The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-19
late LOCAL NEWS
The Doings Of the Day in
and About the City.
Short Stories of Minor Happen
mgs Among Our People.
Tise1 Topics Of Ge,efaI Iaterest Tefsely
Told to Tribune Readers.

The State Normal school is closed for q
two weeks vacation.
Samuel Goodier of this city has been
granted an original pension.
A rehearsal of the comic operetta, "TriaJ
by Jury,s took place last evening.
The owner of a blue lap robe Will find
his lost property at the police station.
Regular meeting of the Probate Court
will be held tomorrow afternoon at 4
O'Clock.
Charles Logan, another old resident OF
this city, died at his home on Pitcher street
yesterday, aged rs years.
The newly organized mems clu,S OF the
Uniyersalist Church will hold it's Scond
meeting tomorrow evening.
A number of cases of the grip are r,N-
ported in various parts Of the city, one
doctor having eighteen cases.
The marriage intentions of William Hall
Merrill and Hattie Arilla Mathewson, have
been filed with the City Clerk.
DIR. savage,of Lowell, Mass, a classmate
of the late DIR. d. H. Sullivan of this city,
died Saturday In Lowell, Mass, of typhoid
fever.
A valuable gold watch was lost by Ben
jamin Ford, Jr., of Chemical engine 4, in
responding to the alarm sent in from Box
yesterday morning.
An entertainment taking the form Of o
peanut hunt and donkey party was enjoyed
blythe members and guests Of the Working
Girls Club last evening.
The creation of judicial board OF censors
to look after members Of the Rhode Island
bar Will arouse a suspicion that all Is not
well with some of our attorneys
On next Monday evening an entertain
ment will be given under the auspices OF
the Ladies' Aid Society of st. Mary's
parish, for the benefit OF the convent fund.
General Secretary Stratton has secured
the services of F. v. Wooster, Esq, OF
Boston as the speaker Of the evening on
the occasion Of the annual meeting OF the
Y. M. c. A.
Ine )oln standing Committee on M
roads met last evening and discussed the
fender question, and 1t was decided 10
adjourn until next week, when the City
Solicitor will meet the committee.
II is expected that the Free Public
Library and Reading Room will be open
to the public before the close OF this week
an announcement which will be joyously
received by the thousands Of patrons.
The conference Of general secretaries OF
the Young Mems Christian Associations
of the Rhode Island and Massachusetts,
districts held in Boston yesterday, was at
tended by General Secretary Stratton OF
this city.
The United States Senate Committee on
Judiciary yesterday reported favorably the
bill introduced by Senator Hill whicf
regulates the term of Office OF postmasters
fixing 1t at four years from the date o
their commissions.
Edward Thayer had decided to appea
from the report of the commissioners ap
pointed to pass on the opening OF Contra
avenue, and the matter will be settled by
jury trial. WJudge Blodgett represents MI
Thayer in the matter.
The attractions at the Providenc
. theaters this week are as follows: Prov1
dence Opera, "Lost Strayed or Stolen,
one week; Keith's "Too Much Johnson,
for the week; Columbia, vaudeville; West
minister, "The Merry World;" Lothrop
s'Jack Sheppard"
The next session of the st. Patrick
Day convention will be held next Sunda
evening. The election OF Chief Marsh'
will take place on that evening and
looks as IL Councilman Farrell would lea
the long line OF green on March IL.
Another meeting of the committee In
trusted with the arrangements for the al
nual ball and reception OF Delaney Cour
Gil, No. 81, Knights OF Columbus will
held next Saturday evening. The form
the souvenir to be presented to every lad
present is OF every handsome design.
Charles Lagan, who died yesterday at h
home on Pitcher street, was an old an
highly respected resident of Pawtucke
having resided here for the past 80 year
The funeral will take place from st. Jo
eph's Church Thursday morning and II
terment will be at old st. Mary's Cemeter
A whist party was held at the residen
OF Miss Susie Golden last night al
proved TO be very pleasant AFFAIR. It
first prize was silver match box, and w
by Mr.. McCusker. Miss Maggie McCo
nell succeeded without effort In capturi
the booby prize, the the nature OF which
still a mystery.
A meeting of the newly-elected board
directors of the First National Bank v
held at the banking rooms this afterno'
when Gen. Olney Arnold was unsnimou
reelected president. William H. pa
holds over as cashier, the usual form
electing a cashier annually not being q
served at this bank.
Joseph Rowan OF this city ofiicisted
one of the bearers at the funeral OF W
liam +. Rowan, q relative, which to
place yesterday afternoon from st. Char