Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-05-16
CENTRAL FALLS.
Henry q. Perry 10 Crazed by Troubie-The
Council and Pork Pies.

Council and Pork Pies.
Yesterday Henry c. Perry OF 300 Cross
street became violently insane and at
tackled members OF his family fiercely.
He struck his son Walter in the face,
knocking out several teeth.
Officers were sent for and DR.. Wheaton
summoned. The physician could do
nothing for him and II took all the
strength OF Officers Coombs, Whipple and
Bagley to hold him during the night.
He was taken to Buffers Asylum today.
He was a boss at Fales & Jenk's
Machine shop for years, has considerable
property and is very charitable man.
He was appointed some time ago admin
istrator of the estate of Lucious White.
White left all his property to a Spiritual
Association and the will was contested.
The case is now in court and Mr.. Perry
was on the witness stand for several hours
Saturday under cross examination and it
is thought it unbalanced his mind.
The CourciI Meeting.
| A meeting OF the Town Council was held
on Saturday afternoon. All Of the Coun-
cilmen were in attendance and President
Andrew presided No action was taken on
the petition for victualing house licenses,
which are in the hands OF the committee
on police.
s. ID. Learned of the Commissioners APP
pointed to widen and straighten the stone
bridge on Prospect street, Lonsdale, from
its present width of 16 feet to 80 feet, made
report and stated that the cost would be
about $500. The report and plans were
accepted, and the same commissioners re-
appointed to do the work.
The Commissioners appointed on the
relay OF Lindsay turnpike presented their
report. 1t was accepted, and the abutters
were ordered to appear and show cause
why such work should not proceed.
The petition of Peter German to move a
building on Dexter street was continued,
with order OF notice.
Phillips K Smith were granted permis-
sion to sell fireworks from June Is to
November.
The tax of Napoleon Herbert was or
dered abated on property valued at $1,000.
The petition OF Court Flower OF Dexter
to parade five times in May to advertise a
Ialf was granted
The petition of the Lincoln Fife and
Drum Band to parade every night in the.
week was presented and the petitioners
were given leave to withdraw.
Ferdinand Hebert was granted a pool
table license.
| The annual report oa tie Overseer of the
| Poor was presented. The expenditures of
| q ka 10. a.t,
ceipts at the farm were $1,000 4s. The re.
port was accepted and ordered placed on
file.
| John +. Follctt, John Il. Dolan and
Patrick Bannon, commissioners, appoint
ed to relay and widen Dexter street in
1890, made their report and presented bills
amounting to s63 for services. The re.
| port was tabled.
Petition to lay out and establish grade
| on { street was continued.
Petition to have John Welsh and Johu
| f. Devaney appointed police constables
was taken up.
On motion of Mr.. Schiller they were
both appointed police constables.
The following jurors were drawn to at
tend the June term OF the Court of Com
mon Pleas: Grand-Charles L. Franklin !;
First class-John Foy, Elzor Fournier,
John S. Olney, and William B. Walker;
Second class-Alonzo +. Thurber, George
w. Whelden. John l.. Thompson and s.
Frank Tefft.
Interesting Items.
Court Central meets tonight
Court Flower of Dexter meets tonight.
Peter Cody has returned from Vermont.
The Cadets go to Lonsdale Friday even
ing.
Next Sunday the Church OF the Holy
Trinity will be dedicated.
The Republicans are already getting
politics mixed up in school matters.
The Republicans will probably hold
their caucus the latter part of the week.
Miss Nellie Carney OF Moore street and
her friend, Miss Burns, have returned
from trip to Boston.
William O'Brien Branch, /. n. f., will
! go to Fall River next Sunday, having
chartered one Of the Pawtucket steamers
| I'VE htN' biohop VIII Dt pres
ent at the dedication OF the Trinity
church next Sunday and administer con-
firmation in the afternoon.
| AT the meeting of the Democratic Town
Committee yesterday it was decided to
hold the district caucuses Thursday even
ing and the Town Convention one week
from tomorrow evening in the Town
House.
IL is probable the scheme of the Re-
publicans to continue the matter of grant
ing tavern licenses until after election
III they grant them now it will create dis
sension and If they refuse they will lose
their friends, the liquor men.
The School Committee have given the
teachers to understand that their contracts
expire in June. At the last meeting there
was some trouble about finding the report
OF the trustees and 1t was at last found in
the pocket Of one OF the committee ..
| The funeral of Daniel Thornley,, who
| lived on Cross street and died in the
Rhode Island Hospital Saturday, was
solemnized yesterday afternoon at ,
O'Clock. He was member of Court Love