The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-24
OLNEYVlLLE.
Interesting Musical Exercises at the
Concord School.
School District No. II Elects Officers.
Two Bicycle Accidents.
TIE NEws RuBFAu, OIsEYvILr.r,
No Hartford Avsnue

NO. darUor1 Avenue.
The seating capacity of Concord street
school hall was tested this afternoon at
the musical festival CT the Johnston
school children, conducted by Miss Mabel
T.. Stone, superintendent OF music In the
town schools. Many parents and friends
of the pupils participating in the exer-
cises were present, including the school
committee, and superintendent of schools.
The program rendered was as follows
Chorus. "Fisher's Song" High and
Grammar grades; second year work, tone
dictatioD, time exercise, key T. and q;
song, solo. selected, Miss Bainton; third
year work, tone dictaton, time exercise,
Key Il and ID, song; song, "O'er Bloom
ing Meadows" high school; fourth year
work, tone dIctation. scale exercise,
pitches, song; song, "Swlss Boy, Merino
school, grades five and six; physical
training class, Miss O'Keefe, with class
from Olneyville; Tyrolese chorus, grades
seven, eight and nine; fifth year work.
tone dictation, moduIaiio exercise, time
exercise, song; three part song, "summer
FaDcies;' sixth year WORK, tone dicta-
tion, chromatic exercise, chords, song;
song, .Swinging;" chorus, "America."
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. II.
The annual district meeting of the Me-
rino taxpayers was held at the school
house in that district last EVENING" The
officers elected for the ensuing year were
as follows: Trustee, James q. Nichols;
moderator, +. j. Congdon; clerk, John
+. Redeem; treasurer, Cornelius McAuliff;
collector, Sylvester Lucitt; assessor OF
taxes, j. q. iChols; auditing committee,
Joseph Lynch, John Nichols, David
Biylh.
TWO BICYCLE ACCIDENTS.
About O'Clock last evening Charles
Ludden, who il employed at the Manton
Mills was thrown from his wheel on Man.
ton avenue as he wgs returning rom his
work, ana injured about the head SO that
surgical attention had TO he renuered and
several stitches taken in scalp wound.
AT 10:30 O'Clock last night boy named
weeden was knocked down by an un-
known bicyclist opposite the engine
house on Plainfield street and rendered
unconscious. He was picked up and
taken into the fire station, where DIR. A.
VI. Longfellow was called to attend him.
Two stitches were required in the cash
across mis- forehead.
SLIGHT FIRE.
AT O'Clock this morning box 173 was
sounded for n fire in barn on land
owned by the Richmond Land Company,
situated in lot near the Fletcher Mills,
Valley street. The fire was extinguished
before much damage was done. Two
nights ago q still allrm called Hose IA to
the same building TO extinguish slight
blaze. The barn Is unused end it is sup
posed that boys or tramps occasioned
both fires.
APRIL WEDDING.
home wedding occurred last evening
ct the residence OF W. Ii. Poole, Jr.. 299
Piainncld street. The contracting parties
were Mar. Ira Hill OF scituate and Miss
Nsttie Hawkins, granddaughter OF Clark
Potter of that town. Rev. Thomas III. Co.
croft of the Church Of the Messiah per-
formed the ceremony in the presence of
the family and a few intimate friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hill will reside in Scituate.
GENERAL MENTION.
Mr.. John ID. Nicholson of the firm OF
Nichoh on * Company local grocers. who
Is about TO sail for England was present.
ed with gold headed cane by the clerks
at this store. Miss Maggie Fergerson
made the presentation.
Narrag Assembly No IL, will con-
slider the advisabiliiy OF changing their
place OF meeting ut their session this
evening.
special session Of the Council occurs
this evening 10 disburse the highway ap-
preparation.
The Ladies' Auxiliary OF the Rough and
Ready Fire Company gave a supper and
social at the engine house last evening.
Kennedy Il Gon offer 200 pounds OF
Irish bacon shipped by Bernard O'Connor