The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-19
0LNEYvILLE.
Meeting Of the Business
Mems Association.
Company Inspection, concert,W. c. 7.
U. Meeting and Other Town Topics.
TIE NEWS BUREAU, oLsEyvILLR,
No. 5. Hartford Avenue.

THE NEWS BUREAU OINrYvILLR Z
No. 5. Hartford Avenue.
The monthly meeting of the Olneyville
Business Mems Association was presided
over by the new president, L. A. Twit-
chell, last evening.
w. A. III. Grant reported progress on
the matter OF securing light at the COR
ner of Westminster and Troy streets.
The committee on better car service on
Flainfield street reported that Manager
Potter would afford better service as soon
as the copnterweight system on the East
Side worked satisfactorily.
The banquet committee reported dc.
ficiency of S46.9S over receipts OF
the last banquet and the association
appropriated that sum to meet the bills
outstanding. 1t was decided to change
the night OF meeting to the third We'd
nesday in the month. Robert Melvin and
w. A. ii. Grant were appointed commit
tee to confer with the Consolidated road
as to the stopping of some OF the New
York trains at the Olneyville station.
John +. Bowen, George +. Bean and
Herbert b. Wood were appointed COM
mittee TO meet similar committees at the
request of the Rhode Island Horticultu-
raj Society to frame park law similar TO
other states to be enacted by the Legis-
lature.
Judge Phillips gave an interesting talk
on trip through the West, Banspach
journed at l0:45 o'clock.
Inspection of Company A.
Lieutenant Wooley, u. s. A., officially
inspected Company A, I'd Regiment, at
their armory in Pioneer Hall, Manton
avenue, last evening. Captain Kelley,
with his company of 26 men made very
satisfactory appearance. Brigadier Gen.
eral Kendall and staff and Colonel Moran
and staff, besides a large number OF citi-
Eens, were present.
Upward of 250 persons were in atten-
dance at the concert of the Excelsior Quar-
tet In Odd Fellows Hall last evening.
Encores were frequent, and many compli-
ments were paid the several participants.
The quartet comprised: Thomas Holden,
William Hughes, James A. Thoms,
Edward Roscoe, and IL was assisted by
Miss Jennie Hoyle, violinist, and Martin
Bowling, comic vocalist, with Mrs.
Thoms as accompanist.
Johnston w. g. THU.
The tenth annual meeting Of the john
uton Women's Christian Temperance
Union was held yesterday afternoon and
evening in the Plainfield Street Free
Baptist Church. At the afternoon session
reports of the various officers were read
and approved. The treasurer's report
showed an expenditure Of S116.29 during
Upward of 5000 pamphlets have been
distributed and Ia public meetings held
in Olneyville during the year.
The superintendent of evangelical work
reported 1900 calls made in the past II
months.
Mrs. M. A. Babcock, State president of
the Union. gave an address at the even
ing session, subject, stumbling Blocks"
Miss Edith Heyworth gave a reading, and
quartet furnished singing.
Gleanings About Town.
Mr.. James M. Shawcross fell yesterday
afternoon as he stepped from a car in
front of his place OF business. His right
arm was bruised.
The afternoon whist club OF the Ladies
Auxiliary met with Mrs. John Sawyer yes
terday afternoon. Mrs. Frank Crothers
took first prize; Miss Addie Morton, sec
ond Mrs. Edward Shawcross, third, and
Mrs. Joseph Cough was BOBBY,
Judge Philips OF the Eighth District
Court has sustained the point raised by
the counsel for Luther Laroway, that but
one case for keeping liquor for sale can
be held for one day. This will affect all
the recent cases for keeping for sale Sc
cured by the special liquor officers, as in
most instances more than one case was
put against each person.
The several chapters connected with
the Church of Messiah will give an enter
tsinment and serve supper in the Anthony
oullulng Jnis eNeuluR.
The Ladies' Rough and Ready Auxiliary
at business meeting Monday afternoon
voted to hold a supper and social in the
engine house at some date next month
ssimilar to the one given last week.
Washington Council American Mechan-
lcs, will give a calico dress ball in thoir
hall this evening.
The American Benefit Society held
their regular semi monthly meeting in
Mechanics Hall last evening.
eamuel Franklin, Y. A. Snow and Well
in0ton Lewis paid visit to Coventry on
fishing expedition yesterday, and report
large catch OF perch and one pickerel
weighing pounds 3 ounces, the largest
talked about in this vicinity this season.
Messrs. Vaughan, Blanchard, Barden
and Whitley were appointed by the City
Council last evening TO act as a conference
committee on the proposition to annex
portion of Johnston to the city.
The taxpayers committee OF Johnston
meet the last OF the week to name a COM
lnittee OF like numbers to act for them in
tho matter.
Johnston's Lead Pencils.
A boy was selling pencils on the
square this morning with the words
"Johnston schools" marked on
them, which were evidently some
OF the school supplies recently stolen
from the Granville school. He claimed
to have purchased them OF a South Main
street second hand store. The police took
the stock in trade, but did not detain the
boy.