The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1915-02-19
SOUTH scITUATE.

There was an entertainment at the
Battey Church annex last Saturday evening
south Scituate Grange held regular
meeting on Thursday evening. An excel
lent progrs NJ, which included readings re.
lating to Washington aud Lincoln was
given.
The Scituate Town Council held a
regular me citing on Thursday afternoon OF
last week, when. the following business
was transacted: Charles l.. Walkers re.
quest for license for a pool table was
not granted. The liquor complainant was
present and made a report The Town
Treasurer was directed to defend the suit
of George X. Whitman VS.. d. Rowland,
Town Treasurer. Bs,jamin w. Grim was
elected Town Solicitor. DR.. Charles n
Clarke was appointed to have the Hope
Police Station shingled. Voted to pur-
chase {, 600 feet Of lumber OF George IL.
Howard for ratings for bridges and high.
ways. Voted TO insure the police stations,
Town Clerks Office and Town House.
Daniel Rowland, Town Treasurer, present.
ed his report for January, which showed
receipts of $i4349 ~; payments Of
$I2,2s6 6I, and balance OH hand OF
Sa,oe2 Al. ID. II. Remington, Town Clerk,
presented his report of the receipts OF his
office from June Ist to February Ist, 1915,
which showed SI,9o5, which amount he
had paid to the Town Treasurer. The
complaint OF the Bigelow Land Company
about the condition of the highway was
referred to w. c. Langford, Surveyor. A
Lowell Johnson presented his resignation
as Town Auditor, which was received and
accepted. Frank A. Richmond presented
claim for $500 damages. received on the
highway in this town or in the town OF
Coventry on January 4rh, 1915, but thinks
that it was in the town of Coventry, where
he sustained his damages. 1t was receiv-
ed aud placed OH file. Bills were allowed
and orders issued therefore, amounting to
s2o4 Albert Bassetts second class liquor
license was transferred to Eugene A. Col
vim for the same location and the same
surety. The Probate Court transacted the
following business: Estate OF Henry II.
Potter, deceased. Commissioners report
was read, confirmed and ordered recorded
and SIS allowed Commissioners fees.
Estate of Lewis Hopkins, deceased. Ad-
ministrator's account was read, allowed
and recorded and order of distribution
granted of the balance among The heirs at
law. Estate of George X. Shurtlef, de-
ceased. Charles T.. Salisbury was appoint
ed administrator; bond 81, 600; bondsmen,
| United States Fidelity and Guaranty Com
pany of Baltimore; appraisers, James A.
Hopkins, William 0. Howard and Henry
T. Phillips. Estate Of Almy Angel, de-
ceased; will was read, approved and order
ed recorded; Cora M. Henry, executrix;
bond, $3.50, personal; appraisers, Bertha
NJ. Brayton, Freelove Shippee and Minnie
Shippee. Estate of Susan K. Hopkins,
deceased; executors final account was
read, allowed and ordered recorded; bal
ance S426. Estate OF Bernice Z. Gard for
adoption; petition of George ". Hart and
Annie M. Hart, his wife, was received and
referred to April 9Th, 1916, and notice
ordered published four weeks, the last
publication to be four weeks before said
April 9Th in the Providence Tribune.
Estate of Lewis K. Budlong, deceased, in
ventory of the personal estate was read,
received and ordered recorded; amount
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