Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-11-03
IN CENTRAL FALLS.
The Business Men Have
an Interesting Meeting.
STRIKERS EXCITED TODAY.
How Young Man Lost Horse-Per-
sonal Items-Notes.

After the Summer vacation the local
Business Mems Association met for the
first time in their commodious rooms,
Fales building, last evening.
The occasion had a tendency to draw
out fair sized crowd, who were assured
that a collation. was a prominent feature
OF the evenings programme. It was not
to be an evening for dry, lengthy
speeches, but an Informal, jolly session
which was sufficient to aid in the atten-
dance OF number OF the older members,
The rooms were neat as US ual and attrac-
tive In more ways than one as some of
those present had but faint recollection
OF how they looked
The members gathered more promptly
than upon previous times before the lay
on, and 1t Is hoped that they will con-
thine In their punctusl manner as begun.
The meeting was called TO order by Presi-
| dent Phillips, and the entire programme
was satisfactory. Previous TO the spread,
w. A. Il. Grant OF Olneyville, who was
here at the organization of the association,
spoke at length upon the good work done
| by all and what an excellent addition II
was to any community. He referred TO
The vast amount OF improvements accom-
plished through these meetings, and how
many new facilities for the benefit of
everyone were secured. He was received
with applause. There were selections by
the Zephyr Quartette, Messrs. Phillips,
| Bates, Monkhouse and Bromley, that
showed well trained voices. The collation.
supplemented with fruit and cream by
Welch Bros, was carefully cared for and
then came a social session, which was a
sort OF a reunion for Winters work.
The playing of Hargrave Gill upon hand
bells was a feature.
The weavers' Strike.
There was a ripple of excitement among
| the weavers who are on a strike at the
| Farwell worsted Mills this morning upon
| the arrival of four boss weavers from Oh
neyville who went into the works. Soon
| the mill was started, new machinery was
hoisted to an upper story and the machin
cry continued to run. The weavers claim
that the bosses are here making samples.
Superintendent Eddy stated that the mill
was being put In extra fine condition for
starting when so desired. He would
neither admit or deny that samples were
being prepared.
Died st the Insane Asylum.
| Crane & Burns received word today that
Mary Crofton, an old resident here, died
at the State Insane Asylum this morning.
The Chain Broke.
The familiar sound Of the Conant gong
| came near letting the many people who
await It's regular call over sleep Thursday
| morning. When Engineer Lowell, who
has faithfully handled it for more than a
dozen years, pulled the chain for the last
time Wednesday evening he heard a
| strange noise. He at once made an inyes-
tigation and found that the chain had
broken. II was Immediately repaired and
| sounded as usual
| He Lost the Horse.
A young man OF this village, who
usually drives pretty good horse of his
own, has just had an experience which he
did not relish and in no unpleasant tones
heaps Goals of fire upon the stranger who
| caught him mapping. Tuesday the
| strangers came here and after consider
able dickering managed to get him into
| q trade OF horses. The local sport traded,
| giving the jockey, who gave his address
| as Milford, the sum OF s25 In addition to
his own horse. Thursday afte ernoon a
deputy sheriff who had followed the
stranger from River Point came here and
took the horse, which was stolen in Clyde
Monday. The thief is missing and so is
the twenty I've dollars.
Personal Items.
John A. Jerauld a. d Alvin +. jerks are
on the jury from this place In the Com
mon Pleas division OF the Superior Court
this week.
Patrolman Bagley OF the police force
has returned from Chicago with his wife.
Frank L. Millman of Boston Is here
during the week guest of relatives, This
is his irst visit in more than ten years.
Mrs. Franklin b. Coyle OF Uxbridge re-
turned to her home Thursday after a two
weeks visit to relatives here.
Inter esting Items.
| The funeral OF Charles +. Wood, a we'll.
known citizen, took place yesterday after
noon from his late residence on Broad
street.
| Henry &. Pollard and Richard T. Keene
have not settled their differences yet, and,
so far as the world knows, Henry still
considers Richard a Frenchman.
The investigation into the special police
department has not yet been held, nor
does 1t appear that there is a burning de-
sire on the part Of the town authorities
| to hold II.