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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-12-15
GEORGIAVJLLE.

Miss N-ttie Barnes of Manton visited
friends in this place Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs John PennO of South Car
Yer. Mass, who have been visiting their
daughter. Mrs. L. o. Martin, of this viii
lage. have returned home.
Mr. Edwin Wilcox returned d on wednes-
dav from trip to Canada.
Mr.. and MIS-. Smith and daughter. of
Pawtux-t, are visiting at Mr.. j. B. New
eIl's, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaselette and daughter,
of Woonsocket, were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Patt last week.
Master SOmmie Reynolds has been LAID
up with an attack of sore throat for sever
al days.
Rev. +. G.. Eastman preached at the
Central Union chapel at SGithfeld last
Sunday.
Mr.. John Oswald made a short visit to
his parents at HehronvIlle last Saturday.
The weekly meeting Of Benefit Lodge
No 5S, |. 0. G. Il. was held in the lodge
room on Monday evening. The following
programme was rendered: Shadow Pan
tomime, lady members; Vocal solo, Miss
Martha Freeman; Harmonica solo. Miss
Lillian Davis; Music, by lady minstrels
composed of lady members; Singing by
~
Wilcox and Miss Annie Leete; Music.
Continental Band, composed of lady Mem
bers; Singing, quartette, Misses Martha
Freeman, Cora Mccormick, Carrie Will
cox and Annie Leete.
Miss Marion Gardiner of Allendale Wis
tied friends in this village on Monday
evening.
The Ladies Benevolent Society con-
necteG with the Free Baptist church in
this village. held meeting at the resi-
| dence of Mrs. Samuel Brown on Fridry
afternoon.
Excellent skating has been enjoyed on
! the Georgiaville reservoir during the pl st
week, and the young ladies and gentle
men of the village Lave not let the op-
portunity pass without improving it.
Lanterns have been placed on the
SWITCH of the New York and New Eng
land railroad in this village.
/ The recent storm has rushed" the
| business of Mr.. WIN. Leete. the black
smith, he being obliged to work consld-
/ erably evenings.
/ The train due at this place at 6 40 p. m
was about forty-6ve minutes late on Wed
nesdsy evening, owing to the brakes
being out of order.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-12-15
GREENVlLLE.

The Yonng Peoples Society of ST. Tho
mas church will hold their annual sale o.
fancy articles next Friday and SATURDAY
aveniugs.
E. S. Brown visited his sister, Mrs
Ethan Tburber, in Johnston, this week
Mrs. D. Potter, of Smithtield, visited
in this place few days.
Mrs. George Reynolds is improving
from her late sickness.
Mrs. Frank Harris is in Providence thi,
week.
Postmaster Walker Medbury has new
safe for the post office.
Marshall Mowry, Jr., visited his bro
ther, Dr. Jesse Mowry, in Providence, on
Tuesday.
Mr.. Herbert Dean and wife, OF Provi-
deuce. yi>i ri hs aunt and uncle, Mr..
Go ~ R~> nrlds. Saturday Last.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-12-15
Christmas at WeaVer'S,

Economy in buying is always proper
but this year it is almost imperative with
The great majority of people. Nobody
has money 10 waste and visit to GeOrg-
+. Weaver's store on OlneyvIle Square
will convince the bargain hunter that his
search is ended. Here can be found an
immense variety of toys, games, dolls,
vases, lamps, china and novelties. The
mostprudent will be satisfied and t he most
critical pleased. Mr.. Weaver has a large
stock of skates and his prices are reason
able. Every boy can own pair of mod
ern "gliders," if the times are hard. A
handsome Christmas present eau be
obtained with the money you Will speud
for car fare down street
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-12-15
SOUTH FOSTER.

Mr.. Alfred Hopkins is in feeble health
at present.
Miss Nettie Simmons has been retained
as teacher for the winter term of school al
Hopkins Mills.
Skating parties are again TO the front
as pastime with our young people.
An organ has been added to the school
property in District No. IA.
The bounty on foxes has given an
added Zest To the sport of hunting that
shy animal. Quite a number have been
sho hv our huu,rrs.
The tearh-r and scholars of District
No. II. v'>ied the Hopkins Mills school
on Wednesday.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-12-15
Picture Framing.

Is always in demand at this season and
thHre ,s no place in the city where such
work can Le done more ch-sply and sa :
i+fact oriaiy than at p. E. Costrllo's. 4S3
Westminster street. Mr.. Cos clio has a
very large stock of fra med pictures
which he proposes to sell at cost, and
some for even less. Christmas and New
Years cards, novelties, etc, which were
purchased at q very low price from the
jobbers will be sold at astonishingly low
hgures
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-12-15

Mr.. Daniel Walsh bad hin finger Sc Tere
ly jammed this week by a piece of iron
falling upon it.
Mr. John Simmer cut his finger quite
severely one day this week. nearly sew
ering it.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-12-15

Mr.. J. P. Davidson, of Woonsocket
called here this week.
Mrs. II. L. Dempsey and daughters
Margaret and May are visiting in Utica.
New York.
Bargains in clothing and gentlemen s
furnishings at Geo. O. Johnson & Co. 2
Oneyville square.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-12-15
Nicholson & FurguSon

At 1900 Westminster street. corner OF
Troy, wish to call attention 10 their new
department. baking, which was added to
their grocery short time ago. Bread.
rolls, cake and pastr:, etc. can be found
here Of a quality that gives the customer
tine most perfect satisfaction. Also full
line of groceries suitable for Christmas
cooking, fruits, candies, etc. 1t will pay
a discriminating buyer TO look over this
excellent store before buying elsewhere.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-12-15
Christmas Music.

4 piano makes a Christmas present
hat gives more pleasure perhaps to the
lrrgest nt tmber of people than anything
that can be thought of. II. L. Eddy, SIS
Westm psier street. Hoyle Building, has
fine stock of pianos and organs. and
low rents and small expenses enable him
TO sell as low as the lowsest. Agen. for
the celebrated Sohmer piano.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-12-15

resource is their left us, unless some one
comes TO the rrscue and does something.
he 1t ever so triflng, even if you have TO
get married; hut do something, If only to
save the reputation of thu TINES a.
being the best paper published for local
news items.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-12-15
Confectionery,

In olden times candy was considered a
luxury, now it is considered almost a
necessity. You will want some at Christ
mas anyway, and the place to buy it is at
N. S. Maxield's, 1916 Westminster street
Mr.. Maxfeld makes his candies and does
it well.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-12-15
ALLENDALE.

The Women's Missionary Society held
their regular meeting Tuesday evening
with Mrs. Alvin Warren.
Mrs. Anna F. Lane is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Obedish Olney.
Mrs. J. B. Johnston is visiting relatives
at Central Falls.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-12-15
FURNISHINGS.

A full and complete line of gentlemen's
furnishings can ne found at J. F. Rus
s-frs, corner of Westminster and STOKE rs
streets. Olney lille SPUR. Goods su,ta
tlr for Curistma gifts, including Gloves,
Muth rs. Silk and n~n Haudkerchieis.
Susp ndeIs, etc.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-12-15
Useful and Ornamental Articles

Alike have had onr attention.
If you want so Cent Goods, we have the
best values and the handSOmeSt variety.
Ii YOU want articles for ONE DOLLAR
we have hunGrt dis of pretty things that
have never before been sold for one dollar.
Our preparations have been complete
Lack of room in which to- continue the
Toy Business has inspired us to greater
effort in our regular departments, and
those who Patronize us will have the
benefits
Thousands of HandkerchiefS invite
those who always fall back on handker-
chiefs. our assortment never having
equa led our present exhibit
&S%If you have not seen our magnifi-
cent Doll ID splay. YOU must.
Dolls Dressed and UndreSsed.
Everyone NEW this year.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-12-15
4. ". Ladd Co.
HOLIDAY
SHOPPING,
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Not one or two departments, but every
department. has special attraction, selec-
ted expressly for this seasons trade.
We have never given greater care in the
selections than this year. and we believe
visit to- our store and an inspection of the
choice things that we have spread out,
will convince everyone that we are at the
front.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1893-12-15

Where YOU can buy ANYTHING big reduction from regular
prices. Call and get his prices and be convinced
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-08-30
NO. 1887
rrslpins The Goxsrnment.

Now that the civil war is long way
IN the past it is safe to relate certain
cases of the cutting of red tape which at
the time were winked at and kept as
quiet as possible. Military routine often
left men without what civilians would
regard as the coInmonest necessities of
life, and to endure these deprivations
when they were unnecessary was hard
anywhere, and especially SO at Washing
ton, where supplies were abundant
enough.
One day in the summer of 1851 Maine
regiment was eneamped in Washington.
The rations were poor, and two soldiers,
privates, resolved to see if they could
not get something better.
They went, in their uniforms of course,
directly to the White House, and enter
ing by a side door managed to evade the
guardians of the executive mansion. In
one of the passages they met very tall
man. They had no doubt it was Presi-
dent Lincoln. They bowed to him, and
he bowed to them, but they said moth
ing. Their business was not with him,
but with his cook.
Ihey Went on ana found their way TO
the broad kitchen. The cook was there
at work.
"Look herel'' the Maine men said to
him, "we've sworn to support this ERE
government. and fer two weeks we've
ben a-doin it on nothin but salt junk.
Now, if you'd spare us little of this ERE
stuff, we think it would put this wal
along amazin'lyp
They selected what they thought
would ego round" among their particu-
lar friends at the camp and carried it
off, no one saying them nay.-Youth's
Companion.
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PlLeRIMAaEs TO MECCA.
Religious Zeal of Mohammedans a Great
Boon to Steamship Companies.

Religious Zeal of Mohammedans q Great
Boon to Steamship Companies.
1t is more than remarkable that Gus.
tom which arose shortly after the death,
some 1850 years ago, of o man whose
name was for centuries identified with
all that was hostile to Christian domina-
ton and opinion should within the last
few years have had an important and
favorable influence ON the earnings of
certain British lines of steamers.
No race has been more enthusiastic in
the way Of pilgrimage to the holy city
of Arabia than hatinhabiting the Malay
peninsula and archipelago. Although
their conversion to Islamism dates back
only some 500 years, if indeed quite SO
long (the records of the event being de-
cidedly vague and Enthusiastically, the
duty of performing the%"Haj' is recog
nized by all right minded Malays as i'm.
perative. The peninsula itself probably
furnishes far fewer number of pilgrims
than the large islands of the archipelago
| forming the magnificent territory known
as Netherlands Indies. Java and Celebes
Boyan and Bugis, TO say nothing of III
| Vulnerable less known places, now send
forth multitudes yearly to visit the sa-
cred fame. 1t would not at first sight,
seem that the journey made principally
in well appointed steamers-involved any
particular hardships.
But the usual conditions of the "pil.
grim traffic" are somewhat different
from those of ordinary passenger vessels.
The Malay pilgrim, whose ticket to and
from Mecca is provided by passage
broker, has to find his own provisions
while on board. In all cases he has to
pay sinartly for conveyance from Jeddah
| to Mecca overland, unless he elects to do
the journey on foot, but in any event he
has to provide the necessary commits.
sariat. The steamers as rule are over
crowded for ordinary comfort, although
permitted by regulation to carry the 500
or more pilgrims who embark. Should,
as sometimes happens, an epidemic
break ont during the voyage, the death
rate bee, .es tragical. The worst hard
ships, however, commence on landing at
the evil smelling and by no means
healthy port of Jeddah.
| Few of the pilgrims provide them
selves with adequate necessaries to
tramp the greater portion of the 100
miles which separate the city of Mecca
from its nearest port. Yet worse is their
condition on returning. The price Of
food is exorbitant, and thousands perish
annually Of exhaustion and insufficient
nourishment-and this despite the best
efforts of the British and other consuls
at Jeddah, who issue all needful warn
ings to the pilgrims. Quarantine, again,
tells heavily against the would be Hail.
A few extra days detention exhausts his
small stock of provisions, and he falls u
ready victim to disease. The result is
that large proportion of those who
visit Mecca never return to their own
country. The trade, however, is profit
able to steamer owners, much as it is
disliked by captains and officers. AS for
Europeans unfortunate enough to bt
passengers in pilgrim ship, they are
not to be envied.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-08-30
An Awful Possibility.

1t is great deal more sensible to
travel comfortably than to throw away
money for nothing. would prefer to
have cabin to myself, even If had to
travel ON second class ship. do not
see why should have stranger in my
room. 1t is dreadful lottery, and he
is apt to have very unclean habits. I'M
agine this in close, stuffy atmosphere.
filled already with the odors of the ship
and the stencil of the machinery. You
cannot ask man for guarantee Of his
position. He is apt to belong to the mid
die class, and think how perfectly horri-
BILE it would be to inhabit room with q
being who has very uncertain notions
about the complete change Of linen every
day and whose rule Of cleanliness has
been tub once week, on Saturday
night
And then, even if cleanly, he might
not wear the right kind of underclothes,
and he might persist in sleeping in night
robes instead of pajamas, and he might
do hundred other dreadful things.
Think of watching such a creature dress
1T would be an awful fascination with
me-and find that he changed his collar
and his cuffs and not his shirt, which,
still glazed and shiny from the manipu-
lations of Chinaman, would have its
dirt spotted bosom concealed by made
up scarf whit is too horrible to think
of!-Cor. Vogue.
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No one who has not actually mixed
with New York handles knows how
much they spend. A social philosopher
has lately reckoned that young man
about town, who takes his part in the
good things which are going, cannot
dress under $500 year. His tailor's
bill will eat half Of this, his shirts and
''gentlemen's furnishings" u quarter, his
boots not less than 1925. twill cost over
$500 to outfit him for yachting, tennis
and polo. Then add to this his bill for
horses, his club bill, his florists bill, his
restaurant bill, his lodging bill and the
nameless sundries which constitute one
half of the outlay of n young man about
town, and it will be seen that man may
have $4,000 year and yet be familiar
with the face of duns.
One of the Oldest and wisest clubmen
of the day recently, after an hours study
of the necessaries of life for a man Of
fashion, declared that he would advise
no one to attempt the life with less than
$4,000 year.-Cor. San Francisco Ar
gOnaut.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-08-30
Gem peddlers of ceylon.

I was sitting one afternoon on the
beautiful wide veranda of the Gale Face
hotel, Colombo, in Ceylon.
A light hand touched my shoulder, and
barefooted Cingalese stood before me.
Would you like to buy some stonesfr
he asked in his pleasant voice.
These peddlers of gems are very nu-
merous in Ceylon and threaten to become
a nuisance to the traveller. They are not
allowed to enter the hotels, and once
saw one of them actually beaten out of
the Oriental in Columbo. Hence twas
that before addressing me my Cingalese
friend glanced furtively up and down
the long veranda to see that he was un-
observed by the minions of the hotel.
He took from beneath his blouse IL
bundle of white cloth, which he opened,
displaying about q pint of rubies, car
buncles, moonstones and cats eyes. AS
l had nothing to do, looked through
them, after explaining to the sable mer-
chant that ! had no intention of buying.
The collection must have been worth
many thousands of dollars, Judging by
individual specimens, but apart from his
merchandise the barefooted vender, COS
tune and all, might have been assessed
at about 8 shillings. -Donahoe's Maya
zine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-08-30
Queer Tnstes In Eating.

In popular restaurant the other day
at lunch took up what supposed was
a saltbox to sprinkle my roast beef and
was startled by the sudden exclamation
of the waiter, "That's sugar." This led
to a conversation in which the waiter
said that in an establishment where he
had been employed an old gentleman
came in regularly at least three times
week and ordered sirloin steak well
broiled, upon which he always poured q
liberal portion of New Orleans molasses.
Another waiter said that ON one occa-
sion young man had ordered powdered
sugar and two dozen oysters and that
he had literally sprinkled the sugar on
the oysters before he ate them. A COM
panion accompanied him and watched
the performance, and the waiter said he
believed 1t was the result of bet !
myself recall lad who attended board
ing school with me, and who invariably
put powdered sugar on his soft boiled
eggs.-New York Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-08-30

Character In Gait.

Gait is an important part of physical
expression. BY his gait man tells us
whether he is fresh or tired, strong or
feeble, in good health or in bad To some
extent also gait denotes occupation. The
upright and somewhat rigid walk of the
soldier differs largely from the rather
rolling gait Of the sailor, and different
from both Of these is the slow, jolting
gait of The country laborer, which, how
ever, is partly accounted for by his clum-
sy and heavy boots. In the peculiarities
of gait, again, an attentive eye discovers
many moral qualities. Slow steps, wheth-
er long or short, suggest gentle or reflect
i've state of mind as the case may be-
while on the contrary quick steps seem
to speak of agitation and energy.
Reflection is revealed in frequent
pauses, and walking to and fro, back
ward and forward, the direction of the
steps wavering and following every
changing impulse of the mind, inevitably
betrays uncertainty, hesitation and in
decision. 1t might be asking too curious
a knowledge to distinguish by their re-
spective gaits tho miser, the spendthrift
and the philanthropist, but the proud
man is almost always known byhis step,
the vain man to some extent and the OBJ
stinate man not little.-Lesure Hour.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-08-30
Money In wan strsst.

New Workers. are noted for being
scramblers after money. But they are
just as remarkable for the risks they
take with it when they get 1t. A man
went through Wall street to the ferry
one day last week with 100000 in the
pocket of his overcoat. He had an UNI
brella in one hand and cigar between
the fingers of the other. 1t would not
have required an expert pickpocket to
relieve him of his wealth. Yesterday a lad
was sent to banking house to deposit
certified check for $685. 900. He went along
swinging it in his hand. In front of the
bank he stopped and tried to balance the
check on the end of his nose. No one
would have believed that what he had
was anything but a worthless scrap Of
paper.-New York Times.
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A Breach of Etiquette.

In Holland woman is secondary
consideration and poor consideration
at that. No Dutch gentleman when
walking ON the sidewalk will move out
of his way for lady. The latter turns
out invariably, however muddy or dan
gerous the street. Ladies very rarely
make any requests of the lords Of crea-
ton. An American woman asked Hol-
land gentleman at party to bring her
certain book from table. The bewild-
cred stare with which he favored her
convinced her that she had committed q
conventional offense. He brought the
book, but quietly informed her that a
Hollander would never have asked such
favor.-F. II. Stauffer in Kate Fields
Washington.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-08-30
Are You Any Good at Puzzlesp

The genius who invented the eff
teen" Puzzle, "Pigs in Clover" and
many others has invented a brand
new one, which is going to be the
greatest on record. There is fun,
instruction and entertainment in it.
The old and learned will find as
much mystery in it as the young and
unsophisticated. This great puzzle
is the property OF the New York
Press CLUE, for whom it was in
vented by Samuel Lloyd, the great
puzzlist, to be sold for the benefit of
the movement to erect great home
for news paper workers in New
York. Generous friends have Civ
en- $4,000 in prizes for the success
full puzzle solvers. TEN CENTS
seat to "PREss CLUB BUILDING
AND CHARITY FUND" Temple
Court, New York City will get you
the new mystery by return mail.
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poor. rhourl, worth rhousnnds,

Two little girls, wards in chancery.
and heiresses to 500, coo each, were, it Is
said, recently arraigned as Migrants in
London police court. Their fortunes
are SO securely locked up in chancery
that by no process of law can any OF the
money be obtained until the children are
Of age. They are at present practically
destitute and unable to procure decent
surroundings, clothing or education
London Letter.
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Filling q Large Contract.

do you always practice what you
preach?' asked the tired deacon OF the
long winded minister.
Il do, my brother" said the long
winded minister solemnly.
''Well," said the tired deacon, with a
sigh, II don't wonder then that you don't
seem to get any time to make pastoral
calls. Texas Siftings.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-08-30
A Singular Accident.

A cyclist was riding on an old fash
toned, ordinary machine, the wooden
handles of which were missing, leaving
the iron spikes exposed. He dismounted.
but in starting the machine he missed
the pedal, and the bicycle falling he
fell on top of it, and one of the handle
spikes entering his left breast and pene-
trating right through to the heart, came
out at his back just under the shoulder
blade. He died soon after being taken
to the hospital. Family.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-08-30

The maelstrom Is not whirlpool
which sucks ships down into the depths
Of the ocean. 1t is an eddy which in
fair weather can be crossed in safety by
any vessel
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-08-30
An odd Way of Saying "How d. Do.

The people of Cairo salute You with an
odd question. 1t means, "Do You per-
spire?" 1t is explained by the fact that
they regard dry skin as the symptom
of mortal malady. Kate Fields Wash
ington.
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A kind of lizard which grows to be
seven feet in length is found in Siam. It
is known as the ''he-ah," and its gall Is
highly priced as medicine.