Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-02-10
IN CENTRAL FALLS
Special Town Meeting
Next Thursday.
FUR POOR.
Lodge Meeting, Debate and Other
Notes of Interest.

The call Tor the special town appropria-
tlon meeting to be held next Thursday
To meet the demands made on the poor
department have been posted and also
calls for an appropriation for miscellane-
Gus purposes.
The appropriation OF $4,000 for the sup.
port OF the poor made at he last June
meeting Is about exhausted, the demands
on this department being unusually
heavy during the past few months. II is
expected that ot her business will come up
for consideration at this meeting.
Polo Game This Morning.
There was a polo game at Temperance
Hall this morning between the Pawtucket
High School team and the clerks OF the
Slater mills. Goals were scored fast and
furious, and at the end OF the third limit
the score was tied, each team having
scored ~ goals. Davis made the winning
goal for the Slater team.
Superior Lodge Meeting.
The regular meeting OF Superior Lodge,
/. q, o. f., was held last evening, when
the first degree was conferred on one can
didate. Three new members were elected
and one application WAS received.
The Post msstership.
Many people are beginning TO think
that II is about time that there was a
postmaster appointed who is in accord
" ith the present administration. The
term Of Post master Bowen expiI ed many
moons ago, and 1t is pretty certain that he
will continue to discharge the duties OF
the Office for few months more at least
as II 10 officially stated that there will be
no more Federal appointments until after
the Spring election.
Real Estate Transactions.
There were very few transactions In
real estate the past week, the following
having been recorded: Matthew Harking
sold to st. James Church, Manville, land
on Church street for n. Alixis Lounais
ct ux sold to Joseph Genereux land on the
southerly side of & street for go. Carrie
|. Wood sold to Alanson Wood land on
Central street for go.
Take Your choice.
Thermometers do not agree on the
temperature and that may account for the
fact that some people find II much colder
on their back piazza than others. TRI-
BUNE man carefully examined a local
dealers stock yesterday and found the
mercury at different points I'm each OF
zero, some 80 and some ran up to az. A big
black one with a tin back could only
swear to 35 degrees, but a little innocent
one with the figures ona piece of wood
gave the public to understand that the
atmosphere was four degrees warmer.
Cupid Is Kept Busy.
There is no depression In the matri
monial market, the duh times apparently
not effecting cupid In his work of break
ing hearts. The number OF marriage in
tentions filed at the Town Clerks Office
during January was twenty five, an in
crease OF seven over the NUMBER recorded
the same month last year.
Interesting Items.
q Sarah, the youngest daughter of George
Boomer, died this morning.
T. Two arrests for drunkenness and revel-
ling were made by the police last night.
Six applicants took the examination for
positions as carriers ut the local Postof-
tice this morning.
The Lincoln Wheelmen will have a
social in Flremen's hall, Saylesvilie,
Thursday evening.
Rav, George T. Mahoney will assume
the duties OF pastor OF st. Charles Church
An interesting debate on the Chinese
question was held by the Debating Ly-
ceum at the High School building last
evening.
Notices. have been posted In several
public places notifying weavers TO keep
away from the Lymansville mills during
the strike.
Thomas McGrath of st. Johns Semi
nary, Brighton, Mass, is spending fort
nights vacation with his parents on
Broad street.
Confidence men are again flooding the
town with their green goods circulars
and newspaper clippings with n hope OF
catching some innocents.
A meeting OF the Board OF Directors OF
the Young Mems Catholic Association OF
the Holy Trinity parish was held last
evening " hen considerable business OF q
routine nature was transacted.
A young woman residing on High street
had quite an experience the other day.
She bought some Photographic views OF
the Worlds Fair, and on looking them
over discovered her own picture in one OF
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