The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-23
School Committee Holds a Regular
Monthly Meeting.
Progress Of the Work Of Registration.
Other Matters Of Interest.

OF the Young Mems Republican club
will be held In the district court room.
Much interest is manifested In this meet
ing. as II is one of great importance.
Officers are to be elected and an execu-
tive committee appointed.
The latter will probably be chosen with
a view 10 affording a representation to
each OF the principal parts OF the town.
The organization has already made Its
influence felt, as much OF the activity In
the registration department is attributed
to the club The attendance will probably
be considerably heavier than at the last
meeting, at which about 50 were present,
in spite OF inclement weather and numer-
Gus social functions on the same evening.
WORK ON NEW SEWER.
Work on the new sewer is progressing
rapidly A section OF the sewer extending
from Boston street TO First street Is now
laid and the trench filled In and II is ex-
pected from present appearances that an
other section OF equal or greater length
will be in by the end OF the week. IL
there are no unforeseen delays there is but
little doubt but what the work will be
finished in contract time.
THE NEW TROLLEY LINE.
The rails on the new trolley line con-
Meeting this town with the city OF Paw
tucket have been laid to within a NTH OF
a mile OF Pawtucket avenue. force OF
about so men is at work and the work Is
progressing quite rapidly. although not
so fast as was at first expected. A num-
ber OF trolley poles have arrived ana
have been distributed along the line.
They will be erected very soon and the
trolley wires strung upon them.
BOARD NET
A SPECIAL meeting of the administrative
board OF the Watchemoket Fire district
was held last night at the residence or
Superintendent orland Freeborn. p'-
tition was received from Walter +.
Pierce and Augustus o. Bourne for the
insta llation OF a two inch main from
Mauran avenue TO Juniper street to re-
place the one inch main which has been
In use for a number of years and is now
clogged up. The matter was left In the
hands OF the president. the superinten-
dent and the secretary. with authority
to act.
Bills aggregating $3.50 were ordered
paid. si62.5O OF this was for salaries.
ELECTED OFFICERS
| Fraternity commandery, No. 333. N. o.
| @ c. held a busy meeting last night.
! Two candidates were initiated and OFF,
| GERS were elected as follows:
Noble commander, Miss Isabella A.
| Salisbury; vice commander. May ID.
| Mason herald, DR.. F. T. Calef: prelate.
! Mrs Margaret Riley: treasurer. George
/ o. Price; warden Of inner gate, Susan
! F. Hunter: warden OF outer gate, VIII
| liam f. smythe; past noble commander.
/ Frank r Medbery.
After the meeting a collation. was par
! taken OF. The officers will be installed
! at the next meeting by Grand Comman-
der c. T.. Lovett. of Woonsocket.
THREATENED THE JUDGE.
John Lynch. fourteen year old boy.
! has caused the school authorities no end
| of trouble lately. He is afflicted with
| epileptic fits and his mind Is affected
| He has annoyed the teachers of the pub
! lie s. hools and his parents were unable
| to manage HIM. lie threatened on two
occasions to procure a revolver and
\ shoot Judge Bliss and also threatened
! to carve DR. Allison with a knife.
This morning he was arraigned IN
court as n person OF unsound mind and
ordered committed to the state asylum.
INJURED At WORK.
Arthur MCGEE while at work I'm the
works of the American Emery Wheel
company injured two fingers on his left
hand necessitating the amputation of one
! OF the fingers.
He was smoothing an emery wheel with
n knife when the knife slipped. cutting
the last two fingers of the left hand. The
operation was performed by Irs Allison
ana Moore.
GONE TO BRISTOL.
Bucklin Relief corps is enjoying a days
! outing at Bristol today. Tho party left
Watchemoket square at 10 O'Clock this
! morning, on the party wagon Watche.
moket. They carried lunches and went
prepared TO spend the day.
| The party paid visit TO the Soldiers
home In Bristol.
ABOUT TOWN.
There are but six more days in which
To register.
The outing which the watchemoket
! w. c. T. I. was to have INDUCED in to-
day was postponed on account OF the
weather
The teachers of the United consrega.
tional Sunday school will hold meeting
tomorrow night al the residence ~ supt
Budlong on waterman avenue
A new sidewalk is being constructed on
Ruth avenue at Phillipsdalc.
The Church OF the First Born. Rev. A.
A. Cleveland pastor vii hold an Mrs al, oaS
meeting tomorrow Rev. and MIS- ~ -
aries. and Rev and Mrs Merrill OF Paw
tucket are expected to be present
Work on the Grace Phillips Memoria,
\ by strikes In the building trades. is now
progressing satisfactorily. large force
Of men rre working on the structure.
Othelo Van Nalkenberg OF Chicago has
/ returned from visit 10 his brother. Alex
ander Van valkenberg of this town The
/ brothers had not met before In y years
and the visit was a surprise on Alex
\ ander.
Netop council. No. :. q. u. A. M held
/ a well-attended meeting In Grand Army
d hall last night.
] The Pa liou society will enjoy n SAIL
down the river tomorrow, The bo1Lwill
I leave Dyer street at II o'clock and stop
I az Fields Point.
work on the new water tower is reing
I pushed Material is arriving daily. a
LARGO derrick and two tool houses have
reen erected
/ Nr. Fred 81. George has LEFT for New
Hampshire. where he will spend the sum-
y mer with relatives after a trip to the
/ White Mountains.