The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-05-29
LOCAL NEWS

The vacation season has begun at the
Olneyville Post Office.
The Olneyviles play the Regents on
Saturday at Merino Flats.
Society printing specially at the TIMES
office l Olneyville Square.
Ii is stated that work will be resumed
OF the Valley street railroad at once.
Walter Riley, clerk at the Olneyville
Post Office, is away on his annual vacation.
!. +. Perfect, of the Publishers Collec.
tion Agency of New York, was IN town
yesterday.
John T. Kenyon and John McGlnchey
are serving on the grand jury of the United
States Court
Deacon NJ. III. Scott conducted the SER
vice at the Hartford avenue chapel last
Sunday evening
{. b. Donle of Providence, was the
speaker at the Valley Street Mission, on
Sunday evening.
Fifteen days more of the great FIRE sal
Of millinery goods at ]. DesRoche's,
Olneyville Square.
The Crown Worsted Mills and the
Snowdon Worsted Mills are running until
nine O'clock evening
Priscilla Lodge, ID. of r., are holding
"Rummage Sale" this week in Pettis'
Block on Plainheld street.
The Anna Gordon branch, w. c I. u,
met on Monday afternoon with Mrs. NJ. S.
rownley, 81 Whittier avenue.
MIS- Mary Booth OF Grove street, died
at her home on Sunday. The deceased
was in her seventy seventh year.
Rev. Bowley Green spoke last Sunday
evening at the Broadway Baptist Church
ON The Senate and the Saloon"
Edward 7. Metcalf, well known In this
section has been elecISA president OF the
Rhode Island Baptist Social Union
B. r. Benson of this place sailed for
Europe on Wednesday OH the Cunard line
boat, "Lusltania" from New York.
A very fine concert was given by the
Sanctuary Choir Of the church of the
Blessed Sacrement last Sunday evening.
kew J J. Hall Of the Second Presbyteri.
an Church on Harris avenue preached last
Sunday evening on 'The Useless Hand.
The new office building of The Weybos.
set Mills was occupied by the clerical force
of the plant for the first time last Friday
The parishioners Of the Church of the
Messiah gave a banquet to the members of
the Messiah Choir last evening in Library
Hall.
DR.. J. L. Phillips Of Providence has re-
Gently purchased a REQ touring car
through the agency of the William Hughes
Company.
At the Tabernacle Church last Sunday
evening Rev Fay b Hunt discussed the
vexed question, "Can a Christian attend
the Theatre?"
The Rhode Island Company's line on
Hartford Avenue from Laurel Hill Ave
nue. to the "City Line" has been equipped
with new rails.
] The pupils of Miss Annie I. King, many
OF whom live in this section OF the city,
! gave a very pleasing piano recital at the
/ "Eloise" on Monday evening.
The Dresser Tenders Beneficial Union
held meeting in Library Hall on Friday
evening. John Yates Of New Bedford gave
IL address on industrial Union"
Colonel Walter Fieldhouse Of Chicago,
H.. Inspector General Of the Illinois Ma
tional Guard, has been the guest Of Misses
/ Susan c. and Emmeline Lewis this week.
Taylor Barnes,a resident ofLuban street,
died on Saturday. The deceased was
seventy -one years Of age and for many
years was employed as an engineer in To-
cal mill.
The Olneyvile car mems ball team de-
ieated nine composed Of Providence and
I hnlEI7Du tlHp plOtto vi utnhdy AT ltilhD
Flats by a score of6 to 4. The game
proved exciting from start 10 finish.
w. A. II. Grant and John Sawyer well
known in Olneyville, were among the vet
eraus, who attended the forty-si1th anni-
yersary Of the Tenth Rhode Island Regi-
ment al Boyden Heights OH Tuesday.
The funeral Of William Blake, who was
killed by a bicycle on Broadway on Mon
day was held on Thursday at the residence
Of his son on Ring street. Rev. Bowley
/ Green conducted the service.
/ AZ meeting Of Peabody Lodge. Sons of
7 81 George Monday evening, the officers
/ for the ensuing year were elected as fol-
lows: President, Albert T.. Knott; Vice
President, Edward Ti.linghast; Messenger,
James Phillips; Secretary, Herbert Broad