The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-27
Short Stories of Minor Happen.
ings Among Our People.
Timely Fspics Of Geaeral Interest Tersely
Told to Tribune Readers

fined to their homes today by the popular
malady-grip.
Hereafter Wednesday will be known as
visiting day at the high school. This rule
goes into effect today.
The Young Mems Catholic Association
Dramatic Club, will hold rehearsal OF the
'Silver King" this evening.
Original pensions were today granted to
Simon c. Watts OF Central Falls, and
Thomas Boyd of Lonsdale.
The engagement of Lyman c. Newell of
this city and Miss Strong, former teacher
at the high school, is announced.
H. Mooney will uisit Providence to-
night for the purpose of installing officers
in Grand Court, Foresters of America.
The Providence Veteran Firemen's Asso-
citation met last night and voted to have q
"ladies' night, ION Friday evening, Feb. IL.
Ten of the regular teachers in the pub
lie schools are confined to their home with
the grip and the substitutes are all en-
gagged.
A number of the Grand Officers of the
Sons OF st. George were present at the first
meeting of Harmony Lodge, held last
evening.
The Young Ladies' Mission Circle of the
Pawtucket Congregational Church will
meet this evening at the residence Of Mis-,
Mabel Dana, Walcott street.
The Geneva mills are increasing their
number of employees. Other manufacturers
say the outlook is brighter than ever for
&x early advent Of better times.
The next event on the calendar of the
Rhode Island Prohibitionists is the State
convention which meets i'm the city of
Providence on the 22nd day of Feb.
The stag social to be given by Provi
dence Lodge, No. IA, B. o. P. Elks on
Wednesday evening, February 3, will be
attended by many Elks from this city.
The members of the Ladies' Aid Society
of the Pleasant View Baptist Church will
meet this afternoon in the parlors of the
church, and a supper will be served at
o'clock.
Friday evening Shehadi Alb will lecture
at they. nj. c. A. hall, on, various phases
of life in Armenia. The first portion of
the lecture will be given in costume, and
the latter portion illustrated by stereop-
ticon views.
A meeting of the Mothers Association
was held at the Cherry street kindergar-
ten this afternoon, beginning at 2:30 p.
m. The meeting was addressed by Mrs.
Hartman of Boston. Many interested in
the subject were present.
The parochial schools have accepted the
invitation from the Flag Day committee
of the Grand Army of the Republic to
hold appropriate exercises on that day.
Each school in the city will be briefly ad-
dressed by member of the Post.
The Rhode Island branch of the Woman s
Auxiliary will meet at st. Thomas Church,
Providence, Thursday, Jan. 2S, at 10 a. IN.
and p. m. Bishop Hare of South Dakota
and Mrs. Hunter of st. Augustine School,
South Carolina, will address the meeting.
The Rhode Island Christian Endeavor
union, whose eleventh annual convention
is to be held in Westerly Feb. 22, has re-
Gently issued an attractive souvenir of 12s
pages, containing history of the Chris
tian Endeavor movement in Rhode Island
since its beginning.
Next Sunday ii. c. l.. Dorsey will fitting
ly observe his I'D birthday by attending
divine service at st. Paul's Church, while
the inmates In the Connecticut State Prison
will enjoy their annual turkey dinner pro-
vided from a fund which the prisoners
friend caused to be established many years
ago.
Two hundred and twenty nine shares OF
the common stock Of the Rhode Island
Perkins Horse Shoe Company were sold at
auction by George II. Burnham in the
Equitable building yesterday at $40 a
share This is S3 better than the price re-
corded last week for this stock. The sale
was by order Of Pledge.
Commander J. Warren Seabury OF Tower
Post, q. A. r., has announced the fol-
lowing committee or music: Albert G..
White, John II. T. fton, William II.
Tracy and Carroll j. Pullen. The associate
members of the committee will be John
r. Jerauld, William T.. Rogers, George A.
Slocum, William M. Trafton, Walter f.
Rogers, Samuel II. Flemming and Elme,
T.. Smith.
John Christopher Benker died at hi
home on School street yesterday from tn
results OF stroke OF paralysis, by whicl
he was stricken while on the street abou
week ago. Forty-three OF the IS year
OF Mr.. Benker's life were spent In Paw
tucket. In his occupation as a dyer h
had been at various times employed b
Barney Merry, Daniel Mason, Green
Daniels and J. q p. Coates Thread Com
pany.
Members OF the different courts OF For
esters are much interested in the me-
ritual work. II had it's first exemplifica
tion at the meeting OF court Ericsson
Hartford, Conn, Monday night. Supren