Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-09-12
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CENTRAL FALLS.
Sadie Young Nearly Shoots an Onioer-The
Crescents' BaIl-Notes.

Aosserooy uornibg ABOUT o:0 Sadie
Young was making disturbance In the
rear of the "Bowery'' and Officer Sher-
man placed her under arrest She made
some resistance, and in coming up High
street to the lookup she attempted to
draw revolver from her breast, whether
to shoot the officer or herself is not known.
but she came very near doing the latter.
The weapon was discharged while inside
her dress and the bullet passed through
the dress, zinc drain pipe and into the
Fales Building. 1t was OF very largo cali
bre. The burning powder set fire to her
clothing, but 1t was extinguishsd.
1t was pretty close call for both officer
and prisoner. A rumor was started that
a woman had committed suicide. This
morning she was fined 20 and costs on a
charge OF being drunk and reveling.
The Crescents.
The members of the Crescent Literary
association are arranging for their annual
ball In Music hall assembly rooms, Oct.
20. II promises to be a grand affair and
Bakers orchestra has been engaged. The
committee of arrangements Is composed
OF the following gentlemen: Chairman,
Charles Miller; secretary, John p. Hussey,
Thomas Cadden, John Shea and william
Grimes. This evening there viii be
| meeting Of the question committee.
BalIou Post.
All comrades OF Baliou post who in
tend to go to Washington are requested
| to meet at their hall Sunday, the 18th, In
t.,II ne nj f.on
| short parade board special horse cars to
| take the comrades to the chartered boat
| at Fox Point for New York. Tickets will
| be on sale at post hall on Tuesday and
Thursday evenings.
Wednesday a Holiday.
Wednesday will be a holiday in this
village. All the stores will be closed and
| a majority of the inhabitants will accom-
pany their champion hand engine, the
| Volunteer, to Boston, hoping to see II
| win greater laurels than 1t did last year.
| Everybody seems to be confident that
| prize is coming to this village, and not the
| second or third either. The engine is a
beauty and will be by far the handsomest
| In the line.
| Since the championship was won last
year nothing was too good to put on the
| "tub," and the result is that a person who
saw IL last season would not recognize It
now.
The boys only want a fair shake and
they are sure of that; 30 they think
there is nothing to prevent them from
bringing home as they did before the
first prize.
Board OF Firewards.
This evening the regular monthly meet
ing of the Board of Firewards will be held
| at 8 O'Clock in the Broad street engine
house. Secretary G. Fred Crawford says
there is considerable business to be trans
acted, 30 that 1t will be OF Importance to
the people as we'll as the members of the
Board.
school Committee.
The School Committee has re-adopted
all the text books adopted by the COM
mittee of two years ago. At that time no
language text book was adopted and
different schools have used a variety of
books. The present committee has
chosen the Tarbell series.
The price for introduction will be 30c
for the first book and 5Oc for the second,
but SOc will be allowed for any grammar
or language book offered In exchange
whatever its condition.
Interesting Items.
There will be a regular session of the
Probate Court Wednesday.
The Pawtucket Convocation of the Epis-
copal Church will be held Wednesday at
st. Georges Church.
The Volunteer was taken out Saturday
night and given trial which was very
satisfactory. The machine is in excellent
shape.
Miss Maggie Nerone OF the Bristol rele-
phone Exchange is enjoying part of her
vacation in this village, the guest Of the
the Misses Coffey of Hilton street.
Many from this place attended the Illus
trated lecture in Music Hall, Pawtucket,
last evening under the auspices OF Delaney
Council, X. of c., and were we'll pleased.
This week the Temperance Cadets will
give an exhibition drill in Providence.
The company is in great demand for such
| puTDOScb, Dut ShnuOt
tions.
The Young Mems Bible Class Associa-
tion of the Broad Street Baptist Sunday
school will hold their irst meeting after
vacation this evening In their class room,
at O'Clock.
Miss Eva Holzner, the gifted elocution-
list of North Attleboro, returned to her
home today after short but pleasant
visit to her friend, Miss Agnes M. Curran
of Elm street.
Marriage intentions have beon filed ut
the Town Clerks Office by Arsene Mereault
of this town and Elizabeth Riopella of
Pawtucket; Richard Murphy and Jennie
Furgerson of Saylesville; Noel Pische and
Angenia Melanson.
Thomas and John McGrath, students
who have spent their vacations with their
parents on Cross street, will return to
their studies this week, the former to
Montreal, Canada, and the latter to Holy
Cross college, Worcester.