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The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-26

School of Technology. visited relatives
here Saturday.
Miss 8. A. Eastman visited friends il
Providence. Friday and Saturday.
Miss Nancy Max6eld recently passed
her 96th birthday. She is still active
and attends to the household duties,
while her niece works in the mill.
Mr.. Thomas Smith met with a painful
accident last week. While cutting wood
In company with another man. the axe
glanced and inflicted painful cut Lelow
the knee. He was assisted to his home
by his companion, where the wound was
properly dressed:
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Brown have re-
covered from severe attack of the
grippe,
Mrs. Hattie Chambers spent a few
days last week with Mrs. Waldo Parrott,
in Providence.
Lowest prices for upholstering at Un-
derwood's, 33 Delaine street. Olneyv lille.
Miss Ida Reynolds met with quite a
serious accident while skating. by falling
and injuring her elbow.
Master George Remington, of Mantou,
spent Saturday with his cousin, Everett
Lawton.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society con-
nected with the Free Baptist church is to
hold a social and supper in Bernon Hall,
on Friday afternoon and evening.
Miss Grace Meyers. of Roxbury, Mass,
is spending few days with Miss Mary
Eta Davis.
The lady members of Benefit Lodge,
No. 5S. 1. o. o. F., are to hold an enter
tainment in Bernon BALL, on Monday eve
ming, February 9th.
The calico ball held under the auspices
ofthe Young Mems Literary and Dramatic
Association, in Columbus Hall, on Friday
evening, proved TO be verv pleasing
affair. Many laughabIs costumes ap-
peared and created much amusement.
The grand march was lea by John
Sumner and Miss Lottie Powers, after
which followed the Soldiers JOY" and
then waltzes and quadrilles were the
order of the evening. Mr.. John Reynolds
officiated at the piano, George Angel at
the violin, and Thomas McCabe acted as
floor manager. Luncheon was served at
the close of the first qnadrille, and cake
and cream were for sale. Then dancing
was resumed, aud continued until the
small hours.
The Young Mems Literary and Dra-
| matte Association are to hold an enter
tainment in Columbus Hall. on Friday
and Saturday evenings, February End
and Sd.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-26

Officer Thomas Smith, who injured bis
leg quite badly while splitting wood las'
week. is getting along nicely and in 8
few days will be around again.
John P. Powers, foreman dyer for the
Phenix Mills in East Greenwich. visited
friends here last week. Mr.. Powers il
interested 10 patent dyeiDg apparatus,
and has met with much success in selling
the same.
Hon. James Harris and Charles I.
Lakey of Georg iavIlle, called on Thomas
Smith last Sunday.
Frank Bissneth has removed to Canada.
James T. Andrews and David Daniels
attended the auction sale at the Water
man Brown farm on the 23d inst.
The International Navigation Co. OF
New York have sent out the handsomest
calendars seen here this year.
belmont Smith is building a heavy
express wagon for his own use.
j G. Bellows spent Wednesday in Pro-
violence.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-26
Negro Superstitions.

Among the superstitions OF southern
negroes are those which make it most
unfavorable thing to see black cat
crossing ones path, or to turn back
without making a ''cross" in the street,
road or path. The belief in witches
Is perhaps more general than any other,
and an e1-congressman tells Of case in
this section within the past 80 years In
which a witch was killed in a very
strange fashion. A negro called on a
witch doctor. a very old woman, and
was told that the cause Of the trouble
was a witch and that she must be kill
ed; that the only way possible to thus
put her out of the way was to go into
the woods and cut the figure of per-
son on the bark of big pine tree, mark
a cross on the body and shoot this with
q silver bullet, the cross representing
the witch's heart. The shooting was
duly done in the presence OF quite
number of persons. This occurred In
the northern part Of this county. Ce-
dar balls are carried in the pockets as
a protection against witches. The ne
gro belief in these is certainly fully
matched by that of white men who car
~ In their pockets buckeyes and Irish
potatoes, or who wear thick iron rings
on their fingers as preventive OF rheu-
mzttsm. Tor. Washington Star.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-26
GREENVILLE.

The Ladies Society met this week will
Mrs. John Remington, near this village.
Mrs. Andrew Bartlett, from New Bed
ford. Mass. is visiting her sister, Mrs. c.
Knight.
Mr.. John III. Latham. from Providence
spent few days last week with his
parents here.
The Young Peoples Society of St
Thomas Church met with Mr.. Albert
Smith in this place, on Friday evening
All enjoyed fine time.
The temperance society of this village
is gradually growing, and they have the
bes: wishes of a great many in this
vicinity.
Mr.. William Bowen, an aged resident
near here, was found dead in an out
building at his home Monday evening
The doctor pronounced it heart failure.
Mrs. Henry Smith has been very sick
for some time past, but is improving al
this writing.
Mr.. Charles Hubbard md family, OF
Providence, called on John Mathewson
on Sunday last.
The notice of the death of James
jacques that was in the TINES while
ago was mistake. He is alive and well
at this writing.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-26
NORTH SCITUATE

Miss Eta Spencer, of Phenix, is visit
ing relatives here.
Charles Parker's horse ran away in
Olneyville, Tuesday, and the wagon was
somewhat damaged.
The Glenford Band have a concert in
Clark's Hall on Tuesday evening. Febru-
ary 9Th. The band will be assisted by
Miss Edith Heyworth, elocutionist. and
Prof. j. Fl. Bailey, baDjoist.
The turkey supper at the Baptist yes
try, on Thursday evening, was well
attended.
Irving Salisbury is slowly recovering
from his late illness.
William Olney, an old resident of this
town, who lives in the Rocky Hill dis
trict, died Thursday morning OF pneu-
monia.
Mr.. George Atwood is recovering from
an attack of the grippe.
Read L. E. Higgins & Co.'s advertise
ment on this page.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-26

MANTON.

The funeral of Mrs. Thomas Phillips
was solemnized at st. Thomas Church
Monday.
Woonasquatucket Council, American
Mechanics, are preparing for grand
masquerade tall for the evening of the
22nd of February.
Harry SwindeIls went to Slocumsville
Wednesday on a fishing expedition.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Richardson on Friday of last week.
Thomas Mack, the motorman, is still
confined to his home by illness.
Fred Prior is planning tip to Florida
II, xt month.
Walter Evans has taken a position as
conductor for the Union Traction Co.
Last Monday afternoon the Mt. Pleas
ant Rangers beat the Manton Juniors at
ice polo, to 4.
Walter Evans, the recently elected
noble grand of Anchor Lodge, on account
of business engagements decided not to
accept the office, and on Monday eve
ming G. L. Holden was elected and in
stalled to fill the vacancy
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-26
DEXTER DISTRICT.

Mr.. jeremiah Enches has sold his
Rocky Hill farm to Herbert Harris of
LIMERICK. Mr.. Harris has fifteen men
cutting wood on the farm.
Stephen Wright, the owner of the
Ephriam Sayles farm, has a gang of men
chopping for him in the maple swamp,
which will be flowed if the new reservoir
is built.
Mrs. Mowry Smith has sold her seven
ty-6ve cords Of wood, which she cuts an
nually, to John Cullen Of Berkeley.
@Mr. Richard Keene, the owner of the
Benjamin Phetteplace farm, has been
engaged in tearing out the lumber used
inside the Butterfly factory and carting il
up TO his farm for the past three weeks.
The late Abigail Walker kindly re-
membered her guardian, William S
Enches, by leaving him legacy in her
will.
Fine Upholstering done at Underwood's,
33 Delaine street, Olneyville.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-26
NORTH SMITHFIELD.

a large number of those interested in
poultry raising attended meeting al
the Agricultural Park, Thursday, for the
purpose of formulating some plan for the
detection of hen thieves.
Miss Maude Baker attended the grad
uating exercises at the State Normal
School on Friday of last week.
The U. &. W. Society held an interest.
ing meeting on Tuesday evening of las,
week.
A tax is being assessed in the Reming.
ton school district, to meet expenses oi
repairs to the school building.
There was large party Of skaters
upon D. s. Mowry's pond, Saturday
evening.
The town council will hold regular
meeting at the council chamber in Sla
tersville, Saturday afternoon.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-26
CENTERDALE.

Mr. j. E. Congdon lost a valuable horse
Monday.
Mrs. L. L. Gardner is confined to her
home by illness.
Herbert Place is confined TO the house
10y an attack of malaria.
Mrs Samuel Knox presented her hus-
band with fine girl baby, Sunday
morning.
Rev. s. S. Barney is suffering from an
attack of the grippe.
Mrs. Mary Hodges, formerly of this
place, visited at D. Leonard's, this week.
George II. Sweet has Just purchased a
Relay Road Racer Bicycle, and it is a
dandy.
The Roger Williams Lodge of Free
Masons here received a visit from the
officers of the Grand Lodge, Saturday
evening, also large delegation of mem
bers from Olneyville, Greenville, and
other places. After the work of the Sd
degree oil were invited to the banque,
ball where a sumptuous collation. was
served. This was the largest meeting
ever held by the Lodge.
The Centredale worsted Co. are run
ming part of their mill nights, in order
to Keep up with their orders.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-26
THORNTON.

Leander Peckham of the bag mill il
recovering from his late illness.
s. Hill has cause to complain, as some
body has been slashing his COWS about
the neck. Looks as though somebody
wanted some fresh beef.
The British Hosiery Brass Band hold a
poverty masquerade dance at the Pavil'
ion Saturday night. Floor director, E.
Smith; aid, w. Cast. Atchinson's o.
chestra will furnish the music.
There is to he football game here
Saturday afternoon between the British
Hosiery team and Pawtuckets.
Willie Luther is confined to his house
by Sickness.
Benjamin Dalton is hoping to get back
his old stand some time next week. The
building is being rebuilt rapidly.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-26
SMITHFIELD.

Mrs. George Pickering became the
mother of fine boy few days ago.
Mrs. Daniel Crossman and son, of
Oakland spent few days of last week
with Mrs. Barton Mowry.
Rev. E. G. Eastman Of Georgiaville
made several calls in town last Monnay,
Mrs. William Anderson spent Monday
with friends in Providence.
Mr.. John Smith of Burrillville visited
in town, Sunday.
Mr.. Simon w. Patt and Miss Florence
Richardson visited Miss Mary Hunts
school in Forestdale last Monday.
A large number of young men and boys
from this town enjoy themselves nearly
every night skating on the pond of Duty
s. Mowry in North Smithield.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-26
EVANSVILLE.

A number Of weavers have been dis
charged at the mill here for refusing to
run two looms.
The Lee Mineral Water Co. are prepar-
ing for big spring trade.
A daughter was recently born to Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Smith.
There is excellent skating in Lymans-
Vile pond.
A concert was given in the German
Hall on Sunday, which was largely at
tended.
Both lock and call boxes have been
placed in the post Office here.
Alex. Hunter, head bookkeeper in the
mill. is confined to his home by illness.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-26
ALLENDALE.

DR.. c. A. Barnard met with an acci-
dent last Saturday while driving through
the village. The front axle of his buggy
broke, causing the horse to run. DR..
Barnard and his son fortunately escaped
without injury. but the horse was sonic
what injured.
Mrs A. B. Sweet is visiting Mrs. San.
ford Nichols, at Graoiteville.
The electrics form very convenient
conveyance to the city. and many OF oul
people have taken advantage of them tC
go to the Music Hall meetings.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-26
GEORGIAVJLLE.

Mrs. VIM. Lawton visited relatives in
Manton. Thursday.
Mr.. VIM. Flynn aud Patrick Flynn at
tended the funeral of their brother-in.
law in Lonsdale, Thursday.
Mr.. Thomas Reynolds has cleared his
land. fronting the Farnum Pike, OF
bushes, etc.
Fred Owen, a student in the Boston
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-26
Broke Into Jail.

The keeper Of the Portland (Mich. jail
left the Jail the other evening to visit an
acquaintance. And as it contained No
prisoners he neglected to lock it during
his absence. When he returned, he found
that three men had entered, built fire
in the stove and were occupying three Of
the cells.-Fortland Dispatch.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-26
Useful and Ornamental Articles

Alike have had onr attention.
1T you want so Cent Goods, we have the
best values and the handsomest variety.
If you want articles for ONE DOLLAR
we have hundreds 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 HandkeTchiefs invite
those who always fall back on handker-
chiefs, our assortment never having
equa'led our present exhibit.
&S~lf you have not seen our magnifi-
cent Doll Display, you must.
Dolls Dressed and Undressed.
Everyone NEW this year.
The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-01-26
4. W. Ladd Co.
HOLIDAY
SHOPPING.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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 a
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, 1894-01-26

ANYTHING his line big reduction from regular
prices Call and get his prices and be convinced.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-01-26

ion for that sort of thing comes round
again. I'll sell it to you for dollar
because I'm just little short to-day"
Well, it looked reasonable, and the
publisher went down into that vest
pocket. He came up, with that dollar,
and the elderly man quickly retired.
Then the publisher detained me with
honeyed words till lunch time. He
had pretty good business head, too,
and, as the dollar happened to be the
only one he had, he invited me to
lunch, and settled the bill. But the
point is, that when we emerged from
the building where the publishers Of
fee is located, we found man on the
edge of the curb selling books. He had
only one work but his barrow was full
of copies. 1t was the Dialect Diction-
airy, and he was selling it for five cents.
The elderly man had bought a copy on
his way in.
Now, that's what call business all
around, for when l had got little
wine into the publisher / sold him a
story of sea bathing on the Jersey
coast, though it was then past the
middle Of December, and when he had
sobered up he simply changed the
scene to the Sandwich islands, robbed
my characters of half the little cloth
ing / had bestowed upon them, and
made good thing out Of the story.
The public paid for the dictionary, the
lunch and the story, and why shouldn't
it?
If tips like the above can help peo-
pie along in these hard times, say
that it's mans duty to give them. |
get hold of lots Of those games here in
New York, and I'm too charitable to
keep them to myself. Some of them
are played on me and others come to
me in the night watches. There's no
time so good for thinking of business
Nothing in this world can make a man
feel SO mean as lying awake at night
I've been kept awake by cold lately.
Speaking of that cold reminds me of
another business scheme which | dis
covered recently. When times are dull
it's the man of a single trade who suf-
ters. The man who sells fircwood and
fans is busy the year round.
Well, / went to see a doctor about
this cold. He asked me where was
living, and told him the truth, for |
really meant to pay his bill. But
couldn't see how the question properly
bore upon the state of my health.
Then he asked me how many rooms
had in my fiat.
"One room, one closet, two cuddies
and niche" replied; "but what has
that got to do with"
What rent do you pay?" he in
quired.
"Forty dollars a month"
''It's too much"
II agree with you; but as to the
state of my health"
Look here" he said, you'll never
be well In such place as that. Now
you just come with me around to the
corner of Ashbarrel avenue and Mudd
street, and I'll show you some flats t&at
viii make your eyes stick out"
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Concerning Visiting Cards.

Ladies' cards are governed by the
following rules: A married woman in
society, especially with daughters,
should always use the prefix Mrs. :"
Widows and maiden ladies often prefer
to use the simple name without prefix;
fashion dictates otherwise. A young
lady in society, having passed her first
season, should, if the eldest daughter,
use simply, for instance, Miss Both
we'll" If younger daughter, she
should use her Christian name in full.
In her first season a debutaDte should
engrave her name below that of her
brother, her individual card not ap-
pcaring till the second season. On Wis
itiug with her mother the name of n
daughter may be engraved below that
Of her mother; If separate, her card
should always be left with her mothers
card. The same applies to II plurality of
daughters, the names being grouped.
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charged me five dollars for recommend
ing whisky and quinine?"
THAT is what he prescribes."
"Well, | won't take it. ! wouldn't
touch it if | knew it would cure me.
I'm going to take wigwam sweat"
whats that?"
"Why, you fill Il big pan with New
England rum, and set it aflre You put
chair over the pan. Then you drink
half a gallon of the rum, and sit down
in the chair. You hold up broomstick
and your wife builds tent of blankets
around you, making a wigwam-a sort
Of little house, you know"
speaking of little houses" said he.
81 know a nice little house around the
corner that can be had for"
What! are you in it, tooP Good day
to you, sir"
went home and took the wigwam
sweat. When / got too hot inside the
wigwam, | stuck my head out between
the blankets and related to Maude the
experiences of the day.
Until that moment had not believed
that there was any business in the doc
tors scheme. Alas, when shall learn
to understand women? No sooner had
! spoken of those flats to Maude than
she was filed with desire to see
them. The more ran them down the
better she liked the idea of taking one.
HOWARD FIELDING.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-01-26
FIELDING ON BUSINESS.
He Givos q Few Tips Appropriate
to the Hard Times.
why Should n Man lie Poor Unless TO
Insists on Being Honest, When Games
Like These Can De Played
Any Day?


/ take deep interest in business. It
possesses for me that fascination
which always attaches to the mysteri-
Gus unknown. Personally / haven't
business sense enough to lie to tailor.
When get a publishers check tell
my wife the size of 1t; and, in fact,
there's no hope for me In business
way.
But though destitute Of that happy
faculty which makes some men rich,
while by curious coincidence those
about them are poor, can appreciate
II in others. Nobody is quicker than
am to recognize that faculty, and keep
out of the way of it. For instance,
was in publishers private Office the
other day when an elderly man with
tangled black hair and loosely folded
cotton umbrella ran to the door. lie
was closely pursued by a long-legged
Office boy, but the race is not always
to the swift. The elderly man effected
an entrance.
my dear fellow" said the elderly
man to the publisher, lend me one
hundred thousand dollars"
nav W dS liS IiNdSsthb way OA bbdtb-
ing the conversation. OF course he did
not really need the money. He simply
desired to attract attention. The pub
fisher felt in his vest pocket He did
not find the sum mentioned, but
tucked the corner of dollar bill fur
ther down, so that it would not show.
Meanwhile the elderly man continued;
'I've just got hold of a rare book"
zone that the author got paid for?"
I suggested.
Rare, very rare. Dictionary of lit
srary dialect. Think of the difficulty
Of compiling the work. Nobody ever
heard of these dialects except the au-
thors, and most of them have starved
70 death. So, as the thing is practic-
ally out Of print, it can't be duplicated
sver In this world. 1t will be very use
ful to you in your business, IL the fash
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fat except when they hit me. With
handkerchief in each hand, ! explained
TO the doctor that, as had n cold
"Come around TO Thirteenth and
Coffin Streets" said he. Perhaps this
doesn't exactly suit you. I'll show you
what you want"
followed my medical adviser. We
reached an imposing structure at last,
and climbed many stairs. We passed
a tenor, domestic difficulty, piano,
a bull fiddle, baby and boiled din
ner, and on the seventh floor we halt
ed. Through n scuttle above our heads
l could see that the heavens were di-
rectly over us, but, though substan-
italy ready both in body and spirit, |
decided to pause before ascending
further.
This top fat is vacant" said the
doctor, ''and you'll like it. The rent
is forty-seven dollars, but you don't
have to pay 1t the first of the month.
You can pay it the last of the month
before, If you want. The landlord is
an easy man. What's this? Door
locked? Well, well, I'll have to run
around to SharlSey street and get the
key. Sit right here and wait for me-"
He left me sitting on the top step
The snow filtered through the scuttle
and fell soft and moist around me,
while the boiled dinner came up from
below and turned the pure snow fakes
green around their edges. was ire
sistibly reminded of my own contact
with the world.
The next thing remember is sitting
in the doctors Office.
"As l understand it," he was saying,
you've decided to take Thirteenth
street fat, and"
Doctor" said I, weakly, "I'll take
some of your medicine first, and if that
doesn't kill me I'll try one of your
fats. / should like prescription
written by the author of Called Back
and the louder the call the better, for
I'm pretty well along"
He was touched. He wrote me this
prescription:
Quininac Sulph. gr. X.
Spts. Frumenti guam. suf.
T. S. Look at the flats over the
drugstore, You may like them.
"Will you have these separately or
together?" asked the obsequious drug
gist.
What does the prescription call for,
anyway"
whisky and quinine."
"Do you mean to say that that medi-
Gated sugar-coatcd real estate agent
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he clapped on his hat: grabb-d IN
VIC reached Che flats, we found Chat the
workmen had not yet put in the doors
and windows. The plastering on The
walls was not dry, and di1n't socm to
bc making any reasonable effort in
ilat dircc ton. It was discourag giag
Cay for dryiig--one of those dIys W .cn
it snows pe.pcnlicularly, IL you don t
carry an umbrclla, and horizontally, il
yon do.
Talk about sanitary conditions" he
said. what doyou think of that for
vcntilation?"
was bound TO admit that it seemed
ample. The snowHakes which came in
Mt the front, went clear through tho