The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-02-28
0LNEYvlLLE.
Child Believed Abandoned Turn
cd Over TO Police.
Members Of 81. Peters Church
Held Smoker Last Night.
Advertisements for The News may oe
left at Heffernan's News stand ID HART
ford avenue

Late last evening Mr.. Patrick Kenney
OF 2ss Oak street called al the Chaftee
street station and informed Lieut. Tyler
that there was an infant at his home
that was very much IN need OF its mother.
Sunday evening Mr.. Kenney while walk
ing through the square was accosted by
q woman whose appearance would indi-
cate that she was about 40 years old. and
IN her arms was a baby about a year
old
She told Mr.. Kenney that she had no
money and no place 10 sleep. Mr.. Kenney
waited to hear no more OF the unfortunate
voman's sad story but at once took her
TO his home. and in few moments Mrs
Kenney had a hot meal I'm readiness Tor
the woman.
meal aud had her little one tucked away
in a warm bed she told Mr.. and Mrs.
Kenney that her name was Nellie Whalen
and her home was at Lawrence, Mass,
where her husband was employed as a
weaver and that she had five small chill
dren in an institution I'm that city. She
also said that she was "A mill operative
and had secured a position In mill AT
GreystOne, but she could not accept IL on
account of her baby.
Mrs. Kenney kindly volunteered 10 Gaze
for the little one for few days and
this pleased Mrs. Whalen very much.
Monday morning she left the house, as
she said, for Greystone. but she has not
been seen by Mr. and Mrs. Kenney since.
Last evening the kind-hearted couple
came 20 the conclusion that the little
one had been abandoned. so they notified
the police. and unless the mother Is found
the child will be placed In one OF the
local institutions. Mrs. Whalen was
dressed in a well-worn blue dotted wrap
per and wore cape.
HELD A SMOKER.
The members OF 81. Peters Episcopal
church held a smoker In Foresters' hall
or Manton avenue last evening. The hall
was well filled with people. who were ad-
dressed by Gov. George IL. Utter. His
subject was What Shall Man do TO be
q Good Citizen?"
His address was a very pleasing one. He
was followed by the Rt Rev. Bishop Nc
vickar, who told what the duties OF a
Christian are and the benefits 20 be de-
rived from being one. The bishops ad-
dress was punctuated with number OF
witty sayings and was much enjoyed. Al
the close OF his address. the Rev. A. IA
Carpenter, pastor OF the church, who
presided. announced that he wanted all
10 remain for short season as the com
rn.ttee in charge had cigars ana little
something for the inner man.
He then introduced many OF the gath
erlng TO the bishop, who told them just
before mis- departure that he was soon 20
pay a visit to st. Peters church and
wanted TO see each OF them then There
was a short musical program In which
Messrs Frank Irons r. s. Dunn, r. d.
Hope, ]. Cotton and Michael Muellen took
part.
II is the intention OF Mr.. Carpenter TO
make these smokers an annual AFFAIR.
TOO MUCH DUST.
The merchants OF Olneyville square
would be just as well pleased IL the two
robust street. sweepers who look out for
the square had taken today off. one well
known dealer said this morning that he
had never seen these two men work more
diligently than they did this morning and
they with the high wind filled the square
with clouds Of dust which found its way
Into the store
The refuse would be swept into little
piles along side OF the curbstones, and
in few moments everything other than
old iron was blown away again.
ANOTHER NEW MILL
Olneyvine is 10 have still another new
industry for a large plot OF land at the
foot OF Chapin avenue near Huntington
avenue. has been staked out for a new
mill AS near as can be learned the new
plant will be devoted TO the manufacture
OF stockings and underwear
Tai ng with a representative OF The
News, two men on the ground said that
they did not know much about the mat
ter, but they had understood that a man
named Berry was a the head OF the new
concern.
GENERAL MENTION
John and Joseph Patros who board at
ssl Broadway. took a bee line for the
Chaffee Street station last evening While
they were az work some one had broken
into their room and rifed their trunks OF
cash and belongings 10 the value OF SS7
At the meeting Of Manufacturers lodge
OF odd Fellows last evening one applica-
ton for membership was received and the
social committee reported the arrange
ments were being made 20 entertain Per
severance lodge OF Apponaug on the even
ing OF Tuesday. March a.
There was a fair attendance az the
meeting os Perseverance lodge, knights
OF Pythias. last evening. The evening was
spent In a social way
Mr. Harry Abbott OF Thornton was
taken 20 his home from the Rhode Island
hospital today.