The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-05-18
THORNTON.

\ new fence adds to the atlractiveness
OF the Benz. Harris house. Mr. Randall
is the builder.
Saloon Keeper Burrows il on the sick
list which has incapacitated his atten.
dance at the shop for the past two weeks.
Frank Golini, formerly In the grocery
business here, has opened a tailoring es-
tablishmcnt in the block at the corner of
Brook street and Plainheld road.
The Abbott saloon still presents a
"barred' front owing To the refusal of
the Cranston Council To renew the
license at the place Tor the current year
Mrs. Timothy Coll Of Pocasset avenue
was taken TO the Rhode Island Hospital
one day last week suffering from severe
illness, but Is now said to be much i'm.
proved.
The Johnston Court Of Probate will
meet at the Council Chamber here next
Tuesday afternoon when IL IL expected
that considerable business will come up
for consideration.
a driving horse owned by grocer Dal.
ton is recovering from severe kick that
IL received some two weeks ago from one
of the delivery horses owned also by Mr.
Dalton, A wound was inflicted that re.
quired the taking of three stitches In Il
by Mr. John Hurley, an employe whose
skill Is attested by the tact that recovery
ia very rapid.
The "call" for the Financial town
meeting. which Is TO be held at the town
farm, Monday May 2S. has been issued
this week and asks ior the following ap.
populations - 900 for Atwood avenue,
for the construction of a bridge at
Hughcsdale and street from there towards
Thornton. 81 1000 for Old Killingly road
from Manton car line to Smlthlield line,
o 600 FOR Old Killingly road or Green.
end of the car line, $500 for lIedley ave.
nue., 5000 for Kelley and Railroad ave.
nues, $ioo for Hillside avenue, tIoo for
Hillside avenue, fr2,ooo for schools,
placing six electric lights on Grccnville
avenue and six on the road from Morgan
Mills to Simmons, upper village.
Tuesdays thunder storm was perhaps
as severe here az elsewhere, but only
slight damages are reported A few
trees were blown over and the Hughes
dale school teachers who were out In the
afternoons storm were " drenched." :"
Wednesday morning an electric light
pole from which an arc lamp was sus-
pended near the Office of the town clerk
was found TO be burning but the fire
which was only of the smodcring sort
was quickly exliuguished by the difcoy
crets and had probably originated by
sparks of lightning playing upon the
trolley wires during the storm Of the
night previous.
II is stated that although the required
number Of sigatures have been obtained
for the establishment Of Pyhian lodge
here the movement has been brought 10
slandstill by the fact that there l. no ft
meeting place ob'sinable IN the village.
This Is a sad condition and can only be
overcome by some Of our residents or
investors taking the advantage thus pre-.
scnled, 10 secure a new tenant for new
and modern hall There IL surely money
In II for tie builder OF an cup to date
hall here for the use Of societies, etc.
The hail storm Of Tuesday caught
Percy ButlerGcd driving a Thornton
furniture wagon hatiess, upon Broadway,
Providence, the high wind having pre-
yiousy taken that piece Of head-dress
along with II In its merry whir. The