The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-19
Barney Sentler's Narrow
Escape From Drowning
at the Tin Bridge.
Sinking For the Last Time When
Rescued by Two Young Men
Who Were in q Boat.
TROUBLE IN A LIQUOR SALOON.
Weekly Meetings Of Several Local Socleties--
Victoria Rebekah Lodges Surprise visit
Memorial Services at Superior Lodge.

Barney Sentler, the Mill street shoe
dealer, had a narrow escape from drown
ing yesterday afternoon. According to
the story told to a representative OF the
TRIBUNE, Mr.. Sentler went to q place
called the Eels stump, just above the "Tin
Bridge" and prepared to enjoy the cooling
effect of plunge In the waters. He said
that he did not know how to swim but
contout ed himself with wading around
near the shore. At this particular point
there is treacherous incline to the
channel, and before he was aware OF the
the fact he was being swept towards the
dangerous point.
When he saw his danger his presence OF
mind seemed to have left him for the mo-
ment, and his violent exertions threw him
off his feet. Gradually he was being drawn
towards the center Of the river, every mo-
ment seemingly to be his last, when he
spied two men padding about the river
some little distance away. He shouted to
them to to come to his assistance, and
struggled desperately to keep from sinking.
BY this time he had become nearly exhaust
ed and sank out Of sight. The men in the
boat, who proved to be Phillip King and
Richard Tanning, rowed rapidly to the
spot.
The drowning man came to the surface
again only to sink out of sight for the
second time, and it was when he was sink
ing for the third and last time that the
two young men reached him. They were
Just in the nick of time and the nearly
dead man was drawn into the boat. He
was taken to the shore, and after resting
for brief time was able to walk to his
home on Mill street. Last evening Mr..
Sentler was feeling no evil effect from his
long exposure in the water and his violent
exertions to escape from watery grave.
Irish National Foresters.
Branch William O'Brien held very in
terestIng meeting last evening. The COM
mittee on the excursion reported that
good sum would be realized for the treas
ury of the society.
Two propositions for membership were
received and one candidate was elected to
membership.
The following officers were elected for
the next six months: Chief Ranger, Thos.
Clancy; Sub Chief Ranger, James Rowan;
Treasurer, James H. McGlynn; Financial
Secretary, George Weeks; Assistant Secre-
tary, Andrew Finan; Junior Woodward,
William Roman; Senior Beadle, John
Doyle; Junior Beadle, Thomas Riley;
Physician, DR.. Z. s. Kiley; Auditing Com
mittee, John McHale, Edward Roman and
Charles McGunagle.
Superior Lodge i. O. q. #.
Superior Lodge, /. o. o. F., held their
weekly meeting last evening, but owing
to the fact that large number of the
members of the Lodge accompanied
Victoria Rebekah Lodge to Providence
last evening, the session was short one.
The committee on memorial services re-
ported that the arrangements were COM
pleted. The services will open at o'clock
with specially prepared program beauti-
fully appropriate to the occasion. The
memorial address will be delivered by Rev.
j. II. Newland OF the Embury M. Z.
Church. The members of the Victoria
Rebekah Lodge are particularly invited to
be present.
Trouble Over S5.
Yesterday afternoon an argument in q
saloon on Central street over money led to
quite a complication of matters before the
affair was settled to the satisfaction of all
parties concerned. According to the story
told by the police officials Albert Grimes,
who resides on Central street, was in the
liquor store when William Kennedy was
delivering some racks Of soft beer. Grimes
and Kennedy got into an argument as to
who could show the largest amount Of
money, and each deposited $5 as . bet,
the $40 dollars to 60 to the one who had
the largest roll. The counting process
was begun and Kennedy won, he showing
f85, and Grimes e35, whereupon Kennedy
took the money.
Grimes, so the spectators say, wanted his
money back, and made such a fuss about
1t that Kennedy gave 1t to him, and added
that he, Kennedy, thought that Grimes
was "squeeler:.'. This remark angered
Grimes and he struck him In the face.
Then ensued rough and tumble fight, and
In the melee Kennedy's S65 roll fell upon
the floor and was placed upon the bar by
one OF the spectators. When matters were
quieted down Grimes said that the money
on the bar belonged to him and placed II
In his pocket. Kennedy In the meantime
found out that II was his roll, and then
ensued anothef long argument with the
result that Officer Joe Whipple was called
into the saloon. Grimes refused to give
APP the money, so the officer took both to
the police station. Chief Goldsmith as
certained tho facts in the case and restored
the money to Kennedy and placed Grimes
In cell.
Loyal Mt. Hope Lodge.
Loyal Mt. Hope Lodge, NJ. u, held their
regular meeting last evening, and on ac-
count OF II being the time to hold the semi
annual election OF officers there was n
large attendance of members. When the
meeting was opened remarks on the good
and welfare of the order were made by
several OF the members and their guests.
The election then took place with the fol-