The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-11
EAST PROVIDENCE.
Extra Appropriations to Be Asked
for Monday.

An adjourned meeting OF the Town
Council was held yesterday afternoon.
The voting list, which is to be used at
the appropriation meeting next Monday,
was canvassed. The petition OF Henry Z.
Moulton for abatement OF tax, on recon-
mendation Of the assessors, was granted.
II has been the custom OF the Council
for a number OF years not to make the
regular appointments OF the officers till
after the appropriation meeting, the
police officers all having the right by law
TO serve warrants, for ten days after the
expiration of their term of Office. Owing
to the fact that the town meeting came
up SO early in the month and the appro-
priation so late, 1t was found that the
officers would not have any right to serve
warrants after today, and in that case
the town would be without any officers,
unless something was DONE 80 several
special constabes were appointed. II Is
expected that the town meeting Monday
extra appropriations to be asked for.
There Is the matter OF a new school house
the paving OF the two avenue hills, and
possibly the curbing OF Waterman ave.
nue.. The appointments for the coming
year were discussed, and 1t Is not expect
ed that there will be many changes.
Miss Laura w. Sanborn was given q
license to hold an exhibition of her class
hall.
A vote of thanks was received from the
mems Bible class of the Haven NJ. Il.
Sunday School for the use OF the district
court room, and request for the use Of
IL for the coming year was granted.
This morning the funeral of John
Lynch was soiemnized at the Church OF
The Sacred Heart. Rev. MIR. Hortz cele-
brated high mass. The remains were
inferred at st. Pstrick's cemetery, Provi-
dence
Early yesterday afternoon two teams
collided in front of Mr.. Griswold's
wagon loaded with wood going toward
the city, and the other an express wagon,
loaded with rhubard roots, going in an
opposite direction. The rhubard team
was on the wrong side of the road and
the man was asleep. The wood team
struck the lighter wagon with such
force that Ii woke the man up, and
broke both shafts OF the express
wagon.
"Barbara," a play in one act, by
Jerome X. jerome, was presented at the
town hall, East Providence. last evening,
by the Up -To-Dste Club
Mr.. Jerome as a relater of humorous
stories is fairly successful, but when
he attempts sentiment he becomes quite
musby and Immediately pals upon Us.
When he wants to harrow up the feelings
he first thinks OF nothing in particular,
and then works himself into a real sad
frame OF mind over 1t. "Barbara," Is
afflicted with the Jerome failing in this
respect, and 1t Is all the more to the
credit OF the players that they succeeded
in making the mawkish sentiment of Mr..
Jerome appear real.
The burden of the performance rested
upon Miss Drew in the title role, and she
showed herself fully equal to the task
assigned her. Both che and Miss Anthony
as "Ljlis," were becomingly and appro-
priately attired and in their scenes to-
gether presented a picture good to look
at. Mr.. Mowry and Mr.. BarsIow were
the "Cecip' and "Finnicum, of the cast
and acquitted themselves well. After the
play there was dancing and taken all In
all the evening was a most ENJOYABLE one,