The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-12

Nearly all the Inter State cars are laid
mp in the repair shops
The newspaper men Of Pawtucket,
have organized n polo team made up es-
pecially to defeat Providence.
Two new teachers have been engaged In
the Manvile public schools. They are
Miss Celia Balcom OF Manville. and Miss
McGrath of Pawtucket.
The Newport Business Mems Associa-
tion has elected: President Francis Is.
Peckham; vice-presidents, L. ID. Davis,
L. Mumford Seabury and George Peirce;
secretary, William j. CoZZeus; treasurer,
William II. Hammett; executive COM
nittee, Anthony Stewart, Il. b. III. Sher-
mau, ID. Il. Pinniger, j. S. Coggeshall
and j. II. Crosby, Jr.
The East Providence Y. p. S. G. Z.
elected officers Tuesday night.
Central Falls business men will hold
meeting tonight to discuss the telephone
service.
The Rev. o. +. Clarke OF East Green.
witch will deliver u lecture subject. "In
the Alps: n visit &c the famous monks of
st. Bernard" on Sunday night in Odd
Fellows Hall, East Greenwich.
The Norwood Free Will Baptist Church
was received into the Rhode Island As
socation of Free Will Baptist Churches
Tuesday night.
Lewis l.. Simmons has been chosen
chairman Of the board of overseers of the
poor at Newport.
The scarlet fever at Auburn has died
out. and the public school was opened
yesterday,
The annual convention of the Rhode
Island District, Manchester Unity, was
begun yesterday In Olneyville. Nineteen
lodges were represented.
In the snit for damages brought by
Charles B. Jones and wife at East Green
wich against the New York, Providence
and Boston Railroad, the jury disagreed
yesterday. and was discharged. The
jurymen favored the plaintiffs.
The employees in Mayor Browns ma
chine shops ar Pawtucket have asked for
weekly payments.
Martin o. Ingraham. G. A. r. veter-
an, died of b.ood poisoning at the Bristol
Soldiers Home, Sunday evening. aged 20
years.
The annual meeting of the Woons sock ct
Veteran Flremen.s Association was held
in the old town hall, Woonsocket, yes
terday.
Narragansett Bay, West Passage. Is
blocked by ice, and feet Of twenty-four
outward bound sail is ice-bound at
Dutch Island.
The Learing on the charges against the
management of the soldiers home at
Bristol was continued Tuesday. The
witnesses were given the widest latitude
in the rehearsal of their grievances but
nothing OF Importance was developed
against the management.
The Tower Light Infantry of Paw
tucket, with the Other companies OF tho
First Regiment have been ordered TO re-
port at the Infantry building, Provi-
7:30 o'clock, for the purpose of partici-
pating in a complimentary review to His
Excellency, Gov. ID. Russell Brown.
The Company will appear in full dress.
light marching order. The Colonel COM
manding expects every man TO parade
with his company on this occasion.
An Apponaug citizen has petitioned
for the organization of White Caps at
Apponaug.
A new company has been formed to
manufacture electric cars at Millbury.
The capital stock will be Sl50.000. and
employment will be given TO 80 hands.
The building will be put up immedi-
ately.
Samuel White, electrician formerly
with the Interstate, has accepted a posi-
tion with the Union Railroad Company
Of Providence.
Tuesday afternoon the convocation OF
Pawtucket held its winter meeting in
Christ Church, Lonsdale. After various
reports had been made resolution was
adopted to establish quarterly paper
in Providence IN connection with the
Providence convocaiion.