The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-07-19
THORNTON.

Edward westeott spent Saturday and
Sunday at Portland, Maine.
Fred Silva and Alfred Dalton start lor
the Buffalo Exposition, tomorrow.
James Gregson is managing whippe,
race that takes place here on the ,sth.
Miss Alyerda l.. Brown and Miss Irene
Mathewson are at Bethlehem, y. II.
William Turner has removed to Button.
woods tor the summer.
Water coolers, tumblers, Jars, &c, at
the Thornton Furniture Co.'S Store.
The Johnston Board OF Assessors are
in session this week at the Town Clerks
'Hfice.
George Patterson has taken the posi.
tion OF assistant foreman at Peokham
Mill, Morgan Mills.
Charles Hudson OF this place has
signed a contract to play fret base with
the Phenix nine.
John Reynolds has resigned lis posi-
ton as assistant foreman In the carding
room at the Victoria Mil. lie intends TO
go TO Lakewood, N. J.
George Greaves, Miss Greaves, Miss
Ivy Dalton and the Misses Pohle of
Olneyville visited the Royal Page home
stead In South Seituate last Sunday and
were royalty entertained.
A boy named Grayson had one OF the
fingers Of his right hand injured 90
severely In the machinery Of the carding
room at the Victoria mill last Friday that
1t had to be amputated.
The Thornton baseball team defeated
the Providence Optical Co.'S. team on
Saturday on the home grounds by a score
Of IS TO IL. Next Saturday the Thorn.
tons play the Centerdales at Centerdale.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Ann Mullin
ofthis village was solemnized at St.Ann's
Church, Cranston, on Tuesday. Mrs.
Mullen has been a resident Of Thornton
tor nearly quarter Of n century.
The Union X. r. Co. began work on
Monday morning with large gang OF
men in extending the Thornton Electric
line to Hug The distance Is
only one and one-eighth miles and the
work will be completed by the middle OF
next week.
A regular meeting Of the Johnston
Town Council was held on Friday Of last
week. DR.. Fiske of St. Stephens Church
asked that the Council use every effort to
suppress gambling in the town. The
Plainfield Pike to Summonsyile was con-
tlnued until the next meeting
The French Telegraph and Cable Com
pany was granted permission to erect and
maintain poles. Israel Kaufman was
granted junk license and J. II. Du.
charme wac granted license to collec,
swill.
Jurors were drawn as follows: Grand
George ID. Barnes, Ben jamin f. Smith.
Daniel f. Wade, James NJ. Cook, william
Burton and Henry f. winsor, Petit
Ephraim Ellis, Byron o. Sweet, Nelson
+. TAFT, Henry Is. Gleason, Jonathan ".
Barnes, John NJ. wlnsor, Samuel A..
West, William w. Simmons, Frederick
F. Flanagan. John Clark, Amos J. Angel
Larned Williams, John phillips, Benja.
min 5. Harris.
Highway bills amounting to sam 81
we're allowed.
The report Of the overseer OF the poor
was presented, showing expenditures
amounting to s497 A., and receipts Of
s349 81. An order was allowed for the
balance required, SI47 81.
The following bills we're allowed II. b.
Scott, SIS; Narrsgansett Electric Light.
ing company, sr 49; Hiram Klmball,
S4s So police payroll, SIS; S. X. Luz
ther, $32 OF Sampson, Murdoch * Co.,
-; r. II. Shaw, S74; A. f. Luther,
Gao; Providence Journal company, sIS;