The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-11-01

| The various schools have received
| during the year, from the library, 49,
| SAC volumes.
| Among the additions TO .sIe library
of special note during the year have
been 1717 photographs. important
works on the French and Indian war
in our colonial period. early newspa-
| pers and periodicals and great yarie-
| ty of valuable data on the history Of
| Boston's fire department.
Following are few facts about the
| public library: Books added last year
| 81 .452; volumes i'm library, 9O3,349;
| books issued for home use, ,46l ,403;
persons holding cards, 7G,782; distrib-
uting agencies, 1874; appropriation for
year, 1924 $50; value of library plant,
$l0,000,0OO
IL Is not alone a matter Of jesting
that the language employed In Boston
is of a higher grade than that in 9TH
er parts OF the country. Our pre-em-
inence is shown by the very signs dis
played by our artisans and contractors
i'm building operations. Plumbing
work, for example, is commonly con
sidered as sometimes done by the job,
but as we read the signs today, plumb
ing is installed" by SO IL SO.
Every summer we have here in Bos-
ton, In the tens of thousands Of sight
seers who come hither from the West
and the South, a practical demonstra-
tion OF the value Of memorials. No
other city in the country has SO many
well preserved relics Of colonial days;
and the farther away we get from
those days the more precious these rel
les become.
few years ago an effort to save
what is known as the Paul Revere
house, in North square, was started.
II was known at that time that Re-
we're lived i'm the house from 1870 up
10 about 1900. Since then research has
brought to light much more evidence
of the historical value of the modest
little edifice. One of our diligent an
tiquarians fixes the date of its con-
structiOn at 1860, or thereabout. which
would make il the oldest house in the
city, "A relic Of the earliest Puritan
days. How IL survived the big fires of
I'LL and 1860 no one has yentured TO
say, but the statcmcnt'that ii Is the
only extremely early example OF a most
interesting peliod OF colonial domestic
architecture within the city limits" is
made with unqualified positiveness.
THE very fact that Revere lived i'm
II during the Revolutionary war. in
which he played 50 short but spectacu-
lar part would alone make the struc-
ture worth preserving as rare source
OF patriotic interest and inspiration.
Several features characteristic OF later
colonial times show that the place
was partly remOdelcd, perhaps by the
immortal coppersmith himself; and it
was again altered forty years ago.
The big Food Fair, the biggest of
its kind ever held will positively close
ON Nov. >. II therefore behooves those
who want TO see this mammoth exhibit
tion-counting either by size. physi-
cally, or by the opulence of the attrac-
'i'ilo w. do Nllt bpNS say. ktl IL nus
tie on them" For the remaining days
many new and fresh attractions are
scheduled. Therefore those who have
been once or more will want to go
again. A new band, the Banda Roma.
direct from Rome will give a fresh
program twice each day; four world
famous sOloists-s soprano. cOntralto.
tenor and bass. will sing every day;
one singer from each New England
town will be allowed To sing with the
band at each performance for a silver
trophy cup to he given at the close of
the fair; and on October the whole
fair will be turned over for the day
to the Band of Mercy. All the most
attractive features. such as the old
fashioned one-ring circus. the moving
pictures of the Passion Play and other
things will be retained. If you haven't
been, go! If you've been, go again,
Seldom il ever has any vaudeville
act made SO great a hit with the pat
rons of Keith's theatre rs that scored
by The Song Birds" The manner in
which II is presented has much To do
with its success, for a better perform
ance than that given by Mr.. William
Burress and his talented supporting
company could not be asked for. This
week affords the last opportunities of
seeing this really remarkable vaude-
Vile feature.
Advanced vaudeville, as ii is daily
shown at the fremont theatre. is real
ly creating a sensation i'm theatrical
circles and among the general public
that loves a high-class entertainment.
The bills presented from week to week
by Messrs. Klaw a. Erlanger are of
the best possible to arrange and are
made mp largely Of foreign and domes-
tic acts entirely new to American au-
diencos, the domestic ones being those
of the most recent production. While
the programs at the fremont have