The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-26

charter was prepared after the financial
town meeting and it was in the hands of
the Legislative committee for over twelve
hours and before the house and discussed
for four hours more and now IL had been
before the people OF the town for their
consideration for the past 30 days. He
wanted to know If anybody considered
that sprinRing anything.
Mr.. Shanahan felt called upon TO apollo
gIZe, but be only made matters worse.
A friend OF his named Gilligan went TO
his assistance. Mr.. Gilligan said of course
Mr.. Shanahan might be excused. as he is
not supposed TO understand parliamentary
rules. This caused "A laugh and then Mr.
Gilligan kept the floor for a ten-minute
speech.
Mr.. Knott said he wanted change
anyway and IL they couldn't get annexa-
tion he wanted city charter. Remarks
We're made by number of others and
then the meeting adjourned.
AT THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
The graduating exercises of the Johns
ton grammar school were held at Con-
cord hall last evening. There was a
large Gudien 10 present. Principal Steere
presided and the long program was rem
dered in creditable manner.
Following is the copy of the program
singing, "Hark To the Nightingale,
bit. Grades 2, and 9; prayer. Rev. j.
M. Lowden; trio Where Fairies Trip"
Bailey, Ida Lewis, Clara Hanley, Flora
Armstrong; recitation "The Dandy
Fifth" Bertha English defamation.
ULYSSES ). Grant" Gerald Broadhead !;
recitation, "A Leake in the Dyke,
Grace Shawcross; club swinging. boys
OF graduating class; singing. Wanderers
Evening Song" Rubinstein, Grades Z, =
and 8; recitation, The Ride of Jennie
McNeal - Minnie Thompson declaina-
tion, 1.-The Declaration of Independence. :"
he. hn ln.L
Regiment, Florence Gill: singing, "Sum-
mer." Marshal, pupils from grades and
z; defamation, Tine Flag" Clayton
Ingerson; recitation, Patriot and Trai
tor, +" Margaret Hanley; ring drill, girls
of graduating class; singing "A Summer
Day." McCabe, Grade 3; awarding OF
diplomas, James A. Pierce, chairman of
the school COMMITTEES; parting hymn.
graduating class; benediction; pianist,
Mamie +. Manning
The mem bers of the graduating class
are: Flora Celinda Armstrong, Charles
Emerson Bennett, lsaphene Louise Ben
mott, Clayton Otis Boss, Gerald Broadbent,
Eva Adaline Brown, Albert Brownson
Cole, Ellen Maria Cole. IneZ Bowen Col
well, Lucy Elizabeth Davis, Amelia Trelia
Emmett, Bertha Maud English. Martha
Hilbert Equi, Florence Gill. Clara jose
phine Francis Hanley, Margaret Olive
Hanley Nenetta Eunice holden, Charles
Henry Hopkins, Ida Bell Howard. Clayton
Winfield lngerson, Roberta Pearl Inger-
son, Harold Christie Jacobs, Blanche
Loretta Johnson, Mamie Francis Manning.
Daniel Lubert Nathewson, John Morri-
son, Hattie Louise Olney. Edith May
Page. Ruth Adelaide Rochon, John
Thomas Robinson, Mary Stella Rothe-
mich. Grace Margaret Shawcross, Rowena
Thornton Sheldon, Grace Mabel Stanley.
Anna Augusta Staples, Grace May Stone,
Minnie Mae ] thompson. Hattie Amelia
Thurber. Jesse Howard Tourtellot, Ethel
MAY Walcb. Beatrice Viola Waterman.
Mabel Claire Weeks. Grace Hendrick vii.
liams, Irving Manton Williams. Minnie
Elma Williams. Sarah Josephine Winsor,
Phoebe Elizabeth WInsor.
Arnold Huller of Johnston died this
morning.
co. A. II. /. NJ, held house warning
in its new armory on Academy avenue
last evening.
Peter Hanley of this place won the Ban
igan gold medal at Tooleville Lockville
Academy and James Il. Bartley another
Olneyville boy held second place in the