The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-03-10

| Mr.. Nelson Anderson has nearly COM
ple,ed his bakery on Rose street.
Town Sergeant Carroll Is confined to
bis home by severe attack Of pleursisy.
The st. Mary Cadets. ofthis place. will
participate in the St. Pa,riek's Day
parade.
Frank Reynolds, book-keeper at W. A.
II. Grants, is ths happy father Of a nine
pound boy, born last Sunday.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society Of the
Broadway Baptist Church met wednes-
day afternoon at the church parlors.
The Wednesday and Friday evening
dev otions at St. Mary's and ST .Theress's
church have been largely attended the
pas, week.
The olneyville Temperance Cadets will
meet in their srmary next Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock from whence they will
proceed 20 Exchange Place, e,Providence,t TO
take part in the coming St. Patriek's Day
parade.
A Republican town caucus to elect
delegates 10 attend the Republican State
Convention held in Providence March Is.
and 10 elect town committee and one
member Of the Republican State Com
mittee will be held in the council chamber
Saturday evening March 10, at I 80 p. m.
The Union Aid Society met Wednesday
afternoon at their hall on Bowen street.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President. Mrs A .T.steere;
Vice President. Mrs. A. o. Bates and Mrs
Alva Hitchcock Treasurer. Miss Carrie
Reynolds; Secretary. Miss Edith Hay
worth.
The Business Mems Association held it's
regular meeting on Tuesday evening. 1t
was voted go hire Accommodations for the
telegraph office in c. H. Hep,onstalfs
store. The matter of having an express
Office here was discussed and a committee
appoint, to forward the plan. II. Mel
vim was elected treasurer. A committee
Of three was appointed to make arrange
men,s for a banquet to be held the first
Tuesday in April.
Officer Anthony Atwood, who was ap-
pointed on the Providence policn force
several weeks ago and who was assigned
10 the Chaffee street beat at the Sixth
Station has resigned and has resumed
his old position as driver on the Manton
avenue route of the Union X. X. Co. The
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Officer Atwood has been filled 10y Ralph
Clifford, who is the giant of the Provi-
dence police, Mr.. Clifford standing six
feet six inches without his shoes.
Mr.. John Ryan, of Chicago, il visiting
his parents in this place. Mr.. Ryan is
All Olneyville boy who some time ago
migrated TO the West and is now super
intendent OF one of the largest dry goods
establishments in Chicago. While living
here he was employed at the stores Of
George Boyden and X. l.. Melvin. and
was with II. w. Ladd & Co. Of Providence.
His many olneyville friends are pleased
W near VI hlb IItuHault anu sh'tthrlul
career.
The doors OF the Olneyville Free Lib
rary in their new quarters in Irons Block
were thrown open TO the patrons Of the
library last Saturday evening. and the
librarian was kept busy until n late hour
by the army of applicants for books BY
the removal of the library and reading
room a desired improvement has been
made. The old council chamber is de
voted to the reading apartment and pre-
sents cheerful aspect. The old town
clerks Office is used for the library and
the books are we'll arranged and the
different shelves have the names Of the
authors ou them. Some charitably dis
posed person should donate enough 10
have catalogues printed or, a written one
such as was used by the librarian for ref
erence for the applicants Of books should
be kept on hand.