The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-02-16
LA4EL0CAL News
The DOings Of the Day In
and About the City.
Short Stories of Minor Happen.
ings Among Our People.


Regular meeting of the Probate Court
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock.
Rev. George p. Mahoney, formerly OF
this city and now pastor OF st. Charles
Church, Woonsocket, has returned from
his Southern trip.
A large sleighing party enjoyed the ride
to North Attleboro last evening, supper
was taken, and the party reached home
about II 80 o'clock.
Frank Afflick, chairman OF the Demo-
cratic City Committee, who has been Ill
with the grip for the past ten days, was
able to be out today.
Mr.. John Savage has resigned as road
master OF the Lehigh Valley, in Ithaca, NJ
", to accept q similar position on the New
England railroad In Providence.
of Mount Horeb Senate, X. A. E. o., was
received yesterday morning and was ex-
hibited at the meeting last evening.
The attendance at the Free Public Ii
brary last Sunday was the largest in the
history Of the institution, 707 persons vis-
iting the reading room during the day.
The Christian Endeavor convention next
July in San Francisco il attracting no
little attention, and there IL prospect Of
very large attendance from eastern points.
The firm of Hayden & Chester has made
an offer Of 40 cents on the dollar through
its assignee. The creditors will be given q
hearing before the Appellate Court on Feb.
q.
Mrs. George Graham died at her resi-
dence, School and Bowers streets, last
evening, aged 81 years. The deceased
leaves husband and several adult chill
dren.
Gardiner c. Sims has resigned the posi-
tion OF treasurer Of the Armington & Sims
Engine Company, which concern is work.
ing under an extension granted by its
creditors.
The District Conference of the General
Secretaries OF the Young Mems Christian
Association, was attended in Boston yes
terday by General Secretary Stratton of
the local association.
The co-partnership heretofore existing
between Edward l.. Freeman, Charles c.
Gray and Willis A. Dean under the firm
name of Rhode Island Photo Engraving
Company, has been dissolved.
The teachers of the Park Place Bible
school will hold a reception and tea in the
pariors of the church on Friday evening.
l~a lals hxyR Rax
w. Tompkins, Jr., of Providence.
Ethel ID. Giles of this city was yesterday
granted by the Appellate Court divorce
from her husband, William w. Giles, on
the ground of desertion and non-support.
The case was heard on depositions.
President Soden of the Boston Baseball
Club received yesterday from Cincinnati
the signed contract of George Yeager, the
old Pawtucket catcher. Yeager is taking
life easy at his home in the Ohio city.
At the session OF the Superior Court in
Taunton, Mass, yesterday, the jury in the
case of Louis DeMoranville OF this city,
charged with selling oleomargarine in At
tleboro on Aug. 25th 1896, reported ver-
dict of not guilty.
John b. s. Brazeau, an indictment
against whom was quashed in the United
States Court a few days ago by Judge
Brown, was summoned yesterday as a
Juror in the Common Pleas Court, and
will serve in the trial Of cases this week.
Lieut.. Gov. Henry A. Stearns left yester-
day for Philadelphia to attend the we'd
dino of his sou Hon Charles F. SteaYns 10
Miss Margaret c. Bucknell, which occurs
tomorrow at st. James Church In that
city. Several other intimate friends OF the
groom from this city and Providence viii
be present at the nuptuals.
The third OF the series of illustrated lee
lures by Rev. Almon Gunnison of worces-
ter was given last evening at the Church
OF Our Father. The subject of the lecture
was trip from Naples through Southern
Italy to Athens. The lecture was an inter
esting one, and the views gave good idea
OF the buildings, customs and habits OF
the inhabitants.
A caucus has been called by the Prohi-
tion City Committee for Friday evening
next in the parlors Of the Young Mems
Christian Association. At the caucu,
fourteen delegates will be elected to tho
State Convention to be held in Providence
on washington's birthday. A Senate,
and six Representatives will be nominated
and city committee elected for the en-.
suing year.
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