The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-05
Latte 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 Tersely
Told to Tribune Readers.

A meeting of the Republican City Com
mittee will be held this evening.
sNo arrests last night. Result, no crimi
nal cases in the District Court this morn
| ing.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Maudsley of 607 Main street>died very sud.
denly at noon today.
The postponed regular meeting of the
| Business Mems Association will be held
on Monday evening next.
Officer Lee arrested beggar before noon
today for operating his calling at the
houses along East avenue.
Frank, the 4-year-old son of Owen and
Catherine Meenan of 20 High street, died
last evening of spinal trouble.
The basket ball team of the Y. M. C. A.
will journey to Taunton tomorrow eve
ming and play game with the Taunton
team.
Miss Mary e. Hatch, Principal of the
East street school has gone to her home in
Nantucket on leave of absence owing to
illness.
James McHugh, well known veteran
who Is familiar figure on the streets of
the city, applied at the police station this
afternoon for assistance, and desired to be
sent to the farm.
The remains will be brought to this city
and the funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon at O'Clock from her late faith
er's residence, corner of Summit and
Davidson streets.
Mrs. William Finlayson died in South
Manchester, Conn.,, Wednesday OF com.
plication of diseases. She was in her 51st
year, and was the daughter Of the late
Robert and Jean Fairbairn.
Garrett Boland Of No. "a DunnelI ayenue.
died this morning after lingering illness.
Mr.. Boiaud was person highly respected
by all classes of citizens, and his death
Will be mourned by large circle of friends
and acquaintance.
The Swedish residents of the city gave
another OF their enjoyable dances at lEtna
Hall last evening. The affair was largely
attended and those present passed very
pleasant evening. The affair was arranged
by John Wicksrrom.
City Clerk Roberts has mailed to each of
The interested abutters on Main street the |
notice of the hearing which will |
be given next Wednesday evening on the |
matter of widening the street from East |
avenue to River street.
A complaint was made to the dog officer
yesterday that son of Michael LOBBY of |
Japonica street had been bitten by ter |
rier belonging to James Coyle of 9 Locust |
rect. Although the bite was slight |
one the officer killed the dog at the re-
quest of the LOBBY family.
The Scandinavian Society held dance |
last evening at German Hall, North Main |
street. The dance was success and welt |
attended, and those present passed very
pleasant evening. The committee in
charge of the arrangements were John
Herring, August Carlson and Edward An
derson.
Mrs. Mary Il. Fletcher, wife of William
b. Fletcher, President of the Fletcher
Manufacturing Company, died early yes
terday morning at the Llngham Hotel,
New York, of pneumonia. The funeral
services will be held at the hotel Sunday
evening, and the body will be brought to
Providence Monday for burial. ...
The members of Samuel Slater Lodge.
Sons of st. George, enjoyed a short
musical entertainment after the business
meeting last evening. Songs were sung
by John Dewhurst, Lawrence Heys, George
Hargraves and Peter Taylor During the
progress of the entertainment remarks
were made by William Halliwell of Har-
mony Lodge.
Fred j. Miller, who has been advertising
agent for the Pawtucket Opera House since
it opened under the present management |
has resigned his position, and will leave
this city on March 10th, to join the Walter
l.. Main Circus, for whom he will act as |
advance agent. Mr.. Miller will begin his |
duties at Buffalo, n. Y, and will probably |
go to Australia with the show. ltf
In the civil side of the Sixth District |
Court yesterday the case of Drs. G.. r. and |
c. ii. Gardner against the Brotherhood of |
Railroad Trainmen, a suit against the local |
lodge, No. GO, OF Providence, through |
Frank WhippIe of Pawtucket, Financier. |
The amount claimed was SIS, and decision |
was given for the plaintiffs for s25 and
costs by submission OF the defendant.