The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-12
Eew J.hnstCn Town Council
Esd Interesting Meeting,
Ev:nIrg School Alumni TO Meet.
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The newly elected town council of John
ston met at the town hall at Thornton
yesterday and all members were present
except Mr.. Woods. who is confined to his
residence by illness. There were quite
q number OF the leading citizens present.
for II was whispered that there might be
q little hitch at the meeting. but the only
incident out OF the ordinary was when
John A. Rothery. Esq, was nominated
for the position OF probate court judge.
and At this time Mr.. Rothcry called the
attention OF the members OF the council
that some one had made insinuating re-
marks I'm reference 20 -AiHa-sHd the man
egement OF this office. and told them that
he would not except the position unless
a committee was appointed to examine
the books and papers, and If there was
anything wrong found he would not ac-
cept the position under any pretense.
The council informed him that no citizen
or any person or persons who had deal
ings with him during his long term OF
office had ever made any complaint and.
In fact, only words OF praise had been
heard They could not see the neces-
sity OF appointing a committee 10 do
something that was uncsiled for. but Mr..
Rothery insisted so Messrs. Tilinghast,
Wilder and Dalton were made COM
mittee and are to report at the next
regular meeting, when without a shadow
OF a doubt Mr.. Rothery will be appointed
Ralph III. Shaw, NJ. D.. was elected
president OF the council. and he made
the following appointments:
Police committee. Messrs. Wood Dame.
Scott; highways. Dalton. Wilder. Wood:
lights, Wilder. Dalton. Sherman; water.
Sherman. Dame. Scott; claims. Dame.
Wilder. Dalton; town property. Scott.
Wood, Wilder. The following officers
were then elected: Council clerk. Sterry
Is. Luther; probate clerk Sterry X
Luther: treasurer. collector and auditor.
Herbert C. Calef: auditors. Walter I.
Barnes. William Burton. T. E. Edmund
son; assessors of taxes, Samuel Sills, O.
a. Williams. f. H. Carey; overseer of
the poor and commissioner OF town farm.
John Walch; poundkeeper. James G..
Nichols; board OF health Ralph II. Shaw.
NJ. D., w. II. Mathewson. Hiram KimbaIl:
auctoneers, IL. c. Calef. c. A. Phillips.
ID. A. Cram; commissioner Of lights, John
H. Hume: water commissioner, Harry
Guy; IRE marshal. Harry Guy; sealer OF
weights and measures, James McDole:
corders and measurers OF wood. r. p
Brown. r. j. Berry. Wills Sweet. John ].
Hughes. Fred Sweet. s. r. Luther. Fred
mayo w. H. Mathewson: fence viewer.
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NJ. D.; deputy coroner s. X. Luther:
dog officer Hiram Kimball: appraisers OF
the damages done by dogs. Hiram Kim
paiI' b. d Williamss town sergeant and
chief or police. Hiram Kimball; special
constabies under tramp act Hiram Kim
ball. q. A. Bates. J. ". Barnes; police
eonstables. j. V. Barnes. G.. T. Bates r.
M NORM. j. A. Brown. II. p. Gleason. I
w ANGEL Walter Murphy. Walter s.
Iurnly, B. s. Williams. Hiram Kimbau.
g :. Potter. o. III. williams. ]. q
Nichols James Coupe, c. Y. Remington
w. Z. Evans. j. II. Duchame: keepers OF
oridewell. Hiram Kimball. G. A. Bates:
school committee Hiram -KimbaI An.
orew Il. Patton. Rev. w. IL star.
truant OFFICER. H. Kimball: game law ofY,-
GERS, II. Kimball. j. v. Barnes: commits.
sioner OF highways. John waleh: town
physician, r. III. Shaw. M. D.: public
weighers. Fred Belknap. T. s. Hughes. J
~. Nichols, r. II. Carey. Job BeIknap.
freu sweet; committee on burial OF old
soldiers, John Tillinghast, Fred Divers
J. V. Barnes. /. w. Angel, j. q. Nichols
Inc regular session will be held the sec
ehd Friday OF each month at o'clock
EVENING SCHOOL ALUMNI
No society OF It's kind celebrates a.,
anniversary more ftting than the AIurni
ot Academy Avenue Evening school
winch is at present arranging for i,s
nniso anniversary. which will be held in
Tbur.da bu FLOWS man, Academy avenue.
Tie committee In charge OF the anal,
nave worked diligently and await with in
,pa La tne snowing that the graduates will
make on that evening.
Euliy no OF them have already secured
uckets ana as many more have signIfied
'nr,r fh intentions of being present.
Inc evenings program will consist ~
short entertainment. election of ofyicars
supper and dancing. Miss Katie Crav as.
sisted by Messrs. George Vince and James
S,e naYe charge Of the concert:
and Robert Gormley the music and
Messrs. William Fallon, Eugene McKenna
hnd Thomas Malloney, the floor commit
The hall Will be draped with class color.
snd emblerns and when the president calls
TOT order IL is expected that fully 900 will
grace The occasion with their presence.
A SUCCESSFUL MEETING.
Olneyville lodge. New England Order of
ing. when three candidates were Initiated
me work being done I'm a most efficepn
manner by the degree team from West
minister lodge. In charge Of ]. Worthins-
ton. Three applications for membershjp
were received. Under the head OF the
good OF the order a luncheon was served
ana addresses were made.
LOST HIS WATCH
George III. Lees. the druggist. reported
70 the police last evening that he lost be.
tween his residence. 500 Hartford avenue
and his place Of business. 1865 Westrin-
ster street, his gold. hunting case. Wal
tham watch with an alisator tooth fot
attached. He is OF the opinion that he 'os.
u In DanieisonvilIe car. about { O'Clock
yesterday.
GENERAL MENTION.
George p. Reno OF the comedy acrobatic
team OF Kelly and Reno who has been
the guest Of his oldtime chum, John
Thompson on Hudson street. left this
morning for the Broadway theatre
Brooklyn, where he commences an en-
sagerent The team goes from there TO
The Trent theatre at Trenton N J.
The funeral OF Frank Gallagher
prominent member of St Joseph's Holy
Name society, and st. Mary's branch of
the Irish Catholic Benevolent union. was
held at his late residence 81 Almy street
St AIMS cemetery.
There is "A little strnnger. boy on
Bqinbridge avenue. and the PAM" is
keeping the Incident as quiet as possible
"a he is afraid that President Roosevelt
will hear Of H. and send him letter on
subject. that he, the president. is very
much Interested In. On the ouet. how.
rypre there Q0Od Ctpars ote cop,ipg