The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1913-02-07
NORTH SCITUATE.

George Shurtlef, who has been quite
ill, is improving.
1t has been very good sleighing in this
section this week.
Scituate Chapter held regular meeting
on Saturday evening.
Charles II. Page, formerly of this place,
is now residing near oaklawn.
Providence County Pomona Grange will
meet here on Friday, March 9TH.
Bert Smith is having his barn at the
Old Mill Village changed into house.
Mrs. c. A. Durfee will speak at the
Advent Church next Sunday at 2 o'clock
Representatives of James c. Nichols
Post, G. A. X. will visit the Academy
School on Lincoln Day.
The funeral Of Mrs. Abbie c. Burrows
was soemnized at the Baptist Church last
Saturday. Rev. Gilbert h. Cutler offici-
ated. The burial was at the Oakland
Cemetery in Providence.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Spicer entertained
large gathering of friends at the Elmdale
on Saturday evening. A social and dance
followed by collation. was enjoyed by those
present. Mr.. Spicer arranged for all
orchestra of FIVE pieces, which provided
music for the evenings festivities.
The charter for the Providence County
Grange Fair Association has been applied
for and granted. The organization will be
formed soon to take over the fair interests
that have been growing so rapidly during
the past few years in the North Scituate
section. Last years fair demonstrated the
the fact that the proposition had ceased
to be an experiment and it has been the
desire of many OF the progressive citizens
to have it become a permenant fixture in
the towns history.
Mrs. Ruth Smith died on Saturday even
ing of pneumonia, after a brief illness.
She was a native Of North Scituate, being
the daughter of DR.. Charles A Fisher,
who was one of the best known physicians
in the state. Mrs. Smith has been libra
rain OF the North Scituate Public Library
since it was formed She will be missed by
a large circle Of friends The funeral SER
vices were held on Tuesday at the resi-
dence of Charles A Potter and was at
tended by many relatives and friends
North Scituate Grange, No 29, held a
Grange Rally on Wednesday evening at
the Cleaner Chapel. A large number of
members and visitors from other oranges
were present. including a delegation of
eighteen from Antioch Grange. Laurel,
Greenville and Chepachet Oranges were
represented. Ia fact it is believed thai
the gathering was the largest in the history
of the grange in Western Rhode Island
An interesting musical and literary pro-
gram was given and actresses by Rev. &
b. Cutler, Rev. Mr. Howell and others.
A supper was served at tile close Of the
exercises.
The funeral of Mrs Ceria Mathewson
Ford, who died on Thursday of last week,
was solemnzed on Sunday at the residence
Of her son, James A. Ford in the Trim
town District. The services were conduct
ed by Rev. G.. B. Cutler, pastor of the
Baptist Church of this place Miss May
Wilson sang "Saved by Grace" and "Some
Day we Shall Understand" There were
many floral tributes. The bearers were
Warren b. Williams, NJ. F. Hopkins.
Frederick Boss and w. A. Atwood. The
burial was at the Mathewson Cemetery.
She leaves two sons, James M. and Coomer
S. Ford aud a daughter, Miss Hannah
Ford