The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-19
OLNEYv|LLE.
A Change Needed in the Methods Of
Cleaning the Square.
Well Known Collector Gives a Would
be PickpoCkei a Bitter Dose.
Oneyvle Branch of the Providence News Heenans News
Store IS Hartford Avenue. Telephone 4o-West


officials from this part OF the city may
possibly tale under consideration and
perhaps may be able TO better. Both OF
these questions are OF vital Importance
20 this community. and one especially so
% the merchants on the square and this
n the manner IN which the square Is
sprinkled and swept.
The sprinkhng team. which by the way
Is paid for by some OF the merchants
does its work as well and as honestly as
and team could be asked for. but the
street sweeping SYSTEM could and should
be much better. Early In the morning
an able bodied Italian sweeps up the re-
fuse of the square into small heaps
against the curbstone and here IL remains
until the sun strikes IL then II dries up.
is blown about the square again and then
there In more sweeping.
What is needed IA a number OF cans
and when this refuse is swept up put In
to the cans and when the cans are full,
carted fla sthey are in other parts OF
the city.
As IT Is now thousands OF dollars worth
OF goods are destroyed by dust and dirt
from the square and unless the city
fathers take the subject up, II will con-
tinue.
The other question is "Rummage Sale"
and II said that concern from East
Providence, has conducted one or two in
this vicinity, and they are credited with
saying that Olneyvtle is the best spot
on earth 10 conduct a rummage sale. and
at least one city official will take the
matter under consideration.
This gentleman has no objections TO
rummage sales conducted by church or
ganlzations. but when persons come 10
the square and make business OF IL. ne
thinks that they are not particular where
they find their stock OF goods. and there
Is considerable danger that a portion at
least might possibly be infected. --
QUITE A DIFFERENCE.
A well known resident Of this place wa
standing in front OF a large building on
the square a few days ago and was at
tracted by the work OF persons carrying
out carpets. etc. and I'm fact there was
every indication that the large building
was being renovated from cellar TO attic.
While he stood there colored man
stepped up to him and asked him IL he
wanted any help. The man told the
colored man 10 come around the next
morning and ask his man. who had charge
OF the job and then the man walked
away with a smile. thinking OF the call
that the colored man would make the
next morning. for be IL known the man
didn't own any more real estate than the
coiored man did
The man walked as far as the corner
OF Westminster and Troy streets and al
this corner was an Italian fruit vender
and judge the surprise of the man wher
q woman with three dirty faced children
asked him how much he charged fol
the bananas. At first he was inclined
TO give the lady a short answer. bu
when he bethought himself of the jok'
that he played upon the colored man IN
dulged I'm another smile and remarked
that IL was not often that an American
citizen was taken for a land owner and
banana pe6dler inside OF FIVE minutes anC
was not either.
THERE WAS SOMETHING DOING.
There was lively scene on an Atwelr,
avenue car near st. Johns Catholic
church at midnight. The car. which wa
an open one. was well filed and upor
the rear platform stood the collector o
a well known down town firm. Near hin
sood a well dressed young man with 9
light overcoat over his arm. The col
iector detected the youn gman fumbline
about his vest pocket. but as he had not
succeeded I'm locating the large roll o
bills that was In the upper right hand
pocket OF his vest did not appear % no
tice what was going on.
pockets he had gotten into shifted mis-
position and began TO work the rear
pockets OF the collector. and then the
collector thought that IL was time for
him 10 do something. He then asked
young fellow who was standing near the
side rail 10 step just a little one side
which the young man did and then the
collector let so his right hand and landed
good one on the pickpocket's jaw. and
kl.A n ~. a
would have handled him roughly had not
some of HIS friends taken part IN the
affair The pickpocket left the car at
the corner Of Atwell's avenue and Tux
edo avenue. covered with blood. and the
collector. who IL kei known on Julian
street. was asked the cause Of his scrape.
for while he Is powerful fellow Is one
OF the best natured men ina ginable. and
when he told his story was told that he
had done the proper thing.
WERE HELD UP.
gentleman accompanied by a lady
neither OF whom cared 20 give their
names 20 the police. but gave Information
where they could be found N needed.
called AZ the Chaffee street police station
last evening and reported that while on
Pocasset avenue. opposite Dyer's pond.
they were met By two men whom they
took for Italians and were hailed by
70 snatch hand bag that the lady car
ried- As he did her escort drew re-
volver and pointed ~ at the fellow. and as
The revolver and the shouts OF the wo.
man also frightened the highwayrnen and
they. too. took 20 their heels. The police
on being nged cs 20 w9rE Sp9n ths ,ns
torn Of Crsnsfon. 80 Chief OF Police Bug
bee wac notified. The lady and gentle