The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-07-12
BLACKSTONE VALLEY.
PAWTuckET.


At the regular monthly meeting of the
school committee held last evening. the
following bills were allowed and ordered
paid Supplies, el0s. 2s; repairs and care,
Ssss7; inoidsntals, s ssos; S os; references
GO. 8s; advertising and printing, si37. l5;
text books and stationery, d, ,523. 4S; jani-
tors, 1888. Total g. 1885.
The committee on qualifications was
empowered to engage an additiona!
reference to the teaching of physics and
chemestry.
The meeting night for organization was
changed to the second Monday In Janu-
ary, and the regular monthly meeting
night to the second Tuesday In the
month.
Notice was given by Mr.. Eastwood In
writing that he should move to change
the histories, grammars and geographys
as soon as Superintendent Fisher shall
be able to examine the books.
The annual report OF the COMMITTEES on
property of needed repairs In school prop
erty was accepted. That COMMITTEES was
authorized to purchase the fixtures OF
Mrs. Lois A. Greene's school, and $3.50
was appropriated for that purpose.
The committee on property reported
awarded to the Newell Coal and Lum Der
Company, aud the contract for moving
ashes to John ONeill.
The committee on property was author
lied to make needed repairs in the vari-
Gus school buildings.
to the city council was read and accepted.
The report pays q worthy tribute to the
superintendency Of Mr.. Maxon. expresses
complete satisfaction with the free text
book system and suggests several impor-
tant improvements, the most prominent
being the erection of a new high school
building.
The annual report Of Superintendent
Maxon was accepted aud 800 copies or
dered printed. Adjourned.
The Blue Label Conference.
At the afternoon session of the semi
annual convention Of the New England
Label Conference. Mr.. Skeffington of
makers International Union, made an
extended address, explaining the stand.
ing of that union, and giving an idea OF
the work he is doing. When he had
finished delegates representing several
unions endorsed the shoemakers' union
label.
The first semi-annual report of the pres
ident, l.. A. Bolio, was then read and re-
ferred to the committee on ways and
means. The report of the auditors was
read and accepted.
Gus subjects recess was taken to allow
the committees to attend to their work.
Upon reassemblinR the committee on aRi-
tation aud agitators reported. They
recommend that the president OF the con-
ference have power to appoint local agita-
the local agitator; that the local agitator
shall report to the president at least twice
q month, or be subject to removal; and
that the conference shall fix the compen-
tion for such work. The report was ac-
ccpted and the Recommendation adopted,
o h. I'D poHt tn0 q ,rln mol
this morning.
The Pawtuoket Boat Club Entries In the
National Regatta.
A special meeting OF the Pawtucket
Boat Club was held last evening at which
the following men were entered in the an
nual regatta Of National Association OF
Amateur Oarsmen, which is to be held at
Saratoga, N. Y, July % and "a: Frank
F. Holmes and George J. Kirby in the
double scull; Albert w. Bensley in the
junior single scull.
President Sweet was authorized to en-
ter men from the club In the Middle
States regatta.
The District Court.
In the District Court this morning five
drunkenness, two for revelling aud one
for drunkenness and revelling A woman
arrested for revelling pleaded not guilty
and her trial was set down for to-mor-
row.
Points Of Interest.
Charles Waterman, who has just been
released from Jail where he was sent for
stealing n hors., has been arrested on
suspicion of being one of the parties who
robbed Peter Lemons safe. He denies
the charge, aud will have an examina-
tion on the Goth inst.
The funeral of James Hayden, who fell
from the big tree on Main street, Satur-
day. was held yesterday. The remains
were conveyed to Bishops Cemetery for
interment.
CENTRAL FALLS.
At the meeting of the Lincoln town
council yesterday afternoon the final re.
port of the commissioners on the widen
tpg aud etraiuhtauiuy ~ ,Jioh street Ua