The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-04
0LNEYvllLE.

The opening OF the Dyer avenue line
Saturday evening was a success. and the
part taken by the olneyville Business
Mems association showed that they were
quite as much interested in the matter as
the Union Railroad company.
The company placed at the disposal OF
the committee one of It's largest trolley
party cars. and the association furnished
a band OF music and colored fires galore.
and then sent the cars over the route a
number of times. At the terminus of the
lines at Cranston Print Works the citi-
zens took a hand in the the matter, and
caused the many bells In the village TO be
rung. The fire company pulled out their
old hand engine, and gaIloped about the
streets, and all terminated with the great
est display OF fireworks seen In Cranston
since the days of the Spragues.
ST. TEREsAs PICNIC.
Father O. r.. Clarke of st. Teresa's
church, has every reason 10 feel proud of
the picnic held In Waterman's grove yes
terday. for there was an immense throng.
and all seemed 10 have cash 10 spend and
this iL'j Just what was wanted.
The many societies from this vicinity
met at the corner of Broadway and VAL
ley streets and headed by the Hedly-
Livsey band, marched to the grounds.
The line was reviewed by His Excellency
Gov. Gregory, Secretary OF State Bennett
and Acting Mayor Vincent.
There was an excellent program OF
sports. and the winners were as follows:
One hundred yards dash--Joseph Demp-
sey first and Thomas Daley second.
Boys race-George Clarke first and Fred
Boleti second. Three-legged race-Wil-
liam Smith and John Todd first and John
Donahue and Napoleon Paauin second.
Running broad jump--Joseph Dempsey
first and Charles German second. Hop
step-and- -jump-Charles O'Rorke first and
Henry Norman second. High jump--Hen-
ry Norman first and Joseph Dempsey sec
ond. Potato race-Paul Bisson first and
John Donahue second. The 100-yard dash.
Joseph Dempsey first and Thomas Daley
second.
AN ATHLETIC TOURNAMENT.
The young men connected with st.
Marys church held an athletic tourna-
ment on the grounds OF the church yes
terday afternoon, which was well at
tended an. was under the supervision OF
the Rev, Father j. +. Sullivan. who has
n decided liking for sports OF this char
acter. The winners are as follows:
Quarter-mile-W. Good. first Walsh.
second: Putting shot Delaporte. first;
Good. second: distance 81 feet Q inches.
Thirty-yard dash-Good. first; Fallon. sec
ond time 3 3-5 seconds. Eighty-yard
dash--Good first; Walsh second: time
10 3-5 seconds. Low hurdles--Good. first
Fallon. second: seconds. High hurdles
Good, first; Fallon, second; 4 3-5 seconds.
Pole vault-Delaporte first; Jennings. sec
ond height feet II inches. High jump
-Delaporte, first; Walsh second; height 4
feet inches. Broad jiimp-Good. first:
Delaporte second; distance 16 feet 111k
inches. Hop. step and jump-Delaporte.
first; Walsh. second; distance 81 feet s
inches. Half mile--walsh. first; Good,
second; time minutes "a 1-5 seconds.
The award OF medals was by points
scored. and Walter Good was winner of
the senior first medal by score of 45
points Edward Delaporte won second
honors with 81 points.
The junior events and winners were as
follows: Broad jump-lst. Flaherty. II
feet inches; 2d Sheedy 30-yard dash
1st. Flaherty. Is seconds; I'd. Sheedy,
s0-yard dash--lst. Sheedy 12 sec
onds; ID Flaherty Hop, step and
jump--1st, Flaherty, 26 feet inches: "a.
Herrick Quarter mile-1st, Sheedy,
1:19 3-5; 2d. Dempsey
The Socialist-Labor party held we'll
attended entertainment and dance In Tex
tile hall, last evening