Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-08-06

The town Cumberland boasts of a
meeting house which was built In 1740.
The late President .Garfield's mother
worshipped In 1t In her In youth.
Miss Josie Mullen, cashier for Radikin
q Cooney's, will finish her duties tonight
for two weeks and during the noxt fort
night will WOO the salt sea breozes.
In the District Court this morning
Patrick Coughlin, % years OF age, a file
cutter by trade, was sentenced to 1six
months on the Farm'as common drunk
ard.
This afternoon at 2:30 the members OF
st. Mary's Christian Doctrine Society and
their friends departed on the steamer
Planet for Rocky Point on their sixth
annual excursion.
ii. II. Warner Il Co.'s advertising agents
have been In this city for few days dis
tributing samples OF Warmers safe yeast.
Fresh safe yeast can now be found In all
the grocery stores.
George Burroughs, foreman for John
w. Little q Co., city printers, has finished
his vacation which was spent In Daniel
sonvllle, Conn.,, and is again supervising
the use OF "sticks" and "cascs."
The amateur teams OF this city seem TO
be getting II "in the neck" lately, to use
a common expression. Those who have
pinned their faith TO the stars all the sea-
son are beginning to feel shaky.
Donovan OF the disbanded Pawtuckets
is now covering third base for the Ports
mouth Athletic club In great style. In
the game with the Boston Woven Hose he
accepted nine out of ten chances.
The many friends In this city OF Mr..
and Mrs. David o. Black will be panied
to learn of the death Of their infant son,
which passed away at their residence on
Park avenue, Providence, Thursday.
The earth is now passing through the
August meteor zone, 30 that grand dis
plays may be looked for every night dur
ing the month. About August 10 1t is
expected the display will be the greatest.
George Thorpe OF Lonsdale left for Bos-
ton yesterday afternoon. He will sail In
one OF the Cunarders for Europe today to
be absent six weeks, which will be spent
In visiting friends In England and Ire
land.
Workmcn were engaged yesterday
clearing the track Of the Interstate Rail-
road on Fountain street, preparatory to
starting the cars on this line. The trolley
wire on this street was completed yester-
day forenoon.
Don't forget the special trip to Cottage
City, Nantucket and Cape Cod tomorrow.
A splendid opportunity to make a journey
by land and sea at n small cost. Leave
Providence GAS u. M, Pawtucket 6:55 and
Attleboro 7:10.
The woodlawn Athletics have organ
lied for the season and would like to hear
from any club In the State, the True Blues
or Our Boys preferred. Address all chal-
lenges to Samuel Barnes, 62 Westminster
street, Providence.
Samuel b. Hyndman reported to the
settees In Wilkinson Park Thursday
afternoon he fell asleep, and when he
awoke he found that somebody had
robbed him OF his watch.
Base ball cranks may think that Officer
Callahan has been playing ball all this
week when they see items In the papers
TO the effect that he Is "guarding the
plate" He Is not engaged as an exponent
OF the National game, but Is simply sta
toned at the Broadway crossing to see
that the iron plate laid by the Interstate
Company across the railroad Is not re-
moved.
The police OF Worcester came here few
days ago in search of couple OF girls,
yet In their teens, who II Is alleged ran
away from their home In that city. The
road houses visited, but the girls were not
found. The runaways were In this city
on Thursday, as one OF the hackmen took
one of them to q hotel In this city. She Is
not there at present and her whereabouts
are unknown.
Tho capture Of number of sharks in
Warren and Kickemuit rivers is reported.
Sharks were very plentiful In these waters
30 years ago, but their numbers have
greatly diminished within the past few
years. When soup were plenty haul OF
two dozen sharks In one sweep OF a shore
seine was not an uncommon occurrence,
and somo Of them were ak feet In length,
but probably not a score OF them have
been caught In the same waters In the
past 10 years.
There are few things moro ludlcrous
than appearance presented by the prevail
style of broad brimmed straw hats after
rainstorm. There are few men who have
the presence OF mind to put their fashion,
able head pieces on a fiat surface, with q
book on top, after having been caught
out without an umbrella, and their dog
cared appearance the next morning is
hardly In accord with the natty makeup
usually affected by the wearers OF the
broad -brimmcd straw.
One Of the street car conductors has q
habit OF carrying his punch in his hip
pocket. The other day representative
OF the rural districts got on his car and
the conductor came along tho foot rail and
stopped In front OF him for his fare. As
the blue coated man put his hand In his
rear pocket the countryman caught sight
OF the shining metal and exclaimed:
"Hold on, captain, don't pull that; I'll
settle. Seems as though you fellers amt