The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-23
APPONAUG

The special committee appointed at the
annual financial town meeting last month
10 Investigate the school accommodations
throughout the different parts or the
town met Saturday evening at the home
OF Committeeman Lauder at Cowessett
The committee discussed the situation IN
formally and made arrangements 10 Visit
the remaining schools I'm the town where
the school board had recommended In
creased facilities. The committee Is In
somewhat OF auandary as 20 when they
will be requested TO make their report
At the financial town meeting IL was vot-
ed TO instruct this committee TO report at
"A special meeting TO be held the second
Tuesday I'm January. The annual meeting
adjourned sine die without making any
provision for the special meeting. Unless
petition Is put into circulation 10 Obtain
the statutory number OF legal voters and
petition the town clerk or the town coun-
ell to call a special meeting there will be
no meeting held on the above date. III
such petition is used II will be necessary
TO get TO work on IL at once In order
that there may be sufficient time TO ad-
vertise the meeting. Meanwhile the COM
mittee will continue its investigation, but
unless some provision Is made for calling
a meeting thesr work will end there.
DANGEROUS SIDEWALKS.
A few DAYS ago attention was called
through these columns TO the deporable
condition of the streets in the village ow-
ing 20 the roads not being attended to by
the highway department and the cutters
not having been put In such condition
as To allow the water from the melted
snow TO flow into the catch basins. The
snow plow had not been put TO work on
the sidewalks. Consequently the snow
l.. l. 4. o.l~ -. he ell "A
travelling. making them very slippery and
dangerous.
CHRISTMAS EXERCISES.
The Apponaug and Hard Dig schools
closed for the Christmas vacation Friday
afternoon. The primary or first five
grades In the Apponaug school had a
Christmas tree and under the direction OF
Miss Mccormick. the teacher of music,
the children rendered a very entertaining
program. Several OF the parents OF the
achildren were present at the Hard Dig
school The children had a Christmas
tree and exercises.
GRIP PREVALENT.
The epidemic OF grip is very prevalent
I'm the village. The physicians have been
kept very busy during the last week or
10 days. II Is thought that with contin-
uance OF this cold. clear weather the epi-
demic will be soon overcome.
John T. Williams, night watchman, and
John Sanderson. machinist at the print
works. are confined TO their homes with
severe attacks OF this disease.
Miss Maria r. Ryan, clerk at tho Apo
naug company. is also suffering from an
attack OF grip.
NOTES.
Mrs. Grace O'Brlen OF this village left
Saturday TO spend Christmas with Mr..
O'Buen's father and mother in Dover, n.
H.
N r. Wright. manager OF the Appo-
naug companyf resumed his duties this
morning after having been absent for the
last three weeks. Mr.. Wright was welded
on Dec. last TO Miss Brown OF New
York city and since then he has been
spending his wedding tour at Atlantic
City. Mr.. and Mrs Wright will reside in
East Greenwich.
The "l,d" was not quite so tight as the
previous Sunday. One prominent Repub-
lican. who is not In sympathy with the
machine. said this morning that gradually
the saloons would get back to their old
way of doing business.
CHRISTMAS EXERCISES.
Yesterday afternoon at 2 O'Clock n
Christmas tree exercises were held by the
pupils OF St GATHERINGS Catholic church
i'm Apponaug. Hymns were sung by the
children and many beautiful presents
were hung on the tree. The exercises
were attended by the pastor, Rev. Il. j.
Malone and his assistant, Rev. p. A,
IIanley. The tree was decorated by the
superintendent, Miss Harrlss. and the
teacher OF the Sunday school. The pas
tor made short address to the pupils