The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-08-09

We make speciality Of quarter sheet
posters at the TINES Office.
Miss Fanny Stone, OF Plainf-ld street,
is spending few weeks at Block Island
DR.. Cameron has removed his office
from Rounds Block to Twitchelfs build
ing.
Miss Hattie Hale, of Johnston, goes to
Minneapolis on August 2Srd for three
months stay.
Misses Edna and Helen Clemence, Of
Worcester, are spending a few weeks at
w. ID. Harris
Town Clerk King says the real estate
transfers in Johnston for July are fully
up to the averege.
We will say that the editorial page Of
the TINES will not be monopolized with
state laws much longer.
People are regAining little Of the con-
fdence in the weather, which was so
badly shattered last week.
With the return Of license the sea ser
pen; may be expected TO make its appear
ance soon in NarraGa Gansett Bay
Mr.. +. j. Patstone arrived home from
Newport Tuesday looking little the
worse for his nearly fatal bath at New
port Beach, Sunday.
Between 1860 and 1870 | .00O,0 900 paper
collars were sold daily. To-day il is safe
TO offer large premiums for finding FIVE
men day who wear them.
Mr.. George II. Batcheller, sr,, former
ly associated with b. +. Keith, OF the
Gaiety Opera House, has purchased a
half interest in the Westminster Musee
FOR his son.
In the window of an Olneyville saloon
is a picture of the ruins of the Roman
Colosseum. The picture might be consid-
cred emblematical of the ruin a saloon is
capable Of causing.
The Y. p. S. C. +. of the Broadway
Baptist Church will give a moonlight
excursion down the Bay next Tuesday
evening. The steamer Dolphin. of the
Continental line, has been engaged for
,he occasion.
Mrs. Conley, mother Of the High street
milliners, died on Saturday Of last week.
The funeral was held at ST. Mary's,
Tuesday. and was largely attended.
The deceased was the possessor of very
handsome property.
Six large two-horse dray loads of sacks.
apparently containing wool, passed
through olneyville square last evening
after dark, coming TO the city from the
direction of some Of the mills in 0lney-
vile. The unusual load for the hour
attracted much attention. Journal.
Mr.. Wm. N. Smith Of Salisbury street
Johnston is the fortunate possessor Of a
Might blooming Cereus," which unfold
ed two very beautiful blossoms las, Tues
day evening. The plant is about four
years old and has now ten buds on IT,.
1t il believed that nearly one hundred
people witnessed the unfolding Of these
delicate flowers.
The handsome New Providence Dime
Museum which opened last week did a
fine business as IL deserved 90 for the
show was "a No. l." Next week prom
ises to be equally as good, as the well
known drama, "The Two Orphans" will
be produced by Irwin Walkers powerful
dramatic company. In addition 10 this is
a fine vaudeville show.
The Rough and Ready Fire Co. met
Monday evening. IL was voted TO pur-
chase twenty-five new uniforms. The
hand engine is being put in first class
order for the muster in September.
Suitable resolutions Of sympathy on the
death Of Mrs. jeremiah O'Brien were
adopted. The company will meet every
Monday evening until after the muster.
James Cough, the horse car driver who
was married at st. Mary's church, Tues
day, was serenaded at his residence on
Webster avenue that evening by large
party Of Union conductors and drivers
The party was invited in and mos
Hospitality entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
Cough. Quite a sum has been raised for
a wedding present. Conductor Lee, who
is a Johnston special constable, tried 10
chaperon the party, but with i'll success
The men who do not patronize their
local paper, yet look 20 the same for
fayors, are very numerous When a
man comes TO the editor and requests
that individual 10 "Rive us a good puff.
in reference 20 some pending money MAX
ing scheme-a fair, social or entertain
ment connected with the church or
society Of which he Is member, and
then goes off and gives the printing con-
nected with the affair 20 some other office
or advertises in some other paper, you
may be pretty sure that that man is a
splendid specimen Of the great Am eri-
can hOg."-Cranston Leader.