The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-01
The DOings Of the Day in
and About the City.
Short Stories of Minor Happen.
ings Among Our People.
Timely Topics OF General Interest Tersely
Told to Tribune Readers.

cases OF Qlpntnerla III tnls CITY.
There will be an examination of appli-
cants for positions in the local postoffice
next Saturday.
Car 81 of the Broad street line broke its
trolley pole, in front of Slatteryjs drug
store, last evening.
A meeting of the Pawtucket Salesmen's
Association will be held in the Kinyon
block at 9:15 this evening.
The Saylesville bleacheries are running
on full time again, with the expectation
OF continuance of good business.
Truly we are wonderful people. The
recent report of Overseer OF the Poor says,
we have family within our borders who
have 153 children.
The fruit stand on Main street that re-
Gently went up in blaze of glory and
gasoline Is to be replaced with substan-
tial structure for the winter months.
The Bachelors Club will open their fair
at Euterpean hall this evening. Several
military guests have been invited, and the
affair will doubtless be pleasurable event.
was recently killed by order of Agent ia
son z. Lawrence of the Anti-Cruelty soci-
ETY.. The animal was suffering from glan-
ders.
At the meeting of the Sacred Heart T.. A.
and B. Society, held last evening, a COM
mittee was appointed to arrange for the
production OF drama on st. Patrick's
night.
Ian McLaren commenced his series of
lectures at the Waldorf, New York, yes
terday. He delivered the same lecture as
in this city, sCertain Traits OF Scottish
Character"
Many members of the Ladies Soldiers
Mefilofisl Association will visit the Cor
ham WORKS at Elmwoo,.. tomorrow after
noon to witness the casting oi the modei
for the soldiers monument.
There will be meeting of the First
Ward Democratic Club this evening at the
rooms of the Pleasant View Literary Asso-
citation. Business OF an important nature
Is on the docket for consideration.
There will be a meeting of the Sacred
Heart Christian Doctrine Society tomorrow
GERS for the ensuing term will be elected.
The society is arranging to put on drama
at an early date.
During the month of November the Fire
Department responded to seven bell alarms.
Outside of the fire at the stores of the Paw
tucket Loan Company and Columbia
Candy kitchen, the damage in every in
stance was slight.
The members of the After Nine club of
this city paid visit to Patrick McGerry of
Valley Falls, last evening, and were enter
tanned i'm hospitable manner. After
tempting collation. the evening was passed
in pleasant social manner.
No business of importance was trans
acted at the meeting of Tower Post, No.
II, @. A. r. One application for member
ship was received. Considerable interest
Is being manifested in the election of off,
GERS, which will be held on next Monday
evening.
Team No. defeated team No. 8 in ~
tournament at the Palace bowli- ,ua,,.
last evening by 145 pins. TT No q howl
:" -. nad an of night and none of them
reached the bon, mark. Brinton was high
roller with a single ofl,226 and three
string total Of 551.
The meeting of the Irish National Alli-
ance, which will be held this evening at
their rooms in the Dexter building, Will
take the form of exercises commemorative
OF Allen, Larkin and O'Brien, the Man
chester martyrs. Mr.. Flanagan will read
an interesting paper.
The annual meeting OF the Providence
Women's Foreign Missionary Society will
be held next Friday at the Broad Street
Baptist Church. The session will begin al
Mrs. n. M. Waterbury OF Boston will
ihake the principal address.
The local militia companies should nov
be on the watch for visit from the in
specting officer as the adjutant general Il
compiling list of the drill nights of TIN
different companies, which means that tn
inspections by Lieut.. Abbott, Y. s. A.
inspecting officer, will soon commence.
Captain Whiting returned from Worces
ter this morning and reports his recover
from his recent lameness. Hobe will (
TO New Bedford with the team this aftel
noon but will not put on skates befol
tomorrow night In the game with Saleu
Hobe says the weather at Worcester W,
very chilly, almost as chilly as Bill
Keough finds II at Infantry Hall, Prov
dence.
1t seems that Chief Baker Of Providenc
or rather one of his subordinates, the ca
tain OF the first district, the toughest di
trict In the city, has really made an IL
preston upon the breakers. lie h
driven most OF the gamblers out OF
city across the line into Olneyville, VIII,
they do less trade beyond the reach OF
municipal authorities. Proprictors OF b
houses are kept In condition OF anxie
for this captain OF the first il a gr'
raider, and they do not know the be