The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-04-21
LOCAL NEWS.

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Miss Alice Hunt Of the Consumers
League, was the speaker at the meeting OF
the Girls Friendly Chapter Of the Church
of Messiah on Tuesday evening.
George F Mccoy, school committee
man from the Tenth Ward, will be the
principal speaker at the next meeting of the
Tenth Ward Independent Taxpayers Club.
The National Club will celebrate its roth
anniversary with a banquet in Byrne's Hall
next Sunday afternoon. The city officials
Of the Tenth Ward are to be the special
guests.
There is much rejoicing among the
thousands Of employees OF the American
Woolen Co., their recent raise in wages
being the cause. This raise has caused
some uneasiness among the operatives OF
the mills throughout the state.
The work of installing a system Of sewers
in the vicinity of Latham and McDonough
streets has been started. Business men
would be much pleased If the city would
put all of these streets in much better
shape. but this is not looked for, for one
more year.
The musical comedy, "The Warren
Drug Store" will be presented by a COM
pany of young folks at st. Thomas,
Church on Fruit Hill avenue. Wednesday
and Thursday evenings, May ord and 4th
and will be under the direction Of Miss
Julia K Keames
At the meeting of Manufacturers Lodge
of Odd Fellows Tuesday evening, the third
degree was conferred upon five candidates.
The social committee Of the lodge are pre-.
pairing an elaborate program for next Tues.
day evening, which will be the 46th ami
versary Of the lodge.
There was slight ruffle in few Of the
local mills early in the week, some OF the
operatives making preparations to ask for
an increase in wages, but the matter has
been very agreeably settled on getting a
substantial raise. This was caused by the
unexpected increase made by the American
Woolen Company. There is decided
shortage Of first class help, some OF the
mills not being able to run nights as they
would like to on this account.
At the monthly meeting Of the Tilden
Club held in Odd Fellows Hall on
Academy avenue, Sunday evening, Messrs.
Peter Currap, Francis II. German, James
K. Brothers, James Duuphy, Thomas Man.
ming, Philip Small, John Tracy, Thomas
Mcguire, Timothy Kelly and Patrick
Fitzgerald were made committee to ar
range for the annual outing and clambake
to be held at the Modoc Club, Sunday,
August 2oth.
There was Sunday school roll call at
the Broadway Baptist Church, Sunday
morning, a large percentage Of the scholars
being in attendance. An interesting ad
dress on Matters Pertaining to Sunday
Schools was made by the pastor, Rev. l..
A. Clevenger. The young ladies', who had
charge Of the successful event, were the
Misses Louise Clevenger, Emma Bishop,
Mabel Lippett, Ruth Waite, Esther Ives,
Hope Johnson, Rachel Cray, Grace Craven
and Helen Lippett.
Mr.. William ID Mathewson, superin.
tendent of the Hartford avenue car barn,
was entertained with a chicken dinner,
mirth aud music in Stokes Hall by about
100 of his friends last Friday evening, this
in honor of his and Mrs. Mathewson's re-
turn from a stay in Florida. Mr.sMathew.
son was the recipient Of beautiful fumed
oak library set and Mrs. Mathewson was
not by any means forgotten, for a huge
boquet Of beautiful roses were sent TO her.
Mr.. K. Roscoe Anderson, Superintendent
Of Transportation, was a special guest.
Mr.. Joseph /. Ilackett, foreman OF the
Construction Department, was the Master
Of Ceremonies.
The funeral of Mrs. Irene Farrell, a
bride of few weeks, and was among
the popular young ladies employed in
the sewing department of the National
Providence Mill, was held at the resi-.
dcncc Of her sister, Mrs. Raymond L.
Wclch on Regent avenue, Tuesday
morning, and was followed with a ser
vice at the Church of the Blessed
Sacrament, the Rev. FIR. Edward
Cunningham officiating, with the Rev.
Fr Edward ODonnell OF st. Bridget's
Church of Thornton, and Rev. Fr Ed.
ward A. Walsh of East Greenwich at
tending. The bearers were: John Farrell,
John McElroy, William Maher, Frank
O'Neil, Earl Bergen and Walter Costello.
The interment was at Cronpton.
Miss Margaret V. Carey, who for
number Of years had been employed in
the finishing department Of the River
side Mills, died suddenly at the Rhode
Island Hospital, at 1880 Wednesday
morning. Miss Carey left the mill in
her usual health Wednesday evening
and went to the home OF friends on
Bath street, a member Of the family be
ing dead. She had not been in the
house but a short time when she was
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