The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-01
PAWTUXET VALLEY
School Committee Meets and
Listens TO Supsrlntsndsnt's
Report. Jubilee Church Ends

The regular meeting Of the Warwick
| school committee was held Saturday af-
ternoon. II was voted 10 look into the
matter about raising the salary of the
ianitor at Natick. A committee was APP
pointed TO investigate the matter and
without doubt the salary will be raised
as he receives but 50 per week and has
four fires and schools to look after.
II was also voted to investigate the
heating apparatus of the Natick school.
as il has not worked right for some time.
The most important business was the
report OF Supt. Wyman. Mr.. Wyman
showed that he had succeeded I'm obtain
ing competent teachers, The salary list
as submitted by Supt. Wyman was ac-
cepted 1t was as follows: Grace II.
Packard. s440; Elizabeth Tweedly, $3.50;
Neva n. Sisson. s440; =. w. Randall, $440;
h. Il. Kent. S400; f. G. Cole, $500; Clara
s. Richards 500; Alice G. Tillinghast,
$500. total OF 1922 pupils are registered
at the schools. OF this number there are
1873 at the high school and 80 at the new
rooms opened at Lincoln park.
CHURCH CELEBRATION.
The celebration OF the centennial jubi-
| Ice of the Centreville NJ. T.. church, which
| was commenced last Wednesday ended
yesterday morning. Notwithstanding the
heavy downpour Of rain there was a large
congregation present at the services.
which were I'm charge OF Rev DR. NJ. j.
Talbot and Rev. DR. l.. Il. Bates. former
pastors The event which has just been
celebrated by the Methodists Is one that
| will long be remembered The celebration
| has proved most successful from the be-
| ginning 10 the end and every person in
\ terested in the welfare OF the church did
| all in his or her power to make IL mem
| orable. All former pastors who are living
were on hand and delivered sermons. The
presiding pastor. Rev. Edward T. Phrean-
! er. who has been at the church but three
years, is the one whom the congregation
should give the credit for having the
church debt paid in such a short time,
4 The committee I'm charge OF the centen-
nial included the following: Robert b.
| Treat. Charles Duke. Miss Bertha NJ.
Wood, Allen McNab, Thomas w. d..
| Clarke. Samuel NJ. Clarke, Mrs. A. T..
| FIheld and Rev. r. r. Phreaner.
| ARRESTED FOR DRUNKENNESS
Constable William Tenant OF Arctic
arrested Joseph Fraser OF Fall River yes
| terday afternoon on charge of drunk
ennesS and he was lodged at East Green
a
former resident Of Arctic and conducted
boaNdng house on Central street. moved
to the Massachusetts city about year
ago. Yesterday Mr.. Fraser was paying a
visit TO his valley friends when he came
In contact with the man who moved him.
The man who moved him claimed he owed
for the moving but Mr.. Fraser asserted
that he had paid and obtained receipt.
However, the affair ended when the NOV
/ No. aeaA
cut a deep cash in his head. Officer VIII
liam Tenant. who happened TO be in the
vicinity Of where the fight took place
| Immediately placed Mr.. Fraser under ar
| rest on a charge of drunkenness and did
not say word to the man who commit
| ted the assault.
II IL expected that Mr.. Fraser will OBJ
| tain n warrant for the arrest of his as
| sailant as soon as he is freed.
DISTURBED BY PISTOL SHOTS.
At an early hour yesterday morning the
| residents of Park Hill, Riverpoint. were
| aroused by the sound of pistol shots.
| The cause was that some Phenix hood
| lums had been to a roadhouse In the
vicinity and were returning to their
| home At the point where the shots were
heard there are a band of Gypsies camp
| ing and the hoodlums who were well sup
| piled with ammunition fired several shots
| at the band. However, no one was injured
| and when the Gypsies and their dogs
made defence the Phenix gang made
hasty retreat down the hill.
| Many OF the residents OF the vicinity
| did not sleep and after the rumpus quiet
| ed down
| SENT TO ALMSHOUSE.
John La Phime, better known in and
| about the valley as Scratch" was COM
| mitted TO the state almshouse on Satur-
| day by Constable O. ID. Hebert of River
| point II seems that Scratch" has been
| on loafng for the past month and could
| not get any booze" to drink and de-
| clined TO eat He became demented about
a week ago and he started for a walk and
never returned until Friday night. When
asked. whereshe was, said:
II was in Connecticut, but could get
nothing to drink there and l refused to
eat"
La Plume has been employed by nearly
all of the valley livery men, but did not
seem to stay at one place a very long
time as the brand OF fire water used In
Arctic had had effects on him.
FUNERAL THIS MORNING.
The funeral OF Mrs. Dimetiens Blanch-
ette. a we'll known and respected resident
OF Arctic Centre, was held this morning
from st. Johns church. Rev FIR Bour-
geols. pastor OF the church. officiating.
The deceased was but % years of age and
lived I'm the valley almost all of her life.
The buried was I'm 81. Joseph's cemetery
on Cough avenue, Riverpoint.
CHIMNEY FIRE.
A chimney fire was discovered In
building owned by James Potter on Pot
ter avenue in Riverpoint on Saturday
morning at IL o'clock
The blaze was discovered by one Of the