The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-01-25
THORNTON

y certificate of incorporationof the
Harry Hartley Mill Company has been
iled with the town clerk. The capi.
taization is said 10 be $50, 900.
According 10 William r. Dutemple,
chairman of the Cranston School Com
mittee there, are now 10 Cranston
pupils in the village of Thornton.
George F. Johnson the armless ped
ler, OF Olneyville and Mrs. Mary b.
Webster OF Huntington avenue Provi.
dence, were married this week by
Rev. Mr.. Meyer OF the Helping Hand
Mission, Qneyville. Both the bride
and groom are we'll known here
where they formerly resided.
The recently elected officers of the
POcasset Social Club are President,
Joseph h. Ramsden; Vice President
John Haggerty; SECRETARY George II.
Booth; Treasurer. William c. Gill;
Board of Governors, Herbert Baldwin,
John Hardaker, Andrew j. Sheldrick
Miss Mamie Rodgers and Mrs Thomas
Wilson.
At the last contest here between
the Thornton and Arlington teams in
the cross-town bowling league tourn-
ament series, Thornton won by 81
pins. The total score of the victors
was 1884. This weeks game will be
between the Thornton and Auburn
men.
Several residents of this place nave
received invitations to witness the
Young-Anthony nuptials at Antioch,
January 81.
\ child was born last week TO Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur George Wayte of
Brook street
Charles Stone of the Major Pirce
Farm, is using part of the Sam JOY
Farm when was formerly occupied
by Mr. Greene.
Frank Aucott is assisting Samuel
Gonde in the duties of superinten.
dent at the Hosiery Mill
John Notolatto. the hardware dealer
who has been i'll with scarlet fever,
which caused the death of his four
year old girl and nine year old boy,
is able TO be ont again.
The moving picture entertainment
under the auspices of the Starlight
Glee Club Saturday evening in West
colts Hall was well attended
New Bedford.
Manager Murphy of the Thornton
ROverS is arranging for game with
the Coats football team.
Thomas Taylor was in Boston last
week on a business trip.
Work at the Fitch Mill is not boom
ing
Frank Smith. Edward Hodgson, and
Joseph Saunders have joined the local
Odd Fellows Lodge.
James G. Vanner an dCharleS Par
sons are engaged in shingling the
cottage of the Hosiery Company on
Well street.
Pride of the Village Lodge of odd
Fellows initiated fourteen candidates
Monday evening. The degree team
from the city assisted in. the cere'
monies.
Martin Kenney is confined to his
home by critical attack of pncumon.
ia.
Frank Wilson, of McCurdy's Corner
district had his finger badly injured
Monday in a knitting machine at the
Hosiery Mill where he is employed.
Or II. A. Shaw dressed the wound.
Professor Hughes Of Providence has
been tuning pianos for residents OF
this section.
Since the removal Of the standard
weights and measures from the poor
farm TO the barber shop of Joseph
saunders, the Office Of Deputy Scale
of Weights and Measures. which Mr..
Saunders holds, has assumed a hither-
to unknown importance.
At the last council meeting an ap-
preparation for two tons of coal for
the Voluntee Firemen was made
Charles Luther, the youth who was
shot in the hand. Deoember 10th. is
improving.
IT is said that Caleb Jordan is pre-.
pairing estimates for the new Grams
ton school house, which the citizens,
at the recent special financial meeting
voted TO have built at Thornton.
Announcements concerning the gip.
sy moth and brown tail moth pest
have been posted here by the officials
OF the State College Of Agriculture.