The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-05-31
LOCAL NEWS


The Brown Million Dollar endowment
fund has now reached SSo5,579 S..
Barnum & Bailey's big circus will visit
Providence on Thursday, June 9th.
Manufacturers Lodge, |. o. o. f. held
well attended meeting on Tuesday evening
1t hardly looks as though the widening
of Plainfeld Street would be done this
spring.
The funeral OF Andrew J. Carroll was
held on Tuesday at St. Mary's Church on
Broadway.
Henry Norman, resident of this place,
will enter the priesthood this week at
Montreal.
Rev. c. w. Forster, rector of St. James
Church, goes to Europe in June for two
months trip
Several candidates received the rite of
baptism at the Broadway Baptist Church
last Sunday.
Peabody Lodge, No. 81, Sons of st
George, elected officers on Monday even
ing of this week.
The Anna Gordon, w. c. I. U. met on
Monday afternoon with Mrs DIR. Barnes,
4sI Plainheld St.
Patrolmen J. J. Parker, J, II. McElroy
and w. r.. Burns of the Sixth Station are
away on furloughs.
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Quirk was
solemnized on Monday at the home of her
sister on Barton St.
| The calender Of the Broadway Baptist
Church will be issued this year through
the summer months.
The Rumford team def-r-ed the Olney-
villes on Thursday morning at Merino
Flats by a score of Il to q
The Farther Lights Society Of the Broad
way Baptist Church will hold social this
evening at III Harkness St.
The Olneyville Cricket team defeated the
Broadway Baptist team OH Saturday at
| thornton ny score OF 90 10 20,
The next meeting Of the OlneyvilIe Busi-
ness Mems Association will be held on
Wednesday evening, June 10Th.
DR.. James p. Reid has returned from
Indianapolis, where he attended the
Socialist Convention as a delegate.
The Dorcas Society Of the First Free
Baptist Church held a quilting party on
Wednesday evening in the church parlors.
A notice from the Massachusetts board
of agriculture stated that after June Ist
importation from Europe of all pine hay-
The O.neyvilles, the Providence City
League play the East Providence to-mor-
row. The Independents play the Old
Coons.
The funeral of A Waterman Smith was
held at his late residence on Harlan St
on Monday afternoon and was largely at
tended.
ing leaves Of FIVE is forbidden, because Of
white pine blister rust, although pine seeds
will be admitted. Connecticut may adopt
the same rule.
The entertainment committee of the
Olneyville Business Mems Association will
have in charge the arrangement OF the
annual outing of the association in July.
William Jennings, an employe of the
Rhode Island Co. at the Olneyville car
barn, received some painful injuries on
Sunday by falling into a pit at the barn.
Alderman Owen McMann and ID. J..
Barr Of this section, are candidates or the
Greene ticket as delegates to the Demo
cratic National Convention at Baltimore.
Grand Chancellor NJ. B. Mcmillan of
the Grand Lodge, Knights Of Pythias and
board Of grand officers made an official
visit to Howard Lodge, Of East Providence
on Wednesday evening.
William n. Sawyer OF this place, has
been elected a delegate TO represent the
New Engsnd Hardware Dealers Associa-
tion at the National Hardware Dealers
Convention held in Detroit on June 7Ist.
Rev. George +. Barnard of the First
Free Baptist Church, Plain6eld Street,
exchanged pulpits last Sunday morning
with Rev. Mr.. Lothrop, Of the Roger Wi.
liams Free Baptist Church Of Providence.
Mrs. Il. Jane Clarke celebrated her Soth
birthday on Thursday at her residence
IS4 Webster avenue. About forty guests
were present and a very pleasant evening
was spent Mrs. Clarke was the recipient
Of many gifts and rememberances.
The Sunshine Band Of The First Free
Baptist Church held their regular meeting
at the home Of the Misses Frew, IS Dora
street last Monday evening. Arrange
ments were made for an outing in June