The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-29
ns Doings Of the Day in
and About the City.
Shsft Stories of Minor Happen
ings Among Our People.
Tinely Topics Of General Interest TerseIy
TsId to Tribune Readers.

The regular meeting Of the Probat
Court will be held tomorrow afternoon a
4o'clock.
The condition of Mrs. st. Pierre, who
has been suffering from pneumonia, IL
much improved.
Herbert Davis fast stopper was at the
head OF the procession on the Boulevard
yesterday Afternoon.
Sleighing is good about the city but in
the country patches Of bare ground are
met with now and then.
The Sunday school Of the Pawtucket
Congregational Church will hold their
Christmas festival this evening.
DR.. St. Pierre reports that the scarlet
fever epidemic at Marieville is over, and
that she schools will open Monday.
The condition of Frank McArdle, who
has been critically i'll with typhoid fever,
is reported as slightly improved this morn
ing.
meeting of the Board of Managers of
the Associated Charities will be held this
AFTERNOON at their rooms in the Wheaton
block. ~ tFt
The lumber of voters who registered
yesterday was 3o1. This brings the total
number of names on the registry books up
to 1905
After the next meeting of the Etna
Association, it being the semi-annual, the
members will enjoy dinner at the Bene-
dict House.
Mrs. Mary Salisbury, who had a portion
of her foot amputated by Drs. jerks and
Walker on Sunday is reported as resting
comfortably.
The annual meeting OF the Young Mems
Christian Association will take place to-
morrow evening, when officers will be
elected for next year.
Cornelius Vanderbilt sent check to be
divided among the Newport messenger
boys. This seasonable gift was heartily
appreciated by the lads.
The AEtna association is making arrange
ments for the ANIMAL meeting and banquet
OF the association, which is an event al
ways productive of much pleasure.
John Ferguson Of this city brought suit
against John and Mary Green, for slander,
was awarded a verdict of "a and costs in
the Appellate Court In Providence this
morning. n.f<
Two rigs belonging TO the Troy Steam
Laundry Co., caused little excitement
yesterday. One team ran away and the
other was overturned. MOL damage in
either case.
Friday, Flew Years Day, is the feast of
the circumcision and is a holy day of obli-
cation in Catholic circles. Masses will be
celebrated at the several churches of that
denomination.
The only people who have not been COM
planning about the cold weather are the
plumbers, who are making the foundations
of fortunes out of the troubles of owners
OF bursted steam and water pipes.
At the meeting OF the Etna Association
held last evening John Marsden, Benjamin
i. Bennett and John II. Worthington were
appointed 10 arrange a duplicate whist
tournament with the Garfield Club.
The first rehearsal Of 'Zephra" which 1,
to be given the middle of next month, wal
held last evening at the rooms of th'
Working Girls Club. ReheaxSals will b,
held tomorrow and Friday evening a
Grand Army hall.
Patrick Coyne, who disappeared from
his home on Christmas night, was fount
at noon today In the mill trench at Ly
mansville. Coyne was 30 years of age ant
employed as fireman in the Lymansvill,
Mills. He leaves wife and two children
writ was served on Joseph Girard O
Girard's Inter-Oceanic Vaudeville Com
pany this morning. The show is at tn,
Columbia, Providence, this week Hutch
inson and Edwards are the instigators
and claim they have received no salary To-
some time.
The funeral of John r. Belfield, who's.
death occurred on Sunday morning, viii
take place from the residence OF hi
brother, Joseph Belfield, IA Cross street
Central Falls, tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock. Rev. Marion Law will officiat
and the interment will be at Swan Point.
A private letter from Richard Hasting.
formerly OF the Lyons Delsny Company
store, but now in Estcourt, Natal, Sout
Africa, states that he has just been pre-
NOTED 70 the position of manager Of
large grocery and tea store. Mr.. Hsstine
is q brother Of W.. Granville Hasting
sculptor, Of Providence.
.. c. Ferry, who has been for some tin
local superintendent OF the Metropolis
Life Insurance Company in this cit
leaves this week for Buffalo, where he wi
fill similar Office covering q larger fiel
Mr.. Ferry win be succeeded by Mr.. Stair
ton, formerly OF the Peoples Insuran
Company of Providence.
BELL In the Contribution Boz.