The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-22
late LOCAL NEWS
The DOings Of the Day in
and About the City.
Shost Stories of Minor Happen.
ings Among Our People.
Timely Tspics OF General Interest Tersely
Told to Tribune Readers.

one application for transfer at the meeting
this evening.
Officer Hand is covering the beat Of Pa
trolman Dwyer, who is confined to his
home by illness.
The annual assembly of the To Kalon
Club will be held at the Auditorium on
Friday evening, Feb. 5.
The 1908 a. m. express train from Bos-
for New York now stops here on signal
for through passengers.
! The marriage intentions OF Louis Mo-
mast and Miss Annie T. Armstrong have
been filed with the City Clerk.
Frederick Haid of Providence, saloon
keeper, had an unusually large addition to
his family this week by having three babies,
all girls, presented to him.
A. M. Merrill, superintendent of the City
Gospel Mission, conducted his last meet
ing last evening before large gathering,
and his resignation tokes effect today.
Deputy Grand Chancellor Fred A.
Thompson of this city installed the off,
GERS of Myrtle Lodge, No. 1, Knights Of
Pythias, of Woonsocket on Wednesday
evening.
bridge across the Blackstone has been re-
moved, and portions of the new and
heavier structure that will replace the old
are to be seen ON fat cars on various
sidings.
The following officers have been elected
l. n CI,,h L
Henry Ulrich; o. B., Mrs. j. Loeckler;
U. B., Mrs. Naunan; Treasurer, Mrs. Will
liam Glockner; Recording Secretary, Mrs.
Schoaller; Financial Secretary, Mrs.
Wiesemyer.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Interstate Consolidated Street
Railway Company for the choice of direc-
tors and the transaction of other business
will be held at the Providence Office of the
company, No. 60 Weybosset street next
Wednesday at 2:30 o'clock.
Rev. Frank Appleton of st. Johnsbury,
VT, who in all probability will accept the
call to become the rector of Trinity Church
and who was in the city yesterday looking
over the field, left last night for Boston to
visit his brother, Henry Appleton, who is
employed on the editorial staff of the Bos-
ton Globe.
The members of the Scandinavian Club
and their friends to the number Of over
100, enjoyed very pleasant dance at the
German Hall on North Main street last
evening. The affair was in charge Of the
following committee: John Herring, Au-
gust Carlson, Otto Benson and Carl
Anderson.
The twenty-sixth annual convention of
the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias of
Rhode Island, will be held in Sterling
hall on Tuesday, Feb. 8, beginning at 10
a. m. Much interest attaches to the
election eff Grand Vice Chancellor, Grand
Master Arms and Supreme Repre-
sentative.
Mrs. Mary M. Metcalf, widow of Will
liam A. Metcalf, died at her residence on
Maple street, yesterday, after long illness
of complication of diseases, in her 9th
year. She was an active member of Park
Place Church ever since that church was
organized. She was sister of William
ID. s. Havens.
President Thomas F. McArdle presided
at the meeting Of the Barbers' Union held
last evening. Three applications for
membership were received and the follow
ing members were appointed as delegates
to the Allied Labor Councils: President
McArdle, jeremiah Manning, c. d. Nc
Dermott, Owen Lumney and M. Z.
Whalen.
John F. McCaffrey left yesterday after
noon for Chicago to attend the big cycle
show now being held in that city. He
visits the Worlds Fair city for the purpose
of introducing the Savoie repair kit, which
is manufactured by him. 1t is a very
simple method of repairing punctures and
is creating deal of interest in the cycling
world. There has deem large sale already.
Owing to the deaths Of Mrs. Mary Met
calf, teacher, and Miss Julia K. Bly,,
pupil the mid-winter festival of the in
termediate and primary departments of
the Park Place Bible School will not take
place this evening. The funeral of Miss
Bly, will take place from the church at /
| O'Clock tomorrow, and that of Mrs. Met
calf from her late residence, Maple street,
| at o'clock.
| Another petition Is being circulated In
the Central avenue school district, this
one asking that Miss Mary Fredenburg,
principal of the school in that district, be
retained in her position. The petition Is
being circulated by one of the teachers.
At the last meeting, 1t will be rememb bered,
a petition from parents of the district was
presented the School Committee, asking
that Miss FredeDburg be removed
1t is remarkable that many patrons OF
the Opera House who lose articles or leave
them in the house never make inquiries
for them. Manager Spitz has a varied
collection OF umbrellas, handkerchiefs,
gloves, and many other articles of male
and female adornment awaiting owner
ship at the box Office OF the theatre. The
house Is carefully looked over after each
performance, and lost articles can be re-