The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1908-02-21

Mss Edith Owen entertained friends on.
Wednesday.
E. O. Card was in Summit on Saturday
on business trip.
Printing OF all kinds at the TINES Office,
Olneyville Square.
Mumps are quite prevalent among the
children of the village.
Rev. A. E. Kenyon of Lowell spent
several days this week here.
The Library Thimble club met on Mon
day with Mrs. julius Theisen.
1t is expected that the Old Folks Con.
cert will be held early in March.
Mrs. Henry King has been singing at
meetings held in Putnam, Conn.
Scituate Grange held regular meeting
on Wednesday evening at the Cleaners
Hall
The Library Thimble Club will meet
next Monday afternoon with Miss Mary F.
Owen.
Rowland Harris has removed his plumb
ing business to his residence on the Har.
mony road.
Mrs. William Easton OF East Providence
spent Wednesday with her niece, DR..
Charlotte F.. c. Arnold.
Scituate Grange No 80 is making pre-
parations for Colonial Tea" which will
be held tomorrow evening.
Hall Tucker, Marshall Salisbury and
Mr.. Barden killed large fox near the
Plainfeld Pike on Friday last.
Mrs James Gaskel has returned from
the Rhode Island Hospital where she re-
covered from successful operation.
Rev. r. L. Duston spoke on "Men and
the Church" lastSunday morning and Our
Birthright" was his theme in the evening.
Mrs. Charles Collins, who was success
fully operated on for appendicitis on Mon
day is fairly comfortable at this writing
the family have the sympathy Of the neigh
bors.
Class No. s, of the Baptist Sunday
School gave very successful supper and
entertainment OH Friday evening of last
week at the home of Miss Mary Eddy
who is the teacher OF the class. Over a
hundred people partook Of the very excel
lent salad and cold meat supper. A short
musica! and literary entertainment follow
ed. A snug sum was netted for the par
sonage fund.
Last evening surprise party was held
at the home of NJ T. Reynolds in the
Trimtown District by the young people
OF fifteen years Of age and over. The com.
mittee of arrangement was Ernest NJ. Rev.
nolds and Miss M. Steere. The evening
was spent in enjoyment of games, singing
and instrumental music followed by dane
ing Misses Marjorie and Dorothy Boss
presiding at the piano. Refreshments and
ice cream were served.
The farmers of the state of Rhode Island
are fast awakening to the general move.
ments of the grange work. Calls are COM
ing in from all parts of the state for or.
ganizers to be sent and canvass the field
few months ago when grange No 80 o
North Scituate was organized with seventy
charter members it was the largest grange
ever chartered, Monday night, February
10th, Grange No. 10, of Darlington was
organized with seventy-six charter mem
bers. Many of the farmers have beer
skeptical of the results that may follow this
work, but as the grange work has begun tc
take on steady growth, they are now com
ing INTO line. The Patrons Fire Relic
Association connected with the grange il
a source of much benefit Insurance can bt
obtained on farm risks at a much lowe
rate than any ordinary insurance can b.
obtained Many of the insurance com
panies do not care to accept farm risks
What can the farmer do to protect hi
home? As fast as the old policies run ou
they will be renewed by the grange in th'
Fire Relief Association. Again the practi
cal instructions which are constantly be
ing introduced through the hour devote'
to entertainment at each grange night b,
prominent instructors are a great beneht
no one is too old to learn. There is ais
large saving in the use of Trade Cards
which entities all members TO certain per
centage reduction on the purchase OF al
necessities Of life. As the work progresse
cooperative grange warehouses will NJ
doubt be established as in other states. Tn
grange is law abiding citizen, his obi
cations contain charity, love Of his neigh
Dor and all the requisites Of true manhood
There can be no doubt regard to the futur'
prosperity Of this order.