The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-01
late LOCAL NEWS
The DOings Of the Day In
and About the City.
Short Stories of Minor Happen.
ings Among Our People.
Timely Topics Of General Interest TerseIy
Told to Tribune Readers.

afternoon Tor organization.
Patrolman Jeffers is very Ill and his con-
dition yesterday was reported quite serious.
Mrs. HernNdas Lamoureux and Mrs.
Guillett of Phenix are visiting friends in
this city and Central Falls.
Robert McFadden of the Lonsdale Com
pany has accepted position as overseer
with the Dexter Yarn Company OF Paw
tucket.
The boy choir of st. Paul's Church will
participate in the musical festival to be
given by the choir of Grace Church, North
Attleboro, tomorrow evening.
The Loyal Circle of Kings Daughters Of
the Park Place Church will hold birth
day reception in the church parlors on
Wednesday evening from until 10 o'clock.
The meeting of the Hargrove Theo-
sophical Society held yesterday AFTERNOON
was addressed by DR.. Anna E. Percy, her
subject was the slower Quarternary OF
Man."
Mr.. Simpson, station master at Wood
lawn, left Saturday for Alexandria, Va,
to spend q week with relatives. He will
also take in the Inauguration Of President
Mckinley atWashington
John Slade, who escaped from the State
Workhouse about three years ago was
arrested on Saturday night, charged with
being a fugitive from justice. Officers
from that institution took him back today.
George II. Webb and wife left today for
Washington to attend the Inauguration.
After few days stay in the National
Capital they will leave for the South,
where they will spend the greater part OF
the month.
An interesting and largely attended
meeting OF the Laurel Club WAS held yes
terday afternoon. Two proposition for
membership were received. The commit
tee In charge of the recent ball held by the
club reported that it was a financial sue
sess.
The meeting OF st. Mary's T. A. and B.
Society announced for yesterday after
noon was postponed. There will be a
meeting Of the building committee Of the
society tomorrow evening and q report
viii be made at the general meeting of
the society to be held next Sunday after
noon.
Ossanequin Tribe, improved Order of
Red Men, has received an invitation from
King Philip Tribe of Providence for
March 81, when the Indians of this reser-
yation will have grand pow-wow at
Infantry hall. The work Of the several
degrees will be exemplfied by the various
tribes.
A meeting of the Gilt Edge Club was
held yesterday afternoon and considerable
business of interest to its members was
transacted. This evening at Music Hall
assembly rooms social will be held by
the club, and indications point to one of
the most enjoyable social events of the
season.
s"..n B. Ferrent was removed to the
Taunton Hospital for the Insane by Deputy
Sheriff Briggs OF Attleboro. Mr.. Ferrent
is 20 years of age and is well-known to the
business men of this city. The death OF
Mrs. Ferrent, which took place recently Is
responsible to great extent for Mr.. Fer
rents mental condition.
A meeting of the intermediate Society
of the Christian Endeavor OF the Paw
tucket Congregational Church was held
yesterday afternoon. 1t was expected that
the committee on constitution would make
a report, but this matter was deferred
until next Sunday. No other business OF
special importance was transacted.
The lenten services in many OF the Cath
Ollie churches OF this city promise this year
to be exceptionally grand, both from de-
votional and worldly standpoint. Al
though the churches will not deviate from
the rigid rules laid down for the conduct
ing OF these services, nevertheless in many
instances they will be rendered more in
teresting.
An increasing activityli is noticeable In
the various manufacturing establishments
OF the city. This fact is so apparent that
1t has inspired confidence throughout the
entire business community in the city,
and the outlook becomes more hopeful
daily. This Is good news in itself. and
indications point TO continuance of
those conditions.
The weavers OF Fall River, as well as
those employed in the mills OF New Bed
ford are again advocating a standard scale
by which wages may be regulated, and
will soon submit TO manufacturers a lis,
which they have been preparing. As
nearly as can be ascertained the corpora
tion managers have no objection 10 th,
adoption of such list, provided they con.
slider IL TO be fair TO all concerned. which
means not only tho operatives, but Tn,
companies.
Miss Bertha VI. Rice, who for the pas
six months has had the management OF r
NJ. Kirby a Co.'S variety store under he
charge, severed her connection with tina
firm Saturday night, and this morning
comm snced upon her duties as manager o
the and 10 cent departments OF shepcr'
4 Co. in Providence. She has mad
legion of friends during her busines
career I'm Pawtucket on account OF he