The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1906-05-04
LOCAL NEWS

The Union Aid Society gave a May
supper at the Dewey street Hall on
Monday evening. The affair was well
patronized and financial success.
Nathan NJ. Wright of Manufacturers
Lodge |. O. O. +. was elected Grand
Conductor of the Grand Lodge of the
state on Monday.
William o. Cornell, the we'll known
Providence ID. B. x Co, on Valley
Monday, was the president of the
Providence ID. b. ii. Co., on Valley
street.
Robert 7. Atwood, of Plainfeld
street, is just recovering from a
severe attack OF the grippe.
Tristan Mowry, of the Mt Pleasant
district, has just been elected deputy
grand master of the Grand Lodge of
Rhode Island ODD Fellows.
St. Anthony's church will hold a
fair which will open on the evening
of May 9th.
Peter and Robert Robertson, who
we're formerly in business here under
the name of Robertson Bros, were in
San Francisco at the time OF the earth
quake.
Special agents to secure agricul-
tural statistics started out this week
in Rhode Island, under instructions
from the State census board.
A double line of car tracks are soon
TO be laid on Broadway. This i'm
provement will be much appreciated
by the public as the present waits on
the switches will be avoided.
Some repairs and improvements to
the Casino at Conimicut. has just been
completed by James ID. Baldwin, OF
the annex.
Quite a number of annex people
went to Oaklawn Tuesday for their
May breakfast.
Reuben ireland is soon to begin the
construction of three tenement
house on Eastwood avenue.
Stephen p. Richardson the veteran
letter carrier who has completed his
4Oth year of service at the Providence
Post Office was at the Olenyville Sta
ton, Tuesday morning. Mr.. Richard
son was making the rounds Of the
different stations in back that was
Clark Stanley gave a lecture on the
Square Tuesday evening.
\ sewer is being constructed
through Bough street.
Arthur HoOsier carrier at the Olncy
vile Post Office, is away this week on
his annual vacation.
Charles NJ. Thurston of the Eve
ming Tribune, will be the speaker at
the May meeting of the Oneyville
Business Mems Association.
The restaurant on Manton avenue,
owned by Mrs. McPeake, has been
sold and closed.
Phil Mermck, an old time barber
well known in this section, has en-
tered the employ of Ernest Williams
Rev. Antoine f. Singsen was install
ed as minister of the Bell street Chap
el on Friday evening of last week.
Open electric cars began running
last Sunday.
Rev. Frank l.. Sullivan, of Boston
preached at the Broadway Baptist
Church last Sunday morning and eve
ming.
Stephen p. Richardson, letter car
rier No. 9. at the Providence Post
Office. completed his 10th year of ser
vice there this week Mr.. Richardson
is the first man in Rhode Island who
wears two golden stars.
A very successful May supper and
sale was held in Union Aid Hall, Dew
ey street, Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Laura NJ. Arnold, widow of the
late Ethan b. Arnold, died at her
home, 173 Whittier avenue, corner
Ralph street, Monday. She was SO
years old and had been confined to the
house for several months.
The 14th annual convention of the
Baptist Young Peoule's Union of
Rhode Island, was held at the Broad
way Baptist church, Broadway and
Valley street, Wednesday afternoon
and evening. The speakers were
Rev. A. T. Belknap, pastor of the JEFF
ferson street Baptist church, "A
Square Deal for the Young People;
Rev. b. T. Livingstone, pastor Union
Baptist church, The Present Oppor-
tunity:" Rev. l.. l.. Henson, ID. d., pas
tor Cranston street Baptist church,
The Omaha Convention; Rev. |. j.
Enslin, pastor Oaklawn Baptist church
Work for the Juniors; Mr.. Mer.
rick L. Streeter, Brown University
The Narragansett Assembly, and
Rev. p. 5. Henson, ID. d., pastor OF
fremont Temple, Boston. Enlarge
ment of the Heart" Singing was fur.
nished by the cnorus OF the South
Baptist church.
rI OVER AND GARDEN SEEDS.