The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-04-28
LOCAL NEWS.

Patrolmen Joseph Plante and William
Keenan, of the Chaiiee street station have
returned from their vacations.
The Broadway Baptist Alliance held
business session and concert in the
church parlors Tuesday evening.
District Deputy Grand Chancellor Hi.
ram ID. Murry and suite were entertained
by lvanhoe Lodge, Knights OF Pythias,
last evening.
The Brotherhood of the Tabernacle
NJ. h. Church was entertained by Mr.
Reuben Ireland at his residence, 2i3
Eastwood avenue, Tuesday evening.
Mrs. B. l.. Harris entertained the
Mizpah Class OF the Plainheld Street
Baptist Church at her residence, IL
Pennington avenue, Tuesday evening.
Sunday, May Z, Mr.. Edward j. Clarey
of the Annexed District, who contem
plates being candidate for Alderman
from the Eighth Ward, will entertain
about 250 OF his friends at the WG
wick Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Bradford OF
74i Atwells avenue will in few days
take up their residence for the summer
in a cottage near the Pomham Club il
East Providence.
Messrs. James Kelly and Joseph
Fogarty left here few days ago Ton
Albany, n. u, where they have been
engaged to sell real estate.
The bowling teams of olneyville Nesl
of Owls concluded their tournament Sat
urday evening and closed the season witt
a banquet at the Olneyyille Hotel We'd
nesday evening.
On Wednesday evening the Sun
shine Band of the Plainfeld Street Bap
tist Church presented "A Virginia Hero
inc" in Irons Hall before large gath
ering..
The funeral of Edward Hanley, al
old-time resident, was held at his lat,
home, 222 Cleveland street, yesterday
morning, which was followed with a
requiem mass at st. Anthony's Church
The burial was at st. AIMS Cemetery.
Joseph Repritchard, jolly man well
known about Olneyville Square, was
buried from the home of his father
William Repritchard, 255 Huntington
avenue, at 2 o'clock yesterday after.
long time. The burial was at Pocasset
Cemetery.
Mr.. George w. Smith, who for a
number of years has been the Super
intendent of the yarn department of
the National Providence Mills, has
been made agent of the plant, filling
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of George w. Harris, who has been the
agent for many years.
On Wednesday evening Miss Frances
+. Horsman, assisted by Mrs. May East
wood Fuller, Miss Helen Mathews and
Mr.. Arthur Joseffy, gave a very pleas
ant concert in the parish house of the
Church of the Messiah, under the aus
pices of Peabody Lodge, Sons of St.
George.
About 100 of the members of the Ma
tional Club celebrated the 10th anniver-
sary of the club with banquet in Byrne
hall, Sunday afternoon. Addresses were
made by Alderman Berth, Councilmen
Byrne and Conaty, Mr. Francis II. Cor.
man and others.
The funeral of Edward Hanley, an old
time resident, was held at his late resi-
dence, 222 Cleveland street, Thursday
morning, followed by mass of requiem
at st. Anthony's Church. the Rev. FIR
G. w. Brown officiating. He leaves four
daughters and two sons. The funeral
was at st. AIMS cemetery.
Mr. NJ. T. Braney and family of Ban
croft street attended the funeral Of The.
resa, widow of Luke McKeon, at Mystic,
Conn, Wednesday morning. Mr.. and
Mrs. McKeon, for many years prior TO
making their home in Mystic, resided on
Huntington avenue, and were well and
favorably known.
Among the leading mill men in the
employ of the American Woolen Com
pany here, there is a rumor to the effect
that number of changes are TO be made
in the management Of the National
Providence Worsted Mills, most notably
the probability of Mr.. James +. Lamb,
who has been superintendent for a num-
Der of years, rendering his resignation
in the very near future.
The Kenwood Club held its second an
nual social and dance in Library hall,
Wednesday evening, which was a very
enjoyable and successful event. Those
in charge were Richard Barry, Eugene
Coffey, James OConnor, Thomas r. Shea,
Joseph Brady, Charles Kelly, John
Owens, Arthur Kelly, William McWee.
ney, Walter McCaughey, James Con
nelly, Charles Gildea aud Charles Riley
Manufacturers Lodge Of Odd Fellows
celebrated the doth anniversary OF the
lodge Tuesday evening with banquet
and a general good time. Among those
who made addresses were Past Grand
Master Nathan NJ. Wright, Past Grands
Joseph Cough and James y. Smith, and
Noble Grand Ed. +. Walch and Col II.
Anthony Dyer delivered an interesting
address on "Preparedness." The musical
portion Of the evenings program was
rendered by the Schumann Quartet.
At q meeting held by the committee
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