The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-07-19
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fof neat goo printing tue ilANs N'hSe
is the place.
Hilarity street is the name Of Johns
ton thoroughfare.
Peter Corcoran, the newsdealer, visited
Boston, on Monday.
The pillars Of the Arcade we're quar-
ried at Bear Ledge in Johnston.
Herman Krohne, who has been sick
this week is able to be out again.
A large delegation of Olneyville people
visited Oakland Beach, Wednesday.
A. C. Slater. treasurer Of the Provi-
dence Gas Co.. was in town Tuesday
morning.
The Johnston town council was in ses-
sion about four and half hours last
Saturday.
Mr.. John Barney, of Wood street,
local editor of the Journal, is enjoying
his vacation.
j. o. Sans souc was out Wednesday
for the first time since his severe attack
Of rheumatism.
1t is rumored that W. A Wood. Of
Wood street. has gene to New Orleans to
attend the drawing.
The profits from the Louisiana Lottery
according to a New Orleans paper is
about 100000 per year.
The pleasant weather Of last Sunday
made the church attendance at the local
places Of worship very good.
Miss Margaret Pollard. Of Johnston,
is acting as organist at the church of the
Messiah during the GUNNER.
Work on the cellar of S. +. Groves
new building on Plainfeld street began
Wednesday, The block will be about
&c so.
Eddie Phillips, the amiable young clerk
at Talbot & Co.'S clothing store, is enjoy
ing vacation at Sunapee Lake New
Hampshire.
A workman was caught in the cav
ing sand at the new church of the Mes
sah Wednesday, hut escaped with very
slight injuries.
All the groceries and markets in this
vicinity closed on Wednesday at noon on
account of the Butchers and Grocers ex-
cursion TO Oakland Beach.
p. j. Murray, book keeper for Kennedy
& Cough, is recreating among the hills
of New Hampshire. Mr.. Murray has
been troubled with rheumatism for some
time
Two of Johnsion's solid men were
weighed in "A local store on Monday and
their combined weight tipped the scales
to COS pounds. One weighing 26o and
the other 34S.
The operations in the Church of the
Messiah foundation attracts the attention
of quite knot Of interested spectators.
The ranks are kept full all the time
during working hours.
Joseph Burgess, a conductor on the
Broadway line, met with a severe acci-
dent at the horse car barn, Tuesday.
While attempting TO raise window con-
tanning a broken glass he severely cut
the middle finger Of his right hand.
Rev. Father J. L. LOBBY. the recently
appointed assistant at st, Mary's, receiv-
ed well-flled purse from his former
parishioners at OlneyYille, last Sunday,
the "token Of esteem" being brought TO
,uim by a committee Of ten Newport
Mercury.
Olneyville and Johnston is enjoying
quite building boom. The church OF
the Messiah and the block on High
street opposite Norfolk are in course of
construction, and the buildings in John
ston soon TO be erected by Messrs
Groves, Twitchell and Page, make
things lively on Plainfeld street.
The strike of the PAYERS on Plainfeld
street was of short duration. Commits
sioner Walch not acceding TO their de-
mands, some of the strikers who stopped
work Tuesday returned on Wednesday
morning, and the commissioner had Sc
cured enough more TO make a full com
plement, so now the work goes on again.
An elevated railway line from Fox
Point to Johnston is being gurged by the
people Of Olneyvile and Johnston in the
probable contingency Of the Cable Com
panys refusal 10 allow three cent fare.
1t will, however, be long time before an
elevated road will be built here, the
population will have 10 oe more dense and
the means Of rapid transit more urgent
than it is likely TO be for many years
Providence Visitor.
James Shawcross and Matthew
Gormley were among the newdealers
who accepted the hospitality Of the
Boston Herald on Monday and attended
the yacht race off Marblehead, Massa.
chuseits. The Herald chartered the new
and elegant steamer "New York and
entertained about 20 o newsdealers from
all parts Of New England. In spite Of