The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-22
NEWS OF OLNEYVILLE.
How the People of That Busy Burg
Celebrated Columbus Day.
THE OTHER NEWS OF THE DAY,
A Suicide and Balls, the Grave and the
Gay Mixed la the Usual Man ner-what
Goeth On In the Hustiing vile at Our
Western Gate.

The Columbus Day celebration began
at o O'clock with the raising Of flag at
the School street school, and the national
exercises in all the other schools. In the
AFTERNOON the civic and trades processi on
occurred. 1t was wonderful line, nearly
four miles in length. The line started
promptly. The civic division was made
up as printed in the News of Wednesday.
The trades procession was the feature
of the day. 1t comprised three divisions.
and in them was representative display
Of the extent and variety of the business
interests Of Olneyville.
The trades procession numbered more
than 200 teams. The unique features in
Guided the tally-ho coaches of j. u. San
Souci d Co. aud George o. johnson &
Co. j. i. Russell * Co. had an open
barouche drawn by four white horses.
Each animal was led by colored man
dressed in the costumes of the past four
centuries. Among the larger floats were
,, ,, "A representation Of "A blacksmith shop i'm
operation with fJrQes, and u horse ready
TO be shod, by G.. Il. A. Beane, aud simi-
lar one by the Union Railroad Company.
Thomas McMahon had a dairy farm with
real live" cow TO furnish the ma
terial.
w. A. Phillips. chief marshal of the
trades. was confined to his home by ILL
ness. Henry .. Martin assumed the
Office and had as aids Thomas w. Penny
and John Casey.
Those who made displays were Brow
nell. Field a. Company, John Shore, j. +.
Singleton, &. ii. Pohle, X. G. Walsh, A.
Bromley, j. Coup, G. T.. Seigel, Thonp-
son, Bros, NJ. q. Colwell, B. j. MURRAY.
John j. Donnell, Keneuy 81 Gouh, r.
Nicholson, q. W. Amison, John Rams
dell, Lester & Hopkins. Charles II. Law
ton, Smith Bros, Il. j. Crabb, NJ. A..
German, john Casey & Company,
Philip Fogarty 81 Sons. c. l.. Gendreau,
groceries, meats and miscellaneous: j. O.
San Souci, j, +. Rdssell 81 Co.. Talbot a.
CO., John O'Connell, :. Crown, George
.. johnson d Co.. boots and shoes, cloth
ing and men's furnishings; /. L. Allen
& Co., William Mills, r. Melvin,
dry and fancy goods; William L..
Wnipple, j. X. Hueme, A. Under
wood, Flint e. Co., furniture aud
upholstery; Misses A. NJ. Donnelly, A. J..
Con ey, milliery; Owen Bros, A. Hul.er.
j. X. Hazard, j. a. Webb bakers; Henry
Mathewson, sale and livery stables; II. w.
Crowther, j. +. Collision, paints: +. III.
Cady. wall paDer; j. McGhuchy, paints
and hardware; A. Baiuton, pianos: ii. l..
Lewis, fish and CLANS; W. = Brown, j.
Phillips, milk; w. b. Alverson, eggs:
w. A. ii. Grant, G. f. A. Beane, 4. T..
Ryan, T. +. Cannon, Thomas Lyons.
Providence Coal Company, coal. wood
hay, grain. masons' materials; Z. Nc
Donough, Bottomley d Brady, carpen-
ters; A w. Smith, mason; Pocasset Ice
Co., Hughesdale Ice Co., ice; British Ho-
siery Company, stockings; Pocasset
Warp Co., warps; Wheeler * Wilson
I
Olneyville Mineral Water Company;
l.. Sweet * CO.. lumber; j. Wright a. Co,
tobacco; Randall, real estate; James
Crawshaw. florist; G. III. Heptonstall,
Olneyyille Times, printing: G. l.. Bland
ing Manufacturing Company, merchan-
disc; II. L. * j y. Molter, brewery pro-
ducts; Nelson Titus, building mover: X.
II. Moore, teas. The Broadway Baptist
church had model of the church, and
cards displaying the results of 2S years
work.
Columbus Day Sports.
Immediately after the procession yes
terday the following athletic games oc
Cured on the lot on Dyer avenue: One
hundred yards race, four entries, prize
shoes. Robert Watson, winner; sack race,
prize, half ton OF coal, won by George Nc
Allister; three-legged race, box of cigars
won by Watson and Scott; boys race,
eight entries, hrsJ prize, suit of clothes,
won by Charles " illiams; second prize,
can OF Milk, won by Andrew Cooper:
girls race, prize box of chocolate creams.
won by AuDie Holbrook; tug of war be-
tween Nelson and Abraham Lincoln Bar
racks, Sons of ST. George, won by Lincoln
Barracks; bicycle road race, three miles,
handicap; winners were G. a. Austin, B
Franklin, III. Coulthurst, n. Tyring, e.
Woodworth: prizes were. first, silver
cup; second, stop watch; third, twelve
photographs: fourth. sleeve buttons; fifth.
100 cards The closing event was an ex-
hibition squirt by the hand engine Name
aug.
Minor Accidents.
G.. L. A. Beane's blacksmith shop float
slipped from the low-gear while turning
from Dyer avenue into the Killingly road
and horse, men ana for2es sprawled TO
the ground No injuries happened TO
men or horse.
Il. f.. Ryan's six-horse team. loaded
with cordwood, sank to the hubs in the
soft roadbed of Delaine street. The
wheels were extricated only after the
wood had been unloaded.
Sarah O'Brien, 80 years old, wife of
William A. O'Brien. committed suic ide
early Friday morning, stranglinV herself
with a towel, at her residence, "a Bergen
street.
Columbus Rails.
The Columbus society gave its first
grand ball in Dyer's Opera House Thurs
day evening. There was "A large attend
ance.
The Chrysanthemum Literary and So.
cial Club gave it's second grand ball in
G. ad cts Armory Thursday evening