The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-03-10
Sunday is the middle Of Lent

W. +. Fallmer has n 81. Bernard pup
Of considerable promise.
Miss Mabel Swim Of Worcester. Mass
is visiting friends in this vicinity.
f. 7. Luther returned last Saturday
night from tip to Washington and the
West.
Arnold Huller. the baker. will soon
have his wagons adorned by the painters
skill.
The Cadet base ball club have hired
the Merino grounds for the coming
season.
The TINES subscription list is growing
in manner very pleasing to the pub
fishers.
II. A. Potter, Of willimantic. former
resident Of Johnston has gone to Florida
for his health.
Mr.. Fred Charlesworth fell down stairs
in his barn Monday and sustained quite
severe injuries.
Mrs. Tillinghast winsor returned this
week from visit TO her daughter Mrs.
G.. +. Aldrich of Scituate,
The firm Of Aldrich & Adams have dec
solved. Mr.. Adams retiring. The bust
ness will be run by Mr.. Aldrich.
The Pequot Social Club have engaged
rooms over Kennedy & Coughs and will
move into the same about Easter
For backache use Johnston's porous
plasters. For pains use Johns,on's rheu-
matism porous plasters. JOSEPH b, JONI
sroS, Registered Pharmacist. 93l High
street.
Mr.. George Hope has nearly recovered
from his recent illness. This week he
has found needed rest and change in
the good old city OF New Bedford where
he first saw the light of day.
Henry Melvin & Co.. the well known
dry goods firm at 9s7 High street. have
sold out thir entire stock Of goods TO
shatenberg & Robinson, Pawtucket, and
will retire from business.
Professor Turner of Boston gave an in
teresting lecture on his travels in ireland
before large audience in Dyer's Opera
House last Sunday evening. The lecture
was illustrated by fine stereo 7ticon views.
Owing to the heavy orders on Land the
spinning, carding. and dresser rooms Of
Weybosset Mill No. /. have been run
ming until $50 three evenings a week
and by present prospects will continue SO
for several weeks.
Mr.. stephen Sweet, whose blacksmith
shop on Branch street is to be torn down
to make room for Adams fish market. is
making negotiations to lease the land
east of the Arlington Hay and Grain Co.,
and intends erecting a two story struc-
ture.
The funeral Of Samuel McFadden, n
former resident of Olneyville, was sol-
emnized at the residence of his mother,
Mrs. John Heritage. on Laban street
Sunday afternoon, Rev. d. G.. Rice offici-
ating. The deceased died at Guild. N &.
H.. where he has been for the past six
years as superintendent Of a mill.
The funeral services Of Francis A. Me-
Lane, former lay reader at the Church
Of the Messiah. were held last Sunday
afternoon at the church and was attend
ed by a large concouse of people. The
services were conducted by Rev.T.H. Co
croft, Rev. J NJ. Hobbs and Rev R.vallete
Of Wisconsin. The deceased was theo-
logical student at Neshotah. Wisconsin.
William Corcoran, one Of the men ar
rested by officers Sullivan and Rowe, for
stealing books from DR.. Perriu's office,
seems TO be in hard luck. After complet-
ing 100 days sentence, Town Sergeant
Carroll has another invitation for him 10
answer, which will undoubtly cause Cor
caran to keep pressing engagement TO
dine at the County Jail next Fourth Of
July.
Parties have been engaged the past
week in surveying the plat Of land on
Harris avenue in the rear Of the Sweet
land estate for the purpose Of new
freight station where the N. Y. & ". 4.
r. r. intended 10 erect the coming
season. With the above facilities for
handling freight, Olneville will, with
the new buildings which are intended 10
be erected. present the aspect Of lively
Western city.
Many Of our contemporaries are unjustly
attacking Mr.. Charles Fletcher when
they claim that he was not driven form
his native land TO make money in the
United States. Many OF our old residents
often recall the time when Mr.. Fletcher
was common jack spinner at the Giles
Mill on Eagle street and Of his purchase
Of the old stone mill on Valley street. when
he frat engaged in the manufacture Of
worsted yarn. The old mill was destroy
ed by fire several years ago, and since
has been erected large brick mills. Mr..
Fletcher is one OF the men who began at
the bottom Of fortunes ladder and by
persevering efforts has gained the foot
hold he now has in manufacturing and
financial circles. Credit is also due 90
Mr. Fletcher for building up the worsted
goods industry for which this village IL