The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-12-22
THORNTON
Dandelions were picked on the A.
F. Luther place on December, Is.

moved TO Northampton, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fisher have
begun housekeeping in DR.. Shaw's
house.
Some new machinery is being put
mp at the British Hosiery Co. mill.
Thomas Hartshorn is making some
extensive changes and improvements
at his place Of business.
Mrs. l.. J. Ingham, who has been
away visiting friends for the past four
weeks, has returned home.
Bert Hall OF this place fell while
skating at Hughesdale last Sunday,
and badly fractured his collar bone.
He was attended by DR.. Shaw.
The Little Four Club have a matt.
nee social in Calef Hall next Mon
day.
Jack Hartshorn has gone 10 Spring
field, Mass. He will play on the as
sociation football team Of that city.
The social in Calef's Hall last Sat.
urday evening, under the manage
ment Of the Pocasset Social Club, was
a great success.
Mark Golini has a fine new home
Edison phonograph.
The married men and the single
men will play football Monday at
New King Park.
Walter Pratt recently composed a
catchy ode on the local football team.
Patrolman James Moan is some
what improved.
SIS. Peter and Pauls Church OF
/ Providence has purchased the Abner
Sprague farm south of this village. 1t
is supposed that it will be used for a
/ cemetery.
Mrs. William Cast Of Philadelphia
| is attending her sister, Mrs. Arthur
/ Wilkinson, during the latter's illness
Mrs. George Holroyd has purchases
/ the Harry Alpin estate on Brook
/ street.
Several couples from Thornton are
/ expected TO visit Atteboro Christ
mas.
A new store is being built undev
the Simmons building near the Nc
/ CarOn estate.
Fritz Achelis of New York, who
owns a controlling interest in the
Hosiery, was in town last week.
Leonard Morley, the we'll known
tenor, is taking advanced lessons in
Providence.
Mrs {. G. Mackay, who is i'll at De-
post, n. Y, where her husband, Rev.
Mr.. Mackay went to attend her, is
very low, but was able Thursday to
speak for the first time in three
weeks.
Miss May Westcott is on the sick
list and her place as teacher is be-
ing temporarily filled by a substitute.
superintendent of Schools w. II.
Starr has notified the Cranston school
committee that the Johnston schools
VIII be able to accommodate the
Cranston pupils of Thornton another
year. Consequently the Cranston of.
/ ticialS will probably hold in allowance
the expenditure for new building.
Rev. Harris f. Starr is pursuing a
course at Yale.
A cantata entitled "The King Eter-
nal will be rendered Sunday eve
nlng at the Congregational church.
a concert will be held Monday eve.
ming at the Congregational chapel.
The Young Mems Bible class. of
which William Humphreys is instruc.
tor, has subscribed a substantial sum
of money, which has been forwarded
to John Hayes at Philadelphia. as a
Christmas present.
The odd Fellows of this place
/ held their annual election of officers
Monday evening at Calefs Hall.
George Simpson has purchased a
new piano.
Hugh Mcdowell, the motorman
| was i'll this week.
1t is rumored that Commute car
/ time Is To be realized on the Thornton
route.
/ Thomas Barks rendered tenor
| solo Sunday at the jefferson street
I Baptist Church, Providence.
Miss Dora Wilcox is the guest oi
Mrs. ID. II. Thornton of the annex.
William Seymour has applied for
position on the Providence police
, force.
When YOU are tired of experiment
/ ing with others. use Lees Cherry
! Juice. Price 25c. Lees druggist
! Springer Square.
The largest and handsomest DISPLAY
| OF Christmas chocolates ever seen In
this vicinity is at A. o. Smiths drug
store. Mr. Smith is agent for Dag
getts celebrated chocolates, and h,
! certainly has a fine display of thos,
| goods. Chocolates i'm boxes for tn,
holiday trade for SC, l0c.. 25c.. Soc.
soc, 75c., $l.25, sl.5O. $500 and $3.50
In some of the more expensive pack
| ages the boxes are elaborate ant
beautiful. Mr.. Smith also sells tn,
well known Lozell's perfumes from
25c. To Sl.50.
\ surprise party was given on SIM