The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-09
OLNEYv|LLE.
Local Contingent Made Brave Showing
for Irish Day Parade.
The Race Did Not Come Offs DRY Of
"Shoo Fly Village"
Oneyvle of the Providence News Hefernans
News Store Is Hartford Avenue. Telephone 4o-West.

There was considerable excitement on
the square this morning for the American
band with Bowen r. Church as leader
flled the sjuare with the sweetest OF
music for the Olneyville delegation VINO
took mart in the Irish day outing.
The line was made up as follows: John
o'Conneu. guide. American band; Em-
met rifles. Capt Foley with Leuts. Gar
rahan and winn in command; the Robert
Emmett Literary association ana the
Henry Gratten Literary association of
Manton James Moreland being the mar
shall
Prior 10 the line moving, the Emmet
rifles gave an exhibition drill on the
SQUARE which was witnessed by large
crowd and a hearty applause was given
the company for their work.
The line OF march was from the post
office square 10 Westminster street. 10
Chaffee street. countermarching TO Sprin-
ger square, and countermarched again
10 the lower end OF the square, when the
delegation boarded cars for the centre OF
the city.
HE WAS THE CAUSE
II Is doubtful N there is person now
living IN what is known as Shoe Fly
Village" has any idea OF how the local
ity was so called. but the News has been
told that David oRourke, who passed
away at Peacedale a few days ago was
the individual that caused the little set
tlement 10 be so called. At that time
Mr.. O'Rourke was an overseer in one
OF the large mills. and was extremely
popular The date was. when the song
"Shoo Fly Don't Bother Me, was rag
ing and Mr.. O Rourke was stuck on
the song, and could be heard singing II
night and day.
In those days the village was Inhabited
by the best people, for that was some 80
years ago, and the cosy cottages were
then new There has 4een a very great
change since the days OF O'Rourke, and
now not one OF the cottages that then
covered the heads OF the tenants arc
such as TO induce and one who has any
idea OF a decent living 10 live In one OF
them.
HE "SQUAKED."
There was 10 be a foot race in the
square yesterday afternoon between a
well-known wine clerk and cigar clerk
for s. a side. The distance TO cover was
to be 100 yards The cigar clerk "squaked,'
and wanted the amount cut down to 81,
IS side. finding that the cigar clerk was
putting up blum. consented TO make II 81
and the cash was put up in Deputy
twas TO be made from the postoffice, and
when all was ready the cigar clerk
sduaked' again. and said that Post
master w ID. Harris would not like IL II
they. the runners. brought the postoffice
into the matter. In consequece thereof
the wine clerk has taken the 81 and pur-
chased two tickets for the Colosseum and
the wine clerk says who he will take with
him 10 see the races is no one else bust
ness.
GENERAL MENTION.
Patrolman Wilkinson Of the chaffee
az fat Ia nj Aa cd al
nag on Mount Pleasant avenue this
morning, which he took TO the station,
and II was later killed by j. \. Smith.
agent for the Prevention OF Cruelty 10
Animals society
All that was done in the way Of arrests
at the Chsffee street station last night
was two young men that were taken I'm
for making a hotel out OF the grand stand
on the Merino fia g, and they were turned
loose this morning. They said that they
lived al Westerly.
A young man named Cyr. employed by
the Providence Ice company, called at the
police station last evening and reported
that pair of tongs had been stolen from
Frank p crow,hers. ar officer i'm Man
ufacturers lodge Of odd Fellows, mourns
the loss OF So Panama hat that was
ing.
Thomas Baldwin reports TO the police
that some one slashed the top OF a wag-
on in the yard OF his shop on Manton
avenue last evening and the damage was
about $40
At oclock the san Soucis department
store had ten large drags filled with
their employees. which went 70 Haute-
rieve where the remainder of the day
was spent
The chances are that the mills Of the
American Woolen company on Valley
street will shut down saturday noon
The overseers Of the Weybossot mill
are 10 have an outing az the Warwick
club. Saturday. August p
This has been the dulest day In Olnev- /
Vile for years. the stores being closed az
noon.
The Business Mems association arc ar
ransing for their annual outing which