The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-07-20
THORNTON

The new town oridewel will probably
be occupied the coming week.
Mrs. samuel Snls snd daughter Eva
have gone TO Nova Scotia for a two weeks
visit
Antonio Jaekvoni has a contract to erect
a handsome seven room cottage for Larry
Golini ON the latters 10, near the Qua,
blacksmith shop
Arriving still big consignments OF wall
paper. hammoeks, orcquet sets and other
sea>onable articles, thornton Furniture
Co.
The new Antonio Martineui block l.
being occupied
4 party OF our heavy citizens will enjoy
a nights fishing at Prudence Island
tomorrow night returning home Sunday
night
The Pocasset Co.'S. mill, in response to
many requests for vacations by the en-
p'oye,, have decided to shut down during
the coming week.
The excessive heat O, the warm after
moons during the first part of the week
were the reasons tor the shut down of the
women's departments each afternoon.
clambake at Lake Moswausicut was
highly enjoyed by party of popular
good fellows" from here Sunday who
wen, in Green's barge. Jim Moore
made the bake
Naragansett Lodge, a. o. L. W,
made merry with a clamhake prepared by
Ben Cagin yesterday at Judge W a.
Phillips place. There were about
seventy five present
NThe Thornton Trimmers base ball team
beat the Red Rose team on the cricket
grounds here Saturday afternoon by a
score of o 10 O. The winners want games
with any other 10 year old team in the
state.
The pigeon shoot and match sack race
at the Kimball farm last Thursday proved
a big attraction, but the race which
was between Hines, who claims the
championship and George Dickson Of
Olueyville, ended in dispute. Hines won
but the decision was protested by Dickson,
who claimed that he was lou ed later.
The race was awarded TO Hines although
many OF the spectators with Dickson
could not agree that the decision was a
iust one, The latter wants another try
and will make the pure anything desired.
Two injuries to hands were sustained
here during the past week as the result of
getting caught in machinery upon which
the victims were employed. The first
was boy named Lalagia, employed at
the British Hosiery mill, which occurred
last Saturday Two fingers, the third and
fourth, upon the right hand, were nearly
severed The other victim was John De
marco of Peckham's mill, who terribly
lacerated the first and second finger on
the right hand, "wednesday morning. DR.
Shaw attended both and thinks the
chances for recovery in both cases is now
good.
The Johnston town council held a regu-
lar meeting Friday afternoon at the new
Office ot the town clerk in Thornton.
a petition for lights on Iledley avenue
was referred to the committee on lights,
with instruction, o comply with the
desires Of the petitioners IL possible, by
changing the location OF some lights now
in use.
Giovanni Ferris application for n
liquor license was continued to the next
meeting. aui tha, Of John Greer was dis
posed Of by giving the appicsn, leave 10
Withdraw.
Samuel II. Ridings and Richard Car
pentcr were given a license to hold an
athletic exhibition In Thornton Aug. 1.
Two hydranls were ordered 10 be placed
on Hcdley avenue.
Charles Lama was granted license
Tor a night soil cart
The Highway Commissioner was di.
recled TO remove the town bridewell from
its present location 10 the rear Of the new
office Of the town clerk and the new loca.
lion for the Eighth District Cour, wired
for electric lighting.
!. Frank Masterson, John a. Brown
and Paolini Pislaohio were appointed
police constables.
The following jurors were drawn
Grand-John Curry, Peter San Souci,
James r. Coffin, Ferdinand Winsor,
George n. Mold, william Il. Wilderi
Pett-Iaael X. Wilcox. Chas II. Poole.
c. r. Irons, T.. a smith, ,. u. Ridings,
william Il King, Charles II Bishop,
J. u. Smith, =. McNair, Leander
smith. y J. Angel w. a. Phillips.
Asa Hick. Benjamin Mathewson.
Bile we're allowed az io'loHs: Whit
temore s. Colburn, s7i Thornton Co.
g. 20; British Hosiery Coz S.; Hugh
McDover, Gro; a %. Patton S5i J.
Newman, 81; 5. X Luther. s37 81 r.