The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1901-06-21
THORNTON.

Work on the new hall building has be.
gun.
Edward Hodgeson OF the Poeasset mill
sails for England next week.
A new tailoring establishment has been
opened in the new village.
Jack North has some fine ST. Bernard
pups.
Captain James Pettis, S,o,e sealer, was
In town on Monday.
The Johnston board OF assessors met
on Wednesday and organized for the com.
ing ear.
Edward westcott attended the funeral
of the late Alpha Hin at sockanosset on
Wednesday.
Joseph Coupe, Bat Murphy and Samuel
Coupe are planning to visit the Buffalo
Exposition next week.
The graduating exercises of the Thorn.
ton Grammar School take place on Thurs.
day evening of next week.
Oil stoves, one, two and.three burners.
at the Thornton furniture store. Also
window screens of all sizes.
Ed. Williams, who works on the Larkin
iarm, recently captured swapping turtle
that tipped the scales at IS pounds.
The contract tor carrying the mails
between Rockland and Thornton has
been awarded to G. Atwood of Provi.
dence.
James Brown has severed his connec.
tion with the Co. operative Store. His
successor is VIM. Humphreys OF the new
village.
One of the most popular Young men in
Thornton is soon TO be married, so rumor
says, to a young lady who resides IN the
west part Of the town.
Caleb Jordan has the contract for bsild.
ing new house for Councilman Almy at
Simmonsvile on the site OF the one
recently destroyed by fire.
The Thorntons play the Brown &
Sharpe team tomorrow on the home
grounds. There will be several changes
In the Thornton makeup.
Buy your clothing, hats and furnishings
OF III. c. Mott & Co., Library Building,
Olneyville Square. Your fare paid both
ways on any sale of $40. Reliable cloth
ing. Guaranteed values.
The Thorntons beat the !. c. is last
Saturday by the close score Of 8 to 6. a
large number OF Thornton people wit.
messed the game, going over to the North
End In a special car.
AT the meeting of he town council OF
Johnston on Friday the following appoint
ments we're made Probate judge. W. A
Phillips; collector of taxes and auditor
OF accoun's. IIc'hcrt G. Calef; auditors
Of the ueasurers accounts, Walter !.
Barnes, Forrest II. Carey and /. B. w.
Wilder assessors Of taxes, Samuel Stills
and Forest II. Carey; overseer of the
poor and commissioner Of the town farm
John Walch; pound keeper, J.. @. Nichols
board OF health, DR.. II. II. Shaw and
George A. Bates; auctioneers, II. G.
Calef and W. a. Phillips Inspector Of
buildings, Samuel II. Ridings; commits.
sioner Of lights, George +. Naylor; com.
missioner Of water, Harry Guy; FIRE
marshal, George b. Barnes sealer Of
weights and measures, James McDole;
corders of wood, r. Z. Brown, II. j.
Berry, Ethan Ellis and J. J. Hughesi
fence viewer, Samuel II. Ridings; coro.
ner, W. A. Phillips; deputy coroner, s.
X. Luther; dog officer Samuel II. Rid
ings; appraisers Of damage done by
dogs Hiram Kimball and Job Belknsp;
chief Of police, Hiram Kimball officers
under the tramp act, Hiram Kimball,
George A. Bates, /. w. Angel and J. V.
Barnes; police constables, J. V. Barnes,
police constables. J. V. Barnes, q. A.
Bates, Il. NJ. MORN, !. a. Brown, J. f.