The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1909-04-23

Especial Correspondence
All the butchers who kill and dress
meat at the Brighton abattoir have
signed an assurance, drawn up and
approved by the board OF health, that
they would not take away any more
meat condemned by the health inspec-
tor until such time as it may please
the commissioners of the health
board TO release such condemned
meat.
The moth department of Massachu-
sets has now become part Of the
forestry department, with state for
ester Frank w. Rane in charge. The
legislative act transferring the moth
work to the state forester has been
signed by Gov. Draper
The change in the Office comes at
time when the spring work can begin
in earnest, for the brown-tail moths
have crawled out of their nests al
ready and are reported TO have begun
their work of devastation in several
localities.
At one of the local theatres the
other evening young couple found
upon arriving at the entrance that
they had either lost or forgotten their
tickets. The young man did not have
money enough TO buy new tickets, so
they started to leave, the young wo-
man in tears and the young man look
sv,< h. tnn mt A1 fn nrU
had got out onto the street when a
benevolent looking old gentleman
came along and stopped them. Hello,
Harry, what Is the matter?" he asked,
grasping the young man by the hand.
When he was told the facts the older
man took out his pocketbook and
placed a $5 bill in the young mans
hand. GO right back and buy your
selves the best seats in the house"
said the old man. That's the kind
of boss to have" laughed the young
man to his best girl as they retraced
their steps.
when the manager Of one Of these
conditions under which these people
considering butter, 1t is hardly TO be
expected that he can give much at
tention to sanitation and hygiene"
said DR.. Harry Linenthal, state in
spector, recently at the Twentieth
Century Club.
DR.. Lnenthal described the adverse
conditions under wrich these people
work and said that the worKroom Is
usually kept fairly clean as they fear
the license will be revoked. "The
problem, then, is an economic rather
than a financial one," he said "for the
workmen average about cents an
hour. The proprietor makes less than
any one else and has to assume the
responsibility and whatever risk
there is. Thus he pays for the privi-
lege Of being boss"
There was no end of fun at the
Sons of the Revolution smoke talk,
their last one of the season, at hotel
Vendcme the other evening. A divers
flied program was given by Henri V.
Baril, who after a deft exhibition OF
sleight of hand, did some rafting bell
ringing and horn-tooting stunts with
in a cabinet where he had been tied,
and seemingly without loosing his
hands.
A lot of hilarity was created by the
volunteer participation Of one of the
members, John II. Westfall. formerly
an officer in the U. S. navy, In the cab
met exhibition. When, with his hands
tied. he was shut in with the bound
performer, he was faultlessly garbed
In evening dress, but when after a
brief pademonium OF jingling cowbells
and such things, the door OF the cabi-
net was thrown open he was in his
shirtsleeves with an inverted tin milk
ing pail on his head, making "a pic
ture no artist could paint"
Every member carried home as
souvenir Of the occasion a full-sized
plaster replica Of Walter Gilman
Pages pictorial memorial tablet Of
the Boston tea party, which was plac-
ed some years ago on Atlantic avenue,
on the spot where the tea was actual
ly thrown overheard in 1872.
Next 10 tuberculosis, cancer is tho
most dreaded disease and the most
fatal. Cancer is no longer regarded as
incurable. The disease itself can be
cut out or cured: It is the delay that
marks the largest fatality.
DR.. ]. G. Mumford gives pertinent
advice which is so simple and life
saving ay IN he of ppDeral intarest.
There is a time in the development
of every cancer when 1t is curable:
false modesty Is common cause for
delaying an examination; terror Of
an operation has killed far more than