The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-02-15
OLNEYyILLE.
a New Industry TO Locate In
MerIn0.
wedding al ST. Thomas Notes From the
Square and Vicinity.

Square 2nd NSlultys
Merino is to have another Industry tha' VI
the Chemnitz Co, which at present Is ioca'ed
on Public street. Providence. For some time
the managers OF the company have oerh iooA
inc oycrSthe.old Nerino mill, and while the
uauers have not passed. It is understood the
compsny has purchased the mill, and that al
sera,ions will begin at once. The company at
pr.sent does not employ many hands, but In
sbeir new venture between five and seven
hundred persons will be given employment,
and IL IL presumed that all but the skilled
workmen will be engaged from among the
residents of Merino The company manufac-
turcs hosiery.
The old mill is just suited for the trade, and
there Is every facility for the work. No mill
along the river has better water power than
this one. There IL also spur track or the
New England railroad TO the very doors OF
he cold mill, which will be quite saving for
ne company.
The Merino mill has been closed for more
han year, closed by competition, as tho mill
kas equipped with old style cotton macliin-
cry, and the manager did not feel like install
ing new, owing to the condition Of trade. The
opening up Of the old mill will be hailed with
gladness by the many families and little store
keepers, more particularly from the fact that
the Chemnitz Company is managed by young
and progressive men.
WEDDING AT ST. THOMAS.
Francis Kleber and Alice Hackett. well
known among the younger folks CT Manton
were married by the Rev. Father Carroll at es
Thomas Church yesterday. Councilman NJ
J. Kelley of North Providence was the best
man, and Miss Sadie Hackett was the brides
maid After the ceremony the newly welded
couple drove to the photograph studio OF
Thomas Mills a. Son, whore they had their
photographs taken in their bridal costumes and
then started for New York.
THE ATTACK ON ADAMS.
Adam z.Adams, a Pole. of 81 Howarth street,
was assaulted by an unknown man not Tar
from his home at o'clock last evenins, and 1t
is rumored that the assailant was one Of the
wanskuck strikers.
Mr.. Adams until Saturday evening was EN-
ployed in the Delaine Mills as a weaver, but
learning tha. he could get a slight advance
in his wages by accepting position at Vans
kuck he decided to do SO yesterday morning.
When Adams completed his work yesterday,
he took car at Wanslx,wk and another at the
bridge for home, and did not for a moment
think that any one would harm him, for TO
representative of The News this morning he
said the first he knew was that he got blow
ON the head and had IL not been that he wore
heavy wooden cap. he might have Jared much
worse. The blow did but little DAMAGE, and
ss 8on as he received IL he rpm for his home
not stopping to get a look at his assa liant.
When Adams reached his home, he was GOV.
cred with blood, but was from the first per-
fectly conscious. His brother. in law, Michael
Bannon, called DR.. Longfellow, who dressed
the wound. which was a slight one.
Adams does not seem to have much sympa.
thy from even his own relatives from the fact
that be was getting good wages at the Delaine
mills, and this fact may have irritated the
strikers.
ROUGH AND READY ENGINE co.
There was slight "kick" at the regular
monthly meeting.of the Rough and Ready En-
eine Ce.- last evening ewing to the fact that
there are two factions, and one of them has
strong desire TO oust captain and japitor, Will
lis E. Fiske, and by vote OF the company last
evening they succeeded In declaring the chair
Of the jsnitorship vacant and in the future
the dres will be made the floors swept and
the room busted by volunteers. II is said that
the pri me cause Of the row is that a firm is
compil ling history Of the Johnston Fire de-
partment, and that the agonts are not meet
ing with the success that was looked for for
the agents say that nearly all OF the mer-
chants in town do not care 10 contribute to
the scheme with MIR. fiske. One gentleman
gave $5, and said that he would have made IL
$50 IL IL was not for Mr.. fiske. Mr.. Fiske was
not at the meeting last evening, so the matter
Of asking him to resign as captain was laid
over for one month.
GENERAL MENTION.
The charter members OF the proposed nre
company in the vicinity of Merino met last
evening, whom ten more young men added
their names 10 the list. There has been no
name selected for the new company. The pro.
nloters of the much needed company are meet
ing with excellent success, and the residents
as well rs the merchants, promise their hearty
support in the movement.
The Laurel Hill Polo Club. the strongest