The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-07-24
Lincoln Town Councils Way
Of Selecting Jurors.
Town Commissioners Meeting to
: Formulate Report.
Lo1sdale baptist Church Sabbath School
Makes Annual ExeursIos to Rocky Point.


Council selects the jurors for the higher
courts In open TO serious criticism; and,
although aware OF the fact, the Council lis
violating one OF the principal statutes Of
the public laws. The statutes say that the
president OF the Town Council shall select
one name from the jury box and pass II to
the other members for their inspection.
In no part OF the statutes Is the presi-
dent authorized to take handful of names
from the box, and In conjunction with
any other member OF the board say who is
eligible for the duties Of the jury. IL a
Taxpayers name IL drawn from the box he
must, according to the statutes, serve on
the jury, unless he comes under the ex-
emption clauses.
This peculiar method OF selecting the
jurors has caused considerable unfavorabIe
comment, and Is an injustice to the intent
and purposes or the statues.
There Is only one way TO observe the
statue laws Of the State and that is to fol-
low them to the letter. At the meeting of
the above council Jon Thursday last the
name OF respected resident was drawn
from the box and when one of the men,
bers Of the Council asked who he was, a
town official replied that the man men,
toned was ian ignorant Irishman." There
may have been no intent upon the part OF
the said official to insult the intelligence
of any one, present yet the remark was
uncalled for and distinctly out OF place.
Notes NJ fbe yslIev vtlla~es
Miss Lizzie Hughes of Valley Falls is
visiting in Olneyville.
Miss Maggie Mcneil of Lonsdale leaves
Monday for Buzzards Bay.
Probate Court is in session this after
noon, Judge Learnedlpresiding.
An important meeting of Division 10, A.
o. II. will be held tomorrow afternoon at
2 o'clock.
Thomas Grimes a well known citizen OF
Lonsdale has gone to the Soldiers Home at
Togus, Me.
home yesterday from visit Of some days
in Riverside,
The Sabbath school of the Lonsdale
Baptists Church is enjoying the annual
excursion today.
A number of business men throughout
the Valley villages gave clambakes to their
customers yesterday.
The members of the Lonsdale Baptist
Church are enjoying their annual excur-
sion to Rocky Point today.
Arthur Haywood of Rockville, Conn.,, Is
visiting his uncle, William II. Payne OF
High street, Valley Falls.
a number Of the employees of the Ions
dale Bleachery and mills enjoyed clam
bake at Pearl Lake yesterday.
Miss Mabel Payne of High street,
Valley Falls, who has been guest at Cedar
Cottage has returned to her home.
A number of the young people of Lons-
dale are arranging for trolley ride to
Crescent Park next Friday evening.
Miss Mary Mcmahon, who is visiting
Miss Eta p. Leighton of Broad street, has
returned to her home in Arctic, X. I.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence Scanlon of
Arnold street, Prospect Hill, Lonsdale, are
making visit to friends at Pontiac.
The ball team connected with the c. /.
A., of Valley Falls, left the institute at 13O
this p. m. In barge to play at Woonsocket
where match game has been arranged.
The heavy rainstorm of Thursday caused
number of washouts in Saylesville, and
the town authorities will needIto do a
good deal of fixing to place them in good
condition again.
The mills of the Lonsdale Company at
Lonsdale and Berkeley will start again on
Monday. During the weeks shut down
the operatives have taken advantage Of
their leisure and have picniced.
The Lincoln Town House commission
will meet at Town Clerk Easton's office
next Monday afternoon at O'Clock. In
all probability the preliminary arrange
ments will be made for the report which
they are to make to the Town Council.