The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1911-05-19
MANrON

Earl Walch has purchased new tour.
ing car.
Frederick Mann is running the truck for
the mil.
Miss May Coughlin spent the weekend
in Boston.
Manton avenue and Fruit Hill avenue
have been oiled.
Mrs. Corcoran spent few days this week
at North Sciluate.
Jarvis Smith has moved from Greenville
avenue to Lymansville.
Joseph Jencks, formerly of Manton, is
seriously i'll at Georgiavile.
The Mantons defeated the Hillwoods
last Saturday by score of IL to s.
The Joseph Waterman farm has been
sold and will be plated for house lots.
Mrs. Birmingham of Baker avenue, sail
ed from Boston for England, Tuesday.
Clarence J. Howard of Providence, will
move into Mr.. Remington's tenement soon
Mrs. Murther Of Greenvile avenue,
who has been i'll, is able to be out again.
Rev. William III. Van Allen, ID, ID. will
speak at Saint Peters Church, Thursday,
May 15th.
Mrs. Boyce of Sisson ST., was operated
on Monday, for cancer at the Rhode Is
land Hospital
Mrs. n. +. Reiner has purchased new
house at Edgewood and has moved there
the past week.
Olneyvlle Of the Providence Amateur
League defeated Manton here last Sunday
by the score of IL 3.
John J. Hughes attended the grand court
of Foresters in Pawtucket, Tuesday, as
delegate from Court Lyman.
Harry Saunderson has built large busi-
ness block on Willard avenue and has
moved his paper box business there.
There will be musicale and literary
entertainment for the benefit of the school
decoration, May 10th, in the school hall
The regular temperance meeting will be
held next Wednesday evening, at the home
of Mrs. Christensen. The subject will be
"Flower Mission Work "
Miss M. A. Corcoran, principal OF the
Manton School and Miss Harriet Kimball
expect to go to Boston, Saturday and
attend "The World in Boston,. I"
Mrs. NJ. J. Earle will speak at the Bap
tist Chapel next Sunday evening on
"Christan Citizenship" The meeting
will be held under the auspices of the
W. C. T. u.
Arbor Day exersizes were very fitting
ly observed at the Manton Grammar
School. A maple tree which was donated
by Mr. George Arson Brown, of Hartford
avenue, Johnston, was set in the school
yard. Flowers and seeds were planted in
the front yard of the school. Appropriate
programs were carried out in each room
The Manton w. C. T. U. dedicated the
drinking fountain and tree on Arbor Day.
The fountain was dedicated to the memory
of Mrs. Anna Greene Carpenter, wife OF
Rev. Alva Z. Carpenter. A maple tree
designed as shade for the fountain was
dedicated to the memory of Anthony Cor
coran. The pupils of the higher grades of
the Manton School, took part in the exer.
cises and acquitted themselves with credit.
The program consisted of Singing, "Arbor
Day" by the school children Prayer by
Rev. A. Z. Carpenter. Dedication Of
fountain, Mrs. Ethel Thorpe Accept
ance of fountain for the people, Judge
Louis Dunn. Dedication of tree, Rev. A.
K. Carpenter. Recitation, Planting the
Tree, Herbert Hefernan. Singing by the
School. Fitting remarks in memory Of
those to whom the fountain and tree were
dedicated were made, calling attention to
the efforts made by both as citizens of
Johnston, TO secure better conditions
among our people.