The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-20
Citizens Filed Their Nomination Papers
Last Night With Town Clerk.
Another Attachment Against Tho Hope
Land Company Other Local Items. .

from the trucks at any time and all Of
the passengers agreed that the condition
of the track was nothing short OF dan
gerous.
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
The teachers OF the town are making
preparations for attendance at the
Teachers institute which is 10 be held
In Providence on Thursday. Friday and
Saturday OF this week. There Is a great
deal OF interest taken in this meeting ana
there is no doubt but what the teachers
OF the town will attend in force.
THE STAND PIPE.
Work on the walk around on the ton
OF the steel supports on which the new
standpipe is to rest is progressing in good
shape and II Ia probable that in a short
time the work of putting together the
tank itself will be commenced The
framework looks rather light some dis.
network of stays and braces the observer
cannot help being impressed with ats
solidity
THE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
Highway Commissioner Cunningham is
still busy making the streets in the cen
tral district OF the town ready for the
winter. and in the process he has
wrought noticeable improvement In
many of the streets OF watchemoket.
which are now for the main part in bet
ter condition than they have been be-
fore for number OF years. e
TWO NEW CASES.
Two>new cases OF diphtheria were re-
ported to the health department yester-
day and Health Officer Williams took ali
the usual precautions 10 prevent the dis
semination of the disease. One OF the
cases Is on Eighth street and the other
Is on Mauran avenue. Both are In a mild
form and the patients are not thought tc
be in any serious danger
THE BUSINESS MEN.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Business Mems association was held In
the rooms OF the association last night.
The question before the meeting for con-
siderat.on was whether or not II was adj
visable for the town council to compel
abutters TO build sidewalks In front Of
their premises. IL was finally decided that
IL was the sense OF the meeting that the
town council had no authority 20 do this
and II was voted to instruct the comrnif-
tee which hadspresented the subject to
bring IL up In another form for consid-
Grafton at future meeting
THE TOWN MEETING.
regular meeting OF the town council
was held last night for the consideration
of the town reports. There was consider
able discussion in regard To the recon-
mendations which will be embodied In
their annual reports to the taxpayers. IL
being the policy of the council to recon-,
mend the expenditure Of money for such
things as they consider absolutely neces.
sary.
LOCAL NOTES.
The annual meeting Of the Ballou so
ciety OF the First Universalist church
Will be held tomorrow night
Bucklin Post No 20, g. A. r., will meet
In Grand Army hall this evening.
The barge CASTOR is dischargine coal
at Wilkesbarre Pier ts
Reliance lodge. No. 80. ]. O. o. F.. vii,
meet I'm Odd Fellows hall this evening
The teachers OF this town held meet.
ing I'm the hall of the A. r. Hoyt grammar
school this afternoon Previous TO ,hs
meeting they were paid Off by Town
Treasurer David 8. Ray Il
Thomas A. Salisbury Camp. Son. q,
Veterans, have arranged to hold a uhi.t
party In Grand Army hall tomorrow
night ~
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