The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-09
OlneyviIIe Sports Get Gay
At niIIsgrove.
A Few Of the inexperienced Film
flammed by Visitors.
Thoroughfare Improvement That Will
be Much Appreciated.
the Nsws BUREAU. oLsurvrLLs, .
No. Hartford Ayenus (

No. Hartford Avenss
The residents of the Plain Farm section
will receive with pleasure the information
that Johnston street, on which fronts
the new brick school building erected by
District Is last years is to be worked to
grade, and that the work will COM
mence at once.
This street is the avenue of approach to
this school, and during the winter and
spring months the children have been
obliged to traverse over a very bad
thoroug hfare, and the parents who have
children at this school, as well as TIE
residents OF the street, will be glad that
Commissioners Walch has decided to push
the work to finish before cold weather.
Concord street, extending on the south
side OF the school property, is to be made
passable at the same time
THE oAT RACE.
Some 600 persons attended the oat race
at Hillsgrove yesterday, and two-thirds
OF the number were from Olneyyille.
1t was great race, and thoroughly en-
joyed by those who attended. Four
heats were trotted, aud IL more had been
required they would have to occur with
out sulkies, for with broken shafts and
wheels without spokes, II is to be won
dered that the horses and drivers were
left uninjured.
But as one man said, "every driver
wanted the pole, and he got it," Con-
sequently there was no wonder that their
sulkies got tangled. In fact, the driver
OF Comet, at one time, got one of his
wheels over the fence
There were four entries, but Jack
Boone, owned by Thomas r. Day, was
Withdrawn the morning of the event.
James Burgess Lightfoot won three
heats and took 75 bushels of oats.
W. q. Kent's Comet secured second
purse OF 90 bushels OF oats, and l. +.
Doane took what was remaining, 25
bushels.
Charles T.. siegel's Starlight, will be
content to eat boughten oats, as there
was no fourth race.
The colt race between Niece of the
Meadow Lake stock farm and Duchess
OF the Narragansett stock farm was won
by Duchess in three straight heats.
This race was for 30 bushels of oats.
The races were advertised TO start at
o'clock, but ii was three before James II.
Hagan, the starter, gave the word to GO
During this interval, and between the
heats, number OF apparently innocent
games with tempting inducements were
conducted by number OF gentlemen who
did not come from Olneyville.
Ii is said that several Johnstonians
were caught at a shell game.
They placed their money TO have IL
doubled in sums OF IS and $40, but it
didn't come back any more.
ODD LADIES FESTIVAL.
The local lodge OF Odd Ladies con- |
Quoted a very successful lawn party on |
the Dyer avenue grounds near Trenton |
street last evening.
Numerous booths were very prettily |
arranged, and the attendants possessed |
that tact that persuades buyers, whether
the articles on sale were wanted or not.
Dancing was enjoyed, and the affair
netted considerable sum. The COM
mitee in Charge were: Mrs. Ida Van
Luven, chairman; Mrs. Annie White
more, Mrs. Nellie Harris, Mrs. Mary
Dakin, Mrs. Margaret Corfeld.
ENTERED IN THE NIGHT
The grocery OF James H. McCaffrey,
corner of Plainfield ana Webster avenue,
was entered some time last night, and a
quantity of cigars, cigarettes and chewing
gum stolen from the show case.
Entrance was gained by a window in
the rear OF the store BY the break
ing of pane of glass the window could
be raised. 1t is thought to be the work
of boys.
ANOTHER TRAMP
In the Eighth District Court this morn
ing, Thomas Nealey was given a year Mt
the State farm under the tramp act. He
was arrested by the Cranston officers on
the Pontiac road near the asylum this
morning, and by the glibness with which
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Judge Phillips he appeared to be pleased
at the prospective change of abode that
was to be furnished him.
NOTES.
Miss Evelyn Reed, teacher in the |
Julian Street vacation school, had
pocket book containing 80 stolen from her
yesterday She left the pocketbook i'm
the closet where she kept her wrap, and |
one OF her scholars named Varian took its'N
He invited four other ooys to go down
The river with him, and they accepted the
invitation, and went down to Crescent
Park. The Varian boys father i'm the
afternoon got wind OF the lost pocket
book, and went to the shore resort
named, where he found the lads. They
had 70 unspent when Varian, senior. ar
rived. He marched the whole gang home,
settled with the teacher, and there will
be no prosecutions.
The variety store owned by Thomas
Anderson on Academy avenue, was
broken into some time last night, and 80
,ents in change taken.
The day men at the Sixth Station are !
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