The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-22
IN OLNEYVlLLE.
No Refuse Cans in the Square
the Coming Summer.
An Old Offender Again In the
ToIS--Generd| Mention.

oIneyvlfe branch or the Providence
News AT Hererman's News Store, 10
Hartford avenue. Telephone 4o-West
There ie one question that is settled now
and. as the old saying goes, "for good
and that is. Olnsyville, will have no cans
this summer for the men who raise tho
dust from early morn until late In the
day 20 dump therein the sweepings they
find. A representative from the city hall
was IN the square yesterday. and looked
the ground over. and he could not find
merchant who would care 10 have one OF
the cans stand in front OF his place or
business
The official Informed those ne called
upon that the residents OF Broadway re-
quested cans many years ago but when IL
came 20 place the cans, not one of them
wanted them bad enough 10 have them
stand any where near their property.
They did not care how near II stood TO
their next door neighbor. and II was
With considerable difficulty that they
we're located at last. one thing was posi-
i've and that was that no city or state
s.ticial, had one anywhere near his resi-
eSnce. although he used all OF his infu-
hace TO get them for this important thor
oughfsre. Any person Interested can see
for himself. ar he rides or walks along
this s.rvet that the cans are tucked away
between two trees, or In front OF some va
can't lot. 3r At best, they stand between
two chear looking houses, and the
cirinces &C. that by another spring the
cans on Broadway will be a thing OF the
past. One reason for this Is. that the
cans are an attraction for insects and on
rainy day the well bred hy will make
for the nearest house, not caring whether
lhe inmates are city or state officials or
ordinary every day folk. aud OF course. a
iy can cause just as much trouble for one
~ the other
The store keepers in the square. OF
course. are not over nor above anxious TO
attract the attention OF any more flies
than would naturally come 10 Oneyyile,
- spend the summer.
IN THE Tolls AGAIN.
John Dowd was registered at the Chat
zee street station last evening. The
mayor" had forgotten 10 put on his
Tuxedo suit, SO when he reached the
ftation he was by no means In full dress
Tor he was minus a coat. vest. hat and
one shoe. John objected so stoutly that he
lost one tooth and a portion OF his left
heel lie asked Lieut. Tyler 10 call DR.
Mitchell or some other first class physi-
clan. 10 drive the tooth back and see II
ne could not patch up his heel little
On the books at the station he was
classified as "A drunk"
After due attention and care given hy
> Sergeant Bennett. Dowd was soon I'm con
dition to go to sleep, as he had often done
before. IN cell at the station.
HE WAS PUZZLED.
James j. McGunness. the well known
cxpressman. had a JOB this morning and
then again he didn't. He was handed n
postal card. addressed 90 him but on
the other side OF the same there was
not even a scratch. II is quite evident
that some OF HIS customers had intended
10 have him do some work for them, and
used postal card 10 notify him so
whoever IL WAS, Will have a long wait
for Mr. McGuinness. for her cannot even
call TO mind the handwriting on the card
WANT THE REAL THING
The carmen positively refused 10 play
The clerks until the latter form a club.
representing their calling. instead OF
picking up Tom, Dick and Harry. and
calling them clerks. This has put the
clerks on their dignity. and propose TO
chow the carmen that there are cierlSs
enough employed In the square TO give
them cards and spades. and then beat
them AZ the national game and Il is
quite possible that thu matter will be
settled on the Merino Flats next Thurs
day. Mr.. Frank A. Heffernan is 10 take
all OF the hard knocks for the clerks
NOT FORGOTTEN.
II would seem as II the taxpayers OF the
snnexed district had not been quite for
gotten by those who control them I'm the
city hall. for some one. who looked like
man from that building. and Captain
Rowe Of the Chaffee Street Police sta
ton. were seen on Webster avenue yes
terday afternoon. with surveying instr,l-
nnents The impression f. that the pa
trolnan Of the annexed will soon have
one more box 10 pull.
GENERAL MENTION.
John J. o'ponnell representing the
Massachusetts Breweries company Of
Boston. was In the square yesterday. and
distributed among his many customers
schedules of the National and American
leagues. Mr.. o'Donner II some what Of
a stranger IN Olneyville but has made
many friends and reports that ne has
done far better than he expected
Moses Ia Due OF ~ Harold street, loft
his team loaded with frutt and produce
IN front of his home. yesterday morning
for the purpose 81 getting his breakfast
and when ne came out rho outfit was
missing. He AZ once sent word 70 the
Chanee Street station but q few mo
Inents later Mr.. Ia Due telephoned 90
the station that he had found his team
on Manton avenue.
Last evening the members Of the nirrt
and second degree teams of Willow camp
Modern Woodmen Of America. 20 the
number OF about 20. went 10 Woonsocket
and conferred those degrees upon a class
81 81 csndidates after which there was
a season of sociability.
AIR. John O'Connen. the we'll known
haberdasher, was presented with a bale
Of cotton by a friend yesterday. and on
the outside was a so bill The whole
outnt is very fair representation of
Daniel Sully's present standing I'm the cot
ton market.
All OF the patrolmen OF the irst relief OF
the Chaffee street station were aroused
from their slumbers at an early hour this
morning and with Sergeant Potter I'm
chsrge. responded to the third alarm OF
IRE which destroyed the American Ship
Windlass company's building.
Joseph Kelly, who has been a substitute
letter carrier az the local office for some
time. has been transferred 20 the main
Office and young man named Knott has
been assigned tOshis station I'm his place.
Miss Clara Burke of iis valley street.
l0et her hunting case gold watch while