Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-03-07
IN CENTRAL FALLS.
A Very Narrow Escape
FROM Drowning.
BAlL0U POSTS MEMORIAL.
The Special Town Meeting All the
Live News.

berry pond yesterday afternoon, John
O'Brien had narrow escape from drown
ing. The warm weather OF the past
several days made the practice OF this
fascinating sport quite hazardous,
but everything went well with
Mr.. O'Brien and his companion,
John McAlice, until the two
had ventured nearly to the middle of
the pond. The ice suddenly collapsed be-
meath them and both were soon struggling
In the water. McAlice managed to raise
himself to he ice again and with diff
Guilty succeeded in assisting O'Brien out
OF danger. 1t was quite an exciting ex-
perience for several minutes and both
men were pretty much exhausted.
BalIou Post Meeting
An interesting meeting OF Ballou Post
was held last evening when considerable
business was transacted. The committee
appointed to arrange for he presentation
OF the memorial volume reported that the
gift would be received in public meeting
Wednesday evening, March 20. An invi-
tation was extended to Gen. Olney AR
mold to receive the volume on behalf of
the post.
The AlcsEar Social Club.
n HtW organization, De known
as he Alcazar, was formed last evening
by number OF well known young men OF
this village and Valley Falls. Officers
were elected as follows;
President-William T.. McKenna.
Vice President-Francis J. Casey.
Corresponding Secretary-J. j Barry.
Financial Secretary-Willlam DWyer
Treasurer-John u. McClay.
Installation Exercises.
rhe meeting OF the st. John Baptist
Society 10 be held this evening will be
OF unusual interest to the members of
that hourishing organization. Rev. J. III.
Beland will be duly installed as ch~6lain
OF the society and fifty seven names will
be enrolled making the membership In
the peighborhood OF four hundred. Tbere
Will be delegates present from the various
French organizations throughout the
state and visiting clergymen will make
addresses on subjects OF vital interest to
the society. The Philharmonic band will
assist. -~.
Talking Politics.
Little groups OF politicians are quite nu-
merous on the streets, and Tor the next
few weeks politics and matters connected
Herewith will occupy the attention and
be the main topic OF conversation of the
average citizen OF Central Falls. The Re-
publican Town Committee will meet this
week to call the caucuses for the town
convent ion to elect delegates to the State
Convention to be held Thursday, March
18th. The town convention Will occur
later and 1t Is hinted that the same Assem-
bly, ticket with one exception will be re-
nominated. The local Prohibitionists are
determined to nominate candidates for
the General Assembly ticket and will se-
lect them In few days.
Special Town Meeting.
The special town meeting to take action
on the issuance OF 100000 bonds OF the
Lincoln, In pursuance with the resoiu.
tion adopted at the regular June meeting
and provided for at the last session of the
General Assembly.
In the last few years the debt has in
creased 80 rapidly that it has been found
necessary To bond it. The town was au-
thorized to issue bonds to the amount Of
100000, but the wise fnanciers thought
1t best to only issue half of that amount.
Interes Ing Items.
Mrs. Walker, a woman evangelist, will
hold revival meeting In the Memorial
chapel, Saylesville, Sunday evening next.
me regular meeting ana ChOWder or
the Veteran Firen.en's Association will be
held this evening at the Cross street en-
gine house.
Prof. Emerson, widely known as hu-
morous reader, will take part In the grand
sacred concert to be given by the Central
Fails Cadets Sunday evening, March 90. =
The Kearney Light Infantry and Cen
trail Falls Cadets have received invitations
from Chief Marshal Donahue to partici-
pate In the st. Patrick's day parade in
Providence.
The entertainment at the residence of
Charles ID. Wood on Monday evening
netted 900 which will be utilized by a
committee in relieving distress amoux.
worthy families OF the town.
Edward 2. Tobie will read paper en-
titled personal Recollections OF Service
With Gen. Sheridan" before the Sacred
Heart Christian Doctrine Society in lem.
perance Hall next Sunday evening. There
will also be musical and literary exercises.
Tonigbt's polo game at Temperance
Hall will be between the Woodbines and
Providence Athletics. The latter team
has been strengthened by the acquisition
OF the Dawson brothers and Moran I'm
goal, so the homesters Will have To hustle
to record a victory.