The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-16
PAWTUXET VALLEY.
Night School Nuisance Is Causing
Some Complaint.
Merchants and MIX Dealers Surprised by
Visit From the Sealer.

Lteuteuhnt Wosioy W. AhylOr mas re-
ceived orders from headquarters TO ss-
sumo com mand OF Francis {. Greene
Camp, Sons Of Veterans, until further
orders
Court Warwick, +. OF A., held its semi
monthly meeting in Foresters' Hall at
Clyde last evening.
The evening schools are undoubtedly
great Assistance to those who wish 10 i'm
prove their education and who are COM
pelled to work during the day. but they
are fast becoming an unmitigated
nuisance to those residents OF the valley
who are unfortunate enough TO live In
the vicinity of the school buildings, on
account OF the actions OF the crowd of
young toughs and hoodlums who do not
attend the schools but hang around the
buildings " while the schools are in session
and poIlute tine sir with their oaths and
foul talk. Last year tue officers were
obliged TO take cognizsnce OF this prsc-
tice, and before the enc OF the teria the
nuisance had been absted. This year the
officers have not been much in evidence
in the vicinity of the school buildings,
and at some of the schools, especially the
one on High street at Phenix, II mas be-
come very dissgreeable, il cot actually
unsafe, for ladies to pass the hoodlums.
McGregor Post meets in Grand Army
liam Northup, VINO was elected at the
last meeting, will take command.
The woman's Christian Temperance
Union met In its rooms on River street
yesterday afternoon and completed Its ar
rsngements for removing to Its new quar-
ters In The Cleaner building.
Charles Westcott, the new sealer OF
weights and measures paid visit to the
valley yesterday and as the result some
of the merchants and milk dealers are
much surprised. At one place in NaticiS
Mr.. westcott overbauled a milk dealer
and tested has measures, and much to
the disgust of the dealer. IN lactesl fluid,
the measures were found to contain
nearly two ounces more than the legal
quart. At RIVER Point another milkman
was found whose measures erred on the
wrong side, and be was as much sur
prised and disgusted as his brother milk
man at Natick, as his measures were
made by an ex-dealer of weights and
measures. A number OF stores were
visited and In the majority OF cases the
measures and scales were found to be cor
rect. .It Is reported that Mr.. Westcott in
tends to start q crusade against the hawk
ers and peddlers and junk dealers who
drive out to the valley from Providence
II he does, some interesting developments
may be expected.
Although the town OF Warwick appoints
a truant officer each year there seems to
be no decrease in the number Of children
who do not attend the schools, but play
about the streets aud apparently like
"Topsy," are growing up themselves.
The truant officer is not paid q salary
which causes any wild scramble for the
appointment. Truants are becoming
nuisance on the streets and to the store
ke epers.
The quiet village Of Greene was given a
treat last evening, and the residents OF
western Coventry showed their spprecia-
tion OF sound money and prosperity by
raNlug nchiuley anu ilOuhit mug.
The affair has been talked OF for some
time, and finally II was decided to hold
the flag raising ana jollificstion last eve-
ming. The Democrats who have for sew
eral years appeared to think that they
had q mortgage on the towD.looked on In
silent contempt, and predicted the affair
to be q fat failure, but when the whistle
of the special train which was bearing
the speakers and marching companies
was heard they suddenly awoke to the
fact that besides themselves "there were
Others" and faces which had for some
days been wearing a cynical expression
assumed look OF amszement and dis
gust. The flag was raised with tho usual
accompaniment OF speeches and cheering,
and the men who have so confidently
counted on a big majority for Bryan In
Coventry ne now wondering "where they
are att