The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-01-01
ThOkNTON.

Wednesday.
AIR. William Hervey oG OAkiawn visited
fIiends here Christmas eve.
There was q surprise party Tuesday on
Andrew Belts OF Well street.
Sebastino Leo Is building a new house
near the old school house site.
VIM. Goodwin OF Brooklyn ,pent
Christmas with Walter Coupe
Nicholas Taylor and family Of Vans.
kuck are guests OF Daniel Taylor
August Miller and John Mccormick OF
S,oughton, Mas. were here Monday.
John Dean and william Bsrks Of
Philadelphia visited relatives here last
week.
Mr.. Stephen Elliott OF HighlandviIle,
MaS spent Christmas with William
Marriott.
Mr.. Bert North OF this place attended q
bean supper and social at Harmony on
Tuesday evening.
About two hundred people partcok of
The supper and tea at the Congregational
Chapel Friday night,
Mir and Mrs. Alor 20 Patterson Of
Brook St, had a daughter born on
Wednesday Of lsst week.
Mr. and Mira Fred Pingley moved
Saturday into the tenement st the corner
OF Book and Transit streets.
A concert entitled "The Christmas
Messenger" was rendered Sunday evening
AT the Congregational Church.
Several from this place attended the
masquerade bail OF the Y. NJ. s. G. last
evening at Crans,on Store Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Farrar OF Thornton
Ave, numbered among their Christmas
presents this yesr an eight pound boy.
The Volunteer Fire Brigade Co. will
hold dance tomorrow evening Ia Csl,rs
Hall. The grand march begins at 7 80
o'clock.
Prot. p. J. Barrett OF Providence will
open q dancing school Thursday In
CaIeis Hall. About forty pupils are ex.
pecling to join.
Mr.. William Humphrey was the receipt
ent OF set OF Shakespeare works.
Christmas evening at the Congregational
Sunday School exercises.
Mr.. John Revnold. and Miss Bertha
Hudson were married Christmas eve a,
s.. Ann's church. A reception was held
at their new home on Mill street
For Sale-Pair Bay Horses with Hsr
ness. Good, powerful team. Also two
horse Wagon and Tipeart. Apply FRANK
LAFAzIA, Morgan Mill, Thornton.
Mr.. Thomas McCsrron. janitor OF the
Thornton school, was presented by the
school children with a Christmas pre,-
ent In the form of a handsome muller.
At ST. Rocco Church on Christmas
day. there was exhibited . very realistic
and picturesque representation In nina.
ture stusry Of the alteration ofthe magi.
Alta recent rehearsal Of the csntsts,
Johnnie Doub,er," Mr.. Charles r.
Horoyd succeeded In procuring . 60,
record OF the performance for his Edison
phonograph.
Mr. John Tom linson, tor several years
superintendent OF the Congregational
s. S., wa, presented with a costly snk
umbrella Friday evening by Santa Claus
at the Christmas exercises OF the Bible
School.
The Thornton boys defeated the Fair.
lawn Fsvorites, Friday afternoon by .
score Of two TO one. Mr. George Barker
|. now looking fora neutral ground upon
which the opposing teams may decide
their standing.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Barks, each aged
o. years, celebrsted their fortieth wed
ding annlyerssry, Christmas 81 thei5
home on Thornton avenue. Represents
tives from Nottingham, England, where
the couple were married, we're In attend
snce.
The funeral services OF Tom 5. Bur
rows we're ,olemnlz.d Sunday afternoon
at the Holy NATIVITY Church under the
dIection Of Rev Father SNeetlsnd
Burial was At PocAs,st Cemetery. The
deceased leaves widow, an aged moher
and sister, Mrs. Samuel Sllls
The ChH.,nS. can,sis, entitled John
ME Doubler," .n very 'ueo,ssiully ren.
dered Friday sfenIng at the Congregs.
tional Chap =. by ,hlriy Young people of
the sunday school, under The direction Of
Sup, John Tomlinson, organI,t Charles
r Holroyd and secretary Fred HolfoJd.
Johnnie Doubier,"s youth inclined 70
,cepiicl,rn regarding the existence ol ST
Nicholas, 6, confion ed with such a con.
vineing array OF evidence from well
known Characters Of folklore and from
represenistiv.s of the various countries Of
the world, that he 10 finally Obliged TO
,csnowlsdge SAINTS Claus a. king. The
ca,te comprlsed the following: santa
Clsu,-Gsorge Tomlnson; Old Mother
Goose-Anuie Hs~k,leJ; Old hother
Hubbatd-Edith MiddlrbToosi Old Wo.
msn VINO Lived IN Shoe kU,ie
Tomlinsoni Little Red Ridinghooc -
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