The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1894-06-08
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houses, he being the lowest bidder.
The fair of the Sheridan Guards closed
on Tuesday evening.
John T. Hunt, the baseball umpire,
returned home on Monday after an alb
sence of four weeks spent principally in
New York and Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Fred 6. Chadbourne and wife of
Somerville, Mass, have been spending q
few days in Johnston this week.
Miss Jennie Lynn, the popular sales
lady at M. Gormley's, is spending the
week in Boston.
j. j. Ross's market on Manton avenue
will close on Thursday afternoons through
June, July and August.
A new platform is being built in the
rear of Irons Block, connecting Colli-
sons paint shop with Manton avenue.
Thomas ONeil, formerly with DR..
O'Keefe, has entered the employ of T. W.
Penney.
Councilman Henry 8. Turner of John
ston, has recently received the appoint
ment of cattle commissioner for Provi-
dence county from Governor Brown. The
appointment is conceded on all sides to
be most excellent one.
John T. Hunt, the well-known umpire
was hit by foul tip at the Providence
Wilkesbarre game at Adelaide Park on
Tuesday and quite badly injured.
Have you tried Banspach Bros ice
cream. 1t is delicious.
Joseph Jackson of the Boston Post was
in town on Tuerday.
James McGovern of this place has
signed contract to play short-stop with
the Worcester baseball team of the New
England League. He has been playing
with the j. F. Russells of the r. I. State
League.
The Saranac baseball team play the
Wanskucks on Merino Flats tomorrow
afternoon. A good game is expected.
J.H. Mathews of the New Haven Pape,
Go. was in town on Tuesday.
Mr.. Harry Hughes has phonograph
on exhibition this week at John Cray's
stationery store. The instrument is one
of the latest out and is great curiosity
Mr.. Hughes can furnish fine church Of
society entertainment with it.
John N. Arnold of Johnston has JUS
completed a fine portrait of the late Elk
Governor Lippitt.
One of the largest sized telegraph pole
was erected today at the corner Of Olney
| vile Square and Manton avenue.
The new block on Stokes street j
going forward at very rapid rate an'
will probably be ready for occupanc.
early in July.
A large delegation of Olneyville peopl
went "down street" yesterday mornini
to pay there respects to Barnum pageant
The annual meeting of the Rough an,
Ready Fire Co. of Johnston will be helt
at the Engine Bouse on Plainfeld street
next Monday evening.
The Union Aid Society of Johnsto
were entertained by Mrs. George F
Reynolds of Greenville, Wednesday
George F. Beane's new barge "Nameaug
carried about twenty-five and other
went in carriages. ALI enjoyed mos
excellent time.
A strawberry festival was given in tn
Tabernacle on Wednesday evening.
Loyal Lily of the Valley. 1. o. o. F.
Manchester Unity, attended the funera
of Thomas Gerrish yesterday afternoon.
There will be flag raising at tn
Pocasset school-house this evening
Slocum Post, G. A. r., will assist in tn
| exercises.
Manufacturers Lodge, 1. o. o. F., will
attend the Harris Avenue Primativ,
Methodist Church in body on Sunday
Manufacturers Lodge held well at
tended meeting on Tuesday evening a
Odd Fellows Hall.
Office Henry Place of the Johnston
police force is on the sick list.
| Johnston new town council holds it
first meeting this afternoon.
| Kennedy & Cough the emigration
agents report much travel to Europe.
Miss Bessie Starr Keefer will delive
a series of lectures in the Tabernacl
next week.
The newsboy on the New York ant
New England Railroad, Pascoag Divi
sion was selling Munsey's Magazine at
ten cents, on an up train, the other day
"Why don't you charge quarter" jok
ingly asked the conductor. The boy
looked at the official second and ther
inquired, do you want one for a quar-
terr The conductor went on collecting
fares.
Mrs. Bessie Starr Keefer, who requires
no introduction to an Olneyville audi
ence, will deliver a series of Health Lee
lures to the ladies only in the Epwortl
Hall of the NJ. E. Tabernacle, Olneyvill
Square, next week Thursday, Frids.
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