The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-08-25
NORTH sCIruATE.

| NORTH sCltuArE.
Mr.. Stephen Randall Ia reported very
III.
A large party Of Providence people
spent Sunday at Camp Root.
| A large eagle was seen Monday morn
ing, flying towards the south.
Miss Edith Eddy has retained from n
visit to friends In Olneyville.
Rev. J. II. Larry, of the Independent
Citizen, was in town Saturday.
The clambake nt the Bsptist church
grounds, Thursday. was well patronized.
| Quite number of our citizens attended
the camp meeting at Greene. last Sun
day.
| Mr.. Harry Giles and Miss Clara Yeaw.
Of Providence, have been visiting here
this week.
Mrs. Thomas Spencer, 81 Warwick, Is
visiting Mrs. Charles Dudley at the
Aldrich farm.
Mr.. wineger has removed 10 the city
and entered the employ Of w. A. Harris
Of Dyer street.
| Chapman Brothers, Of Providence. have
| purchased the blacksmithing establish
ment Of Horace Dexter.
The lawn party at the Moswansicut
grounds last week was n success In every
sense. Over 800 was cleared for the
| society.
Mr.. w. NJ. Phillips and family. Of
Hopedale, Mass, and Mr.. Edwin Phillips,
| Of Bristol, spent Sunday at the residence
Of W. A. Phillips.
Rev. Mr.. sisson will occupy the Baptist
pulpit next Sunday, after which he will
| spend short vacation at his former
home In New Brunswick.
A horse belonging 90 Eugene Knowlton,
| Of West Scituate, was left siandiDg In
front Of RandalTs store. Saturday, and
ran away badly breaking the buggy.
All North Scituatc needs In railroad
and some manufacturing interests TO make
II n thriving and prosperous village.
The manufacturing In n thing Of the past
and the railroad In n matter Of the far
future. SO the place languishes between
what IL was and what II may bc.
For the past eighteen years "A granite
watering trough, ak feet long, two feet
wide and eighteen inches deep, has lain
beside the Hartford pike near the John
ston line, In state Of absolute useless
ness. II was designed originally TO
hold water 20 relieve the thirst Of
horses travelling this way, but for some
uDeIp planned reason II was never placed
/ In n position 20 do them any service.
Several springs Of excellent water were
| in the immediate neighborbood, and n
little we'll directed labor was all that was
needed 10 put this trough into place and
make IL never falling reservoir of
| limpid coolness. This summer j. q.
| Irons, the mail carrier. came 10 the
conclusion that the trough had been idle
long enough and he set about making IL
n blessing 10 the community. sub
scription paper was circulated, 10 which
| the citizens have subscribed quite liber-
ally, and only small amount Of the cost
| ~ the enterprise now remains unpaid.
On Saturday last Mr.. Irons had the
satisfaction Of turning the water into n
very good looking, substantial drinking
| trough, one that will last for years N
come. A fountain capable of holding 100
| gallons has been constructed on the hill
about $50 feet from the trough, which is
fell by several never failing springs.
There is n fall Of twelve feet from the
| fountain 10 the trough. Two hundred
and fifty feet ~ the best quality of lead
pipe conducts the water from the fountain
20 the trough. AZ the fountain n shut of
is provided, and the pipe at the trough is
| Of galvanized iron with a brass nozzle
| Horses can drink here without being
unchecked, the trough being FIVE feet
high and resting on solid masonry.
Drinking cups are provided for thirsty
wayfarers. The whole work has been
done under the direction of j. q. Irons |;
the mason work Wy John Randall. the
eIcavating by Richard Clifford and others.
| The plumbing was done by Theodore
ROchon. The entire cost was about 900.
The following people subscribed for the
construction of the fountain: DR.. W. j..
Smith, Hon. y. T.. Owen, Jas. Hawkins,
]. q. Irons. Geo. A. Atwood, j. A. Harris.
Hon. &. II. Page, Nehemiah Randall,
T. W. Simmons, 4. p. Harris, ID. A. Clark
Jr., Hon. Chas. Peckbam, y. y. Bowen,
Thomas Burlingame, Martin J. Smith,
Andrew Blackmer, Junia Young, John
Aldrich. Mr.. Payne, W. A. Randall, Benz.
Hopkins, jos. A. Hopkins, c. A. Harris,
VIM. Burlingame, A. Williams, q. W.
DAVIS. Philip Potter, Allen King, Everett
Peck and others.