The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-09
UP THE VALLEY.
Lincoln School Committee
Held Regular Meeting.
Cumberland Census Enumerat0Es
File Their Annual Report.
A Great Many Children Not Attending Any
Sehools--Interesting Notes.

The Lincoln School Committee met last
evening at Town Clerk Easton's Office.
A bill of $l43.2S for tuition OF Lincoln
scholars was rendered by the Cumberland
School Committee; to offset this there Is a
bill of S89.4S against Cumberland for
tuition of that towns scholars, leaving a
balance of SS4.8S in favor of Cumberland,
which was ordered paid. .-;ffa:I5saTs.
Reports of truant officers were received
and ordered filed.
The regular monthly bills were received
and ordered paid.
Miss Hendricks of Manville was re-
ported sick, and Miss Annie Mowry is
filling her place.
The appointment ofIMissI'Linnell as
principal and Miss Minnie G. Frost as
assistant of Prospect Hill school was
confirmed.
Miss Clara A. Ault was appointed assist
ant in Miss Frost's room.
The town will pay SIS per year for
tuition at either the Central Falls, Cum
b,rland or woonsoclet High Schools, and
parents can send their children to either
OF the above schools.
Reports of Enumerators.
The school census enumerators of Cum
berland have filed the following report:
Total number attending public schools,
1867; of this number there were 543 boys
and 514 girls. There are 156 boys and 161
girls attending the parochial schools, and
two boys attending select schools. There
Nd v,rIo ott M
schools. Grand total, 1864 children, of
which S37 are boys and S27 girls. OF those
not attending schools 155 are between the
ages of and years; 35 were 10 years old,
making 9S between the ages of and 10
who ought to have attended school. The
report shows falling off of Sc from last
year.
Notes From Up The Valley.
The Hibernian Rifles met last evening
for drill practice.
The Catholic Institute and the Hard
Shell Club have arranged match at crib
bage.
The Thomsonites and Bancrofts Will
play polo Thursday night at the John
street rink.
Adam Oldfield of Saylesville is doing
the honors for the boys. A boy has made
his appearance in the family circle.
William Wentworth of Saylesville slip
ped upon the doorstep of his home Satur-
day afternoon and sprained his wrist.
John Nicholas Brown of the Lonsdale
company has made an offer of S2O0, 900 to
the public library building fund of Provi-
dence.
The st. Vincent de Paul Society of st
Patrick's Church are making arrangements
for party to be held in the school room
on Washington's birthday.
The Prohibitionists will hold their eau
Gus next Monday evening at the Friends
Meeting House, to place ticket in the
field for the General Assembly.
A number of friends of Miss Viva Dex-
ter from the Valley villages will assist her
at the entertainment, which will be given
under her auspices at the Pawtucket Opera
House tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Commodore Bartlett of Lonsdale
was presented, Saturday afternoon, with
a handsome tea service by the Kings
Daughters of Christ Church. The occa-
sion was the twenty-fifth anniversary Of
her marriage.
Miss Gertrude Keach, daughter of Princi-
pal Keach of the Berkeley school, who has
been assistant to Miss Mary j. Pickett,
has received an appointment at the Rug
giles street school of Providence. Miss
Robina Allen is filling her place tempor-
arily.