Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-03-02
IN CENTRAL FALLS.
Meeting of the School
Committee Last Night.
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING.
Two Local Cases in Higher Court-An
Assignment and Other Notes.

The regular meeting OF the School Com
mittee was held last evening, consider
able business OF routine character being
transacted.
IL was decided TO close the school which
was opened sometime ago in the hall OF
Cercle Jacques ,Cartier and the scholars
will be transferred to other schools.
Supt. Draper made his monthly report
and explained the features OF the anti
tobacco league which it is proposed to
form among the boys OF the public
schools. The laws OF the organization
require all members to give their promise
to abstain from cigarette smoking and
tobacco in all It's uses until they become
81 years OF age.
At the FarweiI Mill.
There Is no change in the situation at
| the Farwell mill, all the orders that were
| received when the mills resumed opera
| tions few months ago having been filled
| and now only twelve loons, affordlDg en-
ployment to about fifty hands, are in
| operation.
| Found Guilty.
John McCaughey OF this town, indicted
by the grand jury for highway robbery,
| was tried in the Common Pleas court yes
| terday afternoon. On the 18th of January
| last the saloon OF Patrick Ryan was occu-
| pied by a convivial party, consisting OF
John McCaughey, William McLelland,
Vernon Stoddard and man named Turner.
After several llbations Stoddard and
McLelland took their departure, and were
proceeding across an open field adjacent
| to Ryan's place when McCaughey and
| Turner viciously attacked the two men,
| knocking them down and obtaining vio-
| lent possession OF a pistol and two one
| dollar bills from McLelland.
| The defendant claimed that the melee
was the outcome OF an alteration which
| had occurred In the bar room, and that he
| and Turner followed McLelland and
| Stoddard to the field to further adjudicate.
| Here, he claims, Stoddart drew revolver,
whereupon he felled Stoddard, took away
| the weapon and departed.
The verdict was guilty, but sentence
was deferred on exceptions.
| Cases In Court.
| In the Common Pleas Court yesterday
| afternoon Charles Lee, a Cinnamon who
| keeps laundry on the West side, retrac
ted his plea OF not guilty of assault with
| dangerous weapon, pleaded nolo conten-
dere, and sentence Was deferred upon
| payment of costs. Lawyer Osheld was his
| counsel.
New Working Schedule.
| There has been a material increase I'm
| business at the Greene Il Daniels mill for
| the past few weeks and the production
| will be increased. Commencing Monday
| the mill run on a 80 hour schedule. Since
the depression in business the mill has
been running nine hours day and five
| DAYS week. Under the new schedule
| the help will work ten hours day and
five days a week.
l. The Town Meeting.
The warrants for special town meet
| ing have been posted. The meeting Will
| be held at the Town House next Thursday
| afternoon at 2:30 o'clock and for the fol-
lowing purposes stated In the warrant;
"The issue OF 5000 bonds of the town
| OF Lincoln, In pursuance of the act OF the
General Assembly, passed at the January
session, 1891, and as provided in a resolu-
tion passed at the town meeting on the
| 18th day of June, 1893, and the contirma-
| tion of the said resolution and the taking
| of such OF her action In regard to the issue
Of bonds under the said act as may seem
proper"
| Interesting Items.
James Snow OF Adams avenue died this
morning.
James Welch left today for Coventry to
spend a few days ice fishing.
There was no meeting of the Business
Mems Association last evening, owing to
the lack Of quorum.
The What Cheer Hat Company will
start next Monday with force of seven
ty-five men to I'LL large order received
since the firm made an assignment.
Two pieces of property belonging to
the Charles l.. Spencer estate were sold at
assignee's sale yesterday, the property on
High street being purchased by John II.
Dennis, and the land on Rand street was
bid in by William IL. Bolster for r., 200.