The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-05-01

director OF the department OF school
hygiene, serving the school committee,
which is TO be tried this season, has
much TO commend IL theoretically. II
will be closely watched, not only here,
but by other cities. American urban
residents are just beginning to awake
TO the value of parks and Fairgrounds
10 the young life OF the communities
and II is natural 10 coordinate them
with the schools and with those who
therein shape the physical develop
ment of pupils.
There is probably no greater salts
faction that comes TO any owners OF
automobiles than that which those
experience who have placed their ma
chimes for a more or less extended
time, at the service OF the Massachu-
setts relief committee In Chelsea. The
record OF these cars, in bearing moth
ers and babies to the hospital, In
hurryinf medical assistance to suffer
ers, IL expediting at every point the
work of relief, Is worth many times
over The delights of the afternoon
spin along the boulevards which IS
sacrificed for humanitarian service.
The coal dealers OF this city have
announced a reduction Of so cents
ton on coal to go into effect at once
Many OF the dealers reduced their
prices last week but 1t was not until
a few days later that the spring rates
became universal.
Shippers have made like drop al
ready TO the retailers, which includes
all grades with the exception OF the
Lituminous coal, which remains at the
same figure.
Stove and nut coal will now sell
at 81. egg at $6.75, and furnace at
s6.25 per ton. These will be the prices
until the symptoms of the fall raising
begin, some time about July j.
Good cheer penetrated through the
sombre granite walls of the state pris-
on on Patriots day where Warden
Bridges allowed 7S0 men 10 inhale
fresh air for two and one-half hours
from to 1l30 in the mOrning-in the
Zig prison yard.
While numerous guards, armed with
repeating rifles, paced back and forth
on the top of the stone walls, the men
engaged I'm n variety OF field sporxS
Gray haired old-timers OF the prison
were seen playing baseball and football
with zeal equal to that displayes by
younger comrades in misfortune. 9th
crs passed the time in conversation.
Interest centred on a mile run, In
which about 20 men contested, and
all but four finished. No. IA won, I'm
!m. sos. and a half dozen men were
Lunched behind him within n distance
of Is yards.
Brig. Gen. Lawrence N. Duchesney
one of the best known and most popu-
lar military men In New England, died
last week after long illness of com
plication OF diseases, in his home In
East Boston lie had not been out
OF the house for five months.
He had been deputy surveyor OF the
port of Boston since 1899, He leaves
soh and daughter.
: Maj Duchesney, as his friends still
commonly called him, although he
retired from the militia with the rank
of brigader general, had distin-
guished civil war record. He was born
in Kingsley, Ont, in 1Sil, and went
to Lawrence when only lad. AT the
outbreak of the civil war he enlisted
in Co. f, 9Th Massachusetts Infantry,
and passed through Baltimore with
the regiment April 10. 1861.
He was confined in Libby prison for
II months. and spent 73 days in the
dungeon as hostage.
The subscriptions for relief OF the
Chelsea sufferers have passed the
quarter million mark. II is not enough;
not enough by large figure The de-
mands OF humanity will exist for
considerable time to come, and these
mtst be met.
To afford opportunity for smaller eN-
pressions of generosity, the Massachu-
sets relief committee has put up boxes
in a number of the large department
stores in this city, and have estab-
lished stations or booths where clerks
will receive money and give receipts
when requested.
This is a feature that must popular
lie the movement of aid and will give
opportunity for contributions Of less
amount than the donors would feel
like sending TO the headquarters of the
relief treasury.
The relief of the people OF Chelsea
is an undertaking In which the peo-
ple of Boston have a sympathetic in
terest.
Paul Revere's grandchildren and
great grandchildren went in numbers
from the Back Bay TO ola North square
on April 18th. They gathered at the
opening OF their distinguished ances-
tors home. recently restored by the