New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-16
THE WEEE's NEWS ~ PROTIDENCE
\ SUCCESSFUL POULTRY SHow-A MOVEMENT
AGAINST POOL-SEILING.

\ SUCCESSFUL POULTRY SHow-A MOVEMENT
AGAINST POOL-sELLING
Providence. Dec. Is tspeciab.-The Rhode Island
Poultry Association held its annual exhibition
this week Music Hall 1t has been the most
successful show ever given by the association Inc
exhibition OF dressed poultry is said TO have been
the finest on record. The association held its an
nual banquet Thursday night. the principal dish
being cross-br turkey. raised and furnished by
the Kingston Experiment Station. About SW
members OF the association were present
The Providence Police Association gave Its
twelfth annual ball Thursday night at Infantry
Hall The hall completely filed with peo-
pie there being fully 5000 persons present. Gov
ernor Brown and Mayor Olney and other public
officials present.
Although the horse-ga mblers making great
prepare tons reopening Narragansett Park next
spring and conducting a running meeting TO con-
tinue all summer a strenuous effort seems TO be
making 10 secure the repeal of the law legalizing
pool-selling. The Union Ministers Meeting OF
Providence and vicinity has issued circular to
the clcrgymen of the State of all denominations.
urging every pastor TO preach In favor or the re-
peal and to circulate petitions and TO inausurate
public meetings for the purpose of intensifying
the public sentiment already existing against
legalized gambling.
The Kent -Kirgley Land Company is the name
Of = corporation which has secured considerable
land bounded by Sabin. Cove and Beverly sts.
upon which II Is contemplated TO erect mammoth
factory buildings to be nine stories in height. and
to be leased for various light manufacturing pur-
poses. The capital stock of the corporation 10
$l.Wo.GOs ,, IA.
The electric railroad connecting Attleboro with
North Att!eboro and Plainve. which has been
idle for nearly year Owins To the destruction OF
the powerhouse and 10 litigation. sold at auc-
ton for rg on a foreclosure sale, the mortgage
being $4,000 The purchaser a syndicate com
posed OF Marsden j. Perry. Of this city; Lyman Is.
CON of Pawtucket: Clarence l.. Watson. OF Attic
boro and H. f. Barrows. of North Attleboro. and
weil-knOMu and wealthy men. Inc ROAD
will be Immediately equipped and put into opera
ton +,....-
Henry j. spooner. jr.. son OF ex-Congressman
Snooner was married on Thursday TO Miss Helen
X smith ut the residence Of Colonel Spooner me
vedding was attended by Governor Brown, sew
eral of the Judges OF the Supreme Court, and ~
prominent members OF the Providence County
Bar. ~, !. 49,. la. 49,.
whose business is In North Kingstown. has been
elected Senator from that town TO succeed the late
senator Cranston. MIR. Gregorys name had been
on the North Kingstowr voting list until after ne
was nomina ted Senator. when the Town Council
struck il OF. The Democrats claim that ne 2
Ineligible 10 hold the Office Of Senator for North
Kingstown and talk OF getting an INJUNCTION TO
nreysnt the issue OF the certificate. Mr.. Gregory
has been representative from North Kingstown
for several years and has recently moved to this
ri