The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-11-07
EVENTS IN PAK7UCNEI.
Distinguished Guests Entertained BY
Tower Post, G. A. R.
ELNY OF THEN MAKE SPEECHES.
Monthly Meeting of the Business Mems
Association--"Cap Mack" Held
for Making Murderous Assault
Upon George Riley.
MANY OF THEN MAKE SPEECHES.

George T.. Cranston, commander OF the
Rhode Island department of the u. A. X.
was unable last night TO pay an official visit
20 Tower Post, No. IL, bur Senior Vice De-
partmont Commander G. III. Baker and
members Of the staff were present.
They arrived about o'clock. and
were received at the depot by the post
accompanied by the Sons OF Veterans
Drun band, and were escorted to the post
hall, where the invited guests were
already assembled. They Were given a
cordial welcome by Post Commander
William NJ. Peckham. Devlne blessirc e
was invoked 10y Comrade Joseph f.
Means.
Commander William NJ. Peckham was
master of ceremonies and addresses were
made by Senior Vice Department Com
mander Charles ii. Baker, Past Depart
ment Commander David S. Ray, Past
Department. Commander Edward c.
Pomroy, Henry T.. Tiepke, Chaplain
Joseph j. Woolley OF Tower post, Assist
ent Quartermaster General Daniel r.
Ballou. Hon. Henry Il. Me,calf. Depart
ment Inspector William Il. Stone. Com
mander Westcott of Thomas post No H.
Captain George Ii. Pettis OF Arnold post
aud Past Commander Benjamin +.
Davis. The exercises were interspersed
by singing.
Business Mems Meeting.
Last evening the monthly meeting of
the Business Mems association was held.
1t was voted that 800 OF the fund col
lected for the Johnstown sufferer, be
divided equally between the Sea Island
sufferers aud the Brunswick, Ga..
sufferers. The following were elected
TO membership: f. NJ Thurber,
Charles M. Miller, Albert A. jerks.
George c. Peek. Charles f. Pervear, Eben
N. Littlefield, N. w. Littlefeld, George
l.. Miller, Charles Ssson, Crawford f.
Lindsey, Clarence L. Pierce and James
T.. Thornley,. A collation. was served and
there were readings by Francis Pratt, vo-
cal solos by Mr.. aud Mrs. Charles Bos-
worth, aud Gallo solos by Herbert l..
Adams.
"Capt. Mack" Held.
Yesterday in the district court Michael
Mcconnell, familiarly known as capt.
Mack" was arraigned on charge OF q
violent assault upon George Riley with a
dangerous weapon with intent TO kill
Without pleading at all the defendant
waived examination, and was bound over
TO the higher court in the sum OF $1,000.
Barnabas j. Chase was adjudged insane
aud ordered committed TO the State Insane
asylum.
other Matters.
The annual assembly, of Pawtucket
council, X. and S. Masters, was held in
Masonic temple last evening. the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Thrice IL
lustrious Master. Charles 4. Harrison;
deputy master, Charles 4. Card; princi-
pal conductor OF work. A. Thayer;
treasurer, Isaac Gill; recorder, Henry G..
Dexter; captain of guard, j. Everett
Andrew; conductor of council, Caleb A..
Orr; steward. Henry G. Crandall; senti-
mel. Edward Card. The officers were in
stalled by Grand Master Isaac Gill.
The following were installed as the off,
GERS of Nonpareil Temple of Honor at its
meeting last evening w. G. T., w. III.
Boss; w. v. T., c. w. Davis; ". II H.
A. Kelley; w. L. r., James B. Carter !;
w. T.. John S. Davis; w. W., Ansel L.
Sweet; w. ID. W., William b. Potter |;
w. c., Thomas A. Greene; w. S., Will
liam A. Whipple; w. c.. Rev. ID. II.
Chappsll. A collation. was served with
post prandial exercises, after which
there was an nentertainment en