The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-24
VALLEY VILLAGES
Schools TO Be Continued In
Warwick Council
Meets Other Notes.

About 90O OF the taxpayers OF Coventry
gathered al the town hall in Coventry
Center Yesterday. pursuant TO call Is
sued several weeks ago. About four
weeks ago it became apparent mat the
schools OF the town could not be run
for more than a few weeks unless an ap-
propriatiun was made The approp1a-
lion made NJ the town meeting last year
was found Insufficient for the needs OF
the schools. and a movement was at once
begun 10 call a special town meeting In
order that the taxpayers might have an
opportunity 10 either appropriate sum
or 10 know that the schools would close
The meeting was opened ny Calvin
Hopkins, the town sergeant. and the
town clerk, George Parker read the call.
After the meeting had progressed and the
usual amount of discussion had been
gone through with Councilman Fran.
Potter presented the following resolution:
Whereas. The schools OF the town OF
Coventry must at once be closed unless
some order or appropriation be made for
the continuance OF said schools, there
fore be IL
Resolved mat the school committee be
and are hereby empowered to continue
said schools in their discretion until the
| beginning OF the next school year; and
| the treasurer be authorized to pay the
| bills incurred thereby.
The question was then put before the
meeting and ballot vote was asked for
and was taken. The result was that
there were rs I'm favor and 81 against II.
The vote was thus in favor of the con-
| tinuance OF the schools. and the meeting
reached an adjournment shortly alter
| wards
WARWICK COUNCIL MEETING.
The warwick council met yesterday az
ternoon as usual and transacted r. very
small amount OF business. In brief the
business was as follows:
The petition OF Samuel Williams was
again continued.
The petition OF r. Petraca Tor the
transfer OF the liquor license oi his
saloon in Lippitt to Nickello Suievchie
was granted.
j, b. and J. NJ. Cornell OF Providence
presented figures for the building OF
suitable receptacle for the town plats whel
they shall be finished stating that the,
would do the work for ylls0 The matte
was discussed for considerable time an,
Mr.. Robinson finally made motion thn
the committee appointed 10 investigat
the matter be empowered to make any AT
rangements with any company they say
At and to Sign any contract with an,
such company.
Thomas w Dawley was appointed
cordeT Of wood i'm Crompton.
Upon the request of the overseer of th
poor committee including Messrs. Daw
ley. Robinson and johnson were sppointe
to take an inventory of the stock at tn
town asylum
The usual grist OF bills were then au
dited and the council adjourned until IN
, next regular meeting day.
VILLAGE HAPPENINGS.
, II is two months today since William
, j. Gregory, ons of Rierpoints bes
known citizens disappeared from nj
home and since that time nothing ha
been seen or heard OF him. It was tn
, intention OF number of his forme
friends ia drag the river again, but sine
) the day Following his DISAPPEARANCE IN
! ice has not been off or II and such a pre-
ceding has been impossible. Now III
Ice IL of the river at the point where
Is thousht ne might have been. but whe
: the ice went the water was very hig
7 and should the body have been IN the wa
ter. n would have undoubtedly have bee
: washed over the dam and down the rive
The reward Is still offered but the search
ers have yet had no results.
holy communion service was held q
the ST Phillips church in Crompton th
morning at . O'Clock and was largely al
tended
The 81. Cecefl choir OF tho St Jean Bar
fist church I'm Arctic Center met last nigh
and begun the rehearsing of the Easte
music.
Circle LBsperance. Companions Of IN
Forest held their regular meeting las
night at their quarters In Arctic CentI
and after the meeting the circle enjoye
n social Wrist party.
The Coventry Literary and Social clu
met at their quarters In Anthony, Las
night and enjoyed a short literary pr
gram after the regular business routir
had been gone through with.