The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-11
LAFE,L0CAL 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.

Miss Bertha Wright OF Worcester, Mass
is visiting her sister, hr'. Hobart
Whiting.
Pool room proprietors say that the bow
ling fever has proved very detrimental to
their business.
The report OF the school census enumer-
ators of Woonsocket shows that there are
4N empty tenements In that city.
Mrs J. c. Stewart has returned to her
home in Lawrence, Mass, after . two
weeks visit to relatives in this city.
Mrs. Catherine Lawless was found tech
nicaIly guilty of larceny in the District
4 Court this morning and fined S6 and costs.
The marriage intentions of Ernest W..
knight and Elizabeth X. Bray, both of
Newberry, Mass, was filed with the City
Cleik this morning.
William Penn Division, No.. 8, Sons Of
Temperance, held clothespin party last
evening, and entertained Rescue Division.
Ne. q, of Central Falls.
At q meeting of Co. H, 1st Regiment,
held last evening, Sergt. BENJAMIN North
was elected LIST Lieutenant and 6ergt. John
lGarde was e,ecte End Lieutenant.
Joseph Rowen of this city acted as one
OF the bearers at the funsral Of John
Moran, which occurred yesterday from
st. Pauls Church, Blackstone Mass.
Mr.. Henry Scott will entertain the mem
bcrs of the Ladies' Circle of the High street
Universalist Church at her residence
Weedsn street, this afternoon and evening
The ladies' Of the First Methodist Church
served . turkey supper at ths- church pdr-
lors last evening and q large number st-
tended and partook Of the excellent supper
provided.
The marriage intentions OF Samuel Arm
strong and Mrs. Alice Lowe of this city
and Robert M. Ford Of Central Pals and
Miss Elizabeth Flannery of this city have
been nled with the City Clerk.
The liquor store of NJ. J. Higgins on
East avenue was closed last evening. A
sign on the door announces that the estab-
iishment IL ''closed for repairs," but 1t is
reported that financial difficulties caused
the action.
Eddie Riley, who escaped from the
Home for Catholic Children yesterday,
was caught by Officer Sherman at the
Palace Bowling Alleys last evening, and
was this morning committed to the Re-
form School, during his minority.
On Saturday, Feb. 20, will occur the 19th
anniversary of the election Of Pope Leo at
the head of the church, and on March 3,
the same anniversary of his coronation.
This latter event will be observed by re-
ligious exercises throughout the world.
At the meeting OF the Pawtucket Sales
mems Association the following officers
were elected: President, Thomas j. Moran;
Vice President, James f. Mulligan;
Financial Secretary, James Murphy;
Recording Secretary, Frank Murphy;
Treasurer, Peter Trahan.
The weekly meeting of the Pawtucket
Association of Stationary Engineers was
held last evening at their rooms in the
Kinyon block. The subject under dis
cussion was on "Feed Water Heaters.
The arguments were interesting and
several Of the visiting delegation from
Woonsocket took part.
The funeral of John Beech took place
from his residence, "A Grotto avenue yes
terday afternoon at 2 o'clock and was
largely attended. The services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Bloomfield and the
burial took place at Moshassuck cemetery.
The bearers were selected from among the
members OF the Knights of Pythias OF
which the deceased had long been a MEM
ber.
Governor Lippitt left yesterday for
Chicago, accompanied by Mrs. Lippitt
and his secretary. The Twelfth annual ban
quet and quadrennial entertainment to
Republican Governors Of the United
States, given by the Marquette club'of the
Windy City, will occur Friday evening,
and the Governor of Rhode Island Is TO
respond to the toast: "The Grand Old
Party"
The annual meeting Of the Providence
Telephone Company was held yesterday.
There was a large attendance of stock
holders and considerable business was
transacted. The regular reports were re-
ceived and accepted and the board of Off
Gers was elected, the only changes being i'm
the board OF directors to which William
q. Nightingale and Eugene f. Mason
were elected to succeed Henry &. Cranston.
and Joseph N. Starkweather.
Some Queer Ideas About Finger Nails.