The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-17
LA4BLOCALN
The Doings Of the Day in
and About the City.
Short Stories of Minor Happen
mgs Among Our People.
Ti.eIy Topics Of General :lnterest Terseiy
Told to Tribune Readers.


Today and tomorrow are observed by
Catholics as ember days.
Mrs. Whitaker, mother of Mrs. William
H. Park, 10 reported to be seriously Ill.
The public schools close this afternoon
for the Christmas vacation of one week.
A social will be given by the Etna asso-
citation tomorrow evening in the winter
series.
The BARRIERS Union meets this evening,
when officers for the ensuing term will be
elected.
The Providence Police Associations
fund is richer by $3.50 as result of the
recent ball.
Thin ice throughout the country is now
busily engaged in its annual job Of de-
creasing the Juvenile population.
Scheduled time was out Of the question
last night on the Interstate line and the
cars were run on ''go- as you please"
plan.
The New York, New Haven and Hart
ford directors have declared their regular
quartery dividend Of per cent, payable
Dec. 81.
Owing to the small attendance yesterday
afternoon the Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union did not hold their usual
meeting.
There will be a meeting of the License
Commissioners tomorrow evening, when
two applications for transfer of licenses
will be acted upon.
There will be a meeting OF the committee
appointed to arrange for the banquet to
Mayor-elect Davis at the rooms OF the
Seekonk Club this evening.
The construction force, or gravel train
gang, on the Worcester division of the
Consolidated road, numbering many res
idents Of this city, has finished the seasons
work.
The Christmas sale OF Tower Relief
Corps, No. i, w. r. c., was continued last
evening and in spite of the storm goodly
number partook of the clam chowder sup
per which was served.
The store of Alden H. Vaughan Is
stocked with articles suitable for Christ
luab klhto anu ~ o. 8AoASS ~ AsAS " aAA>-~''
will give one an idea of the taste he has
exhibited in the selection Of His holiday
stock.
Undertaken Clark sent the remains OF
Mrs. Lucinda Rogers to East Lynne,
Conn.,, for interment yesterday afternoon.
The deceased was the wife of George w.
Rogers and died at her home on Lock
Bridge street.
Have you registered yet? You haven't?
Well, you had better be about 1t without
delay. Assistant City Clerk Roberts will
be at the Fourth Ward room this evening
and tomorrow evening will pay visit to
the Fifth Ward. See that your name is on
the list.
In the Appellate Court yesterday after
noon, judgement was given the plaintiff
in the case of John Walker vs. William IL.
Murray, formerly of this city, for 9.66
and costs. The suit was to recover on a
prommissory note for $3.50. The note was
payable at the First National Bank.
Despite the publication of postoffice
rules respecting return addresses and pre-
paid postage, there are several letters,
packages and newspapers held at the post
Office, and cannot be forwarded until pos
tage il paid, and cannot be returned be-
cause there are no senders' address on
them.
By a deal that has just been closed be-
tween j. h p. Coats Co., limited, Of Glas-
gov and John Clark, a. Co., proprietors
OF the mile end thread mills of Newark
N. j., the former have become the sole
owners OF the entire New Jersey plant Of
the latter. Advices from the other side
state that the price paid for the plant wal
. quarter Of a million pounds sterling.
The census OF the State institutions this
week shows that the Providence County
Jail Is becoming more than usually pop
uiar resort. .-[Pawtucket TRIBUNE. And
judging from the way the majority OF
the voters treat the temperance question
hell is likely TO become even more popular
. o place OF resort than Is said Jail, when
thst same majority shall have passed In
.its checks, and ceased TO vote, adds tn,
Westerly Tribune.
The Rhode Island department encamp
ment of the q. A. r.. will meet in con
vention In Woonsocket on Monday, Feb
.. for the election of officers. Commander
in-Chief Clarkson of the national q. A.
will be present at the convention. Th
occasion will be a memorable one for tn
comrades OF Smith post, who will leav
nothing undone that can be done In th
way Of giving the high official an en-
thusiast,c reception.
Rev. &. l.. Goddell delivered a lectur
on Palestine in the parlors OF the First N
K. Church last evening. Owing to th
storm the attendance was small, but thos
who did attend heard very intercstin
talk, which embraced Mr.. Goodell's ca
psriences on his trip to the Holy Lane
Al six o'clock a supper was served by u
ladies of the Epworth League, und'
whose auspices the lecture was giveI
The supper was fairly well patronized.