The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-20

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the other members OF that committee in
Providence. AT this meeting II IN ex-
| pected that definite plans for the cam
| paign which Is TO be waged I'm the inter-
ests OF good government will be laid out.
THE TEXT BOOK DECISION.
The decision OF State Commissioner of
Education Ranger TO the effect that the
school committee OF this city at its meet
ing in December last had a perfectly legal
right to adopt certain text books. thus
displaeing certain other ones, settles a
controversy that has now been hanging
fire for fully six months. The full teAs
OF the decision was printed in the News
Democrat yesterday. and II was read with
considerable interest by the people OF
this city. the most OF whom will be glad
that the matter is settled.
The decision backs up the contention
OF the Democratic members OF the school
board In every particular. 1t proves
that they were right In their contention
that they had the right 10 change the
text books at the December meeting, and
IL is victory for the principal OF ma
jority rule
The Republican members of the commit
tee, OF whom at the time there were three,
undertook TO prevent the six Democratic
members from making a change in GER
tain textbooks. The claim was made
that when the change was voted there
was not sufficient money available 10 pay
Tor the new books and therefore the com
mittee had not the right TO make n con-
tract for them. Mr.. Ranger decided that
the committee had a right to make a pur-
chase OF the books even II there was not
at the time money appropriated for the
] purpose, and his decision is also approved
| by the supreme court.
The whole opposition TO the action OF
| the majority OF the school committee at
that time has been a political matter so
far as the Republican members OF the
committee were concerned. and the re-
| buke which has been administered by
| Commissioner Ranger will receive very
general approval from the people of this
| city. who. while they were not greatly In
terested In the political suuabble, are we'll
pleased 10 see the right OF the majority
To rule upheld.
Since the original vote was taken the
new committee has displaced the books
which were purchased and gone back 10
the use OF the old ones, but now that this
decision on the part OF Mr.. Ranger has
been made IL is likely that the new books
will be put 10 use and the city will pay
for them.
SUNDAY SCHOOL GRADUATION
The graduation exercises at ST. Mary's
Sunday school will take place next Sun
day evening In the parish house and an
interesting program has been arranged
Diplomas Will be conferred on a large
class and the affair will be under the
direction Of Rev. FIR. J. G. Tennian, who
VIII be assisted by Rev. FIR. Gillian. direct
or OF the Sunday school
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION MEETING.
An important meeting OF the Glenwood
Athletic association was held last evening
az the club rooms on Pawtucket avenue.
at which time considerables business was
transacted Arrangements were made for
the games which are to be played with
the Warren team on Saturday next.
BARRY-F -FEENEY.
There was quite n large attendance this
forenoon at the wedding of Miss Della
Calilla Feeney. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Feeney, and James Joseph Barry
OF Valley Falls: A high nuptial mass was
celebrated and following the ceremony
there was reception at the residence df
the brides parents
William l.. Nase. thet physical instruct.
or at the local Y. NJ. G. A.. has returned
home from a visit which he made last
week to Philadelphia, where he was for
merly located. Mr.. Nase was I'm attend
ance on the convention OF the Physical
Directors association OF Pennsylvania.
and while he was there he was given a re-
ception and banquet by his friends in that
city Mr., Nase was the chief speaker OF
ties In Exhibition Work"
FUNERAL YESTERDAY.
The funeral OF James NJ. Cunning, the
young man who died at st. Joseph's hos
pital last Sunday. following an operation
for broken kneecap. was held yesterday
from his home on Sterry street, this be-
Ing followed by services at st. Mary's
church. mass OF requiem was celebrat-
Miss Kathleen O'Brien sang pie Jesu."
At the conclusion OF the mass a quartette
consisting OF Messrs. Abbott. Harrison.
Scott and Duval sang Rock OF Ages"
There. was very large attendance and
among others was n large delegation from
Aerie No 80 f. o. T.. There were many
wreath on base from the employees OF the
Dreyfus hotel. Providence, where the de-
ceased had been employed. pillow from
the employees OF the Times Publishing
a ha tar
nal Order of Eagles. The bearers we're
Lawrence Golden OF Jersey City. Charles
Christie OF Providence. Joseph f. Sails
bury and Thomas Connors OF Pawtucket.
Burial was in 81. Francis cemetery.
CITY HALL RECORDS.
The following transactions have been
clerk during the past "a hours:
Tuesday, June 10. 1906.
Real Estate Conveyances Richard
Peckham 10 Alfred Lupien. land. build
ings and improvements on Montgomery
street: consideration 800 Matthew ].
Gallagher to Ellen Preston lot No. "a
on Catherine Smith plat Louis Lescault
10 Maurice Trinquer. two lots Of land on
Knickerbocker plat; consideration $40 |
Frederick r. Matteson 10 Carl u. French
81 lots OF land. together with that part
or parcel Of lots No. 500 and $50; CON
sideration 800. Uderic Lolselle 10 Ellie !
Droet. two lots OF land on assessors plat
No. 4: consideration $40.
Mortgage Deed OF Real Fstate-Michae el !
Blais and wife to Ellen II. Codding. on
land buildings and improvements on. plat
OF land owned by Lyman Pierce: amount
$1,000.
Discharge Of Mortgage Deeds OF Real
Estate-George Bcauley ny Angie Nichols
Administrative, on two lots OF land on
plat owned by Lyman Pierce: amount
$1,000. Andrew Crawford ct al by Harry
ID. Bellin. on two lots with all improve
ments on Fairlawn plat; amount 1926.
Writ Of william O. Gra-
ham VS. Robert Knox. on land with
building improvements on Prospect street:
amount $40. Returnable In the Tenth
district court July g.
Intentions Of Marriage-Olin Fred Run
lett and Richard Evelyn Mills: John J.
Liberty and Kate Boyle: Uriah White
head and Lillian Hynes: James Joseph
Barry OF Cumberland and Della c. Feeney
of this city.