The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-15
0LNEYvILLE.

Tester" Kelley, who keeps a store on
Amherst street. Is very much in doubt
as to whether he owns a cash register
or not, for some days ago glib talk
ing salesman called upon him and per-
suaded him into the idea that one or
his cash registers was the only bar to
his being a rich man. Tester signed
contract and the salesman no sooner
left the store than he (Tester) was
sorry, for he was confident that his
clerk, who is known as being an up
right. honest and Industrious young
man, would look upon the cash register
noc as a thing OF beauty, but as slur
upon his excellent Character. The more
Mr.. Kelly thought the matter over the
more he became convinced that he
wanted no cash register So he went
straight TO the office of the concern ana
countermanded the orGer. He went
home with a better feeling and with
renewed confidence in his valuable
clerk. The next day told different
story, for the salesman delivered the
cash register, which Mr.. Kelly would
not accept, and later in the day there
was a new man i'm the store, not as a
clerk, but as a keeper and now the
matter has got into the courts. His
many friends have told him that so
long as his name was on the contract
he had better take the machine, for the
InOre he fights the matter the greater
will be the cost.
No man In Ofneyvffie owns bette~
hens than John Gibbons. the stone cut
ter. and five OF the choicest of the flock
he has been in the habit OF keeping in a
dog house in the rear OF mis- house on
Covell street, believing that no one
would dare 10 enter, but they did. for
when Mr. Gibbons went out to feed his
hens yesterday morning he missed the
five favorite chicks. He thinks he
knows who stole them, but the most OF
his nelghbors believe that the chickens
made good meals for some one yester-
day.
Martin S. Waterman died at his home
on Whittier avenue yesterday morning
at $3.50. His funeral will be held We'd
nesday at 2 o'clock.
The Rev. j. V. Osterhout of the
Broadway Baptist church left this
morning for California, where he will
remain for two months. There were
702 members of the Sunday school pres
ent last evening to bid him goodbye.
Perseverance company of the Uni
form Rank, X. OF p, attended the aft
ernoon services at the Bell Street chap
. IL
hall on Plainfield street, where lunch
was served -Iuslc was furnished by
the Elmwood lodge drum corps.
Peter Riley. II years old. while play
ing ball on the lots near Valley street
yesterday afternoon was struck on the
head by ball, making cash between
two and three inches IN length. His
wounds were dressed by a physician,
after which he was taken to his home
at Barstow street.
The Holy Name society connected
with st. Mary's church met yesterday
afternoon and the members were given
very instructive address by the spi-
ritual adviser. the Rev. j. F. Sullivan.
George Gebhardt one Of the best
know young me min the square, went
down the bay fishing yesterday and he
found tie water so rough that he call
ed a tug 10 tow him home.
The 40 hours alteration of st. Mary's
church closed with a solemn high mass
at 10:30 yesterday by the Rev. Father
Thomas p. Grace with Father George
Brown as deacon. Father John f. Sui
livan as sub-deacon and Father James
Conlin as master OF ceremonies.
The road race OF the Fowler Cycle
club that was to have taken place Sat
urday has been postponed until June
g. The club has tHk6n r0Ons at The
corner OF Westminster and Troy streets
patrolmen Sherman and Young OF the
Chaffee street station have gone down
the river for the day and will make an
effort to rid the same of ton or more
of "tog."