The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1916-06-30


Providence parties.
The electric car tracks through the vii.
lage have been repaired.
Mrs. G. A. Jahn is entertaining Mrs.
McNichol Of Norwich, Conn.
A regular meeting of the Smitbfield Town
Council was held on Saturday.
N. S. Wnsor is having his tenement on
the Snake Hill Road repaired.
Mrs. Daniel Smith, who has been seri-
ously i'll, is considerably better.
A clambake will be held on the grounds
Of the Baptist Church on the 4th of July.
Mrs. James Tucker is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. B. Sherman at Darlington.
1t is rumored that Howard Smith will
build a cottage on the Fred Wjnsor plot.
Six candidates for membership in the
Baptist Church were baptised on Sunday.
A. Howard Hopkins is doing An excel
lent business in his new automobile repair
shop.
"The Four Friendly Bills" will hold
dance III Wilkinson's Hall OH the evening
OF July 3rd.
A bean supper was held on Thursday
evening Of last week for the benefit of St.
Thomas Church.
Mrs. ]. 5. Sprague and Miss Alzada
Sprague of Providence, are spending the
summer at the "Village Farm"
The Cradle Roll and Nursing Socilty of
the Baptist Church held a meeting last
Saturday afternoon in the Church Parlors
Ernest Mowry and Miss Lucy Steere,
well known young people of this place,
who were married last week, will reside in
Providence.
The graduating exercises of the smith
field schools took place on Friday evening
of last week in Wlkinson's Hall. The
exercises were interesting and attended by
many friends of the graduates.
The following jurors were recently drawn
by the Town Council: Grand - James |
Wintor; Petit-Fred Sheffield, Irving
Winsor, Ralph Cusinth. Robert c. McCor-
mick, John Weeks, Edwin {. Harris, |
Charles X Babcsck, Robert C.. Lees, v al.
ker A. Bedbury, Sidney H. Mowry.
The Greenvile w. c. I. U. held its
last meeting before the summer races at
the home of Mrs. J. II. Roberts OH Tues
day afternoon. An address was given by |
Mrs. +. b. Hadley, which was well attned
ed. A short business meeting was follow
ed by devotional exercises, after which the |
white ribbon was pinned on five new
members. The speaker of the afternoon
was Mrs. + B. Hadley, the Editor of the
Outlook, who gave an interesting address
on Temperance Progress"
A regular meeting of the Smithheld
Town Council was held on Saturday af.
ternoon of last week when the following
business was transacted:-The report Of the !
committee to relay Putnam Avenue was
continued. 1t was voted to accept the of |
fer of the Narraganset Electric Lighting
Co to increase the capacity of the street
lights from 4S to 90 candle power. The
matter of the towns liability for damages |
to the Mclaughlin Hotel was referred to
the town socilitor. 1t was voted to con-
tinue the appointment of highway surveyo
until July 9th. The Town Sergeant was
directed to appoint police to patrol July
3rd. and 4h. 1t was voted that the paw
of police officers and constables shall be |
the same as last year.
The following town officers were
elected by the council: Seaer Of Weights |
and Measures--Andrew b. Whpple; Fence |
Veiwers-Emor III. Mowry, James Winsor
George IL. Keene, Charles +. Eldridge;
Auctioneefs- Charles Clark, Chester T.. |
Walcott; Field Drvers-Wiliam III. Law I
ton, Harold Il. Smith; Pound Keepers
Arnold B. Steere, George II. Keene, Frank
A. Staples; Auditors of Accounts-Thomas
X Wiusor, Alom f.. Bosworth, Daniel w. |
Latham; Surveyor of Lumber Arnold b..
SiStIt, hlluui " NrOulh, Living u h'ul leu
Scott o. Barnes; Collector of Taxes
Marshall w. Mowry; Public Weighers--
Robert c. Lee, A. A. Chase, Charles West |
Oscar A. Tobey, William III. Lawtou,
Athur Theroux; Corders Of Woods. A. |
Williams, Emor II. Mowry, Oscar A. To- |
hey, Oscu III. Steere, Arthur w. Steere,
Irving Il. Adrich, Scott o. Barnes,
Harold IT, Smith; udertaker-Andrew b. |
Whipple; Health Ofiicers-District No. I.
A. w. Hughes, NJ. ID; No 2. l.. S. Cook,
NJ. ID. Committee FOR Burial of Soldiers
Crawford Il Mowry; Coroner-Emor IL.
Mowry; Town Solicitor lanes Harris;
Committee to Supervise Burial Lots Hav-
ing Rene fit of Trust Funds-Andrew b.
Whipple; Surveyors Of Highway-District
No !. Harold f. Smith; No. postponed;
No. :. Edgar L. Williams; No. Leander
Smith; Inspector of Chimneys Daniel
Crossmat Committee to Remit Fines and
Release Prisoners Almond L Boswortb