The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-11-10
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Mr.. II. NJ. Sti,lman, Secretary of Gran
tie Council, No. III, Royal Arcanum. Wis
tied Hartford to-day, and paid to Mrs.
f. W. Taylor, beneficiary of her husband,
who died Sept. oath, the sum of $4,000.
With the payment of this claim Granite
the sum of $45 900. aside from the large
amount it has expended in charity among
it's sick aud unfortunate members.-West-
erly Tribune, Nov. Z.
j. F. Masterson, for the past year en-
ployed on the TINES, severed his connec-
tion with the paper last Saturday.
1t is stated that DR.. j. A. O'Keefe is to
be made one of the board of pension ex-
aminers of the Providence district.
Mrs. Bessie Starr Keefer occupied the
Tabernacle pulpit last Sunday evening,
preaching on the Power of Silence"
Quite a number from this place attended
the annual meeting of the Fruit Hill De-
tectiDg Society at Hotel Cozzens, Centre
dale, last Saturday evening.
General orders No. II, issued Oct. 80
by the commander-in-chiuf, through the
adjutant general, directs Col. James
Moran. commanding the Second Regi-
ment of Infantry, to organize an infantry
company IN Olneyville, to take the place
of Company A. Warren, of his command,
disbanded June s, 1893. by order of the
governor.
These pensions have been granted to
Rhode Islanders: Supplemental-Fran-
els E. H. Babcock, Anthony, Kent. ORR
ginal-Widows. ETC., Beasey Barbour,
Providence.
Worlds Fair personals are now thing
of the past.
The Johnston directory for 1898 will
appear next week.
Now is the time to test the virtue of
advertising.
It is said that places of amusement
down street show the effects of the Olney-
vile strike.
Senator "Bob" Howard of Fall River,
Mass, is trying to effect reconciliation
between the manufacturers and strikers
of this place.
Mr.. George Farnell was one Of DR..
Clarkson's lawyers in the Vaughan
CIarkson damage suit which attracted
considerable attention last week.
4 number of local business men are
dispensing with electric lights to reduce
expenses.
John Rodgers is talked of as candidate
for the city council from the 10th ward.
Mercy A. Ball, of Olneyville. has been
granted an original widows pension.
Captain Bree, of the local Salvation
Army, is raising funds for the strikers
families.
Old Cranston care with a sign on them
are taking the place os several Turks
Head cars which are undergoing the
transformation process.
The second game of polo of the season
will be played in Music Hall Saturday
evening. The Providence team will have
the Boston aggregation for opponents.
The Johnston town council holds reg
ular session this afternoon.
The new State House commission has
at last agreed upon a site for the pro-
posed capitol. 1t is upon the Marshall
Woods estate on Smith, Francis and
Park streets, Providence. This estate
is on the brow of a hill, and is so stu
ated that the State House will be visible
for many miles when coming up the bay,
being as conspicuous as is the State House
at Boston.
The modest and unobtrusive tramp is
again blooming up" as public nuisance.
The United States census bureau is
full returns of the mortgage
Of the nation. 1t has al
ready completed in twenty-five States
the canvass of the per capita mortgage
burden. In Connecticut the debt is $107
has $144, Rhode Island
SlO6. New York $26S, Colorado $2O6,
Vermont SS4.
The son of Conductor Frank Kelley of
The Brook street line, commands one of
he finest four masted schooners sfoat.
The vessel is named the Daniel Fear
ng," in honor of the newly elected mayor
Of Newport.
The postal script will soon take the
place of the postal note now in use. The
postal note costs three cents and carries
my amount up to $5, while script, a
sheet calling for amounts up to So, has
,een prepared from which, on payment
If one cent, the amount of money to be
sent by mail to any part of the United
States may be torn off, the same as an
express order. There will be no writing
N it of any kind by the postmaster, the
sender endorsing the check draft. The
government guarantees it's safe traDspor-
alton.
Grand Regent Peckham and officers of
he Royal Arcanum, accompanied by a
arge delegation of members from other
,arts of the State, will visit the Olney- !
lille Council at their next meeting. Su- |