The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-26
LOCAL NEWS.

Signs Of spring has become SO plentiful
that ali can not be chroncled.
Ii is stated that business prospects look
much brighter at the Riverside Mills.
DR.. Cleveuger spoke at the Hartford
Avenue Chapel last Sunday afternoon.
William Mathewsou Of the Olneyville
Car Barn, is considering a trip to Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Discharges returned
on Monday from a trip to Gardner, Mass.
Several candidates were baptised at the
Broadway Baptist Church last Sund y
evening.
The revival services at the Plainfsld
Street Baptist Church will continue until
March 9TH.
Manufacturers Lodge conferred the
third degree on three candidates on Tues
day evening.
The rummage sale quarters seems to
have been shifted from Plain6eld street to
Manton Avenue.
The March meeting of the Olneyville
Business Mems Association will be Past
Presidents Night.
Rev c. III. Walcott OF Sharon, Mass.
was the speaker at the evening service at
the Br adway Baptist Church on Thursday.
The Anna Gordon, w. c. I. u. he'd a
meeting on Monday afternoon at the home
of Mrs L. q. Thompson. 6S Poeasset Ave.
Rev. Eric F. Toll Of Manville, X. L.,
will be the Lenten preacher at Christ
Church, Westerly on Tuesday evening Of
this week.
Grand Master Pierce Of the Grand Lodge
OF Rhode Island Odd Fellows will pay an
Official visit to Manufacturers Lodge next
Tuesday evening.
Rev. A. T.. Weston preached last Sunday
evening at the Second Presbyterian
Church, Harris Avenue, on "Washington's
NJ ment Of Destiny"
The funeral of John Whiting, an old
time mill worker, was held to-day at the
residence OF his son, John N. Whiting,
244 PliD6cd street..
Mrs. Thomas Moore and Miss Louise
Macdonald Of Pocassett Ave, were~ The
guests of Miss Edith Waters Of Smthhed,
R. l., for the holiday.
William II. Sawyer has been attending
the 22nd annual Convention of the New
Eugland Hardware Dealers Association
held il Boston this week.
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret NJ. Moore,
who died on Thursday, will be solemnized
at her late home on Pocasset avenue to-
morrow afternoon. Rev. l.. A. Cleyenger
will ofiiciate at the service.
Professor Nathaniel Schmidt of Cornell
University, will deliver three lectures on
SUNDAY afternoons at three. o'clock on
February 28th, March 9TH and I4th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wslburn Roberts OF
Priscilla avenue, gave a Washington party
on Monday. Games were played, a
musical program given aud lunch served.
BENJAMIN Garland. a starter employed
by he Rhode Island Company, was hit by
an automobile and knocked down, while
on duty on Olneyville Square, Tuesday
Gas bills can be paid at K. II. Sains-
bury's 50 Plainheld street, beginning next
Monday morning. A. DesGranges, presi-
dent Of the Olneyville Business Mems
Association, will pay the first bill.
James n. Smith, agent Of the X. l
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Animals attended the dedication Of the
Angel Memorial Animal Hospital in Bos.
ton on Thursday. The hospital is located
on Longvood avenue and cost szzs, 900.
The I37th anniversary of the birth Of
Rober, Emmett, the Irish orator, patriot
aud martyr, will be observed BY the local
Rotett Emmett Association on Tuesday
evening Of next week in Irons Hall.
Thomas p. CooneY will preside at the
meeting aid James Larkin Of Doublin, Ire
land vii! give the principal ADDRESS.
II is understood that the New Haven
railroad officials intend to give Olneyyille
a new passenger station, which Is certainly
much needed The new building will, IL
is said, be Of brick and a modern, up TO
date station in every way. IL will be
located on Plainheld street, opposite the
old station and on the ives, side OF the
visduct.
"Peace TO Mankind" postage stamps b.
stick on letters and packages are to be put
on sale in few days by the Rhode Island
Belgian Relief Association to increase the
fund Tor the work In this state. The
stamps will sell for cent apiece and will
be disposed Of through the manufacturers
and stores in the state and by the mem