The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-06-16

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dence.
Walter 5. Brownell. of Johnston, has
been appointed 10y Sheriff Parsons as one
! Of his deputies.
Mr.. Thomas Manning ~ this place is
meditating trip To his old native village
in Ireland in the near future.
Robert Haskins, of Engine Co. No. H.
left town Thursday for Chicago where he
will spend a week visiting relatives.
Mr.. Daniel Dealey. former resident Of
this place. hut now of woonsecket WAS in
town the pas, week renewing old ac-
quaintances.
Workmen from the Providence Water
Works have been busily engaged the
past week in laying water pipes on the
lower end of Laban street.
The Johnston police have come out in
suits with blouse coat ard gray helmets
with russet leather trimmings.
The boiler of the weybosset Mill was
out of repair Monday, on Tuesday the
shafting in the finishing room broke
down. and Wednesday part of the mill
shut down 10 allow the necessary, repairs
to be made.
&. j. Clafin Il Co. dealers in office
furniture, etc, SO well and favorably
to II IL.
have again located in Providence, this
time at 333 Westminster street, where
they are selling fine stock of goods at
very low prices.
The barn of Patrick McDonough. ON
| Thornton street, was discovered to be on
fire Tuesday forenoon. The blaze was
extinguished without the aid of the Fire
Company which owing to mistake
arrived too late.
A Governor street conductor tells of
man riding on his car Wednesday who
gave him IA dime for his fare. Five
pennies were returned for change. The
| passenger was so enraged at receiving
such small change that he threw the five
cents into the street.
A well known young disciple Of BLACK
stone" who resides on Mt. Pleasant,
started on fishing excursion early Mon
day afternoon and returning home
Tuesday at ? n. m. and brought as his
evenings result and anxiety, three fish
| the size of clothes pin.
Previous TO his departure to take
charge Of the Union X. X. Co.'s barn at
Pawtucke, Mr.. Frank Stewart. who has
been the efficient second hand at the Oh
neyville barn. was presented with nm
elegant gold watch chain from the
drivers of the Olneyville lines.
James Mcwilliams, who played right
field for the Rhode Islands and IA similar
position for the Atlantics has been 30
disheartened 10y the number OF defeats
received by the former named club that
he has resigned and will not don the
attractive uniforms Of the Rhode Islands.
A party made mp of Plainfeld street
grocers and marketmen and a TIMES
representative. who went to see that no
exaggerated report WAS made Of the
catch, went on a fishing expedition
Tuesday. Mr.. W. ID. Harris was the
only lucky man, he caught one fish fully
three inches long.
Trustee Carroll of School District No. /
Johnston, has posted notices calling a
meeting Of the voters Of that district in
the school house at s o'clock next Tues
day evening. The object of the meeting
is 10 consider the proposition of building
new school house on the lot owned by
the district, selling the old building,
grading and fencing the lot and buying
new furniture.
A horse and buggy belonging 20 n
commercial traveller:was left in front q
Donkersly & Coughs store, Monday
afternoon, and becoming frightened the
horse started on run up Plainheld
street. At Mill street the buggy was
overturned. and the horse dragging the
buggy on its side Was captured near the
Pocasset Ice Co. barn. The vehicle was
badly damaged,
Last Sunday morning about o'clock
pedestrians on High street near the
junction Of Broadway were treated 10 a
disgusting and shocking dog fight. Two
bull dogs had small black and tan dog,
chewing it 10 pieces when the owner
of the bull dogs, James Hasney, tried 20
interfere and stop the brutal proceedings
and he had his right hand badly bitten
10y one Of his own dogs. Officer Grover
Of the Sixth Station appeared on the
scene and succeeded in separating the
dogs.
The librarian Of the free library makes
a report for the month Of May as follows:
Books taken from library &c
biography, IA; geographical, 70j science,
%; poetry, 81; English literature. IL
fiction. 496; miscellaneous, So; total, ia
Number Of visits 90 room exclusive OF
book-takers, sl3. There has been added
during the month the following new
books: Translation of "Iliad and Od-