The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-03
IN 0LNEYVILLE.
Pride Of the Village Lodge Held
HouseWarming.
Exciting Runaway and Narrow
Escape Surprise Party.

Olneyville branch OF the Providence
News at Heffernan's News Store. 10
Hartford avenue. Telephone A-West.
Pride OF the Village lodge, i. o. o. r.,
NJ L.. which is rightly named from the
fact that II is the only fraternal organiza-
ton in the thriving and quiet little hamlet
OF Thornton. held what they called an old
fashioned English supper and house
warming. last evening In Calefs hall.
The lodge has leased this hall for
number of years and officers and mem
bers are more than pleased to do SO, for
IN the past they have been obliged TO
meet as best they could. To those who
never partook OF an English supper.
which. on this occasion consisted or
roasts OF beef. pork, lamb and mutton.
and boiled mutton with sauce, Yorkshire
pudding and vegetables. etc, all that Is
necessary TO say, is that they do not know
what good eating is.
There may be daintier dishes but there
are none that are more toothsome than
n slice of roast beef. such as was served
by this organization last evening.
The English, as Is well known. are
great lovers of beef and they have the
art OF preparing II for the table down
TO a nicely. IL Is revelation to anyone.
but an Englishman. TO be served with a
portion or IL, in good old English style.
The supper last evening was all that an
English supper called for and was enjoyed
as only .Englishmen can enjoy such pal
atable feast.
Of them being ladies. and all appeared
20 have their appetities with them. This
is just what the members OF the lodge
desired. for they wanted 20 see all that
had been preparade eaten with a relish.
IL took four expert carvers TO attend 10
the wants OF the party and they did SO
successfully. This was not all, for when
the long tables were cleared concert
was given by a number OF young men,
most of whom were pressed into ser
vice from the lodge. and the more promi-
nent ones on the bill were Leonard Nor
ley in character songs; Thomas Dewey
and William Hawksby. Besides these
were John Winfield, an excellent piano
player. who kindly accompanied all OF the
singers: Edward Roscoe, James Barks.
Ernest Dennison, John Poole and George
Hawksby, Jr. Every number on the pro
gram was encored to the limit. and IL Is
safe TO say that no program was ever
given in this place that eoualled this one
DIR. Ralph Shaw was master OF cere-
monies. and during the evening In a short
address, told his audience OF the Dement'S
that were 10 be derived by connecting
themselves with so worthy an organiza-
tion.
II was nearly midnight when the happy
gathering dispersed. and all wished the
Pride OF the Village the best Of luck I'm
their new home
The brothers who had charge Of this
pleasant and most successful affair were
Leo Hawksley. w. Ancott. w. Humph-
reys. ii. Hickling. ]. Brandreth 8. Yonde,
w. Barks.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Polander, giving his name as Joe
Bagley, and who lives on Florence street.
had "a very narrow escape from being
killed in the square yesterday afternoon.
While driving down Broadway his horse
became frightened by an automobile and
ran away. In front OF John McGann's
saloon at 1901 Westminster street the
outfit collided with n light carriage in
which sat Mrs. George f. Little OF 80
Willow street and in the rear OF this
carriage was a valuable dog that was
thrown out. The canine has not been seen
since. One OF the rear wheels OF Mrs.
Little's carriage was demolished, but she
escaped injury.
The runaway horse then crossed the
street and at this time Mr.. Bagley was
sitting on the whffietree OF his wagon
James Savage was standing on the curb
stone. and seeing the mans dangerous
position made n grab for the horse, and
succeeded in catching and stopping the
equine In front OF DR.. Corrigan's drug
store.
This is the same horse that School Com
mitteeman Dempsey caught a few days
ago.
A PLEASANT AFFAIR.
Miss Nellie Banahan was rendered
surprise party by a number OF her young
friends at her home l55 Academy ave-
nue.. last evening The feature OF the
evening was the mock marriage OF Miss