The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-25
HE DOings Of the Day in
and About the City.
Shsrt Stories Of Minor Happen.
iags Among Our People.
Tinciy Topics Of GeaeraI Interest Tersely
Told to Tribune Readers.


Harry F. Lamb, for some time clerk a
the City Treasurer's Office, has left the city
The License Commissioners meet thi
evening to consider few pending mat
tiers.
Officers Taber and Murphy of the morn
ing squad are off duty on account OF i'll
ness.
HI. J. Lynd and John ii. Durgin, cloth
ing buyers, left for New York yesterda!
on business trip.
The funeral of May E., the infan
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Davidson
was held yesterday afternoon.
Patrolman Philip Dwyer, who has beer
on the sick list for the past week, resumed
his beat at Woodlawn this morning.
Mrs. Water man OF this city who has beer
i'll at the home OF her daughter, Mrs. /. Ii
Parks, at Slatersville, is now convalescent
The members of Clan Fraser, o. s. c.,
attended the funeral Of John Carson at his
late home in Providence yesterday after
noon.
The members OF the Christian Citizen
ship League will hold their annual meet
ing at the rooms of the Y. M. c. A., this
evening.
George s. Armstrong OF this city, repre-
senting the Carpenter Tap and Die Com
pany, has returned from business trip to
Westerly.
The many friends of Frank McArdle
will be pleased to learn that he is on the
road to recovery. MIR. McArdle sat up
today for the first time since he was taken
sick.
William Hughes, faithful employe in
the baggage room at the depot, finished
his labors there Saturday evening to ac-
cept more desirable situation at the
freight depot.
The funeral of Ralph, the -year-old
son Of Officer Charles Cooper took place
this afternoon from his parents residence
No. III Weeden street. Rev. Whitman l..
Wood officiated.
Thomas Dalton has severed his connec-
ton with the Lorraine Manufacturing
tion as second hand of the carding depart
ment of the Warwick Mills Company,
Centreville, r. l.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Interstate Consolidated Street Rail-
way Company, will be held Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock, at the Office Of the
company in Providence.
The weather, which has been jumping
from grave to gay and from hot to cold,
changed suddenly again yesterday after
noon, and at o'clock snow began to fall,
along with the temperature.
At the Sunday breakfast mission yester-
day the subject spoken on was "The
Downfall OF Man" There was a good at
tendance and the discussion was very in
teresting. Coffee and sandwiches were
distributed at the close of the exercises.
An adjourned meeting of the Pawtucket
Boat Club and Athletic Association will be
pointed to secure land for a house will re-
port, and it is probable that some definite
action will be taken in regard to a new
building.
The funeral OF Mrs. Mary M. Metcalf,
widow of William A. Metcalf, and sister
Of William ID. s. Havens, was held Satur-
day afternoon from her late residence, cor
ner of Maple and Baptist streets, Rev.
Joseph J. Woolley, pastor Of the Park Place
Congregational Church, officiating. The
remains were laid at rest in Mineral Spring
Cemetery.
The funeral OF Samuel j. Spencer, who
died Saturday after a lingering illness,
took place this afternoon at o'clock from
his parents residence, No. 303 Lonsdale
avenue. The deceased was a member Of
Co. II, lst Regiment. Rev. j. j. Woolley
ofiiciated and interment took place at Mo-
shassock cemetery. Upon the casket rested
many floral tributes.
General Secretary Stratton OF the y. M.
G. A., finds that considerable interest is
being taken by Grand Army men in the
vicinity OF this city regarding the coming
appearance OF Gen. John B. Gordon, who
will deliver his famous lecture "Iast Days
OF the Confederacy" at the Auditorium
under the auspices OF the Association on
Monday evening, Feb. s.
For the good OF the service Chief Rice
has decided 50 change the territory covered
by various officers and the location O.
others, as result several patrolmen fine
themselves in different part of the cit,
today from that to which they are accus
toned. Under the new police rules tn
beats OF none of the officers are left uncoy
cred while they are at dinner. Every ma
stays on his beat until his relief arrives.
Prof. James Button, musical director {
the Enterprise Minstrels OF this city, al
rived In this country on the steamshi
Campania Saturday, after n pleasant 50
journ of three months with his parent
and relatives in Oldham, Eng. He arrive
here Saturday evening and was rendered
hearty reception by his old associates, WI
admired his genteel appearance and all
the finished dialect he brought back wit
him. This morning he resumed his duti
with the Howard 4 Bullough Machir
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