The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-09-13


Monday was cold enough for AN over
coat and Tuesday reminded people Of
their ulsters.
Ice was seen on the square Tuesday
morning. 1t was one Of the Pocasset
Co.'S. wagons.
Professor Haass dancing academy, ia
High street, opened last evening with
good attendance.
Thomas w. Penney left for New Lon
don n. II. where he will spend the week
hunting and fishing.
Miss Annie Veil, the music teacher, has
just returpsl from a two weeks visit to
Brooklyn, New York.
Several milliners in this vicinity will
attend the openings in New York city on
the 25th Of this month,
Henry Hart is making preparations to
raise his cottage on Plaindeld street and
TO put two stores under it.
H. p. Martin, the Mill street horse
dealer had n horse entered in the $50
class at the Woonsocket fair.
L. l.. Greene. formerly in the dry goods
business here, is playing with an Opera
Company in Washington, d. c.
A catalogue of IFS pages for the George
r. Hail Free Library of Warren has just
been printed at the TINES Office.
Mr.. r. p. Robbins, formerly proprietor
Of the Olneyville Hotel restaurant, visit
ed Boston last Monday on business trip
The Union Aid Society will begin their
fall meetings on Wednesday next. The
president, Mr.. Frank Atwood furnishes
the supper
John f. Brown, Of Scituate, aged A
years, was adiudged lunatic Tuesday
in the Eight District, and was sent 10 the
Crantson asylum.
Howard Hardy, formerly with the
TIMES, is acting as reporter on the Attle-
Loro Sun, a daily recently started in
the land Of cheap jewelry.
Mr.. Winthrop Osterhout has severed
his connection with Tibbits and Preston,
OF Providence, and will enter the Fresh
man class of Brown University.
James McCaflray, station agent on the
Providence and Springfield road, return
ed on Monday from a brief vacation
spent at willmantic, Connecticut,
The windows Of the saloons present an
.nlivening appearance in these license
days. Wet goods seem TO fiji some Of the
requirements of the window dresser.
Mr.. Walter Rice, formerly connected
with the Armory Hall Restaurant il now
employed as travelling salesman by
George r. Barker & Co., of Providence.
The Rhode Island potato crop is very
light this year. The farmers say that
,he cause Of this is due to the continued
wet weather during the present summer
season.
The Wexford Standard il bewailing
the fact that North Kingston has no
High School. 1t is worse of than John
ston which has High School but no
where TO put II
At the meeting Of the Olneyville Busi-
ness Men, on Tuesday evening Walter
Harris, James I. Allen and w. a. II,
Grant were appointed as committee to
to nominate officers to be voted on at the
next meeting.
The bad example set hy Adam and
Eve in the Garden Of Eden years ago il
still felt in Johnston where fruit thieves
are said TO be plenty this fall. These
evil disposed persons should take warn
ing from the fate Of their great ancestors
and mend their ways
On Tuesday morning an exciting alter
cation took place at the Broadway water
| ing trough between Dexter Asylum
teamster and some Hughesdale Italians
over the ownership Of market box.
Patrolman Sullivan acted as arbitrator
and the affair was finally settled without
| bloodshed.
To settle the controversy over the late
contest at the fremen's muster last week.
between the Rough and Readys Of John
ston, and the Watchemokets Of East
providence, Secretary Collins Of the r. /
Society for the Encouragement Of Domes-
tic Industry, has offered 10 make all ar
rangemen,s 20 have the rival companies
compete at the coming State Fair and
offers prize.
The need Of day policeman on The
Johnston side Of Olneyville Square was
forcibly illustrated last Wednesday
morning, when Patrick Lyons a sneak
theft we'll known 90 the police Il the
sixth precint. entered the saloon Of
Patrick Mernick in Stokes Block aud stole
the bartender's shoes. Mr. Mernick had
60 search about Johnston for the culprii
and an officer. finally capturing Lyons Al
one q the saloons at the upper end Of
Plainfeld street. The only official that
could be fosad handy was Deputy Sheriff
Carroll who took charge u the prisoner.