The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-01-21

Il IN newport SUNNY
Walter ID. Harris has become a most
enthusiastic tobogganer.
Mr.. Joseph Heenan has returned home
| from an extended trip abroad.
Mr.. \. b. La Pearl. the Stokes street
| plumber. is meditsting trip TO the far
] West
A converted nun will speak in the
Broadway Baptist church this friday
! afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Shackleton, of Paw
tucket. visited relatives in this vicinity
Sunday last.
An olneyville man seriously asked a
friend the other day If he had ever plsyed
the game called "pa-cheese-it."
The Spring term of the Normal School
will begin Wednesday February 3. See
advertisement in another column.
Quite large delegation from this place
attended the opening Of the Emmett
Temperance Cadets festival in Providence
last Saturday evening.
An apron sale, entertainment and
supper will be held by st. Andrews
Mission in Odd Fellows Hall, Mount
Pleasant. next Monday evening.
The Church Echoes" a weekly paper
devoted TO the interests of the Harris
Avenue ME-. Sunday school, will in the
future be published from the TrsRs
office.
Mr.. Philip Riley, electrician at the
Riverside and Oswego mills, who WAS
indsposed for sevsral days last week.
was able TO be out and resume work this
week.
Mr.. George W. Hope, foreman at G. II.
Heptonstalrs printing establishment,
who WAS quite i'll last week. has recovered
his form" and is able to be at the case
again.
Revival meetings have been held at
the Harris avenue NJ. +. church several
evenings Of the past week. On Wednes-
day Rev. Edgar +. Clarke conducted the
services.
Mr.. Frank McGair, Of Hose Company
No. IA. who had his ankle broken several
weeks ago by being thrown from the
hose carriage while going to fire, is
reported as rapidly recovering.
The Pequot Social Club have voted to
hold banquet on Thursday evening
February End. The members are work
ing diligently to make il one of the red
letter events in the history of the club.
Quite large number of members Of
the Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor in this vicinity attended the
| Union services at the Crans,on street
Baptist church last Wednesday evening
A. II. Nazarian, young American
Turk, and a theological student at the
East Greenwich Academy, was present at
the Harris avenue NJ L. chui ch Sunday.
and delivered forcible addresses at DO IA
the morning and evening services.
At recent meeting Of the Pequot
Social Club committee was appointed
TO prepare suitable resolutions on the
death of Richard Mogan, who was killed
last week by falling from a bridge on
which he was at work at Ware. Mass.
Among the floral pieces noticeable at
the recent obsequies Of Richard Mogan
was q large harp with broken string
and the letters p. .. s. c.. and large
pillow inscribed ''Our First President"
Both of the pieces were the offerings of
the Pequot Social Club.
The olneyville Temperance Cadets at
their meeting Sunday last accepted an
invitation TO attend the festival of the
Emmett Cadets next Friday evening but
a. the festival is only open Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays,the local cadet
corps will have to select another evening
10 attend.
DR.. Charles Hayes, Of this village,
surgeon Of the Second Regiment, X. l. NJ.
and physician of Court Olneyville. No.
| 6463, A. O. F., was elected president OF
the Rhode Island Homeopathic Society
at its recent meeting. DR.. Charles A.
Barnard. Of Centredale, was elected wee
president at the same meeting.
Now that the Town Council has paid
! Sl0l 10. under protest, for the painting
Of the Tar Bridge, would it not be well
for the town to appoint an investigating
committee to see how much the same
could be done for. The TINES thinks
| that about half Of the above sum would
pay TO paint the bridge red,and allow the
contractor good profit.
The debate at the meeting of the
! Olneyville Cadets Sunday last, proved
| quite interesting for those who were for
tunate to be present. The question for
/ discussion. "Resolved: That registry
voters should be entitled 10 vote upon all
questions" The disputants were affirm
/ alive. Charles O'Neil and John Murry
| negative, John Mumford and John
| O'Connell The discussion was voted up
on by those present as in the affirmative
Last Sunday afternoon two young men
named Jas. McKenna and Albert Green.
visited Mrs. Hopkins who resides on
/ Williams street. Green asked Mrs.
/ Hopkins for drink Of water and on
being handed the aqua pura, returned
Mrs. Hopkins compliment for her kind
ness by kicking the dipper in her face.