The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1912-12-27
NORTH SCITUATE.


tanned guests on Christmas.
Jordan Phet,eplsce of the Soldiers
Home at Togus, Me-, is the guest of MIR
and Mrs. William Bowen.
The Genford School closed on Friday
afternoon and fine program appropriate
for the Christmas season was given under
the direction of the teacher, Mrs. A l..
Wood.
William NJ. Burlingame, well known
North Scituate resident, has removed to
Narragansett Pier. He has taken a posi-
tion with T. @. Hazard, a farmer OF that
section.
A. W. Burgess, the newly elected Master
of North Scituate Grange, has been resi-
dent sometime. is prominent farmer and
is we'll known, being brother of Rev.
Gideon Burgess.
1T. Reynolds, chairman of the Fair
Committee, made his hnal report 10 the
North Scituste Grange, No. SO, at ITS last
meeting. The fair was the largest in the
history OF the grange and several hundred
dollars will be added to the grange treas
ury.
North Scituate Grange, No. 80, p OF IL
at its meeting next Wednesday evening,
will install the following officers, who were
elected at the meeting Of the Grange held
on December 18Th: Master, A. w. Bur
CESS; Overseer, A. Miller; Lecturer,
NJ. I Reynolds; Steward, Forrest Brown;
Assistant Steward, Irving Brown; Chap
lain. O. A Arnold; Treasurer, Philip
Shippee; Secretary, Mrs. c. J. Atwood;
Gate Keeper, Horace Dexter; Ceres, Mrs.
Frank Brown; Flora, Leila Atwood;
Pomona, Mrs. j. A Miller; Lady Assist
ant Steward, Grace Atwood; Member o.
the executive committee for three years,
{. J, Atwood.
A regular meeting of the Scituate school
Committee was held on Tuesday at the
residence of II. ii. Potter. K. l.. Hawkes.
was elected truant officer and Z. A. Sails
bury was elected to take the school census.
n II. Potter rendered his resignation as
superintendent of schools, and on his
recomme ndation of Rev. g. b. Cutler,
was elected to serve as superintendent Tor
the balar ce Of the term or to May Isl.
rir. Potter resigned the Office on account
of his health. lie will continue member
of The School Board. lie has been super
intenden, for the past five years and a
member of the board for ten or twelve
wears. Mr.. Cutler was formerly superin
,end.n, Of the schools at East Greenwich
and also was a member Of the omithhe'd
School committee, while located at Green
ville.-
The pupils of the Rocky Hill School
held the first Christmas exercises ever
held in that school house last Friday after
noon The school room was very PRETTY
decorated with evergreens and hr branches
and the place Of honor was occupied oy
fine Christmas tree that was laden with
good things for all. George K. Brown
acted the part of Santa Clause IN the must
approved style lie was assisted in the
disuibaton of The gifts by Curtis BUSHNELL
and Warren Howard. After this interest
ing part of the program was concluded
an appetizing lunch was served Sonee
was poured by Misses Eva Brown Irene
Bernier, Majorie Spicer and Marion
Snencer. william Spencer and Lloyd
Brown acted as ushers. There were
twenty-five guests present and everybody
ro,ed the affair a great success. The
teacher, George w. Burlingame' was tne
recipient of a fine umbrella and other gus
from the pupils. The scholars are very
grateful to the family Of "r. James Brown
for the use Of their parlor organ and other
fa,ors.