The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-08-11
ALLENDALE.

Allendale Baptist church, exchanged
Sunday with Rev. III. l.. Piper of the
Phillips Memorial church, Eden
Park, Cranston.
William Hopkins and three others
visited the fl hing regions below
Rocky Point Saturday, but there was
no wind to propel their craft and
they were compelled to quit. BY
hustlipg they succeeded in getting
the Rocky Point car for Providence
and catching the last Centerdale car
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Capron returned
Wednesday from Greene's Island
T. p. Bassett and family are at Bull
locks Point.
The infant department of the Bap-
tist Sunday school enjoyed an outing
Wednesday at Roger Williams Park
under the care of Mrs. Q. G. Aldrich
and Mrs. Annie Thorpe. Thursday
the older members of the school Wis.
tied Rocky Point.
Peter Pickett has resumed his duties
at the mill.
Albert White, member of the Cen
terdale Veterans association, has the
sympathy of many fellow veterans
and friends in his recent affliction
Mr.. White, who has experienced oc-
cular trouble for some time, is threat
eneo with total blindness.
Harry Marley, while surrendering
his seat to lady passenger Saturday
on Centerdale bound car, had his
middle finger broken. Possibly re-
publics are ungrateful but the recipi-
ent Of the seat was not.
Work on the construction of new
office quarters for the Ramsay IS
Gore silk mill is progressing. The
structure will occupy portion of the
premises known as the old flume,
directly in front of the main entrance
to the mill. To effect this desirable
Improvement it becomes necessary to
remove the machinery which oper-
ates the two pumps, furnishing water
supply for the five fire hydrants To-
Gated on the mill grounds. AS soon
as the necessary machinery arrives
this week the pumps, which are con
dered the equal of any hereabouts,
will be connected with the water
wheel of the other fume nearby
With the new apparatus much swifter
and more reliable water service in
case of fire will be available.
The Country Culture club met Mon.
day evening at the residence of the
president, Mrs. Aldrich.
u. A. Wilson, proprietor of the
Allendale grocery store, has new
market wagon.
Edward Allen will soon begin the
work of rebuilding the main portion
of his house which was destroyed by
fire
Edward Capron is enjoying his va
cation this week.
During the severe electrical storm
of last week the electric dynamo
furnishing power to illuminate the
Allendale Mill grounded. 1t was
known that surrounding conditions
had unusually effected the operation
of the power currents during heavy
electric discharges of late, although
neighboring manufactures had ex-
perienced no serious trouble. With
the intention of disconnecting the
power switch the engineer entered
the room where the electricity is gen.
Grated, when there was binding
fash followed by a complete envel-
opment of the room with a greenish
vapor.
The mill was obliged to close Mon
day morning on account of the boiler
blowing out stone packing.
Stephen Mowry has completed dig
ging a cellar for Leander Gardiner on
the Allendale Park plat and will start
one of his own In the rear of Mr..
Gardeners.
William Heavey is i'll.