The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-29
0LNEYVILLE.

The mayor OF Shoe Fly village. the
Hon. John Dowd. and his secretary.
Bokin. were absent from their respective
stations a portion OF yesterday morning.
When the duties of Saturday had been
completed Bokin wandered away from
the village and some one succeeded in get
ting the secretary full" and when the
secretary gets full he is apt TO be
"mussy' and this was what happened,
so for the sake OF the best interests of
the community Bokin was driven to
the Chaffee Street station. Patrolman
Dyer doing escort duty.
His Hon. Mayor Dowd. hearing the
sad news was at once downcast and in
fact he was sad and at once showed his
sadness by getting mad, and when this
Official gets mad, row Is sure 10 fol-
low.
At II: :55 p. m, the mayor left his office
and I'm his right hand he carried pail
that would not leak and X was presumed
that the mayor was en- route for another
instalmert of fire water, and upon his
return to his office he saw the chariot
and I'm II sat Patrolmen Duffy, Wilkln-
son and Coakley.
Dowd told the patrolmen that he had
a number OF important documents to
sign and did not see how he could at
that moment spare the time TO accept
their hospitality and ride at the same
time, but was at last persuaded TO get I'm
and ride, and now the mayor is mad,
because the ride was only to the Chat
fee Street station and Ii cost him A.60,
and this, he claims, is too much for so
short ride: but he felt better when he
learned that his secretary. Bokin had
been served in a like manner.
His Honor Mayor Dowd has a little
item of business yet TO settle with the
courts, for some time ago he put a pump
out OF commission In yard near his Of
fee. but some kind hearted church or
ganizaticn on the East Side succeeded
in keeping him from staying at Cranston
until after the matter is adjusted.
The little affair OF Saturday night is
termed by the police as Drunk"
A PUT UP JOB.
As long as the Oldest resident can re-
member they have heard minstrel and
variety performers make use OF the joke
that they never saw anyone come clean
from Olneyville."
This joke is now a dead one, for no
less than five members OF the Falka club
went down street Saturday night. and
underwent the operation OF a Russian
Bath" Not that they needed It, for all
are the perfection OF cleanliness.
none of the five had ever taken Rus
sian bath before. and this trip was more
in the way OF novelty than a neces-
sity.
They went into the rooms early I'm the
evening. and took all that was coming
TO them. and then went TO bed. and yes
terady morning they arose thinking that
the Job had been completed. and were
about 10 come out. when they met an
old rounder from this place. who told
them that they did not get more than one
half the bait. The rounder told them.
that before they went home that II was
necessary for them TO go into the steam
box. and for that to take a dive into the
large pool OF water and this the novices
did, but when they took the plunge. there
was a shout OF murder. help. etc.
This brought the attendants OF the pool.
who wore astonished to see the men strug-
Cling I'm the cold water without an at
tendant. and when asked why they did so
understood the trick said that IL was nec-
essary, and a search was made for the
friend but he could not be found.
The FIVE young men are looking after
him. and there are five guns In the party
The smallest OF the fve men was seen
about the square this morning and Is tell
Ing all his friends about the bath. but
fails TO say anything about the plunge.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The following were elected as the offl-
GERS for 1898. at n meeting of the Young
Mems Literary and Social club yesterday
afternoon: President Thomas McKenna