The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-11-11
BL LACKST0NE VALLEY
PAWTUCkET.
Funeral of Nahum Bates.


WAS large attendance of relatives anC
friends, and number of floral pieces
| bore testimony OF the esteem in which
the deceased was held. The ceremonies
were conducted by the Rev. a. :. Goats
OF the First Baptist church OF which the
deceased was a member. and included
singing by q uartette. The burial was
announced Ito take place later at Swan
| Point cemetery. William III. Colwell
! j. Eaton Maxsey. George +. Newell
| stephen A. jerks. George w, Newell and
Edward A. Greene served as bearers.
The Evening Drawing school.
The Pawtucket Evening Drawing
School will open Monday evening at the
Church Hill schoolhouse, and the rooms
VIII be open for registration OF pupils
tins evening at 7:30 o'clock. The follow
ing are the teachers engaged for this
school: Mechanical Departinent---Gard-
ner e. Anthony, principal; Arthur b..
Rabbit, Fred II. l.. James, George C.
Harrington, instructor in mathematics;
Free e-hand Department - William A.
Newell, principal; Charles II. Springer,
Alfred j. Roberts, Miss Elsie c. Ball.
Meetings of sub Committees
The committee on qualifications of the
school committee met yesterday after
noon and elected William A. Newell as
teacher of bookkeeping ia the High school.
The committee on evening schools held
meeting yesterday afternoon, and APP
pointed Miss Lena Goodfellow as teacher
in the Broad way evening school in place
of Miss Carrie r. Davis, resigned; also j.
A. Hughes and Miss Grace Lamphere as
teachers in the Garden street evening
school, in place of Messrs D. f.. Brennan
and Il. Corcoran, resigned, The evening
schools will open Monday evening at the
Broadway. Garden and Hancock street
school houses.
The evening High School will also open
next Monday evening. with the follow
ing teachers: Principal Henry H. Hast
inKs; Charles A. Meader. A. Florence An
derson aud Jerome j. Smith.
Benefit to James 4. Sullivan.
James h. sullivan, a young man Of %
years, who died a week ago, was i'm poor
health for over year before his death,
and his friends had arranged for a social
for his benefit. After his death IL was de
cided, as all arrangements had been
made, to have the social just the same,
aud present the proceeds TO his family,
and 1t VAS accordingly held last evening
in Sars6eld Hall. Music was furnished
by Bucklin's orchestra
The Court of Probate.
At the regular session Of the Probate
Court. Wednesday afternoon, the will OF
Patrick 5. Mulledy was admitted to pro-
bate.
Joanna Shaw was appointed admins
w. Waldo Robinson was appointed adj
ministrator on the estate of Mary Nor
''iSr,: frederick L. Abbott wa. appointed
administrator on the estate Of Ellen Bay
in this State.
Final account of Jane b. Jones, admin
istratrix on the estate OF Samuel II. Vim
son, was approved
Private Social.
Tho Irving itarurv Ascnciatiop ba1d N
private social in bcswick hall last even
ing. The attendance was large and n
thoroughly enjoyable evening was passed.
Music was furnished by the Alpine or
chestra, and during the course of the
evening supper was served the mem
bers and guests.
The District Court.
In the District Court this morning six
persons were fined So and cos, S for drunk
enness and reveling. and "a seventh sub
ject OF this complaint, who created con-
siderable trouble, was fined a and costs.
Points of Interest.
A writ of attachment has been issued
against James Conlon, who is wanted as
a wi ness in the McGeary bribery case.
Pawtucket Lodge, No. 130, New Eng.
land Order OF Protection, gave pleasant
wednesday evening at
its lodge room.
Miss Nellie Burns, who ~ soon to pay n
visit to Ireland. was Trtday evening
with gold watch aud chain by
her lady friends.
Byron w. Pearce of this city aud Miss
Eva l.. Haselton of Central Falls were
united in marriage by the Rev. j. j.
Wooley Wednesday night.
Harry Brynton, III years old, residing
on Water street, fell in such way while
playing Wednesday noon that his leg
caught in the stone underpinning of
house, tearing cash that required twelve
stitches TO close.
The commissioners on the widening of
East avenue will give n public hearing to
the ahbutters on Saturday afternoon, the
10th inst
The meeting Of the Mule Spinners As
in the interest of more wages
and shorter hours which was to have
been held last evening, was postponed to
evening on account OF the hall
having been previously engaged by an
OF her party.
Glasses In penmanship and bookkeep
ing i'll olel at the Y. NJ. G.. A. this
evening.
Tower Post, No. H. G. A r., will hold
an open meeting Monday evening, when
Woolley will deliver an address
and a musical and literary entertainment
will be given.
Box 81 was rung in last night for
fre-on- North Main street.-Ne |
St. Agnes Guild OF st. Pauls church |
held a cake and apron sale at Miss Fields |
on Park Place, last evening.
Complaints are being made that the |
late PROVIDENCE horse cars often start |
on the return trip To PROVIDENCE at the |
upheaval in Main street at the corner Of |
Garden instead OF coming down TO Trim |
ity square.
Many persons who wait at the square
for a car are thus often obliged to either
walk all the way home, or walk at least a
quarter of mile before they can get a
car
The first union meeting OF all the
churches of Pawtucket aud Central
Falls, preparatory to the Evangelistical
To be held in Music Hall in
January. will be held in the First NJ. T..
Church. High street, this evening.
BRISTOL.
Edward Riel met with a serious acci-
dent on Thursday evening. falling down
stairs and cutting his head in n shock
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