The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-02-25
Johnston WOmen'S Christ
ian Temperance Union.
Business Transacted at the
Council Meeting.
Proposition for Highway Districts.
Current News of the Town.

was held in the Flainheld Street Baptist
church yesterday afternoon a nd evening.
The reports OF the several officers
showed the Union to be I'm a fiourishing
condition and the large attendance mani
tested much interest in the deliberations
Of the session, which was presided over
by Mrs. s. A. Spencer. Mrs. Caroline
Stone, Mrs. II. p. " aldron and Mrs. Davis
Hubbard were appointed committee TO
furnish a room in Pawtucket TO be called
the Susan A. Spencer room, TO be under
the direction OF Mary III. Jencks OF that
city i'm her work with fallen women. Miss
Jencks was for six years president oil the
Johnston Union. The afternoon session
closed with the election of officers for
the ensuing year as follows
President, Mrs. S. A. Spencer; vice
presidents, Mrs. Henry Gardner, Mrs.
Eliza Mathewson; corresponding secre-
tary, Miss Mary Sawyer; recording secre-
tary, Miss Hattie NJ Stone; treasurer,
Mrs. Stephen Olney.
At the evening session Rev. Floyd W.
Tomkins OF Grace Church delivered a
temperance address, which was well re-
ceived.
COUNCIL MEETING.
As board of canvassers the Johnston
Town Council were occupied during the
entire afternoon of Monday.
But little interest was manifested in the
canvass, since during the larger portion OF
the time occupied by the canvass not
spectator was present.
After the canvass the Council considered
the matter of division of the town into
voting districts which they seemed in
clined TO allow the people to vote upon at
the April election, although they deferred
ordering the clerk TO insert in the cleo
tion warrant until their next regular
meeting, March 13.
The question of employing additional
counsel in the suit of the British Hosiery
Company against the town treasurer. for
a rebate Of tax, was continued until this
afternoon at O'Clock, when town solici-
tor Tillinghast will be present and con-
slider the matter with the Board.
The bill of DIR. Farrell for s75 for attend
ing William Mclaughlin was continued,
also bill of e. 80 in favor of DR.. A. ID.
Rose OF Manton, for the return of 10
births.
The date of the final canvass meeting
was fixed for March 26 at -, o'clock.
Town Clerk Cough announced the
books containing a list of the voters of
the town and their residences, ready for
distribution, at 80 cents each.
The Councilmen each invested and the
meeting adjourned.
FOUR HIGHWAY DISTRICTS PROPOSED.
Petitions are in circulation among the
taxpayers OF Johnston, addressed to the
1ewn Council, requesting them to divide
the town into four highway districts, and
at the proper time to elect a surveyor of
highways for each of said districts, to be
resident 70 the district for which he is
elected.
The petition describes the boundaries of
the districts, Olneyville section compris-
ing district No. l. and the country Sec
tion OF the town Nos. 2 3 and 4.
A colored map showing the division
lines accompanies the petition.
At the present time and for several
years the town has had but one head to
the highway department.
The new state law relating to highways,
leaves the matter of division of the
towns into highway districts to the dis
cretion of the Town Councils OF the sew
eral towns. They may have one or any
number not exceeding four.
FUNERAL OF COLONEL HAMMIL.
The funeral of Colonel Hugh Hammil,
an aged and respected resident of the
Tenth Ward, was solemnized from st.
Theresa's Church on Manton a venue at s 80
O'Clock this morning. Rev. Father Longh-
ran acted as celebrant with Fathers Car
roll and Kelly as deacons. Burial occur
red at ct. Francis Cemetery. John Cam
field, William Ryan, John LAWN and John
Bennett, the last two fer slocum Post,
G. A. r., of which the deceased was a
member, officiated as bearers.
PROBATE COURT.
In the Johnston probate court this morn
ing before Judge William F. King the ac-
count of William II. Herrick, admins
TRAITOR of the estate of Amos W. Onley, was
allowed
The petition for the appointment Of
Earnest V. Page, as administrator of-thp-
estate of Simon Page, was continued with
order CT notice.
EIGHTH DISTRICT COURT.
In the Eighth District Court today
Romell Di Gismondi, for reveling, was
fined S5 and costs. Albert Clarke, for lar
ceny, was fined on two warrants 80. SO
with costs. For want of funds he was
committed. Daniel X. Jillson, for keeping
an unlicensed dog, was fined 80 costs,
and he settled