The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-03-02
The DOings of'tke Day In
and About the City.
Short Stories OF Minor Happen
ings Among Our People. &,
Timely Topics OF General Interest Terseiy
Ba Told to Tribune Readers.

The Fire Department were caIieu out
but twice during the month OF February
The regular meeting OF the Court OF Pro-
hate will be held tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock.
F.W. Westcott and wife left today for
Washington to witness the Inauguration
exercises.
Miss Nellie Sullivan of this city returned
Yesterday from visit to relatives in Black
stone, Mass.
Mount Horeb Senate, No. 104S, K. A. f
d., met last evening and transacted rout-
inc business. -,
Mr.. Adolph Fortier, lately with the Bos-
ton Furniture Company is now with No
Caughey & Co.
Lyman M. Darling, president Of tie
Pawtucket Electric Company, is in Chicago
on q business trip.
Pawtucket people visiting in Washing
ton this week will find The EVENING
TRIBUNE on sale at the Riggs House.
william Drake of this city was a mem
ber Of the Inauguration party of tn r yal
Blue Line, which leaves via Fall River
Line this evening for Washington.
Messrs, F. A. sayles, Charles o. Read
aud James X. MacColl were in Wes-
terly the latter part Of last week settling
up affairs at the Crefeld mills in that city.
A hearing will be given to the keepers
of pool tables, who desire a reduction in
4 ,e license fee, by the Board of Aldermen,
Committee on Police and Licences tomor-
row night.
The co-partnership 'heaetofore existing
under the name of Murray, Sphinx & Co.
has been dissolved by mutual consent.
The new firm will be Murray, Blanchard,
Young & Co.
A coffee supper followed by dancing was
given under the auspices of the Ladies
Auxiliary of st. Joseph's Temperance
Society last night at the hall of the society
on Denver street.
Miss Annie Sutcliffe of Fitchburg, Mass,
Is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John Barber OF
this city. She came to Pawtucket from
Westerly, where she spent few weeks the
guest of relatives.
Officer Sweet last night captured -
Carr, aged % years, who recently escaped
from the Massachusetts reformatory at
Bridgewater, Mass. Carr will be sent
back this afternoon.
The regular monthly meeting of the
state Boardp Pharmacy was held at the
State House yesterday. Four candidates
- - q
u t re was transacted. -
The third of the series Of lectures by
Rev. Almon Gunnison of Worcester was
delivered at the Church OF Our Father last
evening, and proved very interesting.
The subject Of the lecture, which was
illustrated by over a hundred views was
sConstantinople."
A meeting of the Pawtucket Cycling
Club was held last evening. President
Newbury presided and the resignation of
Charles A. Adams was received and ac-
cepted. 1t was decided that the p. c. c.
polo team play the Sailors Pride team on
Wednesday evening.
AT the meeting of the Providence Dry
Goods Employees Beneficial Association
held last evening, John F. Martin, for
meriy of this city, was elected President.
The Treasurer's report showed payments
of nearly 500 in sick benefits during the
past year and balance on hand of si44.
The repair shops of the Consolidated
road at Valley Falls started upon full time
OF sixty-nine hours q week yesterday
morning, In compliance with orders from
New Haven. These shops, are among the
most important oPthe Consolidated sys-
TEN and were run on short time last win
Ter, but in the spring went on full time
and ran 30 until August
The frat State Convention in Rhode
island OF the Kings Daughters will be
heid al The y M. c. A. building in Provi-
nehee tomorrow, and large attendance is
anticipated. branoh n OF the international
order OF the Kings Daughters and Sons
were some time ago established and the
business tomorrow will include that Of
ioSmsa organization.fA A state secretary
VIII be elected and constitution adonted
State Deputy Drury of the Knights q,
columbus was unable. to attend the con-
yention OF the National Convention. which
rs being held today at New Haven. Conn
owing to the death OF his sister. which
occurred sdAdAy evening. Miss Drnry
was weil-known in Pawtucket. The
funeral will take place tomorrow morn
ing from her late residence on Broadway.
Providence. interment will be at Calvary
cernetery, Boston, :" -
Tomorrow Ash Wednesday ushers in
the great penitential season OF the year
Lent consists OF forty days preceding
Easter and was instituted in memory o.
our saviourS fast in the desert. Il is
time deveted In Aepecisi Asanner to prayer
ana penltential works, IN short, with
drawing, as u were, from the busy ant
frivolous world. On Asb Wednesday tn.
Catholic church begins Lent with touch.
ing and Instructive ceremonies. The sever
pcnitential psalms are recited and after
BLESSING the ashes, the symbol OF humilia-
tion, they ass placed on the Soreheads OF
tbe faithful by the priests, saying 10 each
o.. oRommmber. man that fhosx svf