The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-30
UP THE VALLEY.
Cumberland Taxpayers Are
Becoming Very Indignant
Graduating Class Exercises Will
be Of an Exclusive Nature.
Building Erected by Taxpayers Vet AdmIssIcs
Il DENIED Them--Notes.


The manner In which the graduates OF
the Cumberland High School are handling
the preliminary arrangements is causing
widespread dissatisfaction lin this town.
Primarily the public schools of Cumber-
land are supported by the taxpayers and
the money contributed by them pays the
running expenses of the schools. Secondly
the building, the new town house, In
which the proposed exercises are to be
held was erected by the taxpayers, for their
use upon all public occasions. The COM
mittee OF the graduating class have seen
fit to ignore the taxpayers In the distribu-
tion of the tickets for the exercises, hence
the loud spoken dissatis faction heard upon
all sides.
The class In their extreme generosity
have given the School Committee seven
tickets, one each; the members of the
Town Council five tickets, one each. In
fact, the whole creative body and their
superiors, too, have been treated In such q
manner a. to call forth severe criticism.
Another instance can be sighted of a
prominent citizen, who pays taxes upon
$4,000 worth Of property, who was COM
pelled to put himself to great deal of In
convenience In order to obtain one ticket
to attend the exercises. There are num-
Der Of other taxpayers who would like to
attend the graduating exercises, but are
unable to on account of high handed
methods being persued.
It was thought that the School Com
mittee was the supreme power governing
the actions of pupils until the time the
diplomas were presented.
The following will be the program at the
graduating exercises: Song, "High School
Bells" school; essay, "Cleopatrs's Infiu-
ence," Frances g. Forrar; oration, 1.-THE
Duties Of q Citizen" Frederick d. Will
liams; piano solo, "Grand valse de Con-
cert" Emma L. Caulheld; essay, "tonvict
Labor" Ida B. Howell; song, "Parting
Song," school; oration, "The Influence OF
Greek Thought on Modern Civilization y
Thomas F. Lawlor; plano duet, ''Sokon-
tala," Emma M. Caulfeld and Mabel L.
Payne; essay, ''Some Social Problems"
Edith B. Follett; oration, IA Plea For
Arbitration" G. Dallas Jencks; piano solo,
"Polonaise," Mabel l.. Payne; address by
Superintendent Albert l.. Barbour, and
presentation of diplomas by John 8. Hind
ley, Chairman of the Committee.
Funeral of Mrs. Ford.
The funeral of Mrs. Rose Ford of Broad
street was solemnized this morning. The
services were held at st. Patrick's Church,
Rev. Father Cassidy officiating. Burial
took place at Mt. st. Mary's cemetery.
The bearers were John McCann, Thomas
Hughes, Matthew Butler and Edward
Kelley.
Notes Of the Valley villages.
The Lincoln Town House Commission
are in session this afternoon.
Robert Tyson and family will spend the
summer months at Buzzard's Bay.
The regular meeting of the Cumberland
Town Council will be held tomorrow.
Miss Nellie Burns of Attleboro is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Walsh OF
Ashton.
The annual meeting of Christ church
Temperance Society will be held this
evening.
The 40 hours devotion at st. Joseph 8
Church, Ashton, was closed yesterday
morning with solemn high mass.
John Pickett, the Valley Falls tonsorial
artist Is treating his friends today on ac
count of the advent of young son into
his family circle.
Councilman John Dillon has been
elected chief marshal of the A. o. II.
parade which will be held at Providence,
July II, in connection with the annual ex-
cursion.
For the balance of the week there will
be an exhibition of the work done in
drawing and penmanship during the year
by the scholars of the Lonsdale grammar
school. The exhibit Is in the brick school
house and all are invited to visit the place.
Robert Carr of Lonsdale accompanied by
his nephew, Patrick Broderick, left here
yesterday for visit to James Kelly and
family, who are now located in st. Croix,
Mo. Mr.. Kelley will be remembered by
some of the older residents as watchman
In the bleachery and dye works here at
one time, but who is now the owner of q
farm In the West.