The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1904-12-02
MaNTON.

DIR. Fred Thrift has sold his PAGER
"Brownie" to Oakland parties
There was baptismal service Sunda,
evening a, tie Church Of Christ,
The Manton Club will give one OF its
excellent suppers next Thursdsy evening.
II. {. Calel and ID. A. Cram have been
appointed auetioneers by the Johnston
Town Council.
Manton is fast becoming metropolitan.
Two electric lines, steam railroad and
postal delivery.
Anchor Lodge, l o. .. F., at its meet
ing on Monday evening, nomioa,ed oih-
GERS for the ensuing year.
Charles Z. Collins poultry received an
award at the Rhode Island Poultry Show
this week al Infantry Hall.
Mr. aud Mrs. A. K. Corooran and Mise
Mary Corcoran spent Thanksgiving with
Mrs. Abby Blanchard OF North SoiluaIe.
Miss Sarah Dyer Barnes will give a
talk on Teaching Language at the
Manton Grammar School, this after oon.
Mis-, Gertrude Devereaux OF this place
was one OF the chorus in the Arion Clubs
performance OF "Damnation OF Faust"
In Infantry Hall on Tuesday evening.
On Monda, evening, December Iath, a
temperance meeting will be held at The
home OF Miss Nellie Irons. The meeting
will be addressed by Mrs. +. K. Terry,
state superintendent OF railroad temper.
ance work
George Price, the well.known harnes
maker and dealer in harness supplies and
horse clothing, now located on Olneyyille
souaie, will remove early in December TO
T~itchelrs Block, IS4S Westminster st.,
81 few doors east OF the Olneyville Post
Oiilce. He is now selling out a large
stock OF harnesses, horse blankets, etc.
Elisha DYER, a weli-known and highly
respt cted resident OF this section, died at
hi, home on Fruit Hill avenue on Tue,-
day, alter an illness OF several months.
The deceased was a son OF the late Rod.
ney Over OF Crsnston. He has resided
here for The pas, fifteen years, devoting
hi, time 10 farming He was a genial
man and good neighbor. He had little
taste for politics, and We believe never
held public Office He leaves a widow
and one daughter.
The Ladies' Sewing Circle, connected
with the Baptist Chapel reoiganized on
Tuesday at Mrs. McNairs. The new
organization will be known as the Ladies'
Aid Society and will meet every two
weeks. The following officers were elect.
ed; Mrs Thorpe, president; Mrs. Geo.
Sturtevant, secretary; Mrs. Mary Barne
treasurer; Miss Carrie McNair, collector.
The directors are Mrs. A. Z. Corcorsn,
Mrs. A X Rothwell, Mrs G. f., Wilbur
and Mrs. McNair. The society has q
membership OF eighteen.
The petition for local postal delivery
tha was circulated last week by Mr.. Geo.
Cox was signed by over two hundred
residents of this section. I, has been
forwarded to Washington. and 1t is ex.
pec,ed that early action will be taken by
the Post Office authorities. There seems
to be no doubt but the petition will re.
ceive favorable consideration. The sec.
tion affected by the change includes the
thickly.settled part OF Manton on the
Johnston side, including what Is known
as Pigeon HILL" The Woonasqustucket
River is the northern boundary. on the
cas-, and south is the city line, and on the
west the delivery will extend as far as the
Danforth estate on the Greenville road
and to the Irons place on the Serril
Sweet road.