The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-21
UP THE VALLEY.
The Town Of LincoIn'S Poor
Department Record.
Overseer of Poor Maymon Try.
ing 10 Keep Down Expenses.
The Farm Being Economically Pun to Avoid
Extra Appropriation.

According to the report Of Overseer of
he Poor Maymon there is grave danger of
he appropriation in the poor department
unning short. Many things have con-
'pired to bring about this state of affairs.
n the first place there Was considerable
ak in the spring Of selling the farm, and
on that account no planting was done
from which formerly quite an income was
derived.
Then, again, the demands for outside
aid has been much more frequent than in
former years, and necessarily the outlay
was much larger. The appropriation for
the support of the poor department was
$1,000, and usually the income from all
sources would foot up about $500, making
total of nearly $1,000.
But this year, on account of the uncer-
tainty of retaining the farm the income
will fall short about s400, even after the
hay and cornstalks which are now on
hand are sold. Overseer Maymon has
worked hard to keep the expenses down
to the lowest possible point, but neverthe-
less, he is afraid that the amount appro-
year out In the cities, as a rule, the neces-
sary amounts appropriated as the depart
ment's needs call for them.
Evening School Closed.
The evening school which has been held
in the schoolhouse in Lonsdale, old viii
lage, this season, came to a close last even
ing, this being the 50th season. The pro-
tfos. l,,a 4 %, o,sI fav-
passes any previous records, although, per-
haps, the attendance has not been so
great as on some previous occasions, but
the showing made by those who did at
tend, is a source of much encouragement,
both to the teachers and those who had
the matter in charge. There were no
formal exercises in connection with the
closing, as in former years.
The Catholic Institute.
An adjourned meeting of the Catholic
Institute will be held this evening to make
arrangements for holding mock trial on
the evening of the 18th of March.
1t is proposed to have the trial preceded
by short entertainment of musical and
literary character. Arrangements are also
being made to form a dramatic club, and
1t is hoped to have matters 30 far COM
pleted that a light comedy will be given
before the close of the cold season.
Burlesque on Polo.
Burke's rink on John street was hired
last evening for what was supposed to be
a polo game, but to those who attended
the contest looked more like first class
exhibition of how to fall, and do the act
as gracefully ss possible. The match was
between the carriage workers, captained
by Overseer of the Poor Maymon, and
Preserved Arnold's farmers.
The carriage makers finally worried out
a victory by the score of to 2. The farm
ers are not satisfied, and another game
will be played next week.
Notes From Up The Valley.
There Will be meeting of Court Flower
Of the Blackstone this evening.
The Pawtucket Steam and Gas Pipe
Company are putting in fire extinguishers
in the old bleachery finishing room.
Aim at Right Lodge, 1. o. G. T., held an
interesting business meeting last evening,
which was well attended by the members.
Many of the icemen have commenced to
harvest the summers supply of cold
storage. In some places the ice Is over
eight inches thick.
DR.. George B. Haines of Valley Falls will
leave next Tuesday for an extended trip to
the West Indies. II the climate agrees
with him his stay will be indefinite.
The many friends of James Hacking,
Superintendent of the Moshassuck ceme-
terry, will be pleased to learn that he is on
the road to recovery. He was able to sit
up yesterday for the first time in four
weeks.
There is every prospect of the different
manufactures starting up on full time In
the near future. Orders are being re-
ceived In large.lnumbers for spring goods
aud the prospect is that the people will zee
fiourishingtimes shortly.