The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-19
IN OLNEYv|LtE.
Burnside Lodge Officers In
staIIsd-A Coed Idea.

Business Quist-Ics Wagon
Held Up Cars--G0nsral Mention
olneyvlne Branch ~ the Providence
News IL at Heffernan's News Store, 10
Hartford avenue. Telephone 4o--West
r-ndertakers are supEosea to exist with
ont the least nit Of ftrn. nut such Is not
the case. for az a general thing sue
cee-f,rl undertaken wnen off duty Is one
of the most iovisl OF men and Is ever
ready 10 crack a JOKE. toll story. get
a yhifr out OF a sood corncob pipe, and.
in fact are just as apt 70 ,nke lirc In An
easy way as the members Of any other
profession
For instance. q night or so ago we'll
known resident OF this place. who has the
habit Of aEkins every person he knows
end meets I'm me morning, tho question
What have YOU got" mot cne OF the
local undertr kers a Day W 30 ago.
The man was suffering with severe
oodd and could hardly ask the oldtime
question; but no managed 10. and the
updertaker looked him in the eye with
about a yff5 smile and replied, well.
young man. n you don't go home and
take OF that cold well get you
The man went home and I'D not ask the
sue-ason again for eight days. The under
taker AID not ger him.
WOLFE TOMB BRANCH.
wof,e Ton. Branch. ssS. Irish National
YRpreutere met last evening. when the fol-
Sc~1ng OFFICERS were installed by Supreme
Readie r. p MrSweeny OF Boston. who
was s<-~fstsd by DISTRICT eeorsuary John
Bowen: Chief ranger. William j. Ben
son: ruh-efnef ranger. William III. Ian
non: treasurer John ". Lamont financial
secretary, wfi,tam v. Boiand; ~cordlns
secretary. Z. LAnn0pi w. wooSwsros svnS,as
wIIlian su1Iivan. James Cannon; trustee.
Patrick Burne,
Altar the oeremony q substsnv1al COLA
tton was served. after which addresses
were made py the Installing officers. DIS
trict Deputy James IL Mathews, suo-ffgh
chief Ranger James II. Biynn and the
newly installed officers.
This branch has had large increase
I'm membership and finances during the
nast six months. and as moro than ordln-
at., interest Is now being shown by the
members. a sttli larger increase Is looked
for during the year.
TOO COLD TO WORK.
A. a general thing spare motormen M aliu
conductors are anxious Tor WORK, put tIilS
did not seem TO be the case yesterday,
for one motorman promised 10 run a uiP
ar two for a fellow motorman, but ala
not put in his appearance. LATER IN 'he
dav the two motorrnen met ana ths mum
who wanted 10 get or TOOK tne ,enow
who promised to run for him TO task and
made the remark that he, the person
who was 10 help out. was poor focl
"Bin" was the next move on the pro
gram and the motorman who made tne
remark made 'swipe" at the other one
and the consequence was that ooth men
went down in heap.
Starter Murphy. seeing the analr. sep
srated the men, and as a result both men
called TO the office this morning.
THE BUSINESS MEN.
The committee who are arranging for
the 10th annual banquet or the BUSINESS
Mems association. which is 10 be neto
IN Odd Fellows hall Thursday evening,
met In the office OF DR.. Windsor 10 tne
Thompson block last evening. ana re-
ported that the speakers Of the evening
would be his excellency Governor Gar
Win. Lieutenant Governor George -. w
ter, his honor Mayor Miller and Super
fntendert of Schools w. H. Small. There
VIII be a reception I'm the parlors OF the
sunset club at 1880 and the banquet VIII
els indicated that this will be the largest
attendance M these most enjoyable af-
fairs in the history OF the organization.
BURNSIDE LODGE
The following officers were installed by
District Deputy Grand Workmen v. A.
simmons In Burnside lodge OF Workmen
last evening: Master workman. Thomas
Mcyickar; past grand workman 7. y.
Clavin. foreman. Christopher Clarke;
overseer. Patrick @ Rourkei recordins
secretary. ". Y. clifford: financial secre-
tary. James Mclaughlin; guide. Philip
McTiernsn; wstchman, J. T. Moran,
During the exercises Past Grand Work
man Ciavin was presented with beau
tiful Jewel Indicative OF his honored po-
rition. A collation. and an hour or more
OF sociability WAS enjoyed.
A GOOD IDEA.
FrankSlavin, the wen known contractor.
has shown himself 20 be ~ very humane
citixen, for when the fact was brought 20
his attention that his horses were being
cverworked by slipping ON the ioa on
Broadway hill. he Immediately sent An
extra team and a man 90 superiDtend the
work OF getting tho teams over the hill
for which the patrons or thu Railroad
company feel very grateful and the citi-
zsns generally.
BUSINESS QUIET.
All kinds OF tradesmen say that never
before I'm the history of Olneyville has
business been 80 dull as II has been since
christmas None are particularly dis
courased as yet. for they are aware of
The fact that ii- ~ only temporary One
reason given for the condition ~ affairs
r. that every Saturday since Christmas
hes besn n stormy one and moet ~ the
merchants look upon Saturday a. their
best day. and they ara OF the opinion that
ss soon az they get pleasant Saturday
trade will assume its normal condition.
GENERAL MENTION
Charles Kemple. who drives ore or The
city teams, called ~ the Chahee Street
station Yesterday and reported that he
had lost Q pair Of horse blankets. valued
~ s12 Later IN the day the blankets were
brought into the station by the driver ~
q laundry wagon. and the city ward was
notified. Mr.. Kempie called for the
blankets this morning
An Ice wagon held M long string or
cars from Parry street 10 Paradise row
early this morning $rhe team got onto the
tracks, and the horse was unable 90 get
footing for nearly a htlf hour. and it
was only when number Of pals 81 sand
were thrown over the Ice that the road
uoa cleared