter-
ested themselves in the pleasant affair.
Among the other attractions for this evening
will be ball given in town hall by the Pc
quot Athsletic and Social Club. and ball in
Cadets hall by the Robert Emmett Literary
Association.