The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-27
PAWTUCKET.
The Board of Alderme N Orders Another
Election In the Second Ward for
March 4.

The Board of Alderme n Order. Anothe,
Election in the Second Ward foI
March 4.
The Board or Aldermen met last even.
ing Tor the pu pose Of counting the votes
cast at Wednesdays election. Before the
began ordinances were passed re-
appropriating the u~nexDended balance
Tor the repair OF Exchange street bridge:
Tor the putting in OF a new boiler in rhe
police stations; for equipping the school
houses with fire escapes: for the con.
struction of city scales; $500 annually for
Tree beds each in the Rhode Island and
homeopathic Hospitals; providing for
the eiectlo OF a city weigher and keeper
OF the city scales in February of each
Year.
John J.. Cattanach's license for an ath-
ietic exhibition was chan ed from Feb. 2
to Feb. q.
The board then proceeded to count the
votes. and at the completion of the count
declared Edward +. Gillian elected mem
Der OF the common council from the Fifth
ward, and declared 10 election in the
second ward. The count dii not differ
materially from the wardens' count, AL
derman Winters losing one vote aud Ed.
ward O'Brien, candidate for alderman.
gaining two.
Alderman O'Reilly moved that another
election be held Saturday of this week.
Alderman Adams moved 20 hold it on
the hrst Wednesday Of April. Alder
man JAWS moved that the election be
ned on the first Wednesday Of March,
this motion was carried.
Liquor Law violators.
Inc license commissioners met yester-
day afternoon ana considered the screen
law violations which were brought to
light by visits of the authorities last
sunday; John III. Dehany q d Michael
quinn, Doth OF whose places were visited
Al that time. were ordered to appear be-
lore the commissioners next Monday. to
snow cause why their licenses should not
be revoked.
Funeral of Mrs. A. r. Pierce.
The funeral of Nellie A. Pierce, wife Of
Alonzo T.. Pierce OF the com.
mon council, was solemnized at 9 O'Clock
this afternoon from the residence of her
husb ma, l3S Clay street. The service
was conducted by the Rev. j.. j. Woolley,
chaplain OF Tower Post, No. IL, G.. A. r..
and was attended by members of the
POST anu OF the city government, and by
Tower Relief Corps in a body. There
rom relatives and friends OF the
family, including testimonials from
Post, Tower Relief Corps.
md members Of the city government
The remains we're entombed in Oak
irove cemetery for burial on Memorial
Day. Tie bearers were William H..
Tracy, Orris Il. Huntley, Ephraim w.
and Edward T.. Tobie, com
AIDES ofTower Post.
Across the Continent.
At the regular meeting Of Enterprise
j. o. q. r.. last evening, Grand
representatives =. j. Trumplsr aud T.. II.
lincoln. who represented the Grand
lodge OF Rhode Island nc the session of
he Sovereign Grand Lodge at Portland.
IRE, last september. gave an interesting
on the trip, descriptive OF the Jour,
the country. the people aud the sur.
cummings. During the evening the third
egree was conferred on one candidate.
Points Of Interest.
In the District Court this morning one
erson was fined for drunkenness.
AT Music Hall last evening the Rev. Il.
'eWitt Talmage gave an interesting lee.
ire on |" The Bright Side of Life,h in
le Meiklejohn and Lomas series.
The annual ball OF the Firemeu's Asso-
alton will be held on the iOth of Feb.
iary.
The annual meeting OF the Veteran
lremen's Association will b, held on rho
c9nd Monday ia February.