The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-08

on Ferry hill. as all of the male mem
bers were deeply interested In the Bris-
tol Yacht club regatta. but the ladies
held their regular Saturday afternoon re-
ception at the club house.
The Bristol baseball team left here
Saturday afternoon In the steamer Cor
sair with about 800 friends for WEXFORD
feated by a score OF IL to 2.
Mrs. Henry Maitland Gibson. wife Of
ex-Councilman Gibson, is visiting Pro-
fessor wilfred' Munro and wife, at Saund-
erstown.
1t looks very strange why the public
schools cannot receive their winter coal
as they have accepted the lowest bids
ard are now waiting for the coal. and II
the coal cannot be got undoubtedly the
schools will have to be closed as soon as
the cold weather sets In. Two cargoes
of coal have been sold and shipped from
here the past week TO Newport dealers by
one of our coal dealers, and II is under
stood that that Is for school purposes In
Newport
Mr. John j. Wilkinson. the well-known
merchant tailor upon Hope street who
has been spending his vacation at Cot
tage City, has returned home greatly i'm
proved by his visit
Henry r. Bullock left here today for a
two months trip at the Adirondacls. He
he will use while shooting. He will make
the Mt. Zion hotel his headquarters dur
ing his soJourn.
owing to the large amount OF work on
hand, the Herreshoff Manufacturing COM
pany has suspended all vacations and
all Of the employees are working nine
hours. The usual half day on Saturday
has been discontinued and a full day IN
stead maintained.
The De Wolf Inn has been closed for
several days, all the help dismissed, ard
boarders sought new quarters. Mr..
Charles Shepard, son OF the late proprie-
tor John L. Shepard. removed to his home
In Naugatuck, Conn. The executor, l.. 4.
Hoffman, has made application for a pool
table at the inn.
One Of the many Objectionable features
attached to our public schools Is the
long term OF vacation from June 1st TO
September 1st, during this vacation sew
eral of the female teachers hired a cot
tage uponthe banks Of the Kickamuit
river where they intended spending their
vacation. Previous to their commencing
camp lift they got consent Of the school
comrr,ttee for the use OF the Franklin
stree school building for the purpose of
keeping school X q requisite number OF
scholars could be obtained. They opened
the school with q slight notification TO
the public that the school was TO be
opened. In day or two the school was
filled with about 40 scholars, the teachers
coming every morning about four miles
to take charge of the school II Is piece
OF sheer folly Of allowing children to
roam around the entire summer months
TO satisfy a few who get good salaries
and bath In the shades OF the summer re-
sorts at the towns expense.
One OF the principal features OF reduc-
ing the school committee II to do away
with such mana cement az II practiced at
tie present time In our school system.
Another important feature II 10 ascertain
if more OF the teachers OF all branches
cannot be selected from home firesides
instead OF importing them.
The clambake given by F. f. Rawson on
Sunday at FNles grove TO a number of his
friends from Providence and Fall River.
was a grand success. Twenty-Five covers
were laid and every one occupied.