The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-23


Pothier Club will be held The organiza-
tion aspires to run the Republican poll
tics OF the Pleasant View section OF the
city 1t is a little early to name candl-
dates for the city council. and 1t may be
that nothing OF the kind will be done. be-
cause the city hall leaders are not likely
10 .avor any plank which places candi-
dates before the people at such an early
date
But at the last meeting a committee
was selected whose duty IL is 10 name
a list OF candidates, both for members or
the city council and for about every other
officer the citizens of that section are 10
vote for the coming fall. Just why MEM
bership In a club should constitute the
qualification TO select candidates for the
entire ward Is one of the things the or
dinary person cannot understond. but
that is a plan which has been adopted by
the Republicans OF this city In past years
and IL has been done without protest.
Some club gets together and names the
men whom IL wants. Generally the men
thus selected hold memmbenship In the
particular club and the rest OF the peo-
pie In the ward who have had no ehoice
in selecting the names are simply called
upon 20 vote for the candidates thus
named.
Last year Ulderic Iolselle. who was
president OF the club. was made coun-
Gilman from that ward. Now IL Is SAID
ne has no desire to serve another year
1t is certainly not that the duties OF the
position take UP a great deal OF his time:
He has no important committee work ana
as for having anything 10 do with shap-
ing the course OF legislation In the coun-
Gil neither he nor any other member OF
that body has that
There are those unkind enough TO say
htaf "a
rate II is said that after Jan. ] the place
now held by Mr.. Loiselle Will be filled by
someone else. and as a natural result his
brother Republicans who belong TO the
Pothier Club are very angry and II Is
said there is going 10 be grand rush
for the nomination. Up to the present
time there are four avowed candidates for
the Job and there are several sections or
the ward that have not been heard from
Apparently things are going 70 be rather
Z lively in the Pothier Club before next
election day comes around
MRS. FERRIS DEAD.
Mrs Mary Ferris, widow OF stephen A.
4 Ferris and mother OF the late Mrs Jo-
! seph ]. woolley OF this city. died at her
Z home in South Norwalk, Conn, Saturday
: at the advanced age of 90 years. A tele-
gram announcing the death was received
by her granddaughter. Miss Mary II.
lege, Saturday evening.
The deceased had been In very poor
health for the past ten years or more and
during this time she has been confined 10
the house This Is the third Heath In the
family that has occurred within short
time Mrs Mary A. Woolley died in
March, 1906. Rev. Joseph j. Woolley died
about three weeks ago and now Mrs. Fer
Z ris passes away
q IMPORTANT MEETING.
An important meeting I'm Labor Tenn
pie will be held this evening for at that
time there will be gathering OF those
: who have ben considering the proposition
OF forming a wage earners' club in this
city. II II shall be decided To form such
an organization II will without a doubt
have an important bearing on the result
OF the election In this city next November
II Is the advice of the men who are
leaders In the labor world that the union
men form these clubs and take part In
making nominations In one or the other
OF the big political parties. In past years
the labor people have been giving their
votes to the candidates OF the socialist
labor party and while as a matter OF prin-
ciple they have thus shown their loyalty
still the votes have counted for very lit
tie. What will be done in this city this
year depends somewhat on the action
taken this evening and therefore there is
more than ordinary interest in it.
HAND GUARDIANSHIP CASE.
The petition Off the appointment OF a
guardian OF Michael Hand, the wealthy
brewer of this city, which was field some
time ago by attorneys acting for Mrs
Hand, is to be given a hearing In the
Probate court tomorrow forenoon at a
special session which is to be held by
Judge Blodgett. The outcome OF this case
Will be watched with interest because
there has been good deal OF litigation
for the family during the past two or
three years although this Is the first time
that any effort has been made TO show
that the elder Mr.. Hand was not capa-
bic of attending TO his own business af-
fairs.
FINE BAND CONCERT.
There was another big crowd out at
Slater Memorial park yesterday afternoon
at which time Fay's Second Regiment
band under the leadership OF Jesse Linton
gave another one OF its popular concerts
II was not quite as large a crowd appar-
emily as those OF the two previous Sunday
afternoons but this was very largely ac-
counted for by the intense heat OF the
day The park. however, offered plenty
OF shade and the people strolled about the
edge OF the pond or through the woods
ana hstened 10 the music which was of
most satisfactory character.
The members OF the band however. did
not look as though they were fully en-
joying the experience. There was no avn
Ing over the band stand and the hot rays
OF the sun beat down on the heads OF the
men making their position anything but
desirable. Under the circumstances Il
would perhaps have been just a. we'll II
- the band had left the band stand and
taken position under some OF the trees
nearby. The music would perhaps not
have saunded such a distance but the
public would have been quite ready 20
excuse. IL is TO be hoped that before the
next concert the park commissioners will
md some way 20 give the members OF the
band protection against the elements.
CITY HALL RECORDS.
The following transactions were placed
on record at the city hall Saturday fore
noon:
Saturday, July q. 1896.
Real estate conveyances-Alice A Har-
Der. admfnistratrix. ct al. 10 I,afayette