The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-09-11
SHOULD BE LARGER.
Very Large Number of Pupils For
New Ellis School.
Graiian Literary Association Elects Off
c:rs-Easi Providence Noes.

.When II was suggested that the new
school house, for which the $1,000 was sp-
propr ated, at the annual town meeting last
April, bo located at the corner OF Lyon
avenue and Juniper street, many Of the
wiseacres asked where In that neighbor-
hood the proie otcrs expected TO find yu-
pills enough to ill IL? The house was
built there and accommodation made for
9S pupils. Last Tuesday morning when
the school opened 146 children presented
themselves Tor admission. The children
from st. Marys' Ophanage were expected
to attend this school, but it has been
found necessary to send them to he
Mauran avenue school, and is has already
become apparent that the Ellis school
house should have been much larger.
Wednesday evening at the meeting OF
the Grattan Literary Association tie
semi-annual election OF officers occurred
withe the following result: President,
Henry Meegan; vice president, James
Lynch; financial secretary, Michael Ryan;
treasurer, James McGeary recording secre-
tnry, Patrick Sullivan; sergeant-at- arms,
William Gately; Librarian, Bart McGuire
Philip McGuire; arbitration committee,
Charles Burns, John Mcclure, Lawrence
Murphy; auditors, James Mulberry, Will
lam Ccughlin::.
Yesterday, Sergeant Monroe found en
aged man on q Riverside electric, who
was TOO much intoxicated to pay his
fare. The sergeant brought him to the
valfoa ata xnb. ha
night. This morning he gave his name
as Gilbert Arnold, ana his residence At
tleboro, but could not recolloct thing
about bis getting drunk or being arrest
ed. He was fined 81 and costs, which he
paid and start cd to walk TO Attleboro.
Officer @. III. Adams ana George Reed
OF Riverside, also had business to attend
TO last night. Alfred Richards, together
with his wife, Annie Richards, were
probably cele brating the anniversary OF
Perry's victory, and enlisted the SER
vices of Mar y Canning to assist in the
proper observance OF the day, all went
well until the two attempted TO make il
a neigh hborhood affair. rh reIghbors,
not being so patriotic, objected, and the
celebr tion ended in a quarrel, hence the
arrest OF the aforesaid trio by the above
mentioned offi icers. This morning MIR.
and Mrs. Richards aud their friend were
ut the bar of justice, charged with being
drunk. All pleaded guilty, and were
fined S2 and costs each, the fine and costs
OF the three amounting to s21.So. which
they settled. Annie Stone was arraigned
as a common drunkard, pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to the State Work
House for six months.
The number or pupils in the A. p. Hoyt
grammer school SO far this term is 3s2
OF this mum ber 176 are boys and 206 girls;
there are 125 new scholars.
Wedn esday afternoon the w. q. II. U.
held it's first regular meeting since June
with the president, Mrs. Ellen Munroe,
on Taunton avenue. Delegates were
elected to attend the State Temperance
Convention In Pawtucket the first week
In October.
George s. Wilcox of Warren avenue has
again met with misfortune. few days
ago a new carriage belonging to him was
destroyed near Pomham avenue and four
members of his family, including him
self, injured quite severely. Last even
Ing valuable horse owned py him was
killed by the olectrics at Ingrahams corn
ers. MIR. Wilcox had Just harnessed the
animal and left 1t standing in the yard
while he went into the house. Some
children playing in the yard started the
horse, which ran out of the yard and
dashed down Warren avenue TO where the
new sample road is being built. The Sec
tion OF planking which obstructs the
street to public travel was remove to
allow an approaching electric to pass
through. Just as the car, which was la
charge of Motorman Mason, reached the
opening, the horse crashed into it. the
motorman lodged down behind the
dasher OF the car and thus avoided in
jury, but the horse was nearly killed by
the collision. Its head was split open
and two OF its legs were broken. Mr..
Wilcox arrived az the scene in a short
time and learning that the dead horse am
bulance of Barnes was in the neig hbor-
hood, notified the driver, who shot the
unfortunate animal and took 1t away.
MIR. Wilcox valued the horse at 800.