The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-01
IN OLNEYvILLE.
Garbage Cans Placed ON Curb
Not Welcomed bySome Citizens
Five Strangers In Car Barn
Cause Excitement. .Oth0r Items
Olneyville branch OF the Providence
News at Heffernan's News Store. 10
Hartford avenue. Telephone 4o-West.

About one year ago there was a great
hue and cry by the merchants on the
square for cans into which the street
sweepers could dump refuse. A city
official came ihto the square and called
upon all OF the large dealers. and he in
formed them that the residents on Broad
way had such cans and everybody wanted
them except the man who owned the
property where the cans were TO be To-
Gated.
The city hall man found the same spirit
In the square. so the matter was dropped
and as was supposed for good and for all
times, but such was not the case. for
two-horse lowgear came into the square
at an early hour this morning and located
about a dozen OF these cans.
This was before any OF the stores had
been opened for the day. About o'clock
one we'll known dealer. who was 'on TO
the affair" espied one OF the cans in front
OF his door and he quietly moved II TO
the front OF his next door neighbor, for
said the chap after the worm. there Is
not one man in 30 that will notice the
cans and not more than two OF that num-
ber will stop TO think what they are for.
At this time OF the year these cans are
not so Objectionable as In the summer
time when they attract swans OF flies.
Upon rainy days these flies will find their
way into stores nearest 20 the cans.
The street cleaning department has had
no end OF trouble with these cans on
Broadway and they certainly Will expect
more from the square, for there are no
open lots or no empty stores where they
can be placed and not cause a war cry.
THEY WERE AFTER THEM.
There was no end OF excitement at the
Hartford avenue car barn at l o'clock
this morning when some OF the night men
saw five strange men In the rear OF the
barn.
Word was at once telephoned to tho
ChafYee street station. and Lieut.. Tyler
sent Patrolmen Mowry. Cahill and Bogue
10 the building.
The fve men were seen by not less than
Is OF the men at the barn. but after the
police arrived they disappeared. The
patrolmen made thorough search in the
vicinity OF the barn. thinking that per-
haps the intruders might be hiding in the
bushes nearby.
WAS HIGHLY RESPECTED.
But few men in Manton were more re-
spected than the late John +. Farrell.
He was honest ana upright ana while
not a man Of any very great means. his
word was good for almost any amount,
a privilege he never abused. He was
earnest in what he had TO do, and this
has been demonstrated by his long as
sociations with Anchor lodge of Odd Fell
lows. and Abraham Lincoln lodge,
knights OF Pythias. for the members OF
these organizations conferred upon him
all OF the honors possible. and he has al
ways held positions OF trust and respon-
sbility in these lodges.
GENERAL MENTION.
Alexander Bellisle OF 50 Branch ave-
nue., who conducts a blacksmith shop on
Chaffee street. called at the police sta
tion last evening, and reported that he
lost from his pocket a 500 bill. while
walking from 30 Plainield street TO his
shop on Chaffee street
Amos Wells and John Brown were In
quite another stew yesterday. for oollec-
lively they lost a brush and a claw
hammer. This morning Mr.. Brown called
II all "off," for they knew who stole
them, and wanted the matter dropped.
Mr.. James Costello. resident OF this
place and foreman nj Roger Williams
park, who helped to pull William b
Goodrich out of one OF the lakes at the
park yesterday, came home nearly as wei
as Goodrich.
Luke McGarty OF Hook and Ladder No
sis enjoying his annual vacation.