The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-03
CRANSTON.
Knightsville School Graduation -Firemen
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The Knightsville school held their grad
uating exercises in the Congregational
church yesterday. The program under the
direction OF Mrs. Mary A. Moore, princi-
pal, was interesting and we'll rendered.
Mildred A. DeFou, John III. Roberts and
Hattie l.. Roberts comprised the graduate
ing class.
The Pocasset Fire Engine Company held
a special meeting last evening at which
time they received their uniforms from
the tailor. Prim and close in fit, tasteful
In design and attractive in color, these
body decorations serve 10 make good look
ing men still more handsome. Wives,
daughters and sweethcarts await the
parade of Monday morning with anxious
expectation. for then the fire laddies will
make a fine showing,
The pupils of the Cranston school closed
the school year yesterday afternoon about
2 O'Clock and then adjourning TO Spectacle
Grove. They played games and enjoyed
light refreshments for - few hours.
The Baptist church In Auburn was COM
fortaby filed last evening when twenty
three young men and wom.n graduated
from the commercial department OF the
high school, Principal ii. Il. Greene aud
two and seven, from the classical and
English departments respectively, Princi-
pal A. II. keyes. The graduates from the
classical department are; Julia Fisher
Becher, Lakewood; William Genry Hull,
Auburn; English department, Maude
Adalene Wall, Auburn Nellie Frances
Hines. OakIawn; Albert Noel Kimball.
Norwood; Mariory Cecilia McGuigan.
Auburn Anna Mabel Latham, Hope !;
William Everett Parker, Arlington !;
Henry Douglas Whitmas, Wayland Park !;
Business department., Herbert +. Bill
II.
Oalkawn. Daniel H. rbert Bates, Natick |;
Flora Mabel Blanchard, Auburn; Ruth
Ella Bucklin, Arlington; Clara Estelle
BryDe, Auburn; Joseph Edward Fearney,
Lakewood sadie Gertrude LyncD, Airing
ton; Minnie Angelyn Matteson, Auburn /;
John Marlor, Cranston; John Mere
weather, Edgewood; Lille Marion
burton, :Crapston; Margaret May Well
wood, Cranston; Florence Simpson
Whipple, Arlington. Shorthand depart
ment Augusta ). Mereweather, Edge
wood; Anna NJ Crofton. Airing
ton; Rufus n, Morse, Pawtuxet; Ger
trude NJ. Murphy, Edgewood; Irene Il.
Palmer, knightsvillo; Helen l.. snow,
Ethel f. Yeaw, Knightsville; William B.
Whitehead, Auburn,
Miss Mando A. Wall delightfully."- dis
cussed "Ono Modern Form Of Literature
the Novel" Herbert r. Billings, de.
claimed piece entitled 'Ihe schools or
Our Forefathors. Miss Augusta 5. Mere
weather spoke pleasingly an essay en-
titled "Queen Victoria, Type of Noble
Womanhood. Miss .Julla 4. Belcher
pleased Tho audience with her rendition
of " "Enthusinsm. Essential to Success.
The Talma orchestra furnished carefully
prepared music five times during the
evening. Principal a. IA. heyes gave
an interesting address To the graduates
The superintendent handed the diplomas
TO the young men and young women.
A peculiar way Of disposing of dog
has just come 60 light. During the early
part of the week "a dog owned by n well
known storekeeper. bit little girl on
the check. Instead OF having the dog
killed In the usual way, the owner handed
it over 10 the mercy of the child's friends
who attached n rope TO its neck and
dragged IL through tho streets until the
animal was almost dead, then taking II
TO an open lot continued the torture by
putting a few bullets into 10, and finished
by cutting its throat Surely more
humane way than this could be found TO
save the officers dollar.