The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-03-06
PAWTUCKET.
MAYOR BROWN APPOINTS A NEW
COMMISSIONER.
Charles III. Jencks the Mantle License
Commits sioners' Accounts = Emmets
Anniyersary-25th IA Anniversary.


TO fill the vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion of Secretary Bucklin. and also for
three years term beginning April i, on
which date Mr.. Bucklin's term woulu
have expired. Mr.. jerks Is native OF
Pawtucket, and is SO years OF age. lie Is
a son OF Alfred jerks, and DESCENDANT
OF Gov. jerks
IL has been popularity expected that
this appointment would fall elsewhere.
ald the name of the appointee has never
BEEN publicly mentioned in connection
with the position.
The License Commissioners Accounts.
At or soon after the time Elisha w.
Bucklin, secretary of the board Of license
missiouers. rendered his resignation
from the board to Mayor Brown, the lat
ter instructed Commissioners Rex to ex-
anime the accounts of the secretary ana
report the result TO him. AIterwarus .no
City Council instructed City Auditor
Charles +. Burnham TO make a thorough
examination OF the books of the commits
sioners, and report TO the Board OF Alder
men. Mr. Rex and the city auditor have
now completed their examination, anu
made their report TO tue mayor Saturday
afternoon. The reports Will be trans
mitted to the Board OF Aldermen next
Wednesday evening.
Emmet's Anniversary.
The 1l5:h anniversary of the birth OF
Robert Emmett was fittingly observed by
the Sarsfleld Association by a public
meeting in Music Hall, Saturday even
ing. The attendance was rather small,
but the meeting lacked not in patriotic
sentiment on that account. Among
those who occupied seats upon the plat
form as guests were ex-Gov. John w.
Davis, ex-Mayor Carroll, Aldermen
Davis aud O'Reilly, George l.. Littlefield.
William III. Haskell, Thomas w. Rob
inson aud oChers. Preliminary remarks
were made by Mayor Carroll and Gov.
of the evening, the Hon. John L. Fin.
nerty of Chicago. The speaker Delivered
an eloquent address upon the lie. char
acter aud patriotism of Robert Emmett.
outlining tue history of the time in
which he lived, aud rehearsing the tragic
circumstances OF his death. He closei
with an earnest appeal in favor OF home
rule. and received hearty roun d OF ap-
plause :,
Upon motion of Mayor Carroll the
home rule bill was endorsed. lncdent-
al there were songs bv Claude j. Farms
worth. Rober, j. Casey and the Nc
Caughey brothers. The meeting. closed
with singing "God Save Ireland"
st. Patrick's Day Conve ntion.
The st. Patrick's day convention held
another meeting last evening aud com
pleted some minor details In connection
with the celebration. Collectors for the
parish of the Church OF the STCred Heart
were announced, as follows j. ii.
Byrne, John McGrath. William i. But
Ter, Frank Ward, Owen Darcy, Thomas
W. Ryan. Martin Murray, Patrick Nc
Aeavy, Gerald Doherty, Roberj Hayden,
Thomas Carer, Edward Gormley. A
committee on carriages was appointed.
25th Anniversary.
Yesterday was the 25sh anniversary OF
the dedication of the present Pawtucket
Congregational Church, and also Of the
services of John Il. Adams as organist
and musical director. At the morning
service he pastor. the Rev. Alexander
McGreQcr. preached an anniversary ser
mon, aud twenty-five persons were ad
mitted Co the church-three by letter and
the remainder upon confession OF faith.
The ordinance of baptism was admins
tered to class of ten.
In the evening musical praise service
was held, the choir being assisted by Mr..
III. G. Macdougall. organist Mt the Cen
tral Congregational Church. Providence,
aud by the choir of that church, consist.
ing Of the following persons: Mrs. Min
ME f.. Vaughan, soprano; Miss Emily j..
i}allou, contralto; Waiter j. Towne, tenor;
William r. Lane, basso. The church
was filled to OVERLOOKING. and the music
rendered was of high order and thor
oughly enjoyed Around the pulpit was
an array or potted plants, while In trout
a floral Tyre bearing the figures 1865
1893"
Hot Water from the Water Main.
About1 O'Clock yesterday leak started
in the water main on Main stree t, which
the department had not been able to To-
cate up TO late hour this forenoon. The
water made lis appearance in front OF
Music Hall building. but an examina-
ton at that point did not discover the
leak. 1t was found that the water
worked down the street through the soft
earth beneath the frozen surface, until ii
found weak place whers it could escape
The peculidrity about this leak is that
the water which pours forth from the
ground steams rs though hot, and melts
all the ice or snow with which il comes
in contact From the break in the street
to the first catch basin at the corner ot
High street, the ice has been melted and
the pavement exposed TO view, while q
few feet from the curbing whero the
water has not touched, the ice appears
several inches thick.
his but VI tut
water was AIKEN and II was found to be
20 degrees warmer than the water as il
comes from the faucets. This latter i,
80 d .grees, while the water in the street
is % degrees.
The explanation offered for this is thai
the break la the pipe Is some distanc,
away, and that the water has followed
the sewer pipe down the street. The re
fuse in the sewer. including hot water
chemicals, etc, is supposed TO be of
sullic emily high temperat Co cause
this difference in the water The pheno
menon has created considerable interest
and has led some OF the ou-looking wit
TO predict that at no distant day we ~ IL
De drawing hot and cold water from tn,
same pipe.
The District Court.
In the District Court yesterday Johr
II. Powers pleaded not guilty to keeping
liquor for illegal sale, aud his trial wa
set down for the llth inst. lie was then
arraigned on the charsc OF druukennes:
| aud revelling aud fined IS ana costs.
The case against John A. Cullen FOL
disturbing meeting has been continued
TO the 9th inst.
Points of Interest.
The attraction at Lothrop's Grand
Opera House this week will be tn,