The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-24
EAST PROVIDENCE.
The School Board Transacts Con-
siderable Business.
Will Have a Paper Chase on Bicycles
Police Telephone Service.

Tho regular monthly meeting of the
school committee was held last evening.
| The names OF Miss Jennie Il. Wallace and
! Miss Annie Il. Aguew were placed on the
list of approved substitutes. com.
municstion was received from Miss Ber.
tina V. Card. principal OF the Arlington
Corners school, asking for advice az to
what SIZE should do in the matter OF
grading her pupils. After considera bic
disc cussion, the matter was referred to
the superintendent, witt suggestion
, that the grammar grade pupils be trans
ferred to the A. z. Hoyt Ora mmsr
School, or to the Turner Avenue School at
Riverside. Mr.. Cyrus A. Aldricb appear
ed befC re the committee and stated that
he had prepared some instructions on
the history of our flag and the sui bject of
patriotism for the pupils of our public
schools, and had been asked by several
teachers 10 visit their schools and impart
them 10 the pupils. He asked permission
10 visit the schools and the committee
voted to grant his request.
Rev. II. A. Remick, Mr.. George II.
johnson and Mr.. William Farnsworth,
delegates from the Riverside improvement
Society. asked the committee to provide
more play ground for the Tgrner Avenue
Grammar School at Riverside, and sug-
gcsted purchasing the land south Of the
school lot or leasing the land ownsd by
the knights OF Pythias just west of the
schoolhouse. As the board is not en-
powered to purchase any land, the mat
ter was referred to Mr.. Lincoln to ascer-
tain IL the lot OF the K. of r. could be
leased.
At the regular meeting OF Netop Coun-
ell, %. u. A. M, last evening Vigilant
Council OF Providence was entertained,
and an enjoyab ble evening passed. At the
conclusion of the meeting a collation. was
served.
Last evening the Epworth League OF
the Haven NJ. Il. Church entertained as
special guests the chapters of Hore street
and Asbury M. Il. churches of Proyi-
dence. There were upwards OF 10 per-
sons present. An address of welcome
was given by President e. &. Phillips of
the local league, after which sn enjoyable
programme was rendered oy the united
leagues. Cake and ice cream were served
later.
On Thanksgiving day the East Provi-
dence Wheelmen will have paper chase.
be chase will be conducted on bicycles.
and will start from the headquarters OF the
club on Broadway.
A fine switch board has been plucsd in |
the office OF the chief of police by the
Nixon Telephone Company. 1t il an ex-
cellent piece OF work, and is msde ID ac- !
commodate twelve wires, which are |
brought into the Office in a neat. bic |
There are, however, but six wires to be |
used at present. one OF which will extend |
to the police station at Riverside, ana the |
Others to patrol boxes situated at the fol-
lowing places: No. 3 Watchemoket
square; No. 3-lngrahsm's corners; No
4-broadway Six Corners; No. 5-Gas
house, First street; No. 6-Red bridge.
Last evening Silas Wilmarth Kent, of |
THIS town, and Miss Annie Francis
Weeks OF Marlboro, Mass, were united
in marriage at Faith Home on Broadway.
There were nearly one hundred persons
present. mum Der Of whom were from
Prov idence. Rev. A. A. Cleveland, the
pastor OF Gospel Mission Hall, officiated.