The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-11-20
OLNEYvILLE.
An Increase in School Com
mittee Membership Desired.
Action Taken to Prevent the Spread
of Diphtheria in the Schools.
The News BUREAU, oLNEYvILLr.
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Now that the school committee is im1
absolute control of the school system
of tie town Of Johnston, and the district
system, with q trustee in every separate
locality, In no longer, the matter OF in
creasing the .numbers.of the committee
from three, the present number, to five
members or possibly seven, has been dis
cussed.
With the extended area OF the town,
and,an agricultural as we'll as q city popu-
lation to be governed by the same rules
and the same men IL is thought that an
enlarged committee would more fully
meet the requirements and come closer to
every section. The Olneyvilie section is
certainly populous enough TO be entitled
to three members of O board that might
be made up OF five members, and the two
new members might be chosen from the
suburban sections of the town.
The State school law provides for COM
mittee not to exceed seven and the cleo
tors OF the town can say how many shall
comprise the board, II it is TO be increased,
as now seems probable.
PROMPT MEASURES TAKEN.
Several new cases OF diphtheria are re-
ported today In the Olneyville section
OF Johnston and there are a number of
mild cases in the village of Thornton.
Some parents have taken their children
out OF school to prevent them taking the
disease. At the Rose street school the
room, which two OF those who have died
attended. was fumigated last night by the
j%anitor, unde direction OF the school
board. The books used by the deceased
pupils were burned this morning.
A BUSY NIGHT o III POLICE.
About s O'Clock last night officer Muir
ply arrested q man and q woman in the
woods west Of Pettis avenue, who had
the appearance OF tramps.
A little later In the evening the same
officer noticed two men entering the
barn of the Merino Manufacturing Com
pany on Hartford ven and suspect
ing they were going there To lodge he
cal ed officer Holland and three occu-
pants OF the barn were arrested. Two
were evidently tramps and the third was
an occupant OF the Merino boarding
house who had been locked out and
sought the hay loft OF the barn for q
nights shelter.
Two wild young men went out on the
Killingly road last night to make a tour
of the liquor places on that thoroughfare.
At Aldrich's they were refused admis-
sion and proceeded to stone the house
and to smash a number of windows.
From there they went to Masterson's a
short distance beyond, and meeting with
a cool reception soon departed after de-
facing the house. TIE police were notified
III 1Nt LtOnOio ~ DOhht Mtul "
the place where the men first called, and
taking men to identify the fellows,
tracked them TO the St. Cloud, a lie be-
yond. There they arrested the two dis
turbers of the peace
VISITATION AND PRESENTATION.
Besides the attendance of the grand
master and board of grand officers at the
regular meeting OF Manufacturers Lodge
No. Is, J. o. q. F., last evening whose
reception had the appearance of being
we'll prepared for them, occurred the pres
entation OF an elegant set of 25-year
veterans jewels OF the design adopted by
the Sovereign Grand - Lodge to past
grands James Davis and Joseph Cough.
Ii was a complete surprise TO both gen.
tlemen. The jewels were given by MEM
bers who desired TO express their regard
for these two earnest workers for Manu-
facturers Lodge, who have become sort of
essential fixtures in this prosperous
lodge. Following the session Of the
lodge a collation. was served and a social
season enjoyed.
Besides the consideration of the ordi-
nance committee report tonight, ii is I'M
derstood the Council will be called upon
to act in regard 10 the sanitary condi-
ition Of the town.
John Newman of Elizabeth, n. j., for
merly an engineer at the Riverside mill,
Is visiting relatives here.
Overseer of the poor George w. White
of Johnston was elected chairman OF
the executive committee of the Associe-
tion of the Overseers of the Poor of the
State at its annual meeting at Howard