The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-05-22
LOCAL NEWS

"tP'oSNhA"s NoiiFAS''oH'
Z. J. Shawcross attended the funeral o
I relative in Fall River on Tuesday
r. \. Boucher, the piano dealer, is plan,
ming TO open school for piano tuning
, X c MeNabb, the hardware dealer, has
! been suffering from all attack OF asthma.
Miss Sarah Spencer of Penn street, spent
Sunday with friends in Thompson, Conn,
Rev. Bowley Green spoke last Sunday AT
, the Broadway Baptist Church on"Troube'
Hope Council No. 59S X. of c. held a
whist party ON Wednesday evening in Guild
Hall.
The summer schedule of the Rhode Is
land Company's local cars went into effect
on Sunday.
Rev. A. G. Singsen preached on Sunday
at the Bel Street Chapel OH Religion
and Sentiment"
a regular meeting OF the Olneyville
! Business Mems Association was held on
Wednesday evening.
There is very noticeable increase of
! freight business it is said, at the Olneyville
station on Plainfeld street.
Rumor has il that a large tea and butter
store will be opened in the store now oc-
cupied by c. J. Des Roches.
Rev. Fay b. Hunt Of the Tsbenacle
Church preached their Sunday evening on
The Church and Socialism.
The Red Hooks of Providence beat the
Oneyville in base ball game at Palace
Gardens, Sunday by a score Of 2 too
The subject of Rev. f. |. Collins evening
sermon at the Church of the Messiah last
! Sunday was "From Strength to Strength.
! Miss Olive Cooper, who is a student at
Valparaiso College, Ind, is at her home
on Dorchester avenue for the summer vaca-
! ton.
The Olneyvile Hay and Grain Company
IS preparing 10 occupy the Office on Man
ton avenue formerly used by w. A II.
/ Grant.
The marriage Of Miss Minnie Belle
Lovegrove and Samuel White takes place
on Friday, June I2th, at ia Plainfeld
street.
Horace Martin, Of the annex, has the
contract 20 build four tenement house for
/ John Bennett of Scituate, at South Provi-
dence.
John Featherstone and Patrick Multi
gan, two well known local fishermen,
caught some fine white perch at Lake Mos
wansicut on Sunday.
Priscilla Lodge, ID of r., initiated six
candidates at meeting held on Monday
evening. A number of visitors from other
lodges were present.
The might men" Of the Earnclife Mills
beat the "day men" at base ball on Satur-
day by score Of 10 to IL. The game was
played for purse of $50.
A ball team composed Of Olneyville rail-
way men will play team Of Providence
and Danielson employees on the Nerino
! Flats some day next week.
: Edward o. Cummings was fined s.. 90
and costs a; the police court on Sunday
morning. His offence was reyelling on
Olueyyllle Square, Saturday night.
Secretary James n. Smith and the agents
Of the S. z. c. A. assisted by the police OF
East Providence broke up a cock fight and
arrested number of "sports" in East Pro-
violence on Sunday.
The funeral Of Edward NJ. Whippie, a
former Providence policeman, who suddenly
died at Newport, Saturday morning of last
week was held on Tuesday afternoon at
the Plainheld Street Baptist Church. Rev.
J.. NJ Lowden officiating. The service at
the grave was according to Masonic ri'es.
The executive committee Of the Rhode
Island Society for the Prevention of
/ Cruelty to Animals, at a meeting Wednes-
day, relppointed James n Smith Of Provi-
dence as general agent. Mr.. Smith is with
out question the best agent the society has
ever had in its employ.
Az a meeting Of the Olneyville Business
Mems Association held on "Wednesday
evening, the annual summer outing was
discussed at some length. II was finally
decided that the social committee report
on a definite plan at the June meeting.
Secretary W. D. Harris, m behalf Of the
association presented Pas, President w. r.
Potter with a handsome cherry gravel,
tuitably inscribed. Mr.. Potter accepted
the gavel in appropriated speech Of
thanks. It's expected that Fred Hurst
viii address the next meeting of the asso-
ciation on "The Financial Condition Of
the Country" and Superintendent Small Of
the public school has consented 70 speak
ON nIndurtrial Fducationn az one Of the