The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-09-03
LOCAL NEWS.


The Tilden Club held an outing on Sun
day at Duby's Grove.
Rev. c E Burr spoke at the Broadway
Baptist Church on Sunday.
A new soda fountain was installed at
Corrigan's drug store this week.
Adelard Blanchard has taken a position
at Byron A. Smiths drug store.
Mrs. F Housemap and her son Kenneth
expect TO return home Saturday.
Charles b. Dorle conducted the service
at the Trinity Church last Sunday.
Manufacturers' Lodge, I. o o. r. held
a regular meeting on Tuesday evening.
Rev. w. F. Thomas. ID. D., will preach
at the Broadway Baptist Church on Sun.
day.
William Tanning of this place, has been
reelected national treasurer Of the l. c.
b. u.
The Junior Club" OF Classical High
School, have returned from Oikland
Beach.
George w. Amison was the speaker at
the Oakland Beach Union Church last
Sunday.
This is the last week Of the Wednesday
afternoon closing Of business houses in this
section
A new pos.a station has heen installed
at John McGorty's drug store, 2I9 Manton
avenue.
The funeral OF George ID. A. Defley was
held at his late residence, II Julian stree,
on Sunday afternoon.
Miss Eleanor p. Thurston has closed
her labors as church missionary of the
Broadway Baptist Church.
Mr.. Karnek Haudanian spoke at the
Hartford Avenue Chapel Sunday after
noon on "Only Couple"
Mr.. and Mrs. S. III. Warren of Rddy St.
and Mr.. and Mrs j. II. Barnes of Dora
street, have gone to New York.
St. Mary's Branch, I G. b. u. holds a
meeting this evening in Stokes Tall. The
report Of the delegates, who attended the
National Convention at Lebanon, Pa will
be given.
| A number of local residents, who are
members Of the Providence Veteran As
socistion, expect to attend the Firemen's s
Muster at the, v Norcester Fair IN Wednes-
day, September 9Th.
The employees Of the New England Butt
Company held their 5th Annual Outing
and Field Day at Rocky Point on Saturday
last. Three cars were chartered for the
occasion. A fine dinner was served also q
program Of out door sport was cheerfully
carried out.
Following tour of inspection by off,
cials of the N. Y. N. II. & II. railroad, the
tonnage on each freight train drawn by
single engine has been increased from
73oo tons to 400 tons. Thus six trains
with the additional tonnage, save the haul
ing Of q separate train.
Mrs. T. Fenner Irons died at her home,
al Daniel avenue on Saturday. She had
been i'll for some time. The funeral serv-
ices we're held on Wednesday at her late
residence. The burial was at Acote's Hill
Cemetery at Chepschet.
Charles Martin Kost Of Stafford, Conn,
and Miss Dorothy Hartley of this city,
we're married on Wednesday Of last week
at the residence of the brides parents,
aga Manton avenue. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. K. c. Bennett.
Oyster dealers in Connecticut report
that the evster set this year is almost
com plete r-., re. They blame the heavy
storms Of July and August, which washed
the spawn off the shells. Some Of the
planters think, however, that September
10th is time enough to take forecast Of
the crop.
John r. Chapman, we'll known busi-
ness man Of this section, died On Tuesday,
after short illness from typhoid fever.
He was born In Tsmaqua, Pa, and came
TO Providence when a child. He was
member of Providence Veteran Fair As
sociation, Robert Emmett Literary As
soeistion, Hope Council, knights Of
Columbus, Holy Name Society Of ST.
Theress's Church and the olneyyiIle BuSi-
ness Mems Association. The funeral serv-
ices were ssld on Thursday morning.