The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-13
,0LNEYVILLE
Johnston Town Council Appoints
Supervisors for Election
Police Round Up Young Men
Accused Of RevslIing

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At the meeting OF the Johnston town
council yesterday afternoon supervisors
for the coming election were appointed as
follows Republicans, Harry Guy, James
GoSs, Herbert Hickling. William White,
Ernest Burnham and Marshall Coupe
for the First district; Isaac w Angel, w.
H. Mathewson. Walter Turney. Freder-
ick Walch, Frederick Newman and Gains
Smith for the Second district.
Democrats. John Birch, John Rafferty,,
George Beaudry. j A. Conaty, James C.
Vanner and Bartholomew Murphy for the
First district: John w. Sullivan. Charles
r. Bates, John j. Tanning, George j.
Murphy. Robert Farrell and Hazard
Clarke for the Second district
The matter of having the tax book
printed was left with the town treasurer.
State Sealer OF Weights and Measures
George II. Pettis was present and sug-
gested that the official apparatus for
testing scales and measures be removed
from the poor farm 10 the Office OF the
town clerk but the town replied that
there Is no room in the office SO the mat
ter was left with Overseer Of the Poor
Walch TO settle.
JEWELLERS ROUNDED UP
The police of the Chaffee street station
are hot on the trail OF a gang OF young
men who for some time have made ljfe
miserable for people residing In the vi
cinity Of Atwells and Harris avenues.
This morning Patrolmen Kane and Bierne
called at the home OF John Welch and
owen Kelly but did not hnd them. La
ter they learned the fellows had taken
positions at the Atlantic mills and were
pfr W. ri
rled back 10 the mill gate and nabbed the
two WORTHLESS as they came OUT and
landed them at the station. About the
same time Patrolman Huntly came in
with James Leonex. All three were held
on the charge of revelling.
JOHNSTON INDEPENDENTS
The Independent committee OF Johnsto.
held a meeting al the residence OF Jo-
seph Durcoll at Manton last evening, az
which J. V. Barnes, the present president
Of the town council, announced that he
was not a candidate for reelection, and
e. was stated that Henry s Turner would
be nominated to nll the position. William
B. Colwell was selected as n candidate
for senate. and George Robley Tor rep
resentative. The trend OF the talk was
that the Independents and Democrats
would support the same ticket, providing
an agreement on candidates could be
reached.
4 SAD CASE.
Mrs. Mary Elgar. whose home Is at 736
AtwelTs avenue. called on Lieutenant Ty-
Ter at the Chaffce street station last eve
ming and reported that her husband.
Lewis Elgar. had been missing from home
since Wednesday OF this week. and that
with her two little children she was In
destitute circumstances. Her husband she
savs. iS ss5 vc1--- oid. short and slim, with
smooth face and wore when he left home
a blue coat and vest. mixed gray trou-
sers and black deby hat.
BUNCH OF TRUANTs.
This morning Maurice Crane. II years
old. who lives on Eiswald street. Fredigo
Russillo Antonio Boncio. both s years
old of what cheer avenue. and John
Munday. II years old, Of Murray street.