The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-10
POINTS ON PAWTUCKET.
The Garfield Club Elects Delegates
to the Convention.
A SLIGHT ELEVATOR ACCIDENT.
A Bold Sneak Thief-The Death of Mrs.
Bridget Hanley-Points OF Interest
News OF the blackstone Valley Towns.

tnc eicctlon OF uelcBtteS tO Tue convention
of the Republican State League, which is
to be held in Blackstone Hall, Providence,
for the observance of the anniversary OF
the birth of Abraham Lincoln, Friday,
the 18th inst. In the absence Of President
Tiepke, Philo +. Thayer presided. One
applicant was voted in. The following
delegates were elected +. Eugene Bar
ker, Arthur G.. Myer, Fred c. Percy al
ternates, John Sheldon, Herbert A. Rice
and George NJ. Rex The tickets for the
coming consolidated college concert were
distributed among the members for circu-
lation.
Regular Meeting OF Tower Relief Corps.
Tower Relief Corps, No. /. W. X. c.,
held a regular meeting last evening, and
initiated one candidate. The corps was
visited by representatives from Slocum
Relief Corps of Providence, Ballou Relief
Corps of Central Falls, and also from New
Bedford and Willimantic Corps. The
chairman Of the relief committee made
proposition 10 institute birthday box,
in which each member of the corps shall
deposit on her birthday, n number of pen
MES corresponding to'her age in years the
box TO be opened az the close of the year
and the contents to be added to the relief
corps voted To tender n reception TO the
department president, Mrs. Emily l..
Sibley. on the afternoon of the next regu.
larry meeting, which occurs on the 23d
inst, and at which other corps will be in
vited.
The following committees for the year
have been appointed Relief committee,
Mrs, Ellen v. Tilton, Mrs Oscarrena Good
ing Mrs. Sarah Earle, Mrs. Mary Peck
ham, Mrs. Hannah Fisher; executive COM
mittee, Mrs. Frances Aigan, Mrs. Harriet
Tanning, Mrs. George Bailey, Mrs, Mary
Daniels, Mrs. Eliza Hawes, Mrs. Mary
Arnold, Mrs. Josephine Perry sewing
committee, Mrs. Angie Earle Mrs. Sarah
Maxwell. Mrs. Julia Fuller, Mrs. Mabel
Carr Mrs. Hattie Ford finance commit
tee, Mrs. Nellie A. Pierce, Mrs. Jennie a.
Champlin, Mrs. Jane Chickering home
and employment committee, Mrs. Mary
French, Mrs. Harriet Rankine, Mrs.
Louise Rankne conference committee,
Mrs. Emily +. Fish, Mrs. Mary Thurber,
Mrs. Hannah Fisher, Mrs. Eliza Warbur-
ton, Mrs. Mabel Carr.
Eureka Lodge Holds an Interesting
Meeting.
Eureka Lodge, No. 5, X. of p, held an
interesting meeting in their hall, Carpen-
ter's Block. Visitors were present from
Washington Lodge, No. 4, Chickering
Lodge, No. 20, Connecticut Lodge of
Holyoke and Union Lodge of New Bed
ford The relief committee reported one
brother off the sick list, and two on. The
committee on the union concert and ball
made partial report showing that the
work was progressing satisfactorily. IN
teresting remarks were made by Grand
Chancellor Fred y. Golf of Washington
Lodge, Grand Vice Chancellor George G..
Gates, Grand Outer Guard Edward b.
Smith, and by all the visiting brothers.
Ironside Council. No. I, q. 4. A. NJ.
At the regular meeting of Ironside
Council, No. !. Order of United American
Mechanics, last evening, the second de-
gree was worked on seven members The
committee appointed TO arrange for the
open meeting TO be held on the 23d inst,
reported that arrangements were pro-
crossing satisfactorily. Two additional
m, ,moers were reported on the sick list,
making total of three. The new Ameri-
can flag announcing the meeting of this
council, was run out over Broad street for
the first time this evening.
An Elevator Accident.
About $3.50 o'clock this morning, as Ed
ward Quinlan was unloading the ele-
vator at the second floor of the Fair
brother Betting Company, the rope broke,
precipitating the elevator and Quinlan to
the ground floor distance of about ten
feet He was stunned for a few minutes,
but soon revived sufficiently TO talk ra-
tionally. The ambulance was summoned,
and he was taken to his home He is not
thought TO be seriously injured.
A Bold sneak Thief
Early last evening someone entered the
residence of Mr.. Charles Lawton on High
street while the occupants were absent,
and went through the house and up stairs
and took from clothesp ~ coat and
vest and an overcoat belonging To Charles
ii. Lawton and escaped without being de-
tected.
Mrs. Bridget Hanley died at her resi-
dence. No. Ii East Cole street, yesterday,
aged 62 years. She had been in this coun-
try but ten months. She leaves hus-
band and one son in Ireland, n daughter
in New York. and daughter and two
sons here, one of whom Is James Hanley.
prominent member of the Sacred Heart
temperance Society.
Point. OF Interest.
Last evening n couple of boys brought
n horse and buggy To the police station,
claiming to have found II astray. One of
the officers recognized it as belonging to
Thomas Kelly, the grocer. who resides on
Pleasant street Word was sent TO him.
and soon after his sons appeared at the
station with a note from him, claiming
that the team had been stolen. They
took charge of the team and departed.
The alarm of fire from box last even
ing was for fire in the awning over the
window of Cohen's gents furnishing
goods store on Main street, probably
caused by someone in the window throw
ing n match or cigar stub out The
awning was consumed, but no futher
damage resulted.
The City Hall Commission met for the
fourth time last evening without transact
ing any business. Last evening Messrs
1iepke and Halliday were absent
The regular meeting of the Board of
Aldermen occurs tonight, and the mayor
has issued an order for the Common
Council 10 convene also
At the annual meeting of the Rhode Is
lamp Division. Sons of Temperance, at
Bristol Yesterday. Thomas NJ. Sweetland
of Capt. A. *. 1ilton Camp Of this city
was unanimously elected colonel of the
division. IL was voted to hold the fifth
annual meeting of Rhode Island sons OF
Veterans in Pawtucket in 1888
The letter carriers OF this city and
Central Falls are circulating petitions, Co
be presented TO the President of the
United States, praying that the civil SER
vice may be extended 10 include all letter
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