The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-01-03
OLNEYVILLE.
Installation of Officers of Young
Mems Literary Club.
Finnegan Got HIS Watch Notes Gathered
About the Square.

Thomas j. Kelly assisted by Messrs.
Rothinick and John kehoe Installed the
oilicers-elect cf the Young Mems Literary
and Social CLUB last evening. The officers
are as follows: President, John H.
Cooney wee president Nj. j. Crowell;
recording secretary. John d. Rogers;
corresponding secretary, Oscar Holland;
financial secretary, James Curran; treas
urer, James Gorman sergeant-at -hSns,
Frank Gill; board OF directors Arthur
Mcclure, James German, John Il. brani-
gan, Stephen Gibbons, and Edward Nc
Catfrey; question committee, John Il.
Branigan, John Featherstone. George
GRAY, Thomas ID. Kelley and William Con-
roy; auditing committee, Arthur Nc
Guire, Henry McDeed, and Robert Shep-
ard II brarian, Francis McGovern; first
assistant, James Coifey; second assistant,
Iru don. After which "a supper was
served, and very Interesting program
was given, in which Luke kavaDaugh
made pleasing address and vocal and
instrumental selections We're rendered by
Thomas Fisher, Richard Mullholland,
Edward Pelosi, William Atkinson, VIII
liam Eeeney, john Gonyer, and William
Cline. During the evening Mr.. Shepard,
WHO has been Janitor FOR the Tast ID
years was presented with "a handsome
easy chair 10y the mem bers. The eXer-
cises closed by singing Auld Lang Syne.
FINNEGAN GOT HIS WATCH.
James FinneRan, who, as reported in
The News Saturday evening, lost the
watch that Was given him Christmas by
his mother, is again in possession of the
time piece, for on Saturday evening u
young man called ut the o.fice of Joan
company in the So gu8re ana wanted To dis
pose OF IT, when the clerk informed HIM
That it had teen stolen. The young man
shot through the door of the Office. and
a EtVfa
informed that his watch could be had by
calling for It, which he did.
GENERAL MENTION.
james Dowd, who was arrested early
Saturday morning for making an assault
on his wife at their home on WiDsor
street, was arraIgned in the Eighth Dis
trict court yesterday and was sent TO the
Morkhonse for davs.
lhe Victoria and Thornton Worsted
Mills at Thornton did rot start up this
morning as expected ana Will not Tor at
least two weeks more.
On and after January 10 thore will be
three mails from Uineyville To Thornton.
There was large attendance at the
meeting OF tbe Olneyvilie Temperance
Cadets last evening, when the following
officers were elected for 1889 Presid ant,
H. a. Kabbitt; vice PRESIDENT James Il.
Hunt recording secretary, Joseph 4.
McDun; financial secretary, John Is.
Murray: corresponding secretary Charles
\. Donnelly treasurer, James o. Rourke; /;
sergeant at arms, James III. Hush; lib
rarian, Peter Il. Hanley; assistants, John
f.. Duff and Charlie a. Donnelly; cap
tain, Hugh Il. Rowley first lieutenant,
.iames "a. o Rourke; second lieutenant,
jeremiah lriggs; leauer OF baDt, John
Selby Dunno: sergeant, Joseph II. Nc
Duff. Thoy will b. installed Thursday
eveninl, January l3.
Every saloon on Stokes street was closed
as tight as "a drum all day yesterday,
something that has not happened before
i'm many moons. IL was rather amusing
10 SEQ the old rounders try the doors,
walk around To the back door, then come
back inro the street and look about them
to see II they were really on Stokes
street, and then walk off,
William Ward, an employe Of the Union
Railroad Company, fell from the top OF n
car upon which he was at work In the
barn Of the company yesterday morning,
and for time 10 wEs supposed he hnu
peen killed. DIR. LoDgfelIow wns called
and found That he had been stunned, ana
that no bones mad been broken.
Mrs. Martha Moore Avery OF Boston,
addressed large gathering at the Tex
tile hall last evening. her subject being,
Capital and Capitalists.
A pleasing Christmas concert swas
given Mt the Broadway Baptist Church
last evening.
Albsrt kossuth slipped on thD ice in
front OF his home, ll5 Pioneer street last
left leg just below the knee. He was at
tended by Dr.. II. W. Farrell
Highway Commissioners Walsh Is
spnnkling the side walks OF the town
with sand. and by so doing has gained
the good will OF pedestrians.