The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-02-23


John II. Feely is preparing to remove to
his new store on Olneyyille Square.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester Riley of Sorrento
St. spent Sunday with relatives at Canton,
Mass.
w +. Pettngill, a former resident OF
Webster ave. has removed to Rockville,
Conn.
The Independent Athletic Club hold a
smoker in its quarters on Plainheld St
this evening,
William Pearce, letter carrier at the
Oneyville Station, fell one day this week
and fractured rib.
Tungsten lights are to be installed at
the Broadway Baptist Church to take the
place Of chandeliers.
Mrs. Clinton T. Walch and daughter
Elizabeth Walch, have gone to Sea Breeze,
Fla, for months stay.
The annual meeting Of the Rhode Is
land Press Club was held yesterday at the
Rev. J. c. Justice of East Greenwich,
preached at the Tabernacle Church last
Sunday morning and evening.
DR.. &. b. Colwell has a new "Metz"
runabout. This car is made at Waltham,
Mass, and it is certainly beauty.
Rev. Bowley Green gave an address yes
terday, before the Convention Of the Bos-
ton East Baptist Bible School Association.
Miss Ida NJ. Sawin and Miss Olive s.
Dow Of Broadway, have gone to New
Orleans, to attend the Mardi Grss festival.
The Regent Literary and Social Club
held minstrel show in Irons Hall on
Monday and Tuesday evenings Of this
week
Eagle Council OF the Junior Order Of
American Mechanics will attend the Broad
way Baptist Church in body next sun
day evening.
Rev. Bowley Green will preach next
Sunday evening at the Broadway Baptist
Church on "The Goddess Rich and the
Outraged Poor"
Rev. F l. IIanscom of the Pilgrim Con
gregational, Harrison St. will preach next
Sunday morning at the Broadway Baptist
Church in exchange with the pastor.
Manufacturers Lodge, l. o. O. F. held
an 'open meeting" on Tuesday. Quite
number were present by invitation o.
members. The evening was pleasantly
spent
Lieutenant Leander Dawley, OF Engine
Company No. 10, who froze his hands at
the fire on Ethan St some time ago, has
recovered and resumed his duties at the
station.
Stormy weather is predicted for the
Eastern States by Friday or thereabouts,
according to the weather bulletin issued
for the week by the Washington Weather
Bureau Sunday night
Ivanhoe Lodge, X, Of p. received three
applications for membership at its meet
ing on Thursday evening. At the meeting
next week, Grand Chancellor NJ b. Nc.
Millen and board Of officers will be present
Major General Leonard Wood, chief Of
staff Of the United States army, has accept
ed an invitation to speak in this state dur
ing the month Of March. He will appear
before the Conservative club Of Provi-
dence,
The Providence Journal took a poll of
the Republican members Of the general
assembly to see how they felt on the com
ing presidential election. Their choice
was for Taft, whom they gave IS. Col
Roosevelt received and there we're IS,
who were undecided.
The Connecticut River Power company
are still anxious TO get into the city Of
Providence with their commodity. They I
are addressing letters to the citizens Of the |
city, showing how they should not give
perpetual franchise to any Of the companies,
but should leave the field open for
competition.
Thirteen barges containing 1897 tons
Of coal, the largest quantity to arrive in
Providence on a single day since ice began |
10 block that harbor early in the winter
reached there Sunday and furnished a vel. |
come relief 70 dealers, who have been Dor
rowing from each other to supply their
customer. for several days. There were
4zfo tons Of bituminous and ss77 Of
anthracite.