The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-02-15
PAWTUCKET.
The School Committee Holds Its Regular
Monthly Meeting.


The regular monthly meeting OF the
school committee was held last evening.
The following schedules OF bills for cur
rent expenses for the month were al
lowed Supplies. $49.33: iantors' wages,
$3.50 repairs and care, s795.29 fuel and
gas, sI24 40; A. ncidentais. s30S "a; evening
drawing schoo', $457 81; evening schools,
s624 so; referen,e books and apparatus.
$1aa2; furniture and Furnishings. 1925 35;
Advertising and printing. s79j so; text
books and stationery, s64S; total, 81 :.
6SS IL
Mr.. Blodgett of the music committee,
recommended that the Whiting music
system be adopted In place OF the system
that he should move to make the change
at the next meeting, and the matter went
over one month.
Recommendation Of Mr.. MeikIeiohn, of
the committee on books. TO purchase text
books and other apparatus TO the amount
OF 4.3l4, was adopted.
The monthly report OF the superintend-
ent was received and ordered flied. He
comments upon the benefits derived from
opening the Central Avenue Chapel and
the room i'm the old Summit street school
house. and the much better distribution
VI CulluTtU Indut DOSSibit ny lutSe
lie recommends that the Brook street
and Summit street schools be managed
as immediate annexes or the training
school. The total numb Der Of pupils in
all grades is 3, 297. an increase or 247 over
the number last June. supeFiAtead-
ent also recommends the appointment Of
a committee on Worlds fair exhibit
and that an addition be made to the Cen
trail avenue school This latter recon-
mendation was referred To the committee
on property. The recommendation re-
lating TO a Worlds fair committee was
adopted. and Messrs Tolman, MEG Gregor
and Blodgett were appointed.
The committee on property was author
lied to procure flag for the Summit
street schoolhouse. and the superntend-
ent was authorized to have the training
school course printed.
A Distinguished Guest
At the close of he session of the
Grand Lodge. X. Of p, in Providence.
yesterday, Supreme chancellor OF the
World w. w. Blackwell OF Henderson.
Ky, in co npany with Grand Chan
cellor Gates and the board of
grand officers, came out TO Paw
tucket and made n visit TO Eureka Lodge
where they were officially received. lt
being the regular meeting night OF the
lodge, and the visit being an impromptu
was attempted. but Notwithstanding the
short notice there was very large |
attendance to welcome the dis |
tinguished officers. The supreme !
chancellor delivered an interesting |
and able address upon the affairs of |
the order in general. discussing the best |
means to be taken TO hold the member |
ship and increase il, and dwelling upon |
the claims of the endowment rank of the |
order and its beneficence.
Remarks were also made by Grand |
Chancellor George G.. Gates. Supreme |
Representatives Charles r. Brayton aud |
Charles A. Lee, Supreme Representatives
elect +. w. Taylor. and Past Grand |
Chancellors Fred n. Gof. John III. |
Thompson and Albert w. Carpenter.
William Goodies License Revoked.
1t has been decided by the board of H. |
cense commissioners to revoke the license |
of William Goode at % Broad street. |
Mr.. Goode had a hearing before the COM |
missioners Monday afternoon on two |
charges. one OF having his place CON
nected with his tenement, and one of |
doing illegal Sunday business.
Ent' rtainment and Social.
A pleasant entertainment aud social |
was held at Clan Fraser Hall last even
ing, by Roger Williams Council. Ameri-
can Order OF Druids. The entertainment |
of vocal solos by Mr. Rogers,
a piano solo by Mr.. Geer, readings by |
Misses Kenyon, Rhody Blake and Edith
and tina histle solos by Robert |
Bennett. Supreme Medical Examiner
JACKSON Of Fall River was present, aud
made an address. Remarks we're made
were served, after VIII ich |
was in order until midnight.
The Nine Hour Law.
A we'll attended mass meeting was held |
In the hall of the Single Tax Association
last evening under the auspices of the
Rhode Island Central Labor Union. The |
meeting was presided over by A. T.. |
Hohler Of the union, and was addressed |
by Joseph G. Clinkard, the principal
topic Of discussion being the niue-hour
law. The speaker referred to the efforts
made by the laboring men TO obtain re-
duction OF hours for number of years,
and discussed labor matters in general. |
He was followed by George NJ. Shields.
general organizer of the Carpenters and |
Joiners' Brotherhood.
A Uniform Division of the Sons OF st.
George.
Victoria Barracks, No. 8. Unifor m
Rank, Sons of st. George, was institute
at st. Georges Hall last evening by H.
Robert Searles, with a membership OF
seventeen. The officers were elected and
The District Court.
In the District Court this morning the
cases against James O'Brien for violation
of the screen law and against the liquors
seized from Clara Desrosiers were con-
tinued for one week
-Four persons were arraigned for drunks
enness.
Points of Interest
The Democratic city committee met
asst evening, and will meet again tomor-
row evening.
A special meeting of the Aquinas Ly-
,eum was held last evening, at which
about thirty applications for member
ship were received.