The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1914-07-10

Mr.. Arthur Jahn left on Tuesday fol
New York
Rev. ]. H. Roberts is recovering from
his recent illness.
Peter Gotta and family, spent Sunda,
with friends at Newport.
Henry Hopkins of Phenix, is the guest
of W, II. Bowen for the week.
The 4th of July clambake on the Baptist
Church grounds was we'll patronized.
Henry S. Turner has purchased the
Walker Homestead and expect to move in
shortly.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Stansfield and
family and Mr., w. A. McDermott are en-
oying the weekend at Narragansett Pier.
On Wednesday, Tag Day for the
benefit of the Smithfeld District Nursing
Association was held. Young ladies
throughout the town gave their services
for tagging.
Alonzo p. Mowry. respected and
prominent citizen of Smithfeld, died at
his home near this village on Tuesday
after an illness of several weeks. He was
the SON of George w. and Hannah
(Aldrich) Mowry, was born in Smithfeld
and was in his 7Ist year. Mr.. Mowry re-
ceived his education at the Smithheld
schools and at Lapham Institute, North
Scituate. He was at one time engaged in
the shoe business in Providence and has
for many years carried on the large farm,
where he resided. Mr.. Mowry has been
for many years conspicuous in town affairs
and held various town Offices; he also
represented Smithhed for a number OF
years in the Rhode Island General Assem-.
bly,. He was president Of the National Ex-
change Bank of Greenville and director
of the Smithhed Savings Bank. He was
member of the Baptist Church OF this
place A widow and two daughters, Mrs.
Chester Walcott and Miss Bessie Mowry,
survive him. The funeral services will be
held at his late residence this afternoon.
The following minor town officers were
appointed at the last meeting Of the Smith
field Town Council: Sealer Of weights and
measures, Andrew B. Whipple; fence
viewers, James Winsor, Peter A. Sebille,
Emor H. Mowry, George H. Keene; auc-
tioneers, Charles p. Allen, Chester +.
Walcott; constables, Robert 4. Iooin'
Thomas Smith; field drivers, Harold r.
Smith, William H Lawton; special con-
stable, Charles Clark; pound keepers,
Arnold b. Steere, George II. Keene, Frank
Staples; auditors of accounts, Thomas K
Winsor, Almond +. Bosworth, Daniel w.
Latham; surveyors Of lumber, Arnold b.
Steere, Arthur c. Gould, Irwin K. Aldrich,
Scott o. Barnes; keeper Of bridewell at
Greenville, Jenckes Smith; keeper Of
bridewell at Georgiaville, Edward Bushee;
collector of taxes, Marshall w. Mowry;
public weighers, Robert c. Lees, Oscar A
Tobey, A. A. Chase, Charles West, Arthur
Theroux, William II. Lawton; corders oi
wood, S. A. Williams, Arthur w. Steere,
Emor II. Mowry, Harold +. Smith, Scott
o. Barnes, Oscar II, Steere; undertaken,
Andrew b. Whipple; health officer, Dis
trict No. I, A. w. Hughes, M. d.; health
officer, District No, q, 5. Cook, M. D.
committee for the burial of soldiers, John
L. Eddy; coroner, Emor II. Mowry; COM
mittee to supervise burial lots, having
benefit of Trust Funds, Andrew B. Whip
pie; inspector of chmneys, Daniel Cross
man; surveyor Of highway, District No. I,
Harold F. Smith, $I,Ioo; surveyor o.
highway, District No. q, Alphonso Z.
Steere, 81, 900; surveyor Of highway, Dis
trict No. 3, Edgar L. Williams, $1,000;
surveyor of highway, District No. 4,
Alphonso K. Steere, 5000.