The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-26
UP THE VALLEY.
A Rousing Temperance Rally
Held Last Evening
AtFOresters' Hall Under Auspices
OF Union Temperance League.
Addresses Delivered by Many Prominent TEN.
perance Advocates Items.

A rousing temperance rally was held last
evening at Forester's Hall under the aus
pices of the Union Temperance League.
Rev. Mr.. Porter presided and intro
duced the speakers of the evening. Mayor
Gottschalk of Central Falls was expected
to be present, but owing to pressing pro-
fessional calls was unable to attend.
Charles /. -McAlice, ex-President of the
Rhode Island Catholic Temperance Union,
was present and made powerful address
in favor of the principals of the Unions
Mr.. McAlice is perfectly at home on the
temperance platform, and his eloquence
made a strong impression upon the audi
ence. The next speaker was Rev Mr..
Horton Of the Embury M. E. Church OF
Central Falls, whose address was concise
and to the point. He gave a short descrip-
tion of the struggles OF the Temperance
League of Central Falls, pointing out the
difficulties which had to be surmounted
and the excellent results thus far attained.
Addresses were delivered by Rev. James
v. Chalmers, Rev. John Montgomery, Rev.
Israel Porter and others. The audience
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evidently in perfect sympathy with the
speakers of the evening. 1t Is the purpose
of the League to hold several more meet
ings prior to the spring election.
Notes From Up The Valley.
Alfred Hough is suffering from severe
attack of the grip.
The Lonsdale bleachery shut down
Thursday night for the balance of the
week.
John G. Sullivan, newsdealer, has reno
waited his store and now II presents pretty
appearance.
Miss Julia Shea OF LonsIale is wearing a
handsome gold watch. Who will say now
that waltzing is foolish?
A regular meeting of the Court of Pro-
bate of the Town of Lincoln, will be held
tomorrow afternoon in the Town Clerks
rooms.
The whist players of the Catholic Insti
tute will go to Pawtucket this evening to
play match game with the Pawtucket
Cycle Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wild of Berkeley
attended the fnneral of Mrs. Thomas
Ridgeway of Fall River, former resident
OF berkeley.
Two social affairs will take place this
evening. The Masonic ball at Lonsdale
hall and the Hibernian Rifles ball Mt Odd
Fellows hall.
Thomas Davis, James Bertensbaw and
Edward Greene were In attendance at thf
meeting of the Grand Lodge, Sons of St
George, in Providence yesterday, being
representatives of Britannia Lodge OF Val
ley Falls.
Miss Margaret Fitzsimmons of Prospect
Hill, Lonsdale. has been i'll with serious
attack of rheumatism. Her many friends
will be pleased to hear, however, that she
is considerably better.
A sale of cake, confectionery and fancy
articles took place last evening at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Myron Fish on Broad street.
The sale was well attended and a goodly
sum was realized for the treasury Of the
church.
The condition OF Town Sergeant Sher-
man of Lincoln, who was injured by a fall
from the roof of his house some weeks ago,
remains about the same. The injuries TO
his hip, which were caused by the fall are
not SO painful as complication OF other
physical troubles which he has been bat
tling against for some time.