The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-08
ALONG THE BLACKSTONE.
CUMBERLAND COUNCIL MET IN
GENERAL SESSION.


in regular monthly meeting yesterday, all
the members were present and President
Currier presiding. The meeting was short,
but matters of an interesting nature came
up for consideration. License Commits
sioner Pearson presented his resignation
as member of the Board of License Com
missioners, and the same was accepted by
the Council.
This move on the part of Mr.. Pearson
was no surprise, as it was the intention of
the Union Temperance Committee to pre-
sent charges against him, and to avoid the
possibility of his being removed by the
Council, he voluntarily rendered his resig-
nation.
Bills to the amount of several hundreds
OF dollars were presented and allowed by
the Council
The Council by unanimous vote abol-
ished the functions of the Board of License
Commissioners, and in the future the
duties of that Board will be handled by
the Council.
Councilman Carpenter was appointed
committee to place guide boards in the
country districts.
A communication was received from the
Union Temperance committee thanking
them for the impartial manner in which
their protests were considered.
Ex-License Commissioners Dwyer and
Shea presented bill to the Council for the
salary due them as commissioners previous
to the time in which they were deposed; !;
they also presented a bill of $50 for law
yers' fees for services rendered them dur
ing the time of the hearings at which they
were the defendants. The bills were re-
ceived and referred to the committee on
claims.
Lincoln Registration
Town Clerk Easton of Lincoln has COM
piled the recent registration of voters as
follows: District 1, 244; District 2, 14O:
District 8, 1873; District a, 263; total, 7s5.
Held Installations.
Enterprise Lodge, /. o. o. F., M. U.
of Valley Falls installed their recently
elected officers, last evening, at Odd Fell
lows Hall. A number of visitors from
sister lodges were present and assisted at
the exercises.
The officers ELECT of Court Pride of Ions
dale, Foresters of America, were installed
last evening at Foresters' Hail. Broad
street, with appropriate ceremonies. Many
members from neighboring courts were
present, and were well pleased with the
exercises of the evening.
Firewardens' Meeting,
The Valley Falls Board of Firewardens
met last evening and listened to a report
Of the advising committee appointed at the
last district meeting. A representative
of the U. s. Fire Alarm Company was pres
ent and explained the workings OF the
system and the possible needs of the dis
trict The report was accepted and action
was deferred until the next meeting.
Pool and Billiard Tournament.
The result of the fifth match in,the pool
and billiard tournament at the Institute
between the G. l. A. team and the Y. M.
c. A. team of st. Mary's parish reselted as
follows:
Pool-Donohue, e. 1. A., 76; Clair, Y. M.
G. A., 63; Wheeler, Y. M. c. A., 70; White,
G. I. A., Y.
Billiards Barron, c. 1. A., 100; O'Brien,
SO.
Notes From UP The Valley.
The umberland School Committee will
meet Saturday afternoon in regular
monthly meeting.
The Saylesville polo club will play with
the Central Falls polo club tonight at the
Auditorium, lower hall, in Pawtucket.
Overseer Lamb in the weave room Of
No. mill will sever his connection with
the Lonsdale Company to accept a more
lucrative position in Connecticut.
Madison H. Cram and family of Lime
rock have left for Prudence Island to take
up their residence. 1t is the intention of
Mr.. Cram to open a first class summer
hotel when the season arrives.
Queen Of the Valley Circle, Companions
of the Forest, will hold clothes pin party
at Odd Fellows Hall, Valley Falls, this
evening. All the arrangements are COM
pleted and an excellent time Ia promised