The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-12-29
NORTH SCITUATE.
Farewell to the old year.

list for several days.
Miss Grace Cutler is at home with her
parents for the holidays.
Or. Harry ". Smith has new six.
cylinder Auburn touring car.
Ira Hopkins will soon operate a saw.
mill on the land oil w.. j. Boss.
Mrs. II. NJ. Brown has moved into her
new bungalo iQ the Chopmist District.
". A. Read OF the City Water supply
Survey spent Christmas IN New York
city.
Miss Eta Hopkins is not recovering
from her sickness as soon as could DC
hoped.
Winfred Harris of Providence spent
Chistmas With his cousin, Merritt
Smith.
Lessons TO Learn from the Past" is
the Z. L. topic at the +. b. Church sun
day night.
Mr. and Mrs. L. b. Dexter aud son,
Irving, spent Christmas with relatives at
Nareham, Mass.
Mrs. Edward Knapp of New York has
been the recent guest ot Mir. and Mrs
Charles New hall.
The public schools are closed this week
for the Christmas vacation and will re-
open next Tuesday.
Mrs. Sadie Potter entertained her sis
ter, Mrs. Edith Bowen, and family OF
Providence, Christmas.
David o. Chapman sprained his ankle
Monday night when coming from the r.
Z. l. Christmas exercises.
Hundreds OF postal cards passed
through the local olhce during the holi-
days-moe tAan ever before.
A. E. Hudson and family have gone
to~the city to live during the winter
months, closing their home here.
Miss Lucinda Boss led the c. +. meet.
ing at the +. B. Church last Sunday
night. Miss Grace Cutler was the
pianist.
Singing Evangelist W. L. Hopkins
took part IN the Christmas exercises OF
the Randall Square Mission on Monday
night.
DR.. Heald of East Greenwich has
bought three acres OF land from ElwpDd
Hopkins near Farmhome and will build
in the spring.
DR.. McCurdy of ClayvilIe was the
donor OF a supply oil chocolates as a
Christmas treat Tor the operators at the
telephone exchange.
The annual meeting of the Providence
County Fair Association Will be held
next Tuesday at q p. m. at the Is. h.
Smith farm. Officers will be chosen and
financial reports made.
Samuel Hopkins, rural mail carrier on
Route No. 2, was sick last week. Byrne
W. Page and W. a. Randall substituted
for hun. MIR. Hopkins was able TO 20 on
Monday.
The holiday business at the post office
was heavy TINS year, both the incoming
and outgoing mails being in excess Of
former years. Last Friday is sacks OF
mail were sent from tins Office.
Moswansicut Tent, Maccabees, will
hold a regular review next Thursday
night, when officers will be elected and
installed and the least committee Will
entertain.
Christmas guests of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Il. Reynolds were his son, l.. Nj. Rey-
nolds OF Manchester, n. H., Miss Ruth
Reynolds OF the city and Fred Virgin D
Central Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. l.. Wells had as
Christmas guests their two daughters,
Mrs. l.. j. Burke, and two children, Mrs.
Irene Underwood and baby, all OF ProUi-
dence.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. o. Chapman visited
Christmas with their son, Rev. stephen
.. Chapman, pastor OF the Baptist
Church at Attention, IL. 1. Ills pastorate
is very successful there. Electric nights
have been installed and the Sunday
school has doubled its membership, mum
bering about 100.
Christmas carols were sung IN the
open air at midnight Christmas Eve by
SINGERS from the Institute. 1t was a
pleasing feature OF the holidays, and II
Is to be regretted that this old English
custom has not become more common
in our State.
Rev. Mr. Cutters family were all to-
gether Sunday for the second time IN ~
years. The party included four sons,
Gilbert and family, Carl and family, both
OF Providence, Charles OF New York, lrv-
inc Cutler, and sister, Miss Grace Cutler.
A very pleasant family reunion was
had.
Rev. j. Il. StuJbcrt, father Of John J..
Stubbert of this place, was buried from
the First Baptist Church at Putnam,
Conn, last Tuesday, with impressive ser
vices. lie had been pastor OF this church
for many years and was well beloved
by its members Rev. u. B. Cutler oit-
ciated, with prayer and eulogy at the
late residence OF the deceased clergyman
at Meshanticut Park last Monday alter
noon.
The ah.Hal Christmas observance oil
the Advent C4astian Sunday school was
given Saturday night with interesting
exercises aud a tree Of presents. Ihe
auditorium vas tastefully decorated