The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-08
late LOCAL news.
The DOings Of the Day in
and About the City.
Short Stories Of Minor Happen.
ings Among Our People.
Tiaeiy Topics sf General Interest TerseIy
Told to Tribune Readers.

A meeting of the committee on accounts
will be held this evening.
The Pawtucket Cycling Club will give
another of their popular dances about
January
The marriage intentions Of William
Bellville and Ida Pelkey were filed with
the City Clerk this morning.
Miss Deborah X. Knox will deliver a
missionary address in the Central Baptist
Chvrch at Newport on Friday evening.
A. C. Purdy, the real estate and insur-
ance broker, formerly with H. F. Horton
and Sons, has opened an Office at 26 High
street.
The finance committee of the Board of
Aldermen met last evening and started
their inspection Of the appropriation ordi-
nance.
The Presidential electors chosen Nov.
3rd will assemble Monday, Jan. IL, and
cast their votes for President and Vice
President.
The hours OF the Sacred Heart Parochial
school, have been changed, and in future
the sessions will be s 30 to II :15 a. M, and
from 1:15 to lao p. m.
The committee appointed by Delaney
Council, X. of c., to arrange for the ball to
be given by that society about Feb. 1, will
meet for organization on Thursday even
ing.
Benjamin Smith of this city has been
awarded the contract for the erection Of
the new Odd Fellows building at Attle-
boro. The contract price was nearly
$4,000.
The old case of William r. johnson
against Robert Crossley, was again ad-
journed In the Civil side of the District
Court this morning. 1t is booked for Dec.
18th this time. "a y - ~
The young man who came to the police
station ON Sunday, suffering from the
effects OF . spree, was attended by his
family physician this morning, and later
taken to his home.
The moral atmosphere OF the town was
remarkably clear yesterday, and in conse-
quence there was q clean blotter at the
police station this morning, and no busi-
ness for the District Court.
The sermon delivered by Rev. Father
Gillian, at st. Mary's Sunday morning,
was remarkable for the through study dis
played In its composition. The subject
was, ''The life Of st. John, the Baptist"
The members of the committee OH city
property went to Boston this afternoon
Tor the purpose OF placing an order for
metallic shelves for the safety vault. The
same kind as those In use at the new Cum
berland town house will be put in.
The much talked of polo game, amateur
in every sense Of the word, composed Of
teams made up of members of the Paw
tucket Cycling Club, will take place in the
lower hall of the Auditorium on Friday
evening. The captains of the teams will
i,e =, illiam Slaney and d. Harwood Rich
ardson,
In Observance OF the feast OF the I'm
maculate Conception today, which Is
holy day of obligation in the Catholic
church, masses were celebrated in the
four Catholic churches this morning. Ser
vices at st. Mary's church were very largely
attended, and were of an interesting
character.
The water committee met at the City
Hall last evening, and later adjourned
until tonight. The Watchemocket fire
district question will come up for con-
sideration, but as the present contract has
some three or four years to run, 1t IL re-
ported that the committee will not favor
action upon it for some time TO come.
There was q very large demand for
frisc,lla seata at Meiklejohn's yesterday
In fact, 1t was one of the largest advance
sales in the history OF the city. The
m nagement wish us to correct the report
that the seats were all sold yesterday.
There are still good ones remaining, but
should be secured at once by those who
contemplate attending.