The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-27
NEWS OF 0LNEYVILLE.
How Thanksgiving Day Was OBJ
served in the Busy Factory Town.
DANClN G AND M ERR N ENT.
One Mans Annoyances on Account OF the
Discrimination of His Turkey to Accom-
pany Him Home-The Watch was Not
stolen-Y. NJ. L. Concert.

stoien-N. M. Il. Concerto
One gay round of pleasure was the cele-
bration of Thanksgiving Doy in Olney-
vile. In Dyer's Opera House was held
the fifteenth annual ball of the Y. M. L.
and 5. Club. and large crowd danced
until the early hours of Thanksgiving
were on them. The Pequot Social Club
also held their yearly ball, and Irons Hall
so great.
At Woods Hall was given the usual
Thanksgiving dance by the Robert
Emmett Literary Association, and it was
well attended.
Yesterday afternoon and evening the
Temperance Cadets gave their regular
matinee ball, and many of their admirers
assembled at their armory TO celebrate
the day with them. Dancing was begun
broke up everybody happy, taking away
"reminiscences of the day TO be recalled
with pleasure. "Uncle Toms Cabin" was
played at the Opera House before a fair
attendance by the Boston Idaal Company
in the evening.
The turkey rattle was prominent fea-
ture and that festive bird esconced in a -four
bag, or otherwise, was hurried to the va
rous homes To grace the festtl board.
One gentleman was triumphantly bearing
homeward large specimen of the turkey
family, which had already been robbed of
life as well as plumage. He had won II
somewhere i'm Johnston and had stopped
at a store on High street to tell his friends
of his good luck as well as to receive their
congratulations. He started on his
journey again, when just outside
the door, he met an acquaintance:
whom he related his experience. Behind
them was CRATE. which protected eel
lar window close TO the walk. While the
two men were talking, somebody from the
store went below, and reaching out,
pulled the turkeys neck through an aper
ture in the wire screen. Hitching stout
rope on TO 1T, it was tied securely to
the CRATE. The conversation waned,
sumed his weary way, where to
to his surprise and chagrin, the bird re
fused TO come. He tugged and pulled,
but to no avail. BY this time, to make
mattees worse, a number of pedestrians,
seeing his dilemma, stopped to enjoy the
fun. Finally, after he had nearly rent
the gobbler asunder in his futile endeav
ors TO release il, he with blood in his eve
and cleaning iackknfe in his hand,
severed the neck of the innocent creature
from its body, and left it dangling from
the CRATE. The people in the store had
the laugh on him, as he fastened thenc'
with "1'll-get-even with you smile OF
his face.
Imagined His watch Was Stolen.
Last evening Officer Doane was notife3
by young man, that his watch had been
stolen, alleging that one John Geelin hat.
taken il. Sergeant Holbrook was in
formed OF the case, and took both parties
concerned up into his office, where he ex
amined them.
The watch was found in his vest pocket,
showing no signs of anyone's having tried
To meddle with it, The chain was hang
ing in the ordinary way, and in illustrat-
ing how the man Geelin had stolen the
timepiece, the fellow, by two or three hard
tugs, broke the guard. Mr.. Holbrcok dis
charged the accused, finding no proof o,
his having attempted~any such act.
The Y. VI. NJ. 1. society's Concert.
At the Harris avenue NJ +. Church last
evening the Rev. Mr.. Rood, rector, a con-
cert, extremely ENJOYABLE, was given by
the Young Mems Mutual Improvement
Society. In spite of'the inclement weather
the church was well filled. The object of
the concert was to defray the expense
which at present rests on the organ used
in the vestry. IL consisted Of readings,
in various dialects, selections by quartet,
a iccolo duet and a harmonica chorus,
all of which numbers were renderd in
way to delight the audience During the
intermission ice-cream and cake were
served in the parlors of the church. This
was the occasion of the fourth annual con-
cert given by the society, and it is an event
looked forward TO with great deal of
pleasurable anticipation.
Fight and an Arrest.
Yesterday morning about IL O'Clock
fight took place between two men in front
of a saloon at the foot of Broadway A
dispute arose over some trivial matter,
and each sought satisfaction by endeavor-
ing TO dsfgure the others beauty. Many
gathered around squirting them on in
their brutal actions, when Officers Gift
ford and Tucker sprang in and took
one of the participants TO the station. The
other made his escape inside, and as the
proprietor did not care to have him ar
rested he was not troubled. The one
"jugged" had already been elected three
times previous. and it was out of this mat
ter the fight grew.
Considerable attention was drawn to a
dense column of smoke arising heaven
ward Yesterday, in the direction of Grams
ton, IL was found TO be nothing more
than pile Of fertilizing material on the
Budlong farm in Cranston, from which
was issuing the smoke.
A lively runaway occurred yesterday
afternoon, which resulted In breaking the
team up pretty generally; The, horse is
owned by James McCurdy, and was at
the time being driven by another person,
when he became frightened on Manton
avenue, throwing out the driver. Aside
from slight shaking up the person was
uninjured.
Mrs Mary Quinn, n most estimable
lady, died at her residence on Broadway
yesterday morning after "A long and pain
full illness.
PAWTUXET.
A pleasing entertainment was given at