The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-12-21
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Next Tuesday is Christmas

Church's.
Local news has been extremely scarce
this week.
The TINES wishes all its readers
merry Christmas.
r. Z. Duffy has new sign on his Plain.
field street market.
Three shots for FIVE cents at doc"
Webs'er shooting gallery.
f. II. Luther returned Tuesday from
several days spent in Boston.
V. I. Esten, of Douglas. Mass visited
friends in tlis place on Monday.
Have you read w. ii. II. Baraey's
acrostic advertisement in the TINEs.
A. J. Bromley. ll6 Plainfeid street.
sells choice gr ceries at reasonable price.
Talbot < ca. are selling clothing cheap.
pl leparatory to their annual stock taking.
The Union Opera Company gave the
"Mikado," Thursday evening, at Water
ford.
Miss Minnie Green has resigned her
position as teacher "A. the Plain Farm
school.
The rainy weather on Monday and
Tuesday was discouraging to local mer-
chants.
The Sons Of St. George give ball and
supper in Dyers' Opera House Monday
evening.
The empty stores that were quite plen-
tiful here last summer are now nearly
all occupied
j. j. Conley, formerly of this place, is
doing excellent work on the reportorial
staff of the Dispatch.
Buy your Christmas turkey at w. l..
Browns, los Plainfeld street. His tur-
keys are all Rhode Islands,
Edward walch. loaal reporter for the
Telegram. has been suffering from an
attack Of malaria this week.
Herbert b. Wood, Esq. has been ap-
pointed executor of the will of the late
James Stansfeld, of Johnston.
Work on the sewer goes on apace, but
1t is sadly interrupted every now and
then by the prevailing deluges.
Mr.. J. L. Simons, formerly resident
of this place, has been playing this week
at the Providence Dime Museum.
Thompson & Co. are offering some
genuine bargains in dry and iarcy goods
Read their advertisement in the TINES
Mr. Harlan Page, the builder, has two
new houses in process of construction near
the corner of Vine and Princeton streets.
The Square was flooded and lots Of
cellars overhown again by the recent
heavy rains. BE patient, friends, the
sewer is surely coming.
James Duffy, Of Johnston, who is at
Nashville, Tenn, in the employ Of the
Providence Steam and Gas Pipe Co., il
expected home Christmas.
John Candalet. of Providence, is the
owner Of a house that is being erected on
hlN'IEbl avenue ne new STRUCTURE
will contain two tenem' nts.
T. w. Gorton & Co. the Providence
pawn brokers, are running sei les Of
auctions this week in the rooms formerly
occupied by Mrs. Clark's millinery shop
The many friends Of Charles Caufeld
nave tended him a complimentary ball
which will take place in the Cadets Ar
mory, Woods Hall, on the evening Of
January 14th.
Miss Sarah Hawkes, the alto Of the
Broadway B,piist church. is about 10
enter the New England Conservatory Of
Music. in Boston, where she will pursue
her musical studies
W. D. Harris. the genial Plainfeld
street grocer, and secretary Of the Olney-
vile Business Mems Association has
shaved Of his mustache and his best
friends do not recognize him on the
street
The rain Of Monday was timely and
nelped fiji up the springs, preparatory 20
20 the approaching winter. These same
springs have been filled mp seventy nine
times previously this fall and the last
rain run them over.
Some extensive alterations and i'm
provements have been lately maba al TIE
Olneyyille Pharmacy, giving more room
and greater convenience Toe drug
store is now one Of the best, If not the
very hest, in the place.
Two bull dogs had a set-to on the
Square Tuesday afternoon. and IL took
three men, hoy and policeman ten
minutes 70 separate the combatants
Tney were finally choked until the iron
grips they held in each others classic
features were loosened. A large and
interested crowd Of spectators watched
the bloody affray.
The third annual ball of the Rough
and Ready Fire Co. is put down for We'd
nesday evening. January 2}rd. There
will be no concert this year as last An
efficient committee consisting of s. r..
Groves. W. W. Fiske. f. T. Sheldon,
John Collision. Edward walch and John
Howlnd, Jr. have the affair in charge
and have already began preparation for