The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-14

Miss Daisy Peabody has returned 10 her
home in Westerly from visit in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Payne OF West Mys-
| tic moved to this city last week.
! Nj. Frank a. Leroe of this city spent few
days in Westerly last week.
Mr. N. u. Martin Of Stonington was In the
| city Wednesday for tho purpose of purchasing
| stock
Mr. John s. Cspron Is the guest OF friends
| in rhenix.
Miss Ellen Murphy of t,s city has recently
been the guest of Mr.. John Howrihsn Of Cen
trcville.
Mrs. Charles Martin and daughter OF Olney-
F, willie areithc guests of friends in Lippitt
| Mr. George Borkander OF this city has been
| the guest of his parents in Pontiac.
| Mrs. Elizabeth Tanner OF this city is the
| guest Of her mother, Mrs. Susan Sphinx Of
| Pontiac.
| The Rev. william NJ. Chaplin of st. Johns
| Episcopal Church. Darlington, will sail for
England the cath Of this month. He will be
accompanied by Mr.. w. +. Keach and Mr.. c.
G. Gardiner. both of this city. They expect
| to make n tour of England on their wheels.
Mrs. Louise Preston of l33 Bellevue avenue
| left this city Tuesday for st. John, N. Is. Her
daughter, Miss Annie Preston, accompanied
her 20 Boston.
MIR aud Mrs. Joseph Hunt and daughter Of
this city spent Sunday with friends in Hope.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smith OF. Olneyville
are the guests Of friends in Phenix.
Mrs. Byron Mason has returned to her
home in Cranston, after a weeks visit with
friends in Clyde.
Mrs. David l.. Weems and her daughter,
Jennie lWeems, returned to their home in
al In,
city.
Miss Fannie Pendleton has returned to her
home in Stonington from this city.
Mr.. william Wilcox of this city, mail agent
on the Stonington division Of the Consolidated
road, is the guest OF friends in Rockville.
Mr.. Fred N. Brown OF Carolina was in this
city last week.
Captain Thomas Payne Of West Mystic
moved TO this city last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Crumb Of Mantle were In
this city Thursday.
Nr. James Grant 4 this city was at his
home in Mantle last week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Berry and son. Harold,
of Mantle, were in this city last week.
Miss Charlotte l.. Peabody, student at the
Normal School, is at her home in Westerly
for weeks vacation.
Mrs. e. X James OF Beaver River valley has
been tho guest of her sister-in-law, Mrs Rey.
nolds Of this city.
Miss Louise Bush has returned to this city
after visit with her parents in Mystic.
Miss Mae Collins. n student in Brown Uni
versity, entertained party Of her friends at
her home in Westerly Saturday evening.
Several college men were included in the IA
vored ones.
Miss Marie Shotwell. who takes leading
part in the Lyceum company at the Provi'
dence this week, is accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. b. A. Shotwell, and sister, Miss
Susie. They are registered at the Narragan.
sett. On Thursday they will visit relatives
and friends in Westerly. The Shotwells are
frequent summer visitors at Watch Hill.
Mrs James Charnley Of 1877 Laban street.
Olnoyville. has been the recipient OF one of
the 500 Pierce special bicycles, out OF the 70
which are given each month for Sunlight soap
wrappers. This bicycle will he on exhibition
in Messrs. Thompson Bros window, 1920
Westminster street, for one week Maybe the
500 cash and some of the gold watches will
come here next month.
Mr.. Edward b. Hall Of the Newport Land
Trust Company was in town this week. He
has a number OF fine cottages TO rent on the
famous Cliff Walk If Newport. He says
the coming season will boom real estate at
Newpors greatly.
Saturday evening Mr. Daniel Creamer we'll
known in this section marched through Ran
dali square wearing n "'stove pipe hat and
bearing drum major stan on his shoulder.
He presented n funny sight and his acquaint-
ances who were fortunate enough TO see him
imagined tha, he had lost his reason, but he
was only being inflated into the mysteries Of
the "Slambangcrs," one OF the peculiar or
CARNATIONS of the North End. 1t is rumored
that he is still living.
The steamship world has sustained great
loss in the dea h OF Isaac Odell, general
freight agent of the Providence a. Stonington
Steamship Company. A already reported,
Mr. Oiell died on Sunday mt the ripe age CT
50 years A record of his life shows a copsci
entious devotion to duty marked by great
ability and covering n period of nearly half
century. After being in charge Of the Nor
wich Transportation Company, which ran a
line of boats from New York as early as lS4s
he was appointed agent of the Commercial
Steamboat Company. which began business In
September 1882. This corporation ran n fleet
o; propellcrs between New York and Provi- |
dence, and Mr.. Odell was not only agent but
also practically superintendent. The Com
mercal Steamboat Company remained In ex.
istcncc until August 1854, when 10 was sue
cecded by the Neptune Line, which enlarged
it's feet to include n line 10 Boston, Mr. Odell |
being agent and experimenting the construc.
tion of Ave steamers built by Mossrs John |
Van Dusen & Bro. The Neptune Line was |
dissolved in 1870 and was succeeded by the |
Merchant Steamship Company, which subse. |
uuently became the Providence a. New York |
Steamship Company, and aftorward. through |
consolidation with the Stonington Steamboat |
Company. what il now known rs the Provi. |
dcnce a Stonington oamship Company. |
During all these years Mr.. odell was agent |
for the various companies in New York, doing |
hi, duty with faithfulncss and ability and |
making hosts Of friends among the patrons |
~ the line and the public gnerally. Since |
the year 1896 ho was general freight agent OF |
the corporation.