The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-04
Miss Mary Han|ey the Winner
In Nail Driving Contest.
Brothers viii Celebrate Their
First Mass Tomorrow.
Olneyville branch OF the Providence
News at Heffenan's News store ID
Hartford avenue. Telephone 4O-West.


is not only one OF the prettiest and best
known young ladies of 81. Anthony's par
ish. but is the most expert nail driver IN
the city, II not in the state. At least IL
was so decided by Messrs. John +. Har-
low and Frank CANNING who were the
committee on nail driving contest held
at st Anthony's fair last week. and their
honesty cannot be questioned for a mo-
ment That Miss Hanley is a wonder at
driving nails. there can be no doubt. for
at this contest Mr.. John McGinn, the
we'll known blacksmith. could not drive a
nail into the plank in less than three sec
onds, nor could Thomas II. Bride, VINO
was boss OF the Job. but Miss Hanley
comes along and does the trick in just two
seconds.
This was the limit, and everybody who
saw the feat performed simply wondered
and stared. but she drove the nall In the
two seconds and her nearest competitor
was a good second behind.
Miss Hanley was awarded the prize,
silk umbrella.
Yesterday some one i'm looking over the
remnants OF the fair found the plank
into which the nails had been driven by
the contestants, and they, OF course.
wanted TO see the nail that Miss Hanley
drove. for near each nall was the drivers
name. Judge their surprise when they
found that while Miss Hanley had done
neat Job her nail. fortunately for her, had
been driven through rotten spot in the
plank, but the spot did not show up on
the top aide OF the plank and, had
strong person have driven the nail, 1t
would have Knocked the rotten spot out
The award was made. however, and
Miss Hanley Is the champion just the
same and will, undoubtedly. remain so
until some one comes along and beats her
record Her many friends say that they
will not allow her TO enter any nall driv-
ing contests until the record is lowered
and this will be a great many years for
the average time for n woman Ia eight
seconds. and for man Ave seconds. Miss
Hanley's nearest lady competitor was
Miss Nora Daggan, but she was just one
second behind
GAME WAS CALLED OFF.
The mines from the Olneyville and Paw
I tucket car barns met on the Merino Flats
yesterday 10 see which was the better
| team OF ball players.
Four and a half innings were played,
| the score being s to In favor OF the To-
cal team, when there was a rag-chew-
! ing contest and before this was finished
the teams were told that the grounds
had been secured 10y the school clubs and
that the railroad men were further told
that they must vacate, so the game was
called off.
The difficulty arose over decision
by the umpire. and II is quite probable
that this will not occur again. for the
| league will meet Monday evening and
select an umpire who is not interesed in
one team more than I'm the other. None
OF the teams care TO win the handsome
trophy that has been put up unless they
win IL over and above board.
49, l.a- a1e IL
clared that a team from Riverpoint
should be in the league and on Mon
day evening they will be admitted and
a new schedule made up. An effort Will
also be made to have the teams from
the Traverse street and Riverside barns
consolidated. for It Is quite evident that
they have not players sufficient to Cope
with the other barns
TO SING THEIR FIRST MASS.
There will be something out Of the or
binary at the and 1890 o'clock masses
tomorrow in St Mery's church. when two
brothers, George and Michael Kelley OF
this place, who were quite recently or
dained 10 the priesthood at Buffolo, will
celebrate their first masses. IL is sell
dom that two brothers go TO the same
college. study. be ordained, celebrate
their FIRST mass and In the same church
at one time.
WILL RESIDE HERE.
A wedding took place Thursday after.
noon at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas 8 Sharples OF Berkeley. theil
daughter. Miss Sadie r. Sharples, beins
united I'm matrumony To George r. Tay
lor Of Providence. Rev. j. j. Woolley o.
Park Place Congregational church, Paw
tucket performing the ceremony ONLY
the Immediate relatives of the parties
were present The bride was ATTENDED
; by her cousin Miss Ethel Caldwell o
J Fall River. as bridesmaid, and the bes
) man was oJseph Taylor of Ashton cou
sin OF the groom.
The bride was attired In white silk win
lace trimmings and carried bououe
of bride roses. The bridesmaid was at
tired in white organdie with lace trim
mings. After the ceremony a weddln.
sumner was served Tho groom's gif
to the bride was a diamond brooch an'
the brides gift to her bridesmaid wa
a pearl pin Mr. and Mrs. Taylor lef
Tuesday night for Washington, D. c.
whore they will spend their honeymoon
I-pon their return they will reside at -
Plainfield street, in the annexed district
GENERAL MENTION.
Perseverance, lodge took n promlnen
part I'm the Pythan demonstration i
Infantry hall last evening. they bein
the lodge that was last 10 receive IN
shield and give IL into the keeping o
America lodge that sent Il on Its missio
} a number OF years ago. The members o
the lodge and those OF lvanhoe lodg
! turned out Ia goodly numbers
Patrick Moran was taken into custod
this morning by the police on the chare
OF revelllng. few days ago. accordin
10 the police. Moran was one or part
, of men who were "fooling' on Atwell'
avenue and they managed To break
large pane OF glass. and Moran is Oh
one that is supposed 10 have done H.
A lawn party. under the auspices
the Christian Endeavor society connecte
with tho Plainfeld street Baptist churcf
WIZ -trr4ri ne A. f3srfe~- --=tFeet-lest even
ing. An excellent musical program wa
rendered by an orchestra from Philade
phia. composed OF lady musicians.
The liquor saloon OF Alphonse Duran'
s47 Hartford avenue. was broken into las
ni0ht ard two bottles 90 whiskey and
cigars were stolen. An entrance wa
affected BY pulling or wire screen
the side of the building The polio
found the break soon after II was made.
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