The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-31
Board Of Aldermen Engaged In
Drawing Jurors Today.
EACH NAME READ NINE TIMES
So There Can he No Mistake About Its
Owner Being n Good Man and True
If Ii rasses Muster-Ihc Man Who
Heads the List.

Mayor Potter, resplendent in n close
cropped beard and hair, called the alder
men to order at 2 O'clock this afternoon.
Six members were present.
City Clerk Clarke read the call for the
special meeting.
Suadry petitions for the erection OF
barns. connections Of premises with
sewers aud applications for licenses were
granted.
Then the drawing of names for jurors
was begun. Mayor Potter ie lched
into big box containing the
and drew the first ticket for the grand
Juror. He gazed at IL lntently and then
In hushed voice said, Sidney ;. Rider"
Sianey 5. Rider" repeated Alderman
ballou. in the voice OF a stentor.
Sidney 5, Rider" said Alderman Har-
ris In mellifluous topes.
Sidney S. Rider" came sharply from
Alderman Burrow'- corner.
sidney 5. Rider" slowly and blandly
fell from he lips OF Alderman Olney.
Sidney S. Rider" suavely announced
Alderman Little.
Sidney S. Rider" quickly repeated
Alderman WesS as If in hurry TO get
the name ont and nave done with IL.
Isl ney S. Rider" with long roll on
the r" was Alderman Lansins's con-
tribution.
Sidney s. Rider" came like lingering
echo from The lips OF the clerk as he re-
corded the name in the jury book.
Ihen the mayor ran nis hand through
the hole In the box once more, glanced at
The name on the slip he drew out and in
aquiet voice announced George Il. Wall"
anu the name was repeated by the seven
aldermen in turn.
The novelty wore of after the second
name had passed and the
other two names, Richard II.
Deming and William X. Drake
rapidly passed around the semi-circle.
ihs completed the names OF the
four grand jurors and then
tnr rawlng OF the sl04 petit jurors vas
then begun. The following names were
drawn: Louis ii. Comstock. Edward g..
Billings. William y. Hunt ngt on. Charles
Sidney Smith. William l.. McAuslaD,
Edward G. Almy. John NJ. Rounds.
Alderman Lansing inquired IL the
age limit, but was answered in
the negative and the election
continued. The reading OF the ma es was
then continued AS follows: Samuel l..
Carpenter, Allen M. Peck. Georxe w.
Huntington, n Henry Cleggett, George
Name Rejected.
On motion OF Alderman Harris the
name OF George III. Bates was rejected
on account OF old age and it was so voted.
The election proceeds, Allan B. Nc
Crillis, Herbert A. Arnold were drawn.
The latter name was rejected the
man being an undertaken. The list
preceded with the names of
Gardner NJ. Burgess, Orville Fisher,
J. Milton Hall. Levy d. Brown, George
X Matthewsou, John j. Lynch.
Henrs r. Potter, Reuben
Sweet, Frank A. Williamson,
George NJ. Davis, Rudolph Blood wigg,
Daniel jackson, Edwin A. Johnston,
Walter 5. Hough. Jr.. Henry j. Sherman.
A. Lockwood Danielson, M. w. Tillinghast,
Albert H. Tillinghast. James G. Lind,
Harris, Marin c. Field. Clark
wheelee. james Cummings,
C,mrad G. Wood, Frederick p. Gorham,
Royal II. Gladding, Mr. Il. Miller,
ii. ii. /. Goddard. George w.
Hoxie. Sias b. Whitford.
Dennis +. Mccarthy. Benjamin w. Gal
lup. TheodoreW. Fostes. John b. Anthony,
Israel b. Mason, Cyrus B. Armstrong,
Alpheus B. Slater, William II. Herricy,
William III. Lowe. Jr., Charles Earle
Myers, Edward NJ. S ade,
Daniel X. Dorrance, James
Luther, j. Edward Studley. Joseph III.
Browne, William II. Earle, Jr.,
Charles III. Childes, Sidney S.
Williams, Wilbur A. Friske.
j hn X. Stepley, ia nes G. Goff, - Sher-
mn, Richard Grant, Arthur
u. Mooney, Nathaniel Barston, John l..
Brown, Bernard Featherstons, Warren
Fletcher, Sigmund l.. l,ederer Benjamin
Il. Hayward, Frank II. Cady, George w.
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