The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-12
EAST PROVIDENCE.

Yesterday afternoon, in the District
Court the case of Bartholomew Kelly VS..
Thomas Farrell, which was entered sep
tember 27, was settled, the debt ana costs
Tomorrow at the Haven Church will
be "Old Folks day. Carriages Will
be sent for all the old people who are
unab BILE to get to church any other way.
Rev. John Oldham, the pastor, VIII
preach. In the evening Will be nelo the
annual harvest concert.
At the Second Baptist Churcn therS
will be a harvest concert In the evening.
Late yesterday afternoon the pupils OF
the second room of the A 4. hoyt
Grammar school, with the principal, Mr..
Johnson, called upon Miss Gibbs at her
boarding house on Russell ayneue. she
was much surprised at receiving the call
and more so when she was presented
with handsome pocket book In pehaii
| OF the class OF '97.
The Young Peoples Christian Union
| OF Rhode Island holds a rally in the East
| Providence Universalist Charch, Tues
| day, October is, 1895 At $3.50 p. m.
business session will be held, including
\ the adoption Of a constitution. supper In
| the vestry at 9, without charge. Free
| parliament on work of lookout commit
Tee at 6:45. Evening meeting at g.
| Papers will be read by several young peo.
| pie and Rev. Harry l.. Garfield, nationsi
Il
/ welcome TO all sessions.
| There will be o stir in Watchemoket In
regard TO The action the school commlttee
have taken in regard TO the appointment
of teachers in the A. p. Hoyt grammar
school. The talk is all about the IN
justice" that has been done TO the teacn'
ers by promoting a teacher from the low
est room in the building over some whe
have been there much longer, and placing
her in the second room. When the mat
ter of giving Miss Gibbs leave OF ap
sence came up, al the committe meeting
last Monday night, the question OF whS
shou Id take her place was raised. some
of the committee thought il would be pu
fair TO advance the teachers In regulal
order, but the superintendent thought
otherwise. He said that 1t would disar
range all the rooms and make too muci
confusion. He also thought the tescher ,h
would not want to be advanced with tn
possibility that they might have 10 g
back to their old positions IL Miss Gioo
should return. The superintendent wa
asked to see one of the teachers in tina
building and ask her IL she was willing Z
take the promotion with the understand
ing that she might have to go back 10 ne
old position. At the meeting OF the com
mittee which was held at Rumford, Fri
| day night for the purpose OF selecting
substitute, superintendent Farnham mao
the recommendation that Miss Wilbur o
taken rom the lowest roO1n hnu piaScu .
the second room. Mrs. Hazard asked
this was "a matrimonial bureau" as sh
had heard "thst Miss Wilbur and MI
johnson were together very much.
Mrs. Heard also asked Mr.. Farnham
he had done as be was asked to do, tbs
is TO confer with Miss Lawson abot
taking the second room. He said he ha
not. The reason he gave was that II
. talked with Mr.. johnson and he wsnte
.. Mss Wilbur TO be placed in that position
saving that she was the best fitted Tor II
position OF anyone In the building.
q Mr.. Dean said he was surprised at tina
for when Miss Wilbur was teacher
; Riverside, he with Others took their chi
dren out of her school, because she WI
y not a good teacher. But If the superil
tendent and Mr. johnson, the principa
thought she was best fitted for the plac
9 he would vote for her; although he q
: not like the idea OF jumping one teach
. | over another. After considerable discu
a sion the recommendation was adopte
. Since the action of the committee tn
Q night became known, there has been
great commotion.
1t is quite probable that there Will
n a meeting OF the committee this evenll
IS to try and sraighten out this and son
= bther matters.