The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-09
CRANSTON.

The school committee will meet in regular
monthly session. Monday evening. II prom
iscs 20 be an important meeting
At the last meeting of the board 1t was vot-
cd in secret session to pay Valentine Almy,
supt. one hundred and fifty dollars tsl5o) for
horse hire Town Treasurer Balm has since
refused to pay the money on the ground that
the act is illegal and that several prorninent
citizens have threatened TO prosecute the
treasurer, IL he pays IL: Mr. Balm applied to
Town Solicitor John Palmer for his opinion
on the question. Mr. Palmer, in an unbiased
letter, says. The people, in financial town
meeting, fix the salary OF the superintendent
of schools and any action on the part OF the
school committee TO increase said salary
w ith money from other appropriations is IL
legal. Mr. Charles Clcmence OF Meshanticut
favors paying the money and chairman Il b
Balm of Arlington is opposed to the payment
OF the money The vote to pay will probably
be rescinded Monday evening
The electric car line along Narragansett
avenue TO the trotting park was put in OPP
GRAFTON yesterday, preparatory to the racing
meet of next week
Prof Albert II Fuller and Misses Abigail
Zinns and Hattie i. Latham, all of Edgewood,
composed n happy party that spent yesterday
at Block Island
Phineas Conley, highway commissioners OF
this town, has expended nearly all OF the
highway appropriation and finds his depart
ment growing short of work He Is trying to
have the town of Warwick give him the con-
tract to build roads in the latter town at 500
per mile In case he gets the contract Mr.
Conley will ask this town to loan him the
steam roller. the stone crusber and other road
sl.Is.. Ia n,a al riR thA nv
pected request is creating debate
Mrs Charles Dyer and her gran dson. Ed
ward, both OF Auburn, have gone to westport,
Mass, TO spend the summer
Mrs Henry Ormiston Of Elmwood avenue
and Orchard street. Auburn. sliI p I'd and fell
down stairs in her home, yesterday afternoon
Mrs ormiston is heavy woman and conse-
auently sustained painful, though not fatal
injuries Both OF the lsdy's wrists were
broken DIR Daniel King, town physician.
dressed and set the broken members
The Misses Bessie and Beatrice Jeter Of
wiikesbarre. Pa, are visiting their grand
ather, DIR Burge of Edgewood
The following named persons have, during
the past week. taken up summer quarters at
the Breezy Bluff House, Edgewood Mr. and
Mrs Stockton Borton. New York: supt OF N
Ter r. N King and family Mr. Mao
Gregor and wife OF Providence: Mr. and Mrs
Ferran, Providence: Mr. and Mrs A Manches-
| ter, Prov; Mr. Walter Vincent and family OF
| Prov Air M Carroll Providence
Mr. and Mrs II Barris and family OF Wash
| ington, ID O. have taken up summer quarters
| In their cottage on Albert avenue, Edgewood.
Mr. Edward Potter. assistant superintend
| ont Of the Union X r., IL rapidly convalosc-
ing having suffered with typhoid fever.
Rev ID + Torrey and family are living un-
| der unpleasant conditions Their home is In
| the lower tenement OF the house in which the
| Randall family are stricken with scarlet TO
YER. In tho fear that his wife and children
might catch the disease Mr. Torrey has his
family distributed around among his friends
| in Edgewood
Mr. Thomas Bateman was buried yesterday
afternoon from his home on Hlun avenue.
Mr. Batoman was long respected resident
| OF Edgewood. He was n deacon in the Baptist
| church In Pawtuxet.
Miss Ethel Ho OF Bethlehem. Pa, Is visit
ing her gran father, MIR James sutclins OF
| Edgewood
Miss Jennie Psinssr. one of the faculty o.
/ tho Mt Pelier Jonn, seminary IL n guest o
| Mrs Alice Hart. Cranston street.
| The Print Works declared a vacation 10 10
employees today on account of scarcity O
| orders