The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1907-06-28

house sprang from a meeting OF rep
resentative citizens In the tavern oi
David Phillips.
March "a, 1880 subscriptions were
taken at the tavern to the extent ol
$4,000 as follows:
John l.. Hughes, agent Scituatc
Mfg. Co., $3.50; John l.. Hughes, for
self 800; Charles Harris, $3.50 VIII
liam Aldrich, $500; Jeremy Potter
$3.50; David Phillips, $500; William
Smith. $3.50; Jonathan Potter, $500;
Clemons Smith, 5000; Richard Gray
son, $500; Elisha Mathewson, for sell
and Coomer Smith, $780, John Potter
5000. Total, $4,000.
March 26, these men decided on the
church lot A few days later the
Smithville Society was formed and
Elisha Mathewson and John l.. Hugh
es were appointed TO draft charter.
In May, 1890 the General Assembly
Of Rhode Island granted to the Smith
field Society OF Scltuate a charter,
FOR the purpose" as the charte'
stated, "of supporting, MAINTAINING,
and promulgating the Christian Re
/ ligion." Clemons Smith became the
| first president Of the society and John
| H. Hughes the treasurer. May 2G,
! 1890 one hundred and twentyseven
square rods OF land was purchase
OF William Smith for $500 by War
rantee Deed, which stated: ut IS
understood hv 'ro "rantOr and gran
! tees that the land new conveyed IS TO
be kept for the purpose Of accom-
modatng meeting house thereon and
| for no other purpose
Note: A 36 foot strip bordering on
the south Of the house lot and eX
! tending to the side street was bought
for $500 by warrantee deed from
John ID. Cranston, Dec. %, 1855.
A contract was made with Mr.
Clark Saylcs of PaWtuckct to build a
church for $235O to be completed by
April. 1891. The report March 1892
showed that $32S1.7O had been 2X-
pended on the building and its fur
nishin"s with $3.50 in the treasury.
The church was owned by stock
holders who were pew owners. Be
sides the Scituate Manufacturing Co.
there were "A original pew owners.
Their contributions were as follows:
David Aldrich, $G5; Halscy Aldrich,
$15: William Aldricn, 500; Richard
NJ. Andrew. SIS; lIoratiO Burke, $40;
Rhodes Burke, $S5; StcLhen Brown.
$25; George Brownell, $3.50; VII.
liam Brownell, $225O; Jeremiah Cole,
$G5: Jerry A. Fenner. 800; Job w.
Fisk. $3.50; stephen Greene, $3.50;
James Greene, $3.50; Arnold Turner
$32 80: Asahcl Harris, $75; Charles
Harris. $75 Josiah B. harrington,
$50; George Henrys, $3.50; John l..
Hughes, $l65; George b. Hutchins,
800; Job Reach, $l5; Harley Luther,
$i5; Elisha MathewsOn, 500; Simon
Mathewson, SIS; Paris Olney SIS;
William Patt, $50; David Phillips,
$160; Jeremy Potter, $l25; John Pot
ter. $50; Jonathan Potter, $50; Oti5
Potter, 500; Sally Potter, $50; Waity
Potter. $25; George Rhodes, $3.50;
Richard Rhodes, SO; Thomas H..
Rhodes, $3.50; ClcmOns Smith, 500;
Jeremiah Smith, SO; Mial Smith, $l5;
William Smith, $l35; Arnold Turner,
$3.50; Coomer Waterman, $25; An.
drew Winsor 500; Amy Young, SO;
The Scituatc Manufacturing Company
held 131a pows valued at $I92.5O.
Pew No. ! was reserved. a tax OF !
per cent. for repairs was levied on
the pew owners during 1892, 1888 and
1884, and of II per cent. during 1888.
This was the third church edilice to-
be erected in the town. 1t was dedi-
Gated July ith, 1891, and the speakers
were Revs. Reuben Allen, knight, Ia
tenn and Westcott Elder Reuben Al
len, the Free VIII Baptist minister
and Elder Benjamin Russell All1n
preached alternately during the first
year.
Sometime in the spring of llS3l
John l.. Hughes headed a subscrip
ton paper with $50 and collected $ll3,
as the paper stated, being partcu'
larly i'm favor of good moral literary
and religious societies for the good of
the rising generation, rs the pros
poets now are encouraging and We
now have a good house for religious
worship, we feel anxious that the best
use shall be made of il by getting
men to teach those that may hear
that shall be capable of giving good
Instructions For this reason we rec
ommend TO all, Elder Benjamin Rus
sell Allen as a good man for that
office; and he being engaged by the
committee authorized by the society
to make such engagements, Will sup
ply the pulpit one-half of the time
until the annual meeting of the SO.
ciety in April, 1892
July 20. 1891. MIR. John L. Hughes,
ihe superintendent of the mill, issued
the following notice to the public:
1T has been objected that If Elder
Russell Allen was employed by the
undersigned, that his time would be
all taken ND. For the information of
all interested, | now state that he will
be at perfect liberty at all times 20
render any friendly offices to the peo-
pie of the neighborhood or vicinity, TO
enter our business and Co leave it at
any and just such times as he pleases.
He will occupy a tenement in DR..
Chambers house"
April l2. 1882. came the meeting
for the disposal of the house for the
second year. Although Mr.. Hughes
refrained from casting the 1S votes 10
which the possession of the pews by
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