The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-04-25
IN 0LNEYvILLE.
New Death Benefit System in
tho Riverside Mills.
Man Supposed 10 Have Passed
Away Found to Be Much Alive

The management OF the Riverside mills
has adopted a system that other mills
in this vicinity will do we'll to copy and
that Is not to allow anyone 20 30 through
the mill. and ask this and that employe
70 contribute TO the burial expenses of
terow workman. There shall be no more
OF this done in the mill. but on the death
OF an operative. the sum OF 20 cents
shall be assessed upon each operative OF
the concern, and this. the managers
think, will be quite sufficient to cover all
necessary expenses OF an ordinary fu-
neral, for there are at least 1000 employed
IN the concern. and the officials OF the
mill will see thst this sum II collected.
whether the funeral expenses he more or
less. This viii prevent any in authority
from going through the mill and asking
the employees 10 subscribe 10 a fund for
flowers, etc. Tho best feature Of the
movement Is that should an operative
sever his connection with the concern, he
or she will always be a member of the
organic ztion. so long as LEY pay the as
ssssments when they are ordered. and
this Is more than any other concern in
the state has ever offered. II is one OF
the best innovations ever offered by a
concern like the Riverside mills.
MORE ALIVE THAN DEAD.
There are two real mad men in Olney-
Vile today, for they were notified by mali
yesterday that friend was dead. AS
al were railroad men, the two Olney-
Williams made up their minds to go to the
homo Of their departed fellow workman.
and show due respect. The house was i'm
South Providence, and so they thought
that they would walk across town. In
ato fsf taL fv,ur ffA
thsy could get away IN time to make a
promised call upon other people.
When they reached the South PTovi-
dance house they saw the object OF their
ysvft comfortably seated IN an arm chair.
They were so taken back that they did
not dare TO tell the man that he was
reported TO be dead. Late In the day
they called upon the man who had in
formed them OF the death. and he swore
black and blue that the man was dead,
for he saw the des tn notice in the papers.
and that he and his wifo we're 20 go TO
the house later.
The three then figured Il out that there
must ne two men Of the same name on
the same street and such proved 10 be the
case.
HAS PLENTY OF WORK.
II Mr.. p. Fl. Duff. resident OF Eden
street, and st present a student al Man
haitian College in New York. does not
come home next fall with a good sized
bundle or the long green" then there Is
no money for college student, who un-
derstands the great national game He
has been engage to captain and manage
the Rutland. VT. ball team during the
week and has been engaged 20 play with
the Montreal team on Sundays
His many friends are happy 20 learn
that he has been so fortunate. for hs has
taaxas l.-
with the ball team OF the institution,
since he has been connected with e. and
has wpn hts way 10 the front by pluck.
and pluck only.
Mr. Dur has signed contracts with the
shove associations for the season, so IL
Is quite doubtful II hts friends see him in
q game here this season.
NOT DESIRABLE CUSTOMERS.
Capt Rowe Of the Chaffee street station
aocompantsd by Patrolman Bugbee and
donned their citizens dress.
yesterday afternoon. and as the afternoon
WAS fine took a stroll up Beer HIu "
They colnbined business with pleasure
Tor thHy called at 81 Yale avenue and Is
street
At these places there appeared TO the
poi1re trio every evidence Of selling beer
md the speak easies" were ordered !
,iosed
NO arrest nor seizures was made
TO HAVE A TROPHY.
Mr.. w. II. Morse. a resident OF Elm.
wood, who n somewhat or a baseball
fan" has presented to the league or the
Rhode Island company. a handsome silver
owing cup that is 20 be the property OF
he club winning the largest number OF
Tarnes during the season. The cup IL now
IN exhibition at the parlors OF the West
Side Trolley club IN Stokes block.
The teams from each OF e the stations
IRE getting In all OF their spare time az
practice, and the committee In charge OF
Inc series will meet some evening this
week and arrange the schedule
GETTING DBADY FOR FEAST
Loyal Pride OF The Village lodRa No
vs.. Independent order Of odd Fellov-
M q. is 10 hold concert and sumner
In Cailifs hall az Thornton, Monday
evening May ?, and a person who newer
mao an opportunity 10 sit down 10 a ger.
uine English dinner. would do vsn 20
make an effort 10 get a ticket Tor this
event Roast turkey. lobster salad and
eucn dishas are not marker for ne
olshes that will be served on this oera-
sion.
WE'RE WATCHING THEM.
Automobiles fnd that Webster ava
nue. Ia one 81 the hast places IN the c,t,
10 learn how fest rhey can 20 but A. 4
looks now ss n they would have 10 fnd I
some other place % speed. Yesterday no
less than three members of the night
force of the Chanee street station were
seen On that thoroughfare And they
were timing tlSe machines n would an
pear AZ N the space between the men had
been measured and when n machine
passed . given point. out came the
watch. and then a book. and the patrol
men made notes u IN possible that some
cne will be called before the courts later.
FOR fast riding
WAS AN EARLY WORM
An old saying is THAT the early bird
catches tho worm" This morning Tug
~" McGeir. one of the younger rest
tents OF Beer Hin" and known 20 the /
police as an ''Ail Nighter' was the werm.
md Patrolman Beirne wns the bird for I
T'uEyy' was picked up little too inte .
70 80 down town. lie wifi be arraigned .
tomorrow morning
GENERAL MENTION.
The drug store OF Richard NcRaily on
Marion avenue. was Visited by Deputy
Sheriff ". A Carroll. SATURDAY. after