The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-24
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| held this year at the Universalist Church
| on Thanksgiving morning at III O'Clock.
| Rev. Charles j. White will preside. The
| following is the order Of exercises organ
| voluntary selection, choir Scripture read
| ing, Robert II. Benoit. prayer Rev. II. "A.
Reeves; hymn, choir and congregation;
address, "God in National History" Rev.
j. V. Clancy; selection, choir: address,
Christianity and Modern Social Prob
lems," Rev. w. Sheafe Chase; hymn,
choir and congregation; benediction, Rev.
Joseph Miett.
University Extension Center No. II, is
the name Of the local organization and
the executive committee have decided 10
have two courses of lectures, one on Eng
lish literature and one on physics 10 have
the lectures in physics on Monday even
ings and those on English literature on
Thursday evenings The first lecture Will
be given on Thursday eveding, Dec. 3d, in
the high school building, beginning at 7:30
o'clock, on English literature. Clara M.
Baker was elected secretary.
The Democratic ward caucuses TO nomi-
nate candidates for the City Conncil were
held last evening, but on account of the
storm were thinly attended. In the Fifth
Ward no nominations were made, only
four persons were present and il is under
stood that the ward committee will place no
ticket in the field leaving everything clear
for the Republican nominees The nomi-
nations are as follows: First Ward +. l..
O'Reilly, chairman Martin j. Connolly
clerk For alderman, George. "A. Smith.
For Common Council, Emerson Goddard,
James Mullen, Laurent Burnett.
Second Ward-Michael j. Carroll chair
man; William j. Mowry clerk. For
Alderman, Charles III. Horton. For Com
mon Council, Edwin O. Roman, j. G. IL.
Aubuchon, Bartholomew Murray.
Third Ward-Chairman, Francis +.
Kelley; clerk, George +. Flynn. For
aldermen, John J. Heffernan. For Com
mon Council, Patrick w. Nee, William
Power James II. Gould.
Fourth Ward-James w. Burns, chair
man: Frank l.. Gould, clerk. For Alder
man, Etienne G, Delebarre. For Common
Council, Ira Lee, Napoleon Jacobs, Thos.
j. Rowen.
At the Fifth Ward meeting the chair
man of the ward committee the janitor,
one voter and reporter were the only
persons present, and no nominations were
made
At an adjourned meeting of the Board
OF Aldermen last evening the report OF the
commissioners on the layout of Cottage
street was tabled. Messrs. X. Il. Smith,
Dolphus Sylvester and Owen f. Lee were
appointed commissioners on the relay of
the lower portion Of Social street Alder
| man Boucher desired to have commission
ers on said layout appointed from his
ward. but he was opposed by members of
| the board. Councilman Cass attempted
Go speak in favor of having commission
ers appointed from the Fifth Ward, but
Alderman Harris objected TO an outsider
speaking at Board meetings.
The following supervisors were ap-
pointed for the MUNICIPAL election Dec. q;
Republicans-First Ward, Ira w. Arnold,
III. p. Williams, \. j. Gobeille: Second
Ward, III. j. Whitaker George s. Read,
j. NJ. Provanches /; Third Ward, John
Greenhalgh, f. a. Hackett, w. Il. Good
win Fourth Ward, G.. Laporte, r. 5. A.
II n NNarl ha al
A. Fountain, L. A. Wood, II. p. Allen.
| Democrats--First Ward, James Murray,
| II. II. L'Esperance, Peter Reilly; Second
| Ward, G.. w. Greene, Thomas Fenley, j.
n. Proulx; Third Ward, j. +. O'Rourke,
T.. I.aliberte, j. j. Manning; Fourth
Ward, Richard Herrick, p Ostigny, NJ
NJ Fuller Fifth Ward, l.. A. Ahearn, Jr.,
Il. j. Fleurant John Young.
Alderman Harris moved that the vote
passed at the last meeting, whereby res
olution establishing electric lights on
Park avenue and corner of Hamlet ave-
uue and Cumberland street was non-con-
Cured in, be reconsidered. It was so
voted and the resolution establishing the
two lights was adopted in concurrence,
Alderman Heffernan not voting.
Rathbone Lodge was granted ball Ii
cense.
The committee on police and licenses re-
ported favorably on the petition of the
New York, Providence and Boston Rail-
road Company for the stationing OF an
officer on duty at the local passenger sta
tion, and the report was fled
Adjourned till Dec. at 9 A. Nj. to can
vass the voting lists.
The prohibitionists held a caucus last
evening in the old Town Hall and unani-
mously nominated Alexander Gilbert as
their candidate for mayor.
Some very important testimony was elic-
tied yesterday at the coroners inquest of
the accident at the Hamlet crossing.
Mrs Fanny Harris, Stephen Scott,
Arthur Champagny, Edward Burnham,
Patrick j. Mulcahey and Joseph and
Frank Coca were all examined sep
arately and all testified that the gates
were put down before the horses or team
were on the track, and that Blais broke
through the gate and farced his way onto
the track with the gates down in front of
him. Railroad Commissioner Freeman
was present and examined the testimony
previously taken. Two witnesses testified
that Blais drank liquor one or two hours
previous to the accident. The examina-
tion will probably close to-day.
William Gallagher created disturb
ance at Music Hall last Saturday night
and was arrested by Constable Con New
ton, who attempted TO put the twisters on
to Gallagher, when two of his friends in
terfered and he effected his escape from
the officers clutches. He was rearrested
yesterday and fined $40 and costs in the
District Court this morning.