The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-26
Henry Ryan and James Ward
Are Future MilIiOnaires
In Their Minds.
SCHOOL DISTRICT AFFAIRS.
Probable "Whlte Post System Of Stopping
Cars to Accomodste Psssengers--
Movements In Society.


The young men mentioned will sail
from Seattle, Wash, for the Klondyke
region Monday, Aug. 16. A pool of $500
has besn raised, $1,000 of this sum being
put up by William ii. and John McDevitt,
the clothiers and shoe dealers OF Paw
tucket. The remainder OF goo is furnished
by Mr.. Ward, who is an employe of the
Lonsdale Company and salesman for the
McDevitt q Co. In the evening hours.
Mr.. Ryan Is q piper by trade and an old
traveller familiar with much of this con-
tinent.
Both of the explorers are young, tenn
perate and intelligent; their preparations
for the journey have been sagacionsly
made and they will have that which 1t is
feared thousands will venture to the gold
fields without-means with which to live
while they are pursuing their investiga-
tions. The Messrs. McDevitt have entered
into the venture with most explicit conf
dence In the young men, and the friends
OF all concerned In the experiment wish 1t
success.
Electric Car Accommodation.
The system of placing white posts at
regular distances at which would be pas
sengers may assemble and motor men
must stop, Is being agitated with pro-
liabilities of successful future arrange
ments. BY their adoption an understand
ing between car drivers and the less favor
ed Of humanity known as the public may
be arrived at, and the result will be bene-
fetal to the general health of both for they
will not be angry half so often.
School District Affairs.
The settlement of the affairs Of old
School District No. II and the transfer OF
It's property to the town has been put back
to the first stage, and the beginnings must
be renewed. Town Solicitor German has
ruled that "the several liabilities arising
under the act allowing towns to acquire
school district property cannot be con-
veniently adjusted except by strictly fol-
lowing the statutes.
The status at present is that the property
of all the districts Is vested in the town
and has been appraised. The duty there
fore of the Assessors was at the next as
sessment to have levied a tax for the
amount of the appraisal, less the debts OF
the district. The Assessors therefore
should levy this tax this year and then
remit, as the law requires. This being
done, / see no reason why the town should
not Ipay or assume the existing debt of
each district.
The district committee, on receipt of
this opinion, visited the Tax Assessors,
who are now in session, and requested
them to assess the necessary tax. The
Assessors refused to do this unless they
shall be directed to do so by special tax
payers meeting of the Supreme Court.
The committee is now considering what
to do in the matter and states it is prob
able 1t will apply to the Supreme Court
for an order to direct the Assessors to
levy the tax, rather than to have special
town meeting called. The new turn of
affairs does not complicate the question of
the settlement, but 1t may delay 1T for
some little time.
Society Outings.
Miss Mary McKiernan OF Valley Falls
has returned from Manchester, N. II.
Miss Bertha Briggs of Ashton has re-
turned from weeks visit in New Bedford.
Mr.. Josish Williams family of Valley
Falls, leave today for month at Prudence
Park.
Miss Kate Barry OF Lonsdale was the
guest OF friends at Riverside the past
week.
John X. Babbitt of Valley Falls hes gone
on weeks fishing trip off Newport and
Blood Island.
Rev. William II. Learned, pastor OF the
Vnllau EaIla 20 Mt at rhnrch v,rannhpd hia
farewell sermon yesterday.
Mrs. #. II. McGirr, Miss Mamie McGirr
and Miss Alice Conley of Nalley Falls are
giving and receiving plersure on the Cape.
Councilman Dillon and son have been
visiting in New Yorn, Baltimore and
Washington. They are expected home to-
morrow.
Hon. Edmund Clark OF Valley Falls will
leave early I'm August for Salisbury, Mass,
where he will pass tho remainde of the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Wilde OF Ashton,
who have been visiting friends at Brook
lyn, N. Y, for the past week, returned
home Saturday.
John Wardell, William Grant, stephen
Knight and Fenner Weeden left yester-
day for weeks fishing trip along the
shores OF the "Capc."
Mr.. and Mrs. George Parr and Mrs.
James Parr OF Ashton, who have been
spending the past week with relatives In
Delaware, have returned to their home.
There were special services at st. Johns
Episcopal Church, Ashton, yesterday,
IL being the feast OF st. James. The Sun
day evening service will be dispensed with
until September.
Chief Cotter got an alleged Diamond Hill
liquor dealer before the courts last week
There are people In Valley Falls who say
he need not have gone 80 far, as In that
village he could have found several offend
ers.