The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-09-08

Buy your groceries at {. /. Alirich's
store, 35S Plaindeld street. Johnston.
Mr.. Charles Cinq Mars. Of this place,
is visiting friends at Webster, Mass.
Rev. }. NJ. Hobbs. ofPeabody, Mass,
was in town this week visiting friends.
Miss wel,ha Farwel. Of Wilton, y H.,
is one Of the new teachers at District No.
10.
Harnesses are sold IT the lowest prices
at Nelson Cabana's, Broadway and High
streets.
SIMON ;. Page purchased an excellent
carriage horse this week Of George +.
Beane.
For fine custom clothing call at Noreen
& Macgregor's, 80 Dorrance street, Proyi-
deucc.
Mr. Alex Munro. of the East Providence
Boston Store, was in town Tuesday,
calling on old friends.
Quite a number OF Johnston and olney-
Vile people attended the New England
fair AT Worcester this week.
Mr. aud Mrs. Louis Robinson, Of Mes
ser street are visiting Mr.. Ro5inson's
father at Pomfret Street, Conn.
wm. L. whipple has number Of eN-
cellent carriages FOR sale at very reason
able prices. See advertisement.
j. 7. Bannon, hardware dealer former
Is located ou CkatIee street, has removed
to the Twichell Block on High street.
Mr.. John Mellcdy. one of the attaches
at Geo f. Weaver's hardware store. has
severed his connection with the store.
This has been pension week and over
fifty pensioners have had their quarterly
certificates made out 10y Judge Phillips.
Flour has taken decided jump this
week The best Pillsbury IA at Donkers-
ley n Coughs at the lowest retail price.
The Union Aid Society met Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. Alva \. Hitchcock
at her summer residence at Fields Point.
Work at weaver's button factory is re
ported az very brisk and that the demand
for the goods exceeds the capacity of the
works.
George f. Beane will begin an addi-
tiou to his blacksmith shop on Arnold
street next week. and put in another
forge.
Several of the rooms in the Wcy6osset
Mill No. !, are running overtime three
evenings a week in order to keep the
other departments in operation.
Fred Thompson and wife, and William
c. Fuller and wife, have been enjoying
the sights at Coney Island and other New
York watering places this week.
Contractor Calder is pushing forward
the work on the Brown street school
house and it is expected that it will be
ready for occupancy November LIST.
Our local paper, the Olneyville TIMES,
starts on It's second year tomorrow. II
has proved successful venture for iis
publishers. -Olneyville Correspondence
of the Dispatch.
Mr.. Peter Curran who has been CON
ducting tonsorial establishment on De-
laine street for several years past started
for Winch endon, Mass, whore he has
accepted the position Of foreman Of "A large
barber shop.
The good work of paving Plainiield
street goes on bravcly under the watch
ful eye Of Commissioner Walsh. II will
take less than "A week longer 10 complete
the Job. When il is finished Johnston
people can contemplate it with satisfac-
ton and feel that although 1T came high
they must have it.
The state Fair which is an event Of
considerable importance TO the people Of
Rhode Island begins september 2ith and
continues till the 18th. The very efficient
board of management have made extra
ordinary efforts to make the Fair this
year eclipse any previous one. The pro-
grammc for each day can be found in the
advertisement in another column All
entries VIII close Tuesday September IS.
The Bryant & stratton Business Col
lcge, Of Providence, IL one Of the most
successful an wcllcouducted institutions
Of learning in the state. Under the able
direction Of Mr. r. B. Stowell il has sent
many graduates to occupy responsible
positions with business houses. I'M
provemenis are made every year, the
shorthand and type writing departments
being recent successful addition. The
school is one Of the best Of IFS kind in the
whole country. The fall term begins
Moniay, September 10th.
Almost every evening the attention of
the police is called 81 the fact Of persons
lying on the railroad tiacks which run
through this village. Within the past
month no less than fifteen persons have
been rescued from their perilous posi-
ton by the officers of the Sixth Station.
The magnetic point which attracts the
intoxicated individuals lays from the
Atwells avenue bridge 90 the Dike street
crossing. which is one of the most
dangerous railroad roadt eds in the state.
The only eHec'ual remedy that will keep
the people of the tracks and save their
lives IS 90 have the city council accept