Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1895-05-06
in CENTRAL FALLS.
Citizens Want More
Street Car Lines.
THE STRIKE SITUATION.
The Police Want Their Salaries at
Least Onco in Two Weeks.


culation requesting the Pawtucket Street
Railway Co. to establish electric car lines
on Central, Washington and fremont
streets. That car lines are very much
needed on these thoroughfsres is q fact
patent to every one who IL at all acquainted
in this portion OF the city.
1t would be an additional convenience
to the travelling public as well 40 source
OF additional revenue to the railroad com
pany. As the petition has Just been
started OF course one cannot say how 1t
will be regarded by the property owners
and inha bitants Of the streets over which
IL il desired the new tracks should run,
although there is lite'e or no good reason
for objection on their part, for 1t woulc
increase the value OF abutting property to
q considerable extent.
DR.. Malo Is one Of the pushers OF the
scheme and Is interesting good many
people In It, There Is no doubt that the
petition Will have many sigDers.
The Flower Festival.
The flower festival In aid OF the Church
of the Holy Trinity will be continued
very successful.
An entertainment will be given every
evening until the close and the feature
this evening will be the Dairy Maids
drill.
This evening the doll contest will be
closed and tomorrow night the bicycle
will be disposed OF and Wednesday night
the silver service will be gwen to the lucky
contestant who has the good fortune to
win It.
Allowed to Depart.
Last night man who had looked mp
on the wine when it was rosy was arrest
ed and carried to the police station. This
morning, when he had sobered up little
he was given five minutes to leave the
cit y and gladly availed himself OF the op-
portunity.
The Oficers' Salaries.
There Is said TO be some dissatisfaction
among the members OF the police force ut
the idea Of being paid OF only once
month and steps are to be taken to induce
the committee on police to make the pay.
ments semi. monthly.
The Strike. Il
The strike at the Farwell mills remains
quiet. No committee from the strikers
has as yet waited on Mr.. Farwell and
there are absolutely no new develop
ments.
10 This True?
There were numerous mon about the
city yesterday afternoon who were more
or less under the influence OF liquor, In
spite of the fact that all the saloons are
supposed to be closed on the Sabbath.
Some people have been heard to remark
in sarcastic manner that the liquor they
drank was purchased Saturday night,
bur 1t is doubtful II this In the case.
City Council.
Both branches of the City Council will
meet this evening. There is no business
of special Importance on the docket and
no excitement is expected.
moro Business Like.
Supt. of Schools Draper has arranged
with City Treasurer Reynolds to have the
children from Lincoln and Cumberland
attending the city schools pay their
tuition fees directly to him.
Highway Work.
During the past week the streets In the
principal section of the city have been
thoroughly cleaned OF their Winters &C
cumulatioD OF filth, and the badly worn
places In the macadamiEed roads have
been filed with crushed stone.
Bicyclist Injured.
At O'Clock yesterday afternoon John
Noonan Of Hebronville was riding up Dex-
ter street on a bicycle. John had been
partaking OF the cup that cheers and con-
sequentiy was not in a proper condition
to manage his bicycle. As q result he was
thrown from his machine snd badly in.
jured. He landed on his head when he
fell and the force of the contact with tho
hard paving stones was sufficient to knock
him out.
He was UNCONSCIOUS until nearly 5
O'Clock, in spite of the efforts OF City Ply
sician Mann to bring him to his senses.
Shortly before O'Clock he came TO HIM
self and was sooD.able TO 20 home. He'll
be sorry when he 10 sober.
Lecture Tomorrow Evening.
Tomorrow evening Rev. Father Harper
OF the Paulists will lecture before the
Sacred Heart Temperance Society. This
is one Of q series Of discourses to be de-
throughout the State, pursuant to plan
recommended by the last national con-
vention held at Minneapolis.
Local City Notes.
The Sacred Heart Christian Doctrine |
Society has appointed a committee to ar |
range for the annual excursion. This SO. |
ciety contemplates concert and lecture to |
be given In aDout two weeks.
Miss Sadie Smith OF New Haven, Conn.,,
is visiting friends In this city.
Long Uverdue.
HALIFAX, May 6.-Brig Katie, zoo tons,
with her crew of six, has been given ND
for lost. She sailed from Cow Bay, G. b.,
for Yarmouth, several weeks ago, with a
cargo Of coal and has not been heard