The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-28
0LNEYvILLE.
Sounding Of Wrong Box Cost
Department Valuable Time.
Plan for Social Events .Thiat
Must Have Been a Sport.

A citizen sent in an alarm of fire from
box 473 which is located in Odd Fellows
square last evening, when he should
have sent the alarm I'm from box 1856. as
the fire was In "A two-temenent house at
Whitehall street and this caused con-
siderable delay I'm the fire appartus reach
the fire was I'm a two-tenement house at
loss than there would have otherwise
been.
The fire broke out at S:i7 I'm a closet in
the upper tenement OF the house occupied
by Frank Stanley, a motorman. and was
no doubt caused by an overheated stove
pipe.
The house Is owned by Michael Hayden,
who occupies the lower tenement. and his
wife. who is an invalid was taken from
her bed 10 the home OF Mr.. Luke Murray
who resides nearby
The contents OF the house were damaged
TO a considerable extent by water, and
the hre reached the roof which un-
doubtedly would not have been the case
had the proper box been sounded.
The building is fully insured.
IN GOOD WORKING ORDER.
The first meeting OF the Olneyville
Athletic and Musical club held In its
rooms on Stokes street last evening and
all OF the newly elected officers were
present II was decided that all arrange
ments made by the committee of the
Fslka club prior 10 consolidation should
he carried out and continued, and this re-
fers 10 the annual minstrel show that In
10 be given i'm Irons hall Monday and
Tuesday OF next week. The committee
in charge made the pleasant announce
ment that a sufficient number OF tickets
had been disposed OF 20 make the affair a
success. -Four applications for member
ship were received and referred to the in
vestgating committee.
The committee on constitution and by-
laws reported progress, II was voted
that the regular meetings OF the organiza-
tion would be held on the first and third
Sundays OF each month.
WILL HOLD A BAZAAR
IT was reported In the square yester-
day that the new French church had pur-
chased the large store on Westminster
street that was recently occupied by the
late William l.. Whipple, for the sign
For Sale" had been removed from the
window and that the Rev. A. r. Desroch-
ers, pastor OF the church, had been seen
IN and about the building.
Upon the investigation II was learned
that the building had been engaged by the
pastor for a short time TO hold bazaar,
which will be opened Saturday, Feb. 4.
This church has already purchased and
paid for a large plot OF land on Atwelrs
avenue, and will break ground for
church In April Of this year.
STOLE HIS TILT TOPS.
Last Monday morning Charles Edwards.
foreman at G.. #. A. Beane's blacksmith
snop on Pocasset avenue, reported to the
police that a Hight OF glass had been re-
u,oved from a window In the rear OF the
shop but nothing was missing. fester-
day Mr. Edwards thought that he would
spend a portion OF the day fishing, but
when he went for his tilt tops. found that
they had been stolen.
He at once notified the police. who are
OF the opinion that the tilt tops were
taken on the night that the light OF glass
vas cut out.
HAS NOT HEARD THE NEWS.
There are two large concerns on Hart
ford avenue who have evidently not been
informed of the recent orders issued by
the authorities in relation to removing
snow for up to this morning. neither OF
tehm had put n shovel into the huge drifts
that lay on the sidewalks I'm front of their
property. and the many men, women and
children who are obliged TO walk along
this thoroughfare have been forced to use
the railroad tracks.
GENERAL MENTION.
Mr.. JACOB Brown, the Wen KNOWN
travelling salesman. has returned from
southern and western jaunt and reports
that he had a most successful trip.
He was given a reception by some OF
his friends at the homo OF a friend on
Broadway last evening.
Rev Father NcKenna- who preached
the sermon at the dedicatory exercises
Of st. Mary's Catholic church, Is about
20 open a retreat. the date OF which
will be announced at all OF the services
Of the church tomorrow.
Wolfe Tone Branch OF the Irish Ma
tional Foresters will meet I'm the parlors
Of the Robert Emmet Literary associa-
ton on Broadway tomorrow afternoon
There were no arrests recorded at the
Chaffee street police station during the
Yaet hO1re