The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-23
BL ACKSTONE VALLEY
PAWTUCkET.
An Adjourned Meeting of the School
Committee.


Committee.
An adjourned meeting of the school
COMMITTEES was held last evening. The
committee on property was authorized To
hire the Central avenue chapel until next
June. and prepare IL for "A school OF the
second grade, to relieve the crowded con-
dition OF the Central avenue and Broad
way schools.
An amendment to the rules governing
the training school was made SO ms To
allow the admission OF pupils but once u
year, In September, instead Of twice a
year as heretofore.
Superintendent Fisher reported upon
the crowded condition of the Grove street
kindergarten aud recommended that an
other kindergarten be opened in the Mid
die street school, which would embrace
all the territory covered by the Broad
way, East aud Middle street schools and
serve to partially relieve the Grove street
school; that an overflow first grade be
opened I'm the summit street school build
ing Immediately after the holiiays, rs in
the spring the number OF pupils will in
crease rapidly. and that in the spring
the Cherry street kindergarten he trans
ferred To the High street schoolhouse, as
the Cherry street building will be needed
for higher grades.
He also recommended that the session
OF the kindergarten be extended from .
"
and referred to the committee on promo
tions.
The clerk was instructed to request the
City Council TO give the school commit
tee hearing on the matter Of "A site for "a
new High school.
Adjourned 10 Saturday afternoon at 4
o'clock TO award the contract for the con-
struction work for the addition to the
Garden street school house.
A Talk on Gambling.
At the hall of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association last evening, John y.
Quinn, the converted gambler, gave his
famous lecture on gambling and its re-
suits, and the many tricks resorted TO by
professional gamblers TO fleece their vic
Tins The material he has gathered for
this lecture has been gained by % years
OF practical experience in the business.
The lecture was extremely interesting.
Mr.. Quinn will appear in the Providence
Y. NJ. {. A this evening.
An Early Morning Fire.
About $3.50 o'clock this morning two
alarms of fire were rung in from Box IS
for fire in a small barn opposite the
avenue, belonging to Patrick O'Dolnell.
The barn was destroyed. Some years ago
another barn, standing on this same site,
was destroyed by fire.
The District Court.
In the district court this morning the
case against Patrick McGeary for bribery
at the late election came up by continu-
ance. James Conlon, the principal wit
ness for the State, still being among the
missing. the prosecution was no more
ready than it was two weeks ago.
Joseph Osfeld. Jr., counsel for Nc
Geary. again raised his point of the i'm
perfection OF the warrant on account of
the absence of the seal required by law,
and demanded that his client be dis
charged; but the judge continued ali
proceedings until the 2lst OF December.
The cases against Sadie Howard for
keeping aud maintaining common
nuisance, against several girls for being
lewd persons, and against Edward
Gallagher for vagrancy, came up like
vie. and were continued until the same
date.
Charles Williams and Thomas Clark
we're sent to the state workhouse for six
months as vagrants.