The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-28
NEWS OF 0LNEyvlLLE.
The Council Tickets Named-0ther
Local Items.

Nearly 40 Republicans gathered In
Library Hall. George +. A. Beane was
elected chairman and III. w. Parmenter
secretary. For council the names of John
f. Bowen. Theodore 5. Hughes, j. v.
Barnes, Harry Daw, John 4. Collision
were presented singly without opposition.
Benjamin Rufus Lister and Nh. Harris
were then voted upon. The votes cast
were l0e-I.ister G6. Harris 40. III. q.
Martin declined the seventh candidacy
and Edward NJ. Cook was chosen.
The following were elected justices OF
the peace: w. A. Phillips, William r.
King, Andrew Il. Patton, Stanton j.
Smith aud Herbert Parmenter.
James Davis was the nominee for town
treasurer. Samuel +. Gardner was nomi-
mated for town sergeant.
James n. Cough was made the candi-
date for assessor OF taxes for three years
George &. Celef was put up as school
committee for the same time, over Simon
;. Paige, by vote OF % TO %.
A motion that the Republican Town
COMMITTEES have full power TO fill all
vacancies was also passed
w. A. Phillips was chosen for modera-
tor and w. +. King for town clerk.
How the Democrats Did II.
The council chamber was packed TO suf-
location last evening with Democrats
Christian G. Kranich was made chair
man, aud III. Is. Wood secretary. The
council ticket was nominated without
opposition, as follows VIM. Is. Calwell,
Vim. Waterman, Ethan Il. Sheldon. John
O. Winsor, Daniel O'Brien. Rufus Harris,
and Nicholas Marks. When the chair
called for nominations for Town Ser
geant. Edgar T.. Holbrook aud John
Rabbit were baIloted upon.
Rabbit declared he would stand by his
10 NIL "a NOT
seem to carry much Of the feeling Of the
House, Mr.. McGarty suggesting that
Holbrook was all right. The vote was
then taken, and il resulted thus: Hol
brook, 1874; Rabbit, IL. Mr.. Waterman
was chosen assessor of taxes, and John y.
Arnold for school committee
The Independents.
The Independents filled the following
nominations: Moderator, w. a. Phil
lips: town clerk, William !F. King; coun-
ell, w. B. Colwell, w. f. Waterman; Il.
+. Sheldon, j. q. Winsor ID. +. O'Brien,
r. W. Harris and Nicholas Marks; town
treasurer, James Davis; town sergeant,
Martin Mann; assessor OF taxes, Joseph
y. Cough; school committee, George Z.
Calef, so that the ticket is practically the
same as the Democratic ticket.
A Concert and Ball.
Ivanhoe Castle, No. |, Knights OF the
Mystic Chain. held a concert and ball in
Irons hall last evening, that proved d
very enjoyable affair.
A Social Event.
The Leap Year box party given by the
young ladies of NJ. Pleasant last evening
In Odd Fellows hall on Academy avenue,
proved not only most pleasurable occa-
sion, but also one of the most elaborate
affairs held there in some time.
Briefs.
fixtures for HE He+T pest t-e+4Aee VIII
be in readiness for removal by June IL.
Mrs. John Hickey tripped over piece
of zinc yesterday at her home on Bow
doin street, and fell, sustaining fracture
Of one of her wrists.
Damon and Pythias was given last
evening at Dyer's Opera House TO good
house, for the benefit of the order OF Pny-
thians, who attended in body.
Frank Flanagan, whose house was raid
ed last SUNDAY by the police of the sixth
station, was arrested this morning on lhe
charge of maintaining "A nuisance.
Albert Field was tried in the Eighth
District Court this morning for assault
ing his wife yesterday. He was fined $40
aud costs. Field was arrested at Paw
tuxet in Cranston, where he lives.