The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-28
PAWTuCkET.
Meeting OF the school ommittes-The
Contract Awarded.

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Contract Awarded.
The school committee held an ad-
journed meeting Saturday afternoon for
the purpose of awarding the contract for
the construction work of the six-room ad-
dition TO the Garden street schoolhouse.'
The subcommittee on property report
ed upon the bids received, aud the con
tract for the entire work was awarded TO
Sylvanus Mason of Pawtucket.
The recommendation from the commit
tee on property that the new building be
FURNISHED with the Smsad system of heat
ing and ventilation was adopted.
The committee on promotions recon-
mended that the kindergarten at the
Cherry street schoolhouse be removed to
the High street grammar school building;
that a new kindergarten be opened at the
Middle street schoolnouse, and that the
session OF kindergartens run from A. nj.
to 12 NJ. The recommendations were
adopted and the board adjourned.
The District Court
In the district court Sunday Robert
Grady was fined s. aud costs Cor larceny.
He went into the saloon of Northup &
Coggeshall Saturday evening and seizing
a bottle of liquor ran out.
Robert Slater OF Fall River and John
Riley OF Boston were yesterday sent to
the state farm for six months a. vag-
rants.
John Brennan was fined g and costs
for defacing the building belonging TO
Patrick Murphy.
Three persons were fined So and costs
for drunkenness and reveling.
In court this morning Charles Barrett
was fined for drunkenness. After return
ing TO his cell he asked to be allowed to
plead to warrant for vagrancy, proba-
bly, expecting TO be given a six months
sentence. and thus secure good home
for the winter and gain his freedom late
in the balmy spring. A warrant charg
ing him with being tramp was made
out, to which he pleaded guilty, and was
sentenced to one year at the state farm.
This did not seem To suit Mr.. Barrett at
all, and he att empted to expostulate with
the court, but all to no purpose.
One other offender was fned 81 and
costs for drunkenness.
Words Which Led to Blows.
Sunday evening young fellow belong
ing III North Attleboro became involved
in an argument with a couple of we'll
known Pawtucket young men in Main
street restaurant. The stranger, so the
story goes, came out a little ahead in the
argument, which doubtless irritated at
least one OF the others, for the consab
ended with his calling the stranger a
liar. The stranger soon after went out,
and was followed by the aforesaid young
man. who, it is said, without any provo
cation on the part of the stranger, pitched
into him and gave him severe whipping.
The stranger learned the name of his
assailant and threatened to make a COM
plaint against him.
Points OF Interest.
A leak started in the large water main
in Main street in front Of Music Hall
eerly yesterday morning and for a time
the street resembled small river. A
gang of men was put to work on the
break aud the leak was sp eedily repaired.
The committee on city property Of the
city council will give a hearing TO the
subcommittee OF the school committee
OH q high school site at the council cham
Der next Wednesday evening at S o'clock.
Thomas +. Duffy, n letter carrier, died
Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at his
fathers residence on Pleasant street
1t is given out that Godfrey, the colored
pugilist, will positively appear NJ the
athletic exhibition at the Skating Acad-
emy next Friday evening, aud spar four
rounds with an unknown.
The meeting of Manchester Encamp-
ment, l. .. .. f., this evening will be at
tended by the officers Of the Grand Lodge
Of Odd Fellows.
A family gathering" will be held at
Grand Army hall tomorrow evening by
the members of Tower Post. Tower Re
lief Corps, and Capt A. h. Tilton Camp,
Sons of Veterans, jointly.
The Invicti Baseball Club connected
with Good Samaritan Lodge will hold a
leap year ball on the 18th inst.