The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-02-25
OLNEYvILLE.
Rescue of a Young Woman
From Drowning.
Annual Chowder by the Firemen.
Matters Of Interest About Town.
The NEWs BUREAU, OLNEYviLLE,
No Harffard AVQnue.

The NEWS BUREAU OLNEYvILLE,
No s. Hartford Avenue \
Katie Mccormick, 10 years old, had
narrow escape from drowning in Silver
Lake about Also o'clock, Saturday after
noon. She and a number OF compan-
ions were skating. She started TO cross
section of the lake where the first
crop of ice had been gathered
and it had frozen over the second time,
but not sufficiently thick TO bear her
weight and she suddenly broke through
where the water is quite deep. young
man named Arthur Bruce ventured
ice and reached the imperiled girl and
held her from sinking until other persons
formed chain by seizing young Bruce by
the feet and moving back toward the
shore, drew her to safety. IL was very
narrow escape and much credit is due the
young man who by his courge and cool
ness reached the drowning girl.
His Arm Was Broken.
G.. Walter Davis OF Lazy Hollow met
with an accident while delivering veal at
the Public Market, on Westminster street,
last week by falling from step at the
rear door OF the market, breaking his arm
at the elbow. He was conveyed to
his home and attended by DR.. Sheffield
Smith.
Gleanings About Town.
The annual chowder of the Rough and
Ready Fire Company will be served to-
morrow evening at the engine house.
Zacariah will act as chief cook.
The Olneyville Temperance Cadets and
Court Sheridan of Foresters attend the
Clam ma Gael Fair this evening.
The furnishing store Of John O'Connell
was Hooded last evening by the bursting
of water pipe in the room OF the Help
ing Hand Mission on the floor over his
store.
Representative John r. Kenyon reports
and shows evidence OF large catch Of
fine pickerel on his fishing excursion to
Fall River last week.
In the Eighth District Court this morn
ing George Elliot was fined S5 and costs
for an assault on Gilbert Bowen.
The Council will meet as a board OF can
vassers at 1880 this evening in Odd Fell
lows block.
Church Notes.
The Providence District Ministerial AS
sociation met in the Tabernacle this after
noon. Papers were read as follows: "Re-
view of Kidd's Social Evolution" by j.
ii. Macdonald; ''The Consolatory Func-
tions of the Minister" by III. b. Cady;
"The Bible in the Sermon" l.. q. Horton.
The meeting will continue until tomor-
row evening.
"The relation of the Liqnor Traffic to
to the Pocket book" was the subject of the
address or q. ii. Niver of Buffalo at the
Tabernacle last evening.
At the Church of the Messiah Lenten
services will be held every day, commenc-
ing Wednesday: also at st. Mary's and
st. Teresa's churches during the Lenten
season.
Two persons were baptized at the
Broadway Baptist Church last evening.
Lenten services at the church of the
Holy Nativity, in Thronton, will be held
on Wednesdays during Lent, and at st.
Peters Church, at Manton, every Thurs
day.
One hundred and fifty new members
were added to the Holy Name Society at
their meeting yesterday.
Rev. j. V. O3terhout delivered a sermon
to women yesterday afternoon from Num-
bers 9th chapter, 9th verse.
Class II Of the Broadway Baptist Sun
day School will be entertained by Miss H.
Gertrude Calder at her home on Water
man street.
Stereoptican views on "Stanley's Last
Trip to Africa" and the Worlds Fair will
feature of an entertainment in the vestry
Of the Broadway Baptist Church this
evening.
The Young Mems Mutual Improvement
Society meet at their room in the Taber-
nacle tonight.