The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-02
OLNEYvILLE.

A young man doing business on Man
ton avenue, started out yesterday morn
ing determined that he would get at
least small supply OF coal
First he engaged an expressman at so
cents an hour and then started for down
town At one Office he told a pitiful
tale OF sickness at his home, and he
would be ever so grateful II they, the coal
dealers would onty sell him just one ton
of coal.
But he didn't get ton and the best he
could do was two baskets, for which he
paid 80 cents. and gave the man that
filed the baskets, the extra dime. Find
ing that ne was 'all in on the coal stu-
alton, he told the expressman to take
the coal home, and he would follow in
car
The expressman drove off but instead
of delivering the coal to the young mans
home on Harris avenue, shovehed IL Into
a box in the rear of his place of business
on Manton avenue.
When he reached his home a couple Of
hours later. was somewhat disappointed
to learn that the coal had not arrived.
and at once started for his store and
here he found the coal
There was nothing else left for him TO
do then TO borrow wheelbarrow.
and bring the coal home. When he had
gone perhaps 200 yards from his store he
was "winded," and was obliged to engage
an assistant, who wheeled the coal home,
and for this he paid 25 cents and when
the coal was In the house he sat down
and figured up what the two baskets of
pea coal cost him.
Here are the figures:
2 baskets coal 10 cents. 30
tip ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
1 hours S1 ~
/ assistant ..,....,.....,............. 20
Grand total ........................ %
He then figures that there are at least
"A basketsful in a ton, and came to the
conclusion that If he got a ton OF coal i'm
two basket lots, that ton would cost
him just s23, and he wants to see or meet
some one I'm Olneyvile who has paid
more for coal than he has, and he is st.ff.
sore. and lame besides,
HAD THEIR TROUBLES.
Thomas Curley and his wife. who for
some time have made their home with
Mrs. Curleys parents on Oak street. seem
10 be at the present time without a place
to lay their heads.
Yesterday morning there was row at
the Oak street mansion and at $3.50 Mr..
and Mrs. Curley we're ordered out Of the
mouse INTO the COl1 ana snow
When on the sidewalk Mrs. Curley hap
pened TO think OF her old friend Mrs Mel
lie Walsh at 125 Plainiield street and
they wended their way to Mrs. Walsh's
residence and woke Mrs. Walsh up.
She had no room for her unexpected
guests, but allowed them to sleep I'm
couple Of chairs untu morning and then
Mrs. Curley went ofher labors at one of
the mills and Mr.. Curley put In his time
somewhere else.
After dinner Mrs Walsh went out 10
make call, and upon her return she
found Bold Curley asleep In chair and
not wanting to arouse him started for the
Chaffee street police station and inform
ed the police that Curley had broken into
her home for when she went out she
locked all Of her doors.
Patroman White was sent to the house
and he found Curley asleep and al once
placed him under arrest. but as Mrs
Walsh and Mrs. Curley were old friends.
she dl1 not care to make any charge
against him. 80 ne was simply Labeled"
drunk.
A HAPPY EVENT.
without doubt the pleasantest gather
Ing held In this section on New Years
eve was al the homo OF w r. Sim
onds. 3t5 Plainflcld street The marty
numbered about thirty anc the object was
TO witness the birth Of the new year.
During the early hours of the evening.
there was singing etc. and among those
who contributed to the pleasantries OF
the occasion were Mcssrs Thomas Glb.
bons and Eugene Frcdericks. who are