The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-10
BLACKSTONE VALLEY.
PAWTuCkET.


The Regular Monthly Meeting Of tho
school Committee.
The regular monthly meeting of the
school committee was held last evening
The records of the last meeting were
read and approved. The following
dered paid: Supplies, s2.sl; janitor's
wages, S3l4'33 repairs and care, SS5l 81;
fuel aud gas, e4,02l. .38 incidentals, t22. II;
advertising and printing, ssa'; total.
t5, ,294. TO-
ported that they had engaged Miss Lizzie
Little as teacher In the High School
with special references to teaching nhysics
and chemistry, at salary OF 800; also
William p Nudge ms principal OF the
Garden street school ut salary OF sl.2OO
p's Mr. Nudge is a graduate of Brown
University OF the class of 81, at which in
stitution he paid for his tuition by teach
ing night school. The following two
years he spent in study and private
tuition. For the past four. years. he has
b en- principal OF the public schools OF
A Iburn. r. ].
Mr.. Fisher, the new superintende
was present, and was called upon to ir-
troduce himself. which he did. with a
lew well-timed remarks. Mr.. Gillian, OF
the committee to select site for new
high school building, said that he thonght'
colt, Grove, Cottage and Summit streets
was the best of any that had come under
the notice OF the committee. They had
not been able to get price as yet. but the
site was centrally located, and IL a price
SUS,H would be be an nsrseel Excellent Pc Choice zee "
Mr. Tobie of the same committee was
In favor OF the Bates property.
The committee then adjourned for two
weeks to allow this committee to make
their report in full.
A slight Fire but Considerable Water.
The alarm Of fire from box 3s last even
ing was for blaze In the building on
North Main street owned by the Collyer
Machine Company. The fire started In n
pile of oily waste. but the heat started
the automatic sprinklers, and the blaze
was soon extinguished. The automatic
sprinklers kept on going, however. for no
one there at the time knew when to shut
them of. The floor OF the Collyer Ma
chine Company was flooded, and the ma
chinery on the floor below, occupied by
Charles A. Luther a. Co. was drenched.
Injured by a Cave-In.
About 2:S0 o'clock yesterday afternoon
the police ambulance was telephoned for,
to take charge OF man who had been In.
jured at the stone crusher, on Brook
street. The ambulance was sent to the
scene, when IL was learned that Edward
O'Brien, 25 years OF age, aud residing on
Cleveland street, had been nearly buried
ly cut and bruised, but he refused to he
taken home in the ambulance, saying
that his mother was very sick, and he was
afraid of alarming her. He was exam ined
by a physician. but no bones were found
broken.
Arrested on Suspicion.
A few days ago the residence Of William
Read, on Walcott street, was entered in
the daytime, and pocketbook contain
ing some change stolen. Last evening
the police arrested Edward McCaughey, q
boy residing on French street, and when
he was searched at the station the pocket,
book was found on him. he was held
pending tine arrival Of Mr.. Read, who
was telephoned for this morning.
The Attempt Successful
A week ago Saturday night Frank G.
Appley Of the Pawtucket Boat Club,
started to row to New York in his she'll,
He was detained at various places on the
way by bad weather, but yesterday at
2:30 In the afternoon he reached Harlem
and put up at the Metropolitan Club. He
has attempted this journey u number OF
times before, but was not successful in
accomplishing 1t.
The District Court.
In the District Court this morning
levitt City, Conn.,. were sent to the State
Farm for six months as vagrants.
Three persons were fined 81 and costs
for drunkenness and revelling.
oints OF Interest.
The wine clerks and the undertakers of
this city will play n game of baseball on
Wednesday of next week. OH the Dexter
street grounds. for the benefit Of the poor
children's excursion.
DIR. and Mrs. Charles L. Richardson
started yesterday for trip to New York
and Philadelphia, on Raymond excur-
sion.
A young child of Officer Mcconnell
died yesterday and to-day Officer Dwyer
is covering his beat on Main street.
Ten new lockers arrived yesterday for
the Pawtucket Boat Club.
Henry Mcpherson Fraser, formerly OF
this city, and student at Harvard Col
lege, was in the city yesterday.