The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-03-04
POINTS ON PAWTUCKET.
The Annual Meeting Of the Paw
tucket Cricket Club.
ROBERT EMMETTSANNIvERSARY.
A Long Run-The Last Of the Command
cry sociaIs-The Republican Primaries
and City Convention CaIled-The
Funeral of william n. Taylor.

annual meeting last evening, Vice Presi-
dent Charles o. Read presiding. The an
nual report of the board of governors. and
read accepted, the latter report showing
the club to be out of debt for the first
time since its formation.
Officers for the ensuing year were elected
as follows; President, James Coats; vice
president, Charles o. Read; treasurer.
Charles T.. Pervear; secretary, John w.
Meiklejohn; board of governors, James X.
Maccoll Charles l.. knight, Lellan ).
Tuck, Samuel II. Roberts, Frederick w.
Easton and Alexander Meiklejohn; cap
tain Of cricket, John w. Meiklejohn; cap
tain of football, John L. Meader. The
officers and the captains are members OF
the board Of governors, er.oMcto.
Messrs. Meiklejohn and Roberts were
appointed delegates TO the meeting Of the
Rhode Island Cricket League TO be held
on Saturday evening, the 18th inst, at the
rooms of the Y. NJ. G. A.
Mr.. Easton was appointed committee
to apply TO the Legislature for charter.
The members of the club are in favor OF re-
tanning their present grounds on Cottage
street.
Robert Emmets Anniversary.
The SarsHeld Association held lecture
last evening in commemoration OF the
birth of Robert Emmett. "A large number
were present. The exercises were presided
over by Councilman Thomas o Brien, and
opened with singing LET Erin Remember
the Days OF Oldn by a chorus, after which
James Il. Murphy. Esq, and His Honor
Mayor Carroll made addresses suitable to
the occasion. Rory O'More" and xii
larney" were then rendered by Miss Nc
Namara, followed by Green, White and
Gold" and "She's Far from the Land by
Robert j. Casey, Shamrock. Rose and
Thistle" by Mrs. Thomas O'Brien, who
responded to an encore. and "Tara's Hall'
by Misses Annie and Mamie McGinn,
who were also encored.
The exercises closed with singing God
Save Ireland" by all present. The per-
sons who took part in the entertainment,
tion, were invited TO Havens' restaurant
and served with lunch.
The Republican Primaries and City Con-
vention Called.
The Republican city committee held n
meeting last evening and ordered the fol-
lowing call:
"That a city convention be held in the
District Court room,on North Main street,
Saturday, March 10, at 4 o'clock II. NJ,
TO nominate one senator and six represen-
tatives TO represent the city of Pawtucket
in the next General Assembly: also TO
nominate for one member of the school
committee TO fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Horatio \. Brown, said
ticket to be voted for Wednesday, April
6, 1892 And that the Republican electors
of the city of Pawtucket be requested to
meet In their respective ward rooms on
Friday evening, March IL, 1892, at 5
o'clock, and elect seven delegates from
each ward TO represent them in said
I a. <..l..a Il a.
tend the State convention TO be held in
the city of Providence at Music Hall,
Tuesday, March 10, 1892. at IL o'clock
A. NJ, for the purpose of nominating gen
eral officers; the Fifth, First, Second and
Third wards to elect three delegates each,
and the Fourth ward TO elect two; also TO
elect city committee from each ward"
a Long Run.
Yesterday afternoon n horse attached to
q sleigh ran away in the vicinity of Valley
Falls, and came down Broad street,
through Central Falls at a furious pace.
When it reached the railroad crossing at
Broad street it collided with the gate,
breaking portion of it, and continued
down the street. On reaching Main
street the runaway turned down towards
the bridge, taking the sidewalk for part
of the way. The horse turned into North
Main street and collided with coal team,
when il was captured The SLEIGH was
somewhat damaged and the horse slightly
injured.
Police Matters.
Word has been received by the Chief Of
Police that William NJ. Anderson, a
Scotchman residing at 236 North Main
street, has been missing since the lst inst.
He is "A painter working in Providence,
and the last seen of MIN he was boarding
a horse car on the above date for Paw
tucket He is described as a light COM
plexioned man, with blue eyes, and feet
= inches in height
A Pawtucket barber arrested for drunk
enness and revelling last night was this
morning fined s. and costs.
Tho Funeral of william II. Taylor.
The funeral of William II. Taylor was
solemniZed this afternoon, the Rev. n. :.
Coats, pastor of the First Baptist Church,
officiating, assisted by fhe Rev. George
Bullen, former pastor of the church. The
floral tributes were numerous. The re-
mains were conveyed TO Riverside ceme-
terry for interment, four deacons of the
First Baptist Church serving rs bearers,
namely, Bella II. Clapp, Lewis L. Haskell
Jonathan Maxccy and William ii. Col
well
The Last of the Commandery Sociais.
Holy Sepulchre Commandery No. :, A.
+. and \. NJ, held the last of its series of
social III Music HalI Assembly rooms last
evening, aud although the party was
rather small the pleasure of the evening
was by 10 means lessened on that account.
Baker Brothers orchestra furnished the
music, and refreshments were served by
Caterer Havens.
Mule spinners to Convene at Pawtucket.
Secretary Samuel Ross. of tho National
Cotton Mule Spinners' Association OF
America, has issued the call for the semi
annual convention to be held in Sarstield
Hall, Pawtucket, on Tuesday, April .,
1892, at IL O'clock a. VI.
Points of Interest.
Enterprise Lodge, No. 22, |. O. O. T.,
held "A meeting last evening. and initiated
four candidates aud received ON applica-
tion for membership. 4 large delegation
was present from other lodges, including
a number from Providence and Woon-
socket. This is the first work the lodge
has performed since the refurnishing of
the rooms.