The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-04
0LNEYVlLlE.

The Olneyville Free Library associa-
ming. The reports showed that there was
$l439.30. The treasurer stated that there
was no money in sight 10 pay the bills
OF the coming quarter, but some of the
themselves into a committee and would
solicit funds sufficient to run the asso-
citation for another term OF I'VE years.
as partial promise had been made by
some OF the mill owners and Others. The
officers elected are as follows: Presi-
dent, w. A. II. Grant; vice president
DR.. A. III. Longfellow: secretary, Frank
"A. Spratt; treasurer, Or. F. A. Twit-
chell; trustees, J. f. Bowen, Sarah j.
Eddy. f. F. Sibley. Thomas Wilkinson.
j. T. Collins, William s. Steere. James
A. Pirce. Thomas Cloxton; auditine
committee. w. A. II. Grant, Thomas
Cloxton. c. A. Harrington; book COM
mittee +. A. Spratt, Rosamond r.
Leavens, DR.. A. II. Longfellow, Frank
A. Spratt. c. A. Harrington. William s.
steere, Sarah Dyer Barnes; member
ship committee, Joseph Cough. Mrs. A.
A. Mathewson, L. II. Kirby, J. A. Pirce.
Sarah Dyer Barnes, and they organized
with w. A. IA. Grant as chairman,
Frank A. Spratt as secretary. and DR..
F. A. Twitchell as treasurer.
During the year o-7 volumes had been
added. the greater portion having been
purchased
Walter A. Lawton was until last eve
ming the owner of a lawr roller, made
OF Portland cement, and II was ALWAYS
at the service of those in the vicinity
who possessed lawns. Some one else
Will have 10 furnish roller now, for Mr..
Lawton's was stolen last night
IL weighs nearly 500 pounds. so that
II is safe to say that boys did not steal
IT. Nor has Mr.. Lswton got II tied down
somewhere about his premises with a
clothes line.
There are evidences of wagon tracks
at Mr.. Lawton's rear gate: also the
footprints OF at least two men.
The police OF the Chaffee street sta
tion went 10 the home Of John Fox on
Union avenue last evening 10 look into
the matter of report that Mr.. Fox's
brother. Patrick. had been robbed of
about $50 but Patrick was so much un-
der tho influence OF liquor that nothing
could be done.
Patrick has recently come from the
Soldiers Home
There is large increase Of mail mat
ter coming through the post Office here
which would indicate an increase OF
trade. The volume OF business Is larger
than ever before
The Red Cross society OF the Church
Of Messiah met last evening and elected
the following board OF officers: Presi-
dent. James A. Pirce vice president.
John Biltcliffe: secretary, John Haslam:
treasurer. Frank Biggs
st. Anthony's society hello well at
tended meeting in Cadets hall last evs-
ming and made further arrangements
for the fair
Patrolman Keefe arrested boy this
morning In the act or stealing a basket
of grapes from peddler's wagon.
Patrolman W. ID. Harris has given up
his summer homo AZ smithheld. and now
resides at lss Wallace street.
Capt. Cutler Of Hose IL began his an
nual vacation this morning
Harry Silva has gone to Brockton for
day or two
Letter carrier r.. NJ. Mann is OF on his
Is days vacation.
The Fowler wheeimen had a cake
walk as an attraction at their fair last
evening.
The local branches Of the Catholic
Knights and the Catholic knights of
America had well attended sessions last
evening.