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VOLUME 24. NEWPOHT, NOYEJIBEH 18, 1011. WHOLE. NUMBER 8,013. Jhe THBMBRCURV PUBLISHING CO JOHN P.

SANBORN, Editor. ISJTHAMKHHTUKKT. NmrpORT. 11. I T11K SBWJ'onf' 'WM HlRb- 1 In June, JTW.nrnl In now In UK one and llfly-fourthyeir.

I i a tit ueffipaper In the Ualon and. wltb lew It-no half dozen exceptions, the oldeal printed In tbe KnKllsli language. It i large auarto weekly of lorty.elgSt columns nllel Jllti Interesting local nri'l general new, well Keleeled mlfcel- mny and valuable rte- nnriiiienlii. Ilenculng ao a hoiiKDholdK (n tlHs nnil other Hates, tho jlven very men. TftKua: HOT a' year In Advance.

ccnlrstn KxIrAcoplMcan Uvuiyi ofoulnen nt the ofllca ofpnblleatlop anlflt the various nowa rooma In the city. Kpeclrnen aenl free, and special term" given advertisers by adaretMnic the Piiblliher. Societies Occupying Mercury Hall (Jeorje-- Harry I'realdenl; Fred Hnll, Ti-crdnry. tlondayi. Meeli lit and Srd IS, '10 THK NKWFORT IIORTIGUUTORAI, Hoomr-- Andrew I'mlilenli Daniel J.

Meets 24 Tuei data. '10 War Meets i 8d Thursdays; a nder, Frederick J. Iluenxle, Adjutant. Ooi Begure. 12, MO LADIKV AUXII.IART, Au'elent Order of HI beralapa (Ulvlalon 1)-- President, i Mary P.

Bnlllvnn: tjscretnry, Jamea Lrnon. Meals 2nd und Hh Thursda dayi. '10 l.onox, No. K. O.

Wnlan, Ulumcollor Uoinmitrider; Itobor fl. Hranlclln, Keener of Keeorda and Rcnls. Meets 1st 3rd Fridays. 12, '10 DAVIS Diviarox.No. 8.

U. r. Knltjlit Uantmn A. 0. Htunrt.

I Hcbwnrz, ilecoriter. Meeta flrat Pr-traya. 2, '11 Slot, ROD, No. 151-- ltnh S. Melkli Uhler; Aleianderailllen, Secretary.

Meet 2 i FrliUTS. IS, '10 NriCPOHT IjODRE, No. Ol Meet dorSonsof Lack, i'resl iJenl; Iflimw. Kravotz, Secretary, WandMiHundKvs. Matters.

Y.M. C. A. Dedication. (iKiui for Armjr Na)j Bulldlaj Atltadts 1 Iiy ItiiaeiK (los ol tbe Spleodld Slmlare.

The bvsutlfnl uew building for Hie A A Young Men'i ChriitUu Aitochlluu. tUo uisgnlnceul. Klft of MIR. T. J.

Emery of Cincinnati ui a memorial lo her HUB, wts successfully dedicated on Friday lu the preieuce of a of ihr.iuged be building and weie profuse In their i i i i a i a i for Ibe gift i'he i exercises were divided ulu three the iliBl couMUlng of be formal Hun Ing over of the build- In tbe to which wud by i only, Ihe Kcond King aji open public Inipcctlou lu Ihe ideniixju by Ibe iireitn- (rum tbe Sous uf the Evolution; aud tbe third an eu- arrauged fur the cnlUhjd men of Ihe airny and navy lu Hie cveulug. tiirt aoldleraaiid tiltiri i-tiod al salute, (li)glut; "1'hfj Hlar Bpaugled At ttie fliKB were broken i i i i released mid Boated down to tbe ttretf THE NEW BOH.DINO. The acknowledged lo he the i i i of IH kind In Ibe Unilrd i i of M.CIIforced coucrfti ami buck, i ori'aiuculat brick fai'iiix on Hie outer wullii, wltb stairs I llte metal, It at mica permanent, oo' ttamental by one Ividing jHcblucturul flrLUb ot ttie couu- tiy, and construcled by Norcrws Ural. Couipinji it meols every for a comfoitible, commodious aud well arranged building, tollable for provldiii); rnt and i i a wlioltiome character for the' u( Ihe urmy and navy while ate in Newporl, i i Us wall! will be found practically eveiytblug. that Wind and Rain.

Newport IMH had quite a variety of WBQllfer i the past week, although we haye'uot had the Bnow'thiit was au accoiupauhuent uf the atorm lu rnuie places. Lail Sunday atleruoou was a beautiful day, a cold spell had been It was worm and in spite of the elrfong southwest wind that prevailed those who went out fur a Sunday afternoon stroll found outer wraps nncunifoitible. Tlieri a (trout; sea i unil many went down to the clida t- enjoy It In the evculug conditions" were decidedly dillereul. By eight o'clock lightning waitteen in the dlnUiicu and, in a a i time the ttorin broke, over Ihe clly. Hie i i wna very vivid aud the thunder was heavy.

Tbe ruin catue dowu iu toirenlsaud the wind thai prevailed swept It lulo every possible opeulng. It wai estimated at times thai iho wind reached a vsloclty of 70 miles au aud that sufficed lo sweep Ihe. rein aloug wltb soms rapidity. Tbetlorm did i very Ion; 'at the wind sullied to northwest and then the temperature fell rapidly tbe rest of the night. It bad stood about 64 during a bill by Monday morning It b'sd fallen to 28, some drop.

That marked Jke coldest day of tbe fall and It did eem bleak alter tbe almost summerllke day tnt. pre ceded'lt," It held cool all through the day too, but warmed up a Mule tlie next morning. Tuesday night there was another lain elotm accompanied by high wiudp, aud considerably more than an Inch of "in fell i the nlghl. Ttie rain came down in torrents all night long and was hurled against Ihe windows with tuch velocity that many pereona were unable to Bleep. But wlih all Ibe rain lhat no hive had this fall, tbe do not show the amount of water that one might expect.

They are itlU veil below high water maik al- Ihouzh there i danger of a water fsraloe. The tuorulug exercises took plaos at 11.o'clock, al whlob Ilia Hevculh AMIIlery Orobeslraj a lobby, rendered a stlKllun. Ttie principal exercises were In the i which Lad been with cualrt lo its utmoit. capacity, It being eitlinnted that fully 640 'psopls Ilieie. On the were the arwuken and peolally Invited gneits aud the Auierl- oau were hun' about the room.

Mm. Eniury occupied a prominent place Ibete, Mr. Harry A'. Titur, a i a of tlio local branuh, opened Iho programme by prfieulluK Mr. ijlusue, chahuiau of (he army and navy de.

parliiienl of Ihe International coiniiill. lee, as Hie presiding ulllaer. Mr. Hluaue culled upon Kev. Joseph CVouer to Invoke the divine bltailng, after which the hymn wua Bong, under 1'ie direction of Mr.

Henry a Heudy. RBV. R. Muree, xeutral eccrelary International cuiiimil- tee, road a teleoilon from t'le Scripture, after which Rev. Htauley C.

Hughes oflVred the dedicatory player. Mr. Charles J. Lilvlngiurd of. Cincinnati, in behalf of Mre.

Emery, then formally delivered the building over to the International oomuiiitee, the epUuco being by Mr. Wlltism Sloane, vhn lu turn delivered II over to Qeu- Bforttry E. 0. repre- entlug the local braucn. Mr.

Jellnde, of ho architectural lirui vhich designed the i i and- burns cotiMrucllun 'was then ialled upon and ho spoKe'briefly. In conclusion lie presented lo Emery at a mark of appreciation, a muster key which will unlock every door In Ihe Mr, SI lane then read 1 niuua and of regret from Benator Wttruure, the riecrelary. of the Array, I ha rfdcrelnrj- of the Navy, und freslcfent William H. Tuft, Ho ulso deopatched, in the name ol at- temblsge, a lelegram uf regret for Hen- utor Wetpjore'a absence, of hope for blupetdy recovery. The presiding officer next pretenled Hon.

Patrick J. DnyJe, Mayor of New port, who briefly of the value uf the magnificent building, and the ap- preclellon of the men of Ibe two branches of Ihe service lo Newporl. He was folbwed by Ur. J. Tlcimior, saulor seoieiary of a navy department of tbs International coin- tuillce.

Mr. Ticbenor made the principal addreas, proving ao eloQueut apearer 1 He told of Ibe early of IblaaesoclalloaIn Newpo'rl and spoke feelingly of Ibe pioueer work of Admiral aud Mrs. Luce, Admiral and Mrs. Chadwlck, Senator and res. Rear Admiral Raymond ferry U.

8. alto'spoke brtafly. Mr Barab Rogers Saundere, widow olDr. A. A.

dtft at he! hcruoou TlMiuei euc.t on i a uteded fur Ibe men. They cai clean, splendid iltuplnic r.wmi, have the prlvilegt of a perfectly equipped use the large swluimlrig pool, after Using Ibelr clothea In iteel lockert, raid, write or play gatuiit lu Ibe neutral lobby aud social room, and purchase whatever they seem to at "contain," tviu having hair cut aud shave in their own baiberahap If In addition the regular rk of the Y. M. O. A.

will bo carried oil, of a rellgluui luilruollrs cbar- stter, and Hie men will be kept from the a InQuences that might he brought to bear on without an adiqnnte horn In the city. Tiia building la msgnltlccnl, both lu- ana'nut, and any. dencriptlun IB Insufficient lo describe i uf corupteleueaH that a a uife upon nee- Ing IL main entrance doors ou Uriindway lead into the mulu lobby which li Impreanve of itnelf. At taoli side of i a IB the tuelgula of the Y. M.

0. A. neatly worked intu.the panels aunve the ildewallei The main lobby will be lined Ibe genernl lounging room for tba man. It will be equipped with cnu)fuitble fur- liilure. In keeping wllu the llolib, which Is of quartered oak with tinted walls aud ceiling.

Across lobby frnm the eutrauue the cnebler't ollice whvre valuxbled may he left lu bafeiy, and adjoining this Is Ihe poilotllceaud general office counter, dlrctchlug down the cunidor to thu light, agnlnsl lue wall are Ihe private omces of the Oeu- einl HecreUry and the various deparl- ineiu stuiUatiep, aud In front of tiicni la the "cunletu" or general store' equipped with au up-tu-dale fountain aud olber At Ihe right of Iho entrance doors opening out.uf lobby Is tho eoolal room, where tables are arranged fot Kamcb of bll kinds. Over the fireplace' in llils room li placed the brjniQinblc! from the dnnor of Iho building, Mre. T. J. Emery, slating that it Is In memory of her two funs.

Following the corridor lo (lie light the "canteen," coined the rebiati- rani aud lunch counter, with -A fully equipped kilobeu in the rear. On the ufthe rrHlaurant on tbe Farewell it li furulilied a ateel I which can be pulltd down anduiBked a wall. Tha luuulug track above will alio aejv aa a gallery on occasion. Six hun'lnd cm be accommodated theie, and Ihli space' wss all at Ihe dedlcatlou on Friday. AI Ibirlglit of the a lo tbe Byruiiailuiu It Ibe room and on tin fell lln phytloil luBtructor'i ro)m.

On tbii 11 tor aleo there are Hi rep roouu for purpoies. Ueu- ernl rttoteiary A a hai a comforl- able private tleeplug room ou Ilil" floor equipped i i i aud Lath and opening oiilo a little balcouy which ovedookitiii Mall. IhlB fl lor alto are tome of Ihe general aieeplng room P. Eicii room IB very comfortable and cosy. Tbire are IH sleeping rnorni lu i HOlxde, a i few a't double roomi.

E.on la equipped wltb a cumfortabk aliigle bed, oluthtt p.ren, cliett of drawtn, and a tault, and there are two rujtt on each Tbli number of beda It not expMied to cued the de; mind at busy tlmtt but can be Kt up In the gjrmnulum to addl- Uoual dtmaudt. School Committee. The regular monthly meeting of Ihe school conmillteo ou Monday evenlug wn long and buiy oue, much lui- poilaut buBluccs belug Irautscled, The new rulea aud recommended by a special committee of whlcu Colonel Wllluni J. Lutzent wnt chsiiman, weie adopted wlih minor cbangtf. Dr.

Darker wai absent und 'Mr. was elected chalrruii) Cogijei-haH at a sslary of H40j M(w Auila M. Barrett was elected au tinii- it $140 per year, the report the ipeclil committee- ou rules aud regulatlous was next taken tin, The tirw rulea had beeu get up in. lype. ai tbe MERCUHY offlce tiid proof Bbeeta bS'l been mailed rach mem- floor ww by Commodors si slMplng rooujt, and fading the italri Ibs (Jerry morlsl isblel.

wire tcretn across the tlilrway, with a door, so that tbli seotiou of Ihs building cai cut off fronj Ibe main patt when Mculoa requirM. Tbs uext floori are ileeplng roomi, furnlibed by a individual! and Kwiellef, each room 10 furnlehetl being marked hy a suitable mall tabltt on the door. An air ihafi exttndt Ihruugh Ihe center of Ihs' building above tbe oQlct Uoor, to thdt Ihe Inalde sleeping roomi huve plenty of light and The third Uoor opens onto Ihe of the Kyuinailum, but the next boor la above 11 as. the rear of Ilia I'UthllugdoeB not itin up as high as the fiuut. The view from Ihe.

roof 11 uiagnlfl- Au iiiilulenupted view may bs hitd lu all directions, a i toward the wot the harbor aud eulnuca. to. Ihe channel itmd our clearly. A gravel roof li provlded-aud tlie ildewalli of the building ruu up all around so thai ttili will duublleia prove a popular spot ou compilable dayi. At each corner of the Broadway ilde, Iho ilag- pt'lea are erect id and ll was from tbcie lllut Ihe flsga given by the Bunt of Ihe Uevolullou were thrown lo Ibe breeze, Tho building hag bein.

lu process of erection for ubout a year and a quarter, and for the past few weeks there a been unia.ll men on Ibe giuundsi In the.wild ruih to llulab a Even yet there Is considerable to be dune, but' the end la now In light, and all who taw the building on Friday marvelled at tba great amount that bud accomplished. The repoit of Superintendent Lull contained Ibe following Items! The enrollment for the four school weeks ending October 27, 1911, was the average number belonging 63C.C; the average, attending per ceui. of altendiuee 972, the cases of tardiness 240, and the caw of S3. Laat mouth the total emollmeul The Increase Is 92. Lust year al tills lima II wai 8WO.

In. create li 106. hi UnTowiiKud Induelrlal Sohool 1,122 pupils are enrolled. In Ihe cook- lug clauses fur pupils not attending the public lohools, at 4:16 o'clock, 23 are enrolled. Boaid of Till! board has reported, since October 6, two cases of Karlel fever and thiee of diphtheria.

One of tlw of scailel fever was lu the public schools and nout of the.dlpbtbern. Only one school pupil, therefore, hat been excluded froui school. The letting of the eyes by the agenls of tbe board la welt way aud a next meeting. medical inspection a al leatt nominiHy under Ibe oversight of thu school board, the stale will aid Ihs work hy au upproprlallou o( Evening Schools. These schools opeued Monday, October 10, for term of 20 weeks.

The averugealltndauce to date Ir tie follows: Men Women Elemeulary 207 15.0 Mechanical a i 17.1 probably be ready fur the ting, if lu any way Ihe ber pi Ihe ciinitulllee MYtrul daya lu advance of the meeting, i a ill had had an oppoituolly to study them. '1'bl. faclllltted very much and tbe members weie enabled to itudy. I be in Intelligently. Comparatively few- uhanytu were made, and iu (act the- ouly great dlflereuce In the ruled formerly approved by Ihe taoird lu the mnlter of arrangerueuti Tlie new rolsa were adopted to go luio idiVct Deccm--- A number of matters lu connecUou w'llli the tcbool work aud butilde cuaU lent were Informally, Attention was called to.the ofa a (or Ihe i a Bobool at coal i.f f200, a motor at a coil of 175,.

hnd new lathes at cult of about It witi therefore voted loaik tbe of nlderuieu lo trtutfer from tbs- Towuseud (iiud. for equipment of ths school Incidentally duiiug the dlKUMlon of Ibe rules It was decided a tbs school. committee It not a "board" but and the ute of Ibe former word will be dticonlluued In official documeutt. 1.1. Brigadier Geueral K.

Weaver tpofce In behallof Ihe army, neither President Toft nor Geueral Leonard Wood present, The audience joined ID Ihe of "America," after which the benediction was pronounced by N. J. Bproul. Those present then took advantage of the opportunity to Inspect the building while tbe Seventh Artillery Orchestra gave a coocert in Ibi lobby. In Ihe afternoon at 2.80 (here was a concert In tbe lobby by tbe Training Station orobeatra, and the geneial public wai admitted to an parts of Ibe building, A little before 1.30 tbe member) of Ibe Rhode Iilind Society, Sons of the Revolution, eicorted Ibe mem- nt the advanced age' of blghty-two I twrsof William EHiry Chapur, Daugh- Jeari.

wai due to Ibe weakueaB old age. She was a i Blsier of In. Robert 8. Chase of Mlddletown, a balf-cliter oT tbe late Colonel Rogers. Her huahiod wai at one I a known Uentlalof Ibis city died more than tbiily years ago.

Miss Alice Todd and Mr. Hermau E. Corudius wen united In mitrlage at reildtaee of tbe bnde'i psrenti on avenui on Wednsida'y even- The young couple were give a tbe New York boat on their wadding they trip. ten of the American Revolution from the old Slate Hotiie lo tbe Dew bnlld- log. At 8.60 Ibe presentation of two large by I i took plaoe, Ihe formal exerclies being held lu the lobby, the speaker! Handing on ttw Tbe preieutatloti wisms.de by Rev.

Slauley 0, Hugbea chaplain of Ibe socirty, and Ibe were accepted In behalf of tbe association by Mr. Harry A. Tiluf. He turned them over to a repreieaUIIre of the Army anil of Ibe Navy and they were ai once raited to tbe top of tbe two claBa UD Ibe roof of tbe building, w.blle* dttall of etrett ulde nf Ibe building, 1) Ibe billiard aud pool room. Tho elevalor I neat tbe entrance to tbe dining room.

The-haiernf ut Iteelf will be a busy place, when the building la lu operatlou. That poitlou li not quite BO completely Ouliued.aa Ibe reil of the building ytl out ji faw daya uioie will make a yait difference there. At tbe right of tbe foot of atulra la a couifoitjble room for a bartxr ibop, which will probably uot be-4med at Uret. Turning to Ibe right cooiei tbe large swimming pool, wbicb baa been thoroughly Mated aud Eeeue lo be entirely waler-ilghl. Out from that ou the right, opeua a large room far-storage protected by a eteelMreen, aud equipped with a counter (or receiving goods.

This counter ha-: a tted door which can be abut down at nlgbl. Fuitber oil comes tbe dressing room, filled with steel lockers wlih Individual The lockers look be enough to care for Die clothes of an army of men, aud between each ro.T of lockers fa a bench for use of Ihe men in dresiug. ID the rear of room la Ihe heating plant for ettsra, aud tbe big electric i board. On the other aide log, alongside the beating plint, Is the bowling alley, equipped with four alleyt, uot quite iu readiness for usa vet Tbe general toilet, wltb shower baihi, l-alioia tbebaiemenl, allbougb Hint are lolleta and talbi on each floor. From tbe basement a back ttjlr- way leads directly up t) Ihe tlnin, to a the men can go tbeie after changing their clotbei In tbe locker room without going through tbe main part of the building.

Ou Ibe rtitt floor above the office li Ibe gymnaiium. Thli Is a One large rooai, sad a a tbe generosity of Mrs. Olbba It li fully equipped for UK. li will also be Died for the auditorium when occailon a com mod In a mge, with dreulng rooms alongalde, being provided. Tbli ilage will not interfere wilb Ibe uie of tbe gymoa- ilum fot baiiet ball or.cther garnet, for Death of Cope Mr.

F. Cope Whilehnuje, a dlttln- guiahed sdenllst andEgyplqloglet, well known lu Newpnl, died In New Yoik on Thurtday at. liie age of 68 years. He was brother'of the latj F. aud formerly spent much time In tbliicily, a i apart- ineuta at The Berkeley.

Ho took an acUve Intereat In Newporl uiggeeted many scbsmea for the betterment of tbe mott of which wert ralber beyond tbe bounda of practiabfl. ity. HIscoDlroveray wltb the- ment of Ibe Newport Hospital a few years ago attracted much atteullon. He wai a man of unuial ability alojj bla clioosen line of work, and bla labors iu Egypt did much to bilng about the excellent eoaditlons now exuting there uuder the British tdmlnUrallou. A few years ago bo entered suit atraiiiBt tbe British government for millions of aollnrc, claiming a Ihe government had laken over properly In which be had mnde large Investments.

He was born in Rochester, N. and a graduate of Columbia. Qura Factory to Start. We are Infoitnedou wbatteems lo be good authority that Ihe celebraled and much-laugbed-al Gum Factory will be iu full operation before January lit, New capital has beeu put luto the en- terprlie, aod Ihe managers piopoie lo put In Ibe machinery at once. It Is to be hoped that nothing will staud iu Ibe way this time, and tint Newport may eoou have one more manufacturing a to add loiulltt Fieehaud dmwlug 4.2 iiookKeepIng 7.1 4.9 Bhorthand-typawtlUng 10 0.

lli.O a i claia 11,1 Palmer. Teachers und pupils have tent to this oBice three eetn of drllli. Diplomas. nave beeu granted to Mils I. Mackte and illtbjenule.

Msckle, Qlfl. The name AgiBilc me'soi to our hlghctl Blades, because of Alexander Agaiilz'a very geueroui nifla to the aud Ihe Towuaend. Ou Oclober 87, from the hon of this donor, Qdorse II. Agadslz, tbli depaitmeut received a check. for (360.

In hlsleiler Mr. ARanIr wrote that beluleuded tlin gift to be uted MB an Incuuje und not lo.be laid aside as a 11 haa been tuggeeted, if Mr. Apaidz IB willing, Hint pail of II be UHd ad an Inctnllve to excellent work In the telenets which repreeent Colea and In ttie manual work of the Towiuehd. 'Rhode Inland IiiBllluto or-Inatructlon. The Institute tried thia ytar i gieut (nceetb (aa It seema to your eli- pprintendeui) a iiay-und-almLf uitellng Instead of a.

Hvo-da'-iuU a half one, fu the putt 20ytare more. The- pingiam fur the morning, afternooij aiiuevenlug of Friday ollere'd all Hut eveu an active mind ought lu nl tempi lo In Ibe buslneea Dieetlni; Saturday morning me of tho reiolu- i a i wan the full twnm: "Thai nppolultuente, releiiflous and rrouiotiLiKLe uidde upon a merit a permanent tenure for. oil The car men ofNewpoil are preparing to give a ball al the Poitimoulb Town Hll on Thanksgiving eve, November 29. bave been made for free carton both the Btreet railways after Ibe dauce; General Manager George F. Seibel bai accepted an invitation to be present.

Tbe new levrerage ayslem lo tbe lower Kay elreet dlilrict It now In run- nlnjjorder, and after many years of waiting tbe residents of that xction of sewage. leucberb aud oilier loflldnls throughout Ibe elale, whereby demonstrated elll- cltuny olia'll lead lu ricrmaueut app i i wlih removal only for lu- elllclein eerviceyr uuprufeislonal con- duel." Iu a letter from the 'commissioner of public eclKKile, written October 81, la Ibis elslerneul: "It la ruy opinion a a 'Boliool commllie iu Ithude lehnd lias the power lo employ teachers ou teuiuiedf position." The report of Truant Ofilu-erTopham coutalued the following: Number of luveitlgated (repotted by teicbert), 222; number of cates of irustcy (public, 21; parochial, -GJ, 26; number out for lllueis and olber cautes, 196; number of dlfltrent cbll- dien liuautt, 24; number fuuud uot at- tendlugecbool, number cent to public bchuula, number eent lo parochial schools, number of ceriiflcales issued Oil October 24 a boy was arraigned at au bubiiuni truant; ho pleaded guilty, was placed ou probation. He hsa attended tcbool regularly eiuce then. L'ouiiilalnUi from rjufiermtendent Lull, teachers in Hie public and parochial ECbouls and a i about the large number ol boys euioklng cigarettes led your a ofllcer to mvestlgate. Proof tutlicleut was found for the prosecution of one dealtr for selling cigar- eliet loaboy under 16eara ofage.

He arraigned on Oclober 25, pleaded guilty, and" was liued 8-5 aud coats, total A question as to whether an optician's note meets the requirements of law for a certificate ID eicuilug a pupil from school was referred lo tbe clly solicitor. The repart of tbe fin an cocom mil tea wai read and received. A resolution was adopted continuing Ihe one-third pay of Miss Julia F. Pitman unlil her retirement, ID view of her long aud faithful eervlce, and also granting leave of absence, with one- third pay to Miss Freeman, i January lit. The repoit of the commutes on teachers then considered, sort on Hi recommendailon the re-lgiMiiou of MUa Julia F.

Piiiuan a accepted, with tbaoka for her long aud faithful service of 33 Miss Alfce M. Harrington, who baa teen I forMlis Pitman since her Illne-ts, wai elected of Qrtde VI iu the CSUCUMI. JIEPUBLIOAN. The Republican caucutei fur Iho- tlecllon of inemberi of the ally, oom- mltlee for Ibo ensiling year urul for Hit nouiliiotioi) of motleratjrj and clorkt weia held ou Moudsy evening. There' had been considerable talk uf an appo-- sltion' llckct, but ths one to matennllze wai in Ihe third ward aud that did uot amnuut to nlocli.

No uomluatloiia for mnile'rutoia and clerks were made lu the a Ilia second dlitrlatof the llrit- Itard, or the second district of lua llfih The membert of the clly committee- elected aud the moderators and clerks. nominated were ai fulloivo: First ward--Robert Hamiltoir, Fletcher W. Lawlou, Foster. CoN llnj, Tliomas E. Sherman, Armslead Hurley.

Becoiid-ward--Qeotge Wi Rlloble, Blilney D. William H. Jack- eon, William MacLeod, John Del- auo Jr. Third Bllsi, George N. Huckboill, Edward A.

Sherman, George H. proper, Vlucenl Hi P. Fourth wiird--John T. Allan, Ar-- Power, FrauK C. Pember, U.

lirowu, Julin H. Renter. i Fiflh ward--James MoLelBb, Joliu Mat.un, fraimid U. Wlloar, Wllliata. W.

Marvel, A a Ward, voting didtrlci No. Moderaioi, Joseph tf. Ueujiiiilii Iiawtoii. Dlalrkt.B--Mod- eralor, Mlllmjlou; Albert JU decund district Nn. 1--Hod- erMor, Allen G.

Oxldard; clerk, 0, District No. 2--Moderator, Allen C. Urinlllijcltrn, Willis.u Power. ward, dUtiicl No. 1 -Sluder- ator, Augu.lui B.

Oikley; clerk, Harold M. dbermon. District No. 2-- Moderator, A J. Deillols.

Fifth ward, Di.trla Nu. 1 r-Moder- atui, Joslau Muriay; clerk, A E. iiounen. DEMOCRATIC Tbe Democratic caucuses were held ou Tueiday evening aud like those of the a devoid of interest The ouly conleit irat In tbe. fourIh ward aud Ib9 oppoiltlgn wu noV.

eerlous. No nominations for rooderatoti and clerks weie made in the flrat district of Ihe first Ward, tbe second rfard, or tut- cecoud district of tbe third ward. The members of Ibe clly commlltee elected, and moderators and clerka nominated were aa follows Firat ward--James i a a Ubarles J. IJealtle, Fnllip E. CUrKe, Kdwurd A.

i a Richard D. Giabam. Second J. Murphy, J. Frank Albro, Frank F.

Nolan, John A. Murphy, Htury T. Proberl. Third ward--Patrick J. Boyle, Jere- mlab P.

Mahouey, Ueorge D. Itirnuy, T. O'Uounell, Johu F. i a a Fourth a a J. Burns, Slepheu 8.

Carr, Daulel F.Shea, Jauiet E. Blake, Joseph A. Diggle. Fifth ward--Alexander B.O'Hviley. Jnbu W.

Blake, Mlsbael J. Murphy, Jamet J. Sulllvau, A J. Lesry. Firat ward, District Mxleralor, Tlmoiby F.

Leary; clerk, Dennis F. Houlihan; Diatrlct No. 8--Moderator, William H. Bblelda; clerk, Richard U. H.

Wheeler, Jr. Third ward, Dlstilcl No. 2--Modtra-- tor, no i a i William H. Tobln. Fourth ward, district No.

I--Moderator, Mlchiel B. Connolly; Tfaomat L. Doyle, Fifth ward, diilnct No. I--Moderator, Patrick Morris; clerk, n.iulel E. Klrby.

DiitriclNo. 2-Moderalor, Palrick J. Bheebao; cleik, Criailti J. Dawson. Rev.

Eomy H. Porter, D. chaplain of the Newport Artillery Com- pauy, will preach the a a a eermoa to tbe Company at Emmanuel Church, next Sunday evening. Vt. George L.

Tbayer, fornmly of this city, died very luddenly New York OD Tuesday. He was 62 yeam ot age..