The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-05-21
LOCAL NEWS.

A gas main is being put in on Lowell
Avenue.
DR.. J. p. Masscotte has new Chalmers
touring car.
George 5. Geyer Of Dewey Street has
new Regal touring car.
Dolbey's ice cream factory is rapidly
approaching completion.
DR.. A. II. Barnes new bungalow on the
GasPee Poiut Plat is completed.
William Fido was the speaker at the
Hartford Avenue Chapel last Sunday after
moon.
The Altar Chapter Of the Church of the
Messiah will have May party on Monday
evening.
Mrs. l.. A. Clevenger and Miss Grace
Clevenger have gone to New Jersey for a
two weeks stay.
Steamer Islander started her seasons
work yesterday OH the route to Tiverton
and Sakonnet.
The Olneyville Base Ball team play the
Centerdales at the Centerdae grounds to.
morrow afternoon.
Manufacturers Lodge, |. o. o. f. con-
ferred the first degree on one candidate on
Tuesday evening.
The Ladies' Social Circle Of the Broad
way Baptist Church held a meeting on
Wednesday afternoon.
Work is progressing on Messer street,
which bids fair to become a fairly expen-
sive thoroughiare.
] Il. Kelley has taken more room in the
Mechanics Hall Building for his increasing
ice cream business
A class of 200 boys and girls we're con-
firmed on Tuesday morning at St Theresa's
Church by Bishop Doran.
The carriers at the Olneyvlle Post-o Office
have received their straw hats and are
awaiting orders to don them.
Rev. w. s McIntire of New Bedford,
preached at the Tabernacle Church last
Sunday morning and evening.
The sewer work on Barrows street, is
progressing, when it is completed, the
street will be curbed aud macadamed.
a Mr. and Mrs. T. f. Connor of Spring.
field, Mass are the guests of Lueitenant
r Il. Connor and family of Wendell Street.
The Sunsh inc Band of the Plainheld
Street Baptist Church held an entertain.
J ment and supper Tuesday evening at the
Church parlors.
Mrs. Thomas Pike of Plainfeld street
and Mrs. Addie Haworth of Daniel avenue,
visited Boston on Thursday, making the
trip with an automobile.
The funeral Of John Leeshwas soemnized
!, on Monday afternoon at the Church o
the Messiah. Rev. Frederick l. Collins
officialed at the service. The burial was
at Pocasset Cemetery.
At the meeting of the Olneyville Business
Mems Association on Thursday evening
Franklin Edgecomb, engineer of the Met.
ropolitan Park Commission gave an inter.
esting address.
K. Tetrault, the we'll known Julian
street grocer, has just purchased a new
National truck through the agency o
B. +. and A. w. Hopkins. The truck il
the latest model, with paneled sides, and il
, the first Of that style to be sold in the state
Harold Edwards, who has been serving
q -
destroyer, "Iris," is spending few week
at his home on Lowell Avenue. His fou
years term Of enlistment recently expired
and he has re-enlisted. His next servic
= will be on the torpedo boat destroye
" stewart in the capacity of first elias
fireman.
The State Board Of Agriculture has re
ceiyed complaints recently Of damage il
: various sections Of the State by the gyps,
and browntail moths, but an investigation
has shown that the damage is being don
by the tent caterpillar. According to Sec
Z retary Dunn, the board is unable to act il
Z these cases as it has no appropriation will
) which to fight this pest. The board, how
< ever, has had a pamphlet printed and dis
y trbuted, giving instructions as to the bes
4 method Of dealing with the caterpillars.
Exchange.
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