The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-09-02
THORNTON.

M~tsnhh SouPs o"loy"B W.
vacation.
The kni,ters at the Hosiery are no
working full time.
The Johnston school term begins Mon
day. September II,
Water mains are being laid on Fletcher
avenue and Cslef s,rest.
Daniel Mullen OF Hebronvilie 10 the
guest Of S,spnen Miner.
A milk wagon from the Johnston Town
Farm now runs Into the village.
The Thornton Social Club held lite
third trolley party, Saturday evening, to
Crescent Pask.
sterry n. Luther and Addison r..
Luther have been doing some surveying
at the G. Walter Davis estate.
The annual picnic OF the Consrega
tionL Sunday School will be held to-
morrow at the Charles Stone farm.
Nj. Margaret Rafferty, and Andrew
Rafferty, smiled this week from Ireland
after q visit there OF several weeks.
A special car carrying the Rho1e Island
Companys employees band isvored the
village with its presence last evening.
| Charles Simmons OF Thornton and
Charles IL. Brown OF Hughesdsle have
been camping on, At Melvin Village,
N. II.
Grace Barks and william Barhs. who
started Tuesday for England. were ac-
companied as tar as Boston by Robert
Bsrks.
william Humphreys. former mansger
of the COOPERATIVE store will soon open a
grocery HE own In the Taylor building
near the new village.
Edward westcott. Charles Simmons
and Charles II. Brown returned Saturday
from Lake winnipisautee, N. H., where
Mr.. We,tcott has a fine launch.
The Investigation OF an alleged elops-
ment episode at Victoria Plat was In
cluded this week In the varied round oi
| Chief Of Police Kimbsll's duties.
Tne nearest place for automobile re-
pairing 10 at Hughes & Atkins msehine
shop, 3S Plainfeld street, Olneyville.
The man with a break down may ask you.
A exceptional piece OF vandalism WI"
di'covered a few mornings ago by w. =.
Larkin, whose newly painted Rock
Sp,ing water wagon was besmsared with
green paint.
| Thomas Peels, John Stark, Charles
Bramley. Alfred Marshall, William
Aitehinson, Joseph Brandreth and Thorn.
as Lane had an outing recently At Oak
land Beach.
The village was largely depopuls.sd
| Saturday afternoon on account OF the
| large number which attended tn, trolley
party 81 the Holy Nativity Sunday School
10 Gre ,rnt Park. Three cars carried the
party.
| Saturday and Sunday the main streets
OF the village were brilliantly illumin-
| sted In Observance OF 81. Roceo's Daj.
| There was also an elaborate display OF
fireworks accompanied by special music
! In honor Of the occasion.
The Co operative Society hs. accepted
the resignstions Of manager HumphrIes
and president Tomlinson and elected q
new board Of directors, which consists OF
Y. ". Shaw, II. b. Scott, r. Aueott, ~.
Parker, S. Beus, J. Clifford and w.
Hawksisy
| The second annual picnic under the
auspices Of ST. Rocco church will occur
Monday Al Taylor Park. Sack races,
climbing the slippery pole, q ball game
! between the y. NJ. S. Club OF Thornton
and the Imperisls OF Providence, dancing
and Venetian illuminsiions will be feat
urss OF the days program.
| A special meeting Of the Johnston
| Town Council was held on Thur,dsy
afternoon. The voting list for the spec
isl town meeting next week wss can
vsssed. Highway Commissionsr Wsleh,
who had been appointed a special com
mittee TO meet the Dabielson Railway
representative 10 hr on dsmsges TO high
way by the railroad was discharged.
The general opinion seems 10 b. that the