The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1905-07-14
NORTH SCITUATE.

A girl baby was born To Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Olney on Sunday.
4 daughter was born last week To
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Lewis.
There will be a union service in the
Baptist Church next Sunday evening.
Work is progressing on II. o. Wheel
er's new cottage. Contractor Winsor OF
Johnston is doing the work.
Mrs. Williams and Miss Matte VIII
liams are at the Williams Farm on
Pine Hill.
Miss Lucy Bowen of Providence is
the guest of Miss Carrie Luther.
The members of the Twentieth
Century Literary Society go To Sea-
comet Saturday, taking the matinee
sail.
Walter Farrow has accepted posi-.
tion i'm the Office of the Rhode Island
Locomotive Works.
Miss Susie Tyler of Providence has
been spending the week here.
The many friends of Mrs. Collins,
formerly Miss Susie Hopkins OF this
place. will be sorry To learn of her
very serious illness. She is now resid.
ing at East Providence Center.
Everett $. Mathewson is taking the
census of western Scituate.
A summer hotel on the shores of
Lake Moswansicut would be paying
proposition.
~ L. Wood intends To begin the
building of cottage house and
barn on the lot he recently pur-
chased.
1t is understood that Elisha Win
sor has the contract for building DR..
n. w Smiths new residence.
A granite headstone was erected in
the Smithville Cemetery this week To
mark the last resting place of Mrs.
Thomas Smell.
Ten members of the North Scituate
Christian Endeavor Society will go To
Georgiaville this evening and hold a
union meeting with the Greenyillc
and Georgiaville Societies.
The Sunday School Teachers of
Rhode Island hold a convention at
the Pentecostal Institute for several
days the coming week. The convcn-
ton, which is in charge of Willard B.
Wilson, begins on Sunday with devo-
tional exercises. On Monday evening
reception is given To the delegates
by the North Scituate Churches at the
Baptist Nestry. The programme for
the week is one of much interest.
Rev. J. II. Bearse preached his fare
we'll sermon at the Holiness Church
last Sunday. He leaves here this week
to take charge of church at Cliff
tondale, Mass. Mr.. Bearse has been i'm
Scituate about year, and his depart
ure is considered a very decided loss
10 the community. He has laborcd
diligently for his Master, and every
body, without regard To creed or de
nomination, wishes him well in his
new field.
a very pleasant surprise was ten
dercd Mr.. Arthur +. Smith at his
country home at Lakeview farm, Hop
kins avenue, Johnston, last Saturday
The farm is situated on the east side
of Moswansicut Pond, about so feet
above the level of the pond. About 20
of his friends came out from Provi-
dcnce TO celebrate his birthday. Mr.
Smith, having had no inkling of the
affair, was a very much surprised man,
as his looks showed. Nevertheless he
recuperated and bade them welcome
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him He was on his vacation at this
time and his friends thought it a good
time to tender the surprise. Lunch
was served in the orchard near the
house. While the guests were eating
they could look upon one of the most
beautiful views in the state. Among
those present were DR.. Selleck and
wife of Church of the Mediator. Will
lam Trafton and wife, chorister of the
Church of the Mediator, Charles Man.
chester, manager Mechanics branch
of the Industrial Trust Company,
Bradford Harris, Earl Armstrong, Ira
Carr and VIM. Darling, the last five of
which are associates of Mr.. Smith in
the Mechanics branch of the Indus
trial Trust Company. Mr.. Frank Il.
Lake of the Providence, Fall River d
Newport Steamboat Company and
others. Just before Z p. NJ. the gentle
men and their wives bade Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith goodbye, wishing their
host many more happy birthdays.