The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-09
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.

Patents have been granted to Frederic
Bebby and Henry Z. Rathbun OF this city.
Letter Carrier John McKitchen is In
Philadelphia attending the funeral OF a
relative.
The water committee have laid over the
question OF the Watchemocket contract
for one week.
A regular meeting of Court City of Paw
tucket, Foresters of America, will be held
in their hall this evening.
Several OF the departments OF the X.
Bliss Manufacturing Company are running
overtime to fill orders for holiday goods.
william Carpenter of this city will re-
open the Sunday Breakfast Mission on
South Main street, Providence, Sunday.
James r. MacColl, agent of the Lorraine
Manufacturing Company, was in Westerly
yesterday on business connected with the
Crefield Mills.
Rev. George p. Perry, pastor of the Broad
Street Baptist Church, will address the
Woonsocket Union OF Christian Endeavor
at the next meeting.
The fair at Euterpean Hall, conducted
by the Bachelors Club, was largely at
tended last evening. Robert Mills and
Miss Lizzie Shea won the prize waltz.
Nine Great Chiefs visited Moshassuck
Tribe, i. o. r. NJ, last levening, and the
Hunters degree was worked on one Red
Man. A very bountiful collation. was
served after the pow-wow.
In the woods on the border of Scott's
pond, Saylesville, a few days ago, patch
of trailing arbutus was found partially
covered with snow, from which was
gathered three sprays of flowers in full
bloom.
General Secretary Stratton and Physical
Director Pollard attended the convention
of secretaries and physical instructors held
at Melrose, Mass, this afternoon, in the
Young Mems Christian Association in
that place.
Sixty members and guests of the Trilby
Club of Pleasant View enjoyed a dance at
Clan Fraser Hall last evening. A well rem
dered program was followed by dancing
for which Ludgate's Orchestra furnished
the music.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the Providence and Worcester Railroad
Company was held at noon today at the
treasurer's office In Providence. Directors
for the ensuing term were elected and
other business transacted.
Forty members of Roger Williams Coun-
Gil of Pawtucket, and Lincoln Council OF
Central Falls, A. o. D., will leave at 1880
this evening by special car for Olneyville,
where they will be entertained by Fidelity
Council of the same order.
THE First Ward Democratic Club met
last evening in their hall on Carnation
street, President Myles M. Mulligan pre-
siding. Several new members were ad-
mitted, and ii was voted to visit the City
Hall in body next Monday evening for
the purpose of registering.
The Hogan Social Club of Darlington
is arranging for a social to be beld at Hi
bernian Hall in the Smith building the
early part of January. The committee in
charge of the event is sparing no effort to
make the affair a very pleasurable one to
tne members anu InelT Ir1enuS.
Officer Hand found bundle of clothes
on Central avenue yesterday afternoon and
the owner may have them by calling at
George l.. Merrill's store, Central avenue
and Cottage street, and proving owner
ship. The officer thinks from the appear
ance they were dropped by the delivery
wagon of some laundry.
James Ii. Mooney has received an in
vitation to attend the banquet and reunion
of Concord Court No. 4, +. of A, at Con-
cord, n. H., which will be rendered to the
Supreme and Grand Court officers at Con-
cord N. H., next Tuesday evening. Elab-
crate preparations have been made for the
event. Mr.. Mooney was the first Chief
Rs""er OF Court Concord.
Edwin Hantord's 'sThe Shamrock" O
successful Irish play OF the modern tyre,
will be presented at the Pawtucket Opera
House Thursday, Friday and Saturday
evenings and Satur day matinee. 1t is said
to depict up-to-date life in Ireland, and
is devoid Of the time-worn conventional.
titles which heretofore seems to have beer
such necessary attributes to plays of thi,