The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-01-11
CENTERDALE

CENTERDALE
Several new telephones will shortly
be placed in residences hereabouts.
Bradford's Park is being connected
by telephone, for which poles were set
this week. lEIsAl
The Health Board is now confronted
by a serious problem, and that is the
prevention of the spread of scarlet
fever. The spread of the malady in
the city section is matter of common
knowledge, and now the dreaded
germs have found Judgement in the
| Centcrdale section. Monday four pu-
| pills at the school were dismissed on
account of exposure 10 scarlet fever
and il is said that Groystonc is not
exempt from the scourge.
Contractor l.. Lamy Is building Il
new gambrel roof cottage OF lengthy
| dimensions on Smith street.
At the mortgagee sale of the George
! Burrows property Monday It is under
! stood that the houses and land were
1 bid in for 81 800 by G. $. Mathewson,
! proprietor of the Centcrdale Hotel.
At St Adams Church "A change OF
| time in the services is announced,
| commencing Sunday. instead of Z
| o'clock. the services will be at y. m,
and the Sunday School will convene
at 3.
A handsome new altar of unusually
elaborate design, to serve as a memo
| rial to the life and Christian services
of the late Rev. James w. COlwolL
rector of St Thomas church at Green
Vile and Of ST. Adams church at Cen
| terdalc, has an uppcrmOst interest in
| the minds Of the parishiOncrs OF the
last named organization. II sufficient
| funds can be secured soon. II is hoped
| that the new memorial may be dcdi-
Gated at ST Adams, with impressive
ceremony Easter Sunday
There was plenty Of enthusiasm
manifested Tuesday afternoon at the
meeting of the Ccnlcrda,c Whist Club
! AT the home OF Frank c. Angel Hon.
or prizes were awarded Miss Evelyn
! =. Sweet and Roy Rock.
The numerous baseball friends of
! Roy Rock, and many others rs well,
will be pleased TO hear that he has
discarded the use Of crutchos and cX-
! poets 10 be in the game with pristine
alertness as shortstop for the PrOvi-
dence team at the opening OF the com
! ing season. Mr. Rock has been pain
fully confined through Injuries sus-
tanned last summer In one OF the
/ league games at Rocky Point, but Is
now on the road 20 rapid recovery.
The volume Of freight business at
the Centerdalc station is such that an
additional assistant must soon be add
ed. Receipts amounting 10 over
$4,000 and nearly $4,000 monthly are
the rule
Mrs. Buck and TWO daughters have
moved 10 Thornton.
&. II. Brown d CO., the house
painters and paper hangers. have had
a large sign Of attractive design
placed on their premises.
4 new teacher was added 10 the
Centcrdalc school a. the beginning of
the term.
4 number OF new books have been
added 20 tho Union Free Library. \
new catalogue which will include tho
supplcmeuts from 1883 10 date, is be-
inr prepared by Tho librarian for pub.
licatiOn
willard Sweet. the well known
chauffeur of this place. is engaged
In overhauing the 50 horse power
1906 model, WintOn touring car, own
ed by Police Commissioner Lewis j.
Pierce Of Providence.
William Jordan is doing the deco.
rative work Of repainting the auto
belonging 20 Police Commissioner
Pierce Of Providence.
Rov. q. VI. Caldwell formerly pas.
Tor an tho GraniteyiIlc Free Baptist
Church. Is officiating as pastor Of the
Fiskevillo church. ~ which the late
Burton Minard wa minister.
The time Df the Sunday service ai
the Baptist church has been changed
from two 10 1915 o'clock
The Centerdale Veterans AssOcia
ton held It's annual election Of Off
GERS Saturday evening at the town
ball 4 collation. was served.
John Holden. formerly employ Cd ~
Ashton, is assisting g a Carter, The
station agent
Undertaker Herbert Fenner attend.
ed tho funeral ~ Mrs Colvln yester
day. az Manton.
Charles Olney of Olneyvillo has
lontpd the Reinur tenement