The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-16
OLNEYVILLE.
Taxes to Be Refunded to the British
Hosiery Company.
Enjoyable Entertainment Under Auspices
Of Kings Daughters.
THI NEWS BUREAU. OLHEYvILLI,
No. 3 Hartford Avsnua

w. AAsAsofi Avouuo.
Tho town of Johnx.on will refund $3.50
with interest since last November, the
amount OF tax assessed end paid by the
British Hosiery Company for which they
brought suit to recover as being illegally
assessed.
Yesterday in the Supreme Court the
town submitted to judgment. The costs
which will have to be paid by the town,
together with the attorneys fees, will
make total of nearly si2oo. or loss Of
s400 that might have been made II the
compromise the British Hosiery Com
pany offered to make had been accepted.
KINGS DAUGHTERS ENTERTAINMENT.
Under the auspices of the earnest
Worker Circle OF Kings Daughters an ex-
cellent entertainment was given In Odd
Fellows nall, Mount Pleasant last even
ing by Mrs. II. q. Hall, the talented elo-
cutioDist. Her selections were we'll rem.
dered and highly appreciated. Mrs. Hall
was assisted by pupils and by young
ladies of Mount Pleasant.
The following program was given and
heartily enjoyed: "An English Soldiers
Return" Mrs. Hall; quartet blue Bells
Hunter, May and Alice Baldwin, some OF
Jobs Comfortera, Mrs. Hale; song, Mrs.
Hall; reading, Miss Alice Baldwin, song,
Miss May Baldwin; "Caprice, Mrs. Hall (;
"No Science for Him." Mrs. Hall;
"Swing Song" ladies quartet; IAN Irish
Philosopher" Mrs. Han. The last num-
which the following young ladies' took
part; Lizzie Baldwin, Maud Crossley,
May Vinegar, Alice Baldwin, Jennie wiz
son, Elva Carpenter, Marion Beldow,
Annie White, Mabel Carpenter, Lena
Mark ham, Hattie Stone, Maggie Hey
wood, Louise Macleod, Flossie Robertson,
Emma Rey, Hattie Mcclellan.
PRIZE REcITATIoNs.
Under the direction of Principal Frank
A. Spratt and his corps Of assistants, q
yer, pleasing entertainment was given in
following program was rendered: Piano
solo. "Charge of the Ublaus," Charles
w. Tupper; "Nations and Humanity" F"
Byron l.. Greatorex; "The Boat Race, Z"
Bessie NJ. Gardiner; violin solo, Herbert
A. Fiske; "American Battle Flags"
Ralph "A. Sherwood; "Zingarella" (The
Gypsy Flower Girl OF spain), Musetts +.
enne," Nettie j. Barnes; "The BLACK
Horse and His Rider" Richard L. saun-
ders; 'sTbe Pilots Bride" Hattie f..
Wat erman; quartet, "Last Night, /"
Misses Budlong, Gardiner, Barnes and
Budlong; "The Old Sergeant" Albert
w. Hopkins; "The Sioux Chiefs Daugh-
ter,u Jess ie A. Waters; quartet, "The
Rustic Dance',; piano solo, sLe Reve du
Pasluer," b. Viola Ingerson.F
Prizes were offered py the teachers for
the hsst rendered recitations. Messrs.
Joseph f. Mowry, Lewis II. Meader and
Alta l.. Meter acted as judges and award
ed the prize to Miss Jessie A. Waters and
Ri chsrd Saunders.
GENERAL MENTION.
1t has been settled that the election for
the purpose OF voting an annexation may
be called as requested by ths petitioners
and George Il. Beane, chairman of the
c0fnmittee On town property has given
permission to have 1t held in the upper
ball of the fire station. the place desired.
Town Clerk Cough will cause the warrants
to be posted Monday.
The Chrysanthemum Literary and So
cial Club gave a May ball in Irons Hall
last evening, which was attended by q
large party.
Thomas Gresham was fined s2 and costs
for drunkenness In the Eighth District
Court this morning.