The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-07
Highways Throughout the
City Need Attention From
the Proper Authorities.
The Macadam on Several OF the
Streets Is Worn Down to
the Foundation Stones.
VETERAN FlRHMENs MEMORIAL.
A Central Street Shoe Dealer Had a Lively
Experience With Thief Saturday Night
Fire Saturday Night-Local Notes.

The highway ueparJmeht 10 c"uSi"s
Cross. Central and intersecting streets to
be temporarily repaired. The holes In the
macadam are being filed with fine crushed
stone and the hollows which were formed
at the cross walks are being filed so as to
bring the surface of the street to level.
These streets are apparently In need OF
more permanent repairs. The macadam 10
badly worn, and the foundation stones
have really become the surface OF the road
bed The passing teams displace the stones
and the holes thus made soon become
larger. It 10 thought that II thorough re-
pairs are made now It will be cheaper than
to delay, as after two or three years 1t may
be necessary to practically rebuild the
road.
Epworth League Trolley Party.
The members of the Epworth League OF
the Embury Church held pleasant trolley
party Saturday evening to Roger Williams
Park. II was originally intended to have
It Memorial Day, but tho stormy weather
fnterfeared with the program that day.
Saturday evening the party numbered
about IS, and 1t can be safely said that no
more joyial party ever left this city. After
enjoying themselves in different ways the
young people arrived home at seasonable
hour. The arrangements for the affair
were carried out by Theodore F. Dexter,
Jr.
Caught In the Act.
A Central street shoe dealer, had quite
q tussle with sneak thief Saturday
night. As rule he leaves . number OF
pairs of shoes hanging out In front OF his
store. Saturday evening man came
along and took q liking to pair of
shoes, and when he thought no one was
looking, grabbed them and hid them
under his coat. The proprietor happened
to see him, however, and secured him be-
fore he could escape. After sharp strug-
gle the thief Was compelled to give mp the
property.
? .Afterpoon whist Club..
The Afternoon club met Saturday after
noon at the residence of Miss Bertha Eas-
ton on Cross street. The time was passed
in 70 pleasant manner by the members OF
the club. The two first prizes at whist
were captured by Miss Alice Clarner and
Miss Bertha Goslin.
Board Of Aldermen Tonight.
The meeting of the Board Of Aldermen
tonight will be an important one In as
much AZ several matters OF more or less
importance will come up for action. One
of the principal matters will be to concur
with the Common Council in permitting
the necessary amount of funds to be taken
from the contingency fund for the purpose
of furnishing the new part OF the police
station, or as some Of the citizens style 1t
''The Misfit Parlors." A good many other
matters of importance will come up for
action.
Fire Saturday Night.
An alarm of fire was rung in Saturday
night about $3.50 o'clock for q fire on
Sylvan street. The blaze was In closet
In q tenement house occupied by family
named Dubuque. 1t was extinguished be-
fore the department arrived.
There was considerable trouble in sound
ing the alarm, as there was some difficulty
In the box circuit.
Notes About the City.
Pocasset Tribe will fill the vacant stumps
this evening by an election.
The abutters on Hendricks street want
that thoroughfare brought to grade.
The annual meeting of the Firemen's
Relief Association will take place this
evening.
In the District Court yesterday one man
from Cumberland was fined q and costs
Tor simple drunkenness.
Several false alarms were sent out yester-
day, the result of testing the system to zee
what caused the trouble Saturday evening.
The funeral OF Mrs. Elsie Paquette was
solemnized this morning from Notre Dame
Church, and burial was at the new French
cemetery.
A number of the members of the Daugh-
ters Of the Revolution left today for q
pleasure visit to Wellesley College and
South Natick.
The Pawtucket Driving Park will be the
Mecca for all the Central Falls horsemen
when A. Menier and Squid Barber try con-
clusions with their trotters Wednesday
afternoon.