The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-26
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.

tnlS clty tnlS week.
The Rev. Frank Appleton of st. Johns
bury, VT, will take the services at Trinity
Church on Sunday next at the usual hours.
A meeting of the Woman's Foreign
Mission Circle will be held this afternoon
at the residence of Mrs. III. III. Sheldon,
Park Heights.
A public hearing was held this after
noon at 2 o'clock before the Judiciary
Committee at the State House on the Baby
Farm bill, so called.
Mrs. Thomas Bates, sister OF George
F. McGinnity, the popular salesman at
Freeman's, is spending few days with
her folks in this city.
A meeting will be held at the First
Baptist Church this afternoon at A 80 for
the purpose of organizing Junior Society
of the Young Peoples Union.
James p. Kearney has closed his labors
in the American Optical Works at South
bridge, Mass, and accepted position as
book keeper with the Lonsdale Company.
The polo game on Wednesday will be
preceded by a game of basket ball be-
tween teams from the Pawtucket and
Attleboro Young Mems Christian Associa-
tions.
An enjoyable dancing party was held in
Etna Hall last evening. John Swanson
and Carl Lovquist had the affair in charge
and about fifty couples enjoyed the
dancing.
Manager Murphy of the New Bedfords
has signed Pitcher Ed Herr, who was with
the Pawtuckets a part of last season.
Herr is spending the winter at his home
in st. Louis.
Ex-Mayor James Brown, who met with
severe accident Monday, was quite COM
Portable yesterday and is in good spirits.
1t is probable he will be confined to his
bed for some weeks.
The annual social of st. Johns Com
mandery, No. 1, Knights Templars, will be
held at the Trocadero in Providence this
evening, and several members OF the local
Masonic bodies will attend.
The funeral of Mrs. John Worthington
occurred at her residence on Greenland
street at o'clock this afternoon. Rev.
j. j. Woolley oficiated and the interment
took place in Oak Grove cemetery.
Coroner Lincoln of Providence held an
inquest this morning in the case of the
shooting affair on School street, Provi-
dence, this morning, After hearing the
testimony the Coroner withheld his de-
cision.
A contest for gymnasium records will
take place at the Young Mems Christion
Association on Monday evening. The
events to be contested are rope climbing,
putting the shot, pole vault and standing
high kick.
There will be special meeting of st.
, Mary's L. A. and B. Society on Sunday
afternoon, when the matter of proceeding
with the erection of the new hall, the
plans of which are already prepared, will
be considered.
The City Sergeant today posted the vot.
ing lists canvassed at the recent meeting
Of the Board of Aldermen. The lists show
the division of names in the first, fourth
and fifth wards, which have been divided
in voting precincts.
Mrs. Nellie Ousley, wife of Albert II.
Ousley, died last evening after lingering
illness at her hoIe, No. 133 Dexter street.
She was p years of age. The funeral will
take place Sunday afternoon with inter-
ment at Moshassuck cemetery.
A compostor named Parker, empF we'd
by Frank It. Sibley & Co., No. 22b Main
street, was taken with fit in the door.
way OF the building in which he Is en-.
ployed at noon to-day. He soon recovered
! and was able to work thj afternoon.
Judge Thomas Y. ee Of Woonsocket
who has been Reae ing Clerk in the Hous
OF Representativ IS for several years, ha
an opposition candidate in the person o
Isaac M. so' .thwick, a Providence attorney
whose IT. ENDS are actively working in hi
behalf.
"Cick" Hayward, formerly manager o
tae Benedict wine rooms, has accepted
position at Leroy Grants Mahogany Pal
ace on Eddy street, Providence. After
. short visit to relatives in New York, Nj
} Hayward will commence upon his dutie
c in his new position March s.
William III. Worrall, chairman OF I'll
Reception Committee OF the local Youn
Mems Christian Association will deliv,
an address on "The Social Work of IL
Association" at the Convention of Youn
Mems Christian Associations of Mass
chusetts and Rhode Island, which will
held at New Bedford tomorrow.
Frank L. Hornby, who for twenty-oi
years was employed by the David Harl'
Company, opened his new store in Prov
. dcnce yesterday. The establishment Is
be known as "Hornby's Twenty-Five Cel
Store" IL Is an innovation in that cit
and so far as known there is not anoth
, store of the kind in the country. DuriI
y his years with Mr.. Harley he has gain'
much experience In the dry goods bus
ness. and he has made up his mind that