The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-02-18
The family of Mr.. Allen Aldrich have

part Of the week was received without u
growl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alva p. seam.ns of
Johnston. were at Santa Barbara, Cali
fornia the pas, week.
Mrs. James Bannon of this place has
returned home from visit of several
weeks with friends at Arctic Centre.
Mr. Frank Demaris. who has been laid
up with very sore hand Tor several
days past, was able 20 return 10 his
work the past week.
Mr.. William Sweeney, the tonsorial
artist who has been critically i'll for
several weeks. was able to resume his
duties the past week.
Mr.. william Day. who has been in town
for several days this week, left for Hart
ford, Thursday, where he is engaged IN
the electrical business.
DR.. F. L. Wyman. went to his parents
home in Maine Tuesday morning to re-
cuperate from the injuries received by
the accident Sunday night.
Rev. William Sheafe Chace Of St. James
church, Woonsocket, will ofiiciate a, the
evening service at the Church Of 'he
Messiah next Sunday evening,
Mr.. Bernard Kelley. a resident Of
Johnston, died last Tuesday in the AZ
year of his age. The funeral services
were held on Tuesday at his late
residence on Latham Court.
Rev. Edward Bromley. OF Pawtrcket.
preached at tie Broadway Baptist church
last Sunday. The speaker made an
appeal for aid for the building fund of
the Baptist chapel at Pleasant View,
Pawtucket.
Trade in olneyville has shown some
improvement this week. The cold
weather of the latter part of January and
the unnecessary snow of last week had
The effect Of keeping many of the out of
own customers at home.
The Massachusetts legislature has
under consideration bill TO abolish the
fines imposed on factory weavers. If the
Rhode Island Assembly should favorably
consider such n bill it would doubtless
he pleasing TO many residents of Olney-
Vile.
John Davis. who runs "A saloon near
Silver Lake. was arraigned in the Eighth
Disiric, Court Monday. on the charge Of
keeping intoxicating liquors for sale.
He pleaded not guilty and the case WIS
continued until Monday February goth.
Bonds TO the amount of $500 were fur
nished for his appearance.
Miss Edith Hayworth gave pleasant
party at her residence in Johnston Mon
day evening. About seventy young
people were present and the time WAS
spent in dancing. games, etc. This was
one ofa series of socials gatherings that
have been held during the winter and
like the preceding it was a very enjoyable
occasion.
Dr. T. l.. wyman met with a severe
accident last Sunday night. He was
standing on the front platform Of
Broadway horse car and as the car struck
the switch on entering the Square the
Doctor was thrown 90 the ground He
struck on the other track and lance like
surgical instrument that was in his coat
pocket penetrated It's case and his cloth
ing and entered several inches into his
back. He went at once 10 DR.. Fiskc's
office and had his wounds dressed.
The drum and fife band connected with
the Olneyville Temperance Cadets, which
was organized August last through the
efforts of Messrs. John Connor and Thorn.
as Lpnahan. has now membership Of
fifteen. when the band was organized
many of its members did not know p
musical note. but by six months Jealous
labor Leader Connor has them 50 well
trained that this band can execute up
wards Of dozen Of the most popular
pieces with harmony and comparative
ease.
On Saturday last Mrs Michael Sullivan
found large and pcrtly pocket book in
the neighborhood of the Square. On
picking IL up she imagined that jay
Gould or n Vanderbilt had come this
way and lost a good portion Of HE
wealth but on opening the book it was
found 10 contain only seventeen cents iE
legal tender, its plumpness coming from
numerous papers that appeared TO be
lnstallment leases for books These
documents and the meagre financial con-
dition Of the pocket book lead Mr.. and
Mrs. sullivan 20 believe that they have
the property 81 an unsuccessful book
agent. The owner can have the same by
proving property.
Among the signatures 10 the petition
which was presented 10 Congress last
week by 10 wooleu and worsted mills Of
the United States, asking Congress 20
classify worsted goods with wooden
fabrics. the following Olneyville mills
were represented: the Providence Worst
ed. Valley worstel. Atlantic, Weyb9sset.
National worsted, Riverside an Oswego.
The petition was also signed by 10
merchant in New York City who claim
a., a det,v ~ "a month in tho matter