The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1898-07-22
CENTERDALE.

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River road.
Mrs. R. Tate and Mrs. William Jackson
visited Crescent Park, Saturday.
Miss Hattie Olney is the owner Of
new bicycle.
Miss Ethel Wing visited friends in this
place, Wednesday.
A trolley party visited this place We'd
nesday evening. They were greeted with
redfre, sky rockets, etc.
Mrs. George Adams and Mrs. Clarence
Adams from Providence, visited Mrs. O.
A. Burlingame. Wednesday.
Centerdale looked we'll nigh deserted
on Saturday when the Centerdale Wors-
ted Mill employees went on their fifth an
nual excursion to Crescent Park. The
large teams conveying the excursionists
were handsomely decorated. The mill
team carried the committee and bore a
large sign Centerdale Worsted Mills
Fifth Annual Excursion" The horses
on all the teams were covered with flags.
Previous to starting from Centesdale a
picture was taken of the teams and their
occupants. The start was made at 10 a.
m, the procession passing through Man
ton, Olneyville and Providence, and at
tracing much attention along the route.
1t arrived at Crescent Park at 1910
O'Clock. On arriving all the excursion
lists repaired to the bicycle grounds,
where the following program was carried
out.
1. Bicycle race, Ist. prize SIS 90; won
by JOS. Pickett; second prize, $3.50, won
by Jas. Polaquin.
?. Race for men, Ist. prize French
briar pipe, won by Jos. Forgue; and.
prize, box cigars, won by VIM. Charbono.
3. Race for boys under I6, 1st. prize
base ball, won by Oscar Piche; 2nd. Prize,
Soc won by Patrick McNally.
4. Race for boys under "A, 1st. prize,
Knife, won by Frank Lavery; 2nd. prize,
soc. Phidime Lapossner, winners; Sd.
prize, 25c. won by Alfred Lister.
5. Three legged race, 1st. prize, box
cigars, Jos. Berube and Geo. Archam-
bault, winners. and. prize, SIoo; Jos.
Pickett and Alma Lapossiner winners.
8. Sack race, Ist. prize, SI.oo, Alma
Lapossner, winner. and. prize, soc.
won by Jas. Ward.
7. Race for ladies, 1st. prize, hat,
won by Cora Berube; end prize, pair
gloves, won by Stella Nyles; Sd. prize,
silk tie, won by Amanda Berube.
s. Race for girls under 10, Ist prize,
picture and frame, Lilly Lagasse; and
prize, 20 glasses soda, Della Lacerte, sd.
prize, soc. Bertha Pecard, winners.
9. Race for girls under "a, Ist prize.
doll, Mary Lapossiner; End. prize, soc
Bertha Peache, Sd. prize, 25c Anna Bar
ron, winners.
10. Tug Of war between old and new
mills, prize, box cigars, won by new
mill.
II. Blind fold wheelbarow contest. 1st.
prize, cane, won by Jos. Lizotte; and.
prize, 3 mos. shave and haircut, won by
Frank King
The committee on sports was Daniel
sMclves, chairman and treasurer; Rob't.
Tate. Handicapped and starter; Geo.
Booth and John Tracy, referees, who
carried everything out in very satisfact-
ory manner. After the sports was ended
fire shore dinner was served, to which
ample justice was done. After dinner
nearly $50 of the excursionists INDUCED
in a salt bath.
Aoout 7 o'clock they made their start
for home, arriving in Providence about
9o'clock, where they had grand display
Of green and red fire, torches and fireworks,
every other team carrying a different
color of light. When passing through
Olneyville it was nothing but one con-
tinuous display Of fire mingled with
rockets, etc. Every team letting the
people know they were from Centerdale
by shouting care we in it, well, l guess
we are" and "Centerdale, Centerdale,
rah, rah, rah" The party arrived in
Centerdale abont 1880 p m, where they
were received in a most becoming man
ner, by the village being lighted up with
redfire and large display Of rockets.
The committee of the excursion was
Jas. Gulin, Chairman; ID. Mcbride, Sec,
Smith Bateman, Treas. Decoration COM
mittee was composed Of D. McIves, VIM.
Jackson, ID. Webster, Frank King, los.
FOrSue and las. Feeney