The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-07
BRISTOL.

The Hydraulion Fire Engine Company,
whose fair commences next Monday even
ing, are making great preparation for their
entertainment They have placed upon
bination prizes in the windows of the
Boston store, f. NJ. Dimonds dry goods
store, DIR. William III. Buffington's drug
store and Frank Ramier's hardware store,
all on Hope street. They know how to
run fair. Thomas Connery also has a
fine present to be given.
Arrived in the night, schooner Eliza
Emmery, Taylor master, from New York
with $50 tons of coal for Seth PAUL & Sons.
In town, Hugh X. Norman of Newport,
visiting his friends. He is largely in
terested in the water works.
The goods being sold of the firm of Lake
d Luther by their assignee are fetching
good prices. 1t looks as if the creditors
would receive large portion of their in
debtedness
Robert Newbold is connecting his three
dwelling houses with the sewer.
The registry voters are IA little tardy in
coming forward and placing their names
on the book.
Major Raymond II. Perry and William
B. DeWolf are out every afternoon with
their steppers on the new road.
The annual sermon before the Bristol
Female Charitable society will be preached
by Rev. Mr. MoXley at the First Baptist
Church on Sunday evening at O'Clock.
Sailed, steamer Henry Castoif, Gibbs,
master, with a tow Of barges for New
York.
Seth PAUL is taking mp very fine celery
and shipping il TO Boston. He is quite an
extensive grower of the plant.
Mrs. Ellery w. Greene left here last
evening en- route for Washington, ID. c.,
where she will occupy suit of rooms at
the Arlington Hotel during her soJourn.
She will be absent about two weeks.
The new macadamized road leading TO
Warren is getting very much out OF re
pair. and some parts of IL are very poor.
Stones are protruding and the road
needs new dressing. People have very
vague ideas about macadamized roads.
They have the impression that road
once completed should remain always i'm
that condition, but IL Is not so. IL will
need some repairs, such as top dressing,
aud II applied at the proper time vast
amount of money is saved.
Col. samuel Norris expects shortly to
take another trip across the Atlantic. |
think he told me he had crossed IL about
twenty-siN times on business He re
Gently arrived home from n six months
trip over there.
The Faueuil Hall Market Just opened
10y SparSs has caused great furry with
some of the other markets.
Several parties started out last night
with their lanterns and rubber boots for
an evenings recreation in catching fross
fish. but they staid late and returned
without any Of the finny tribe, il being a
little bit early a. yet
Old land MARKS are being removed. At
the foot Of Franklin street the earth is be
ing eNcavated and socks being removed
weirhiug tons. which once fome ] the sea
wall oi piers, giving place 20 modern i'm
provemOnts a little more than a quarter
oi q century ago. where now catch basins
are being buit, vessels were lying moored
10 the same rock.
The political pot has begun to simmer
People wanted To know IL ! had heard of
any one who was dcsirOus TO go ON the
school committee as five Of the present
mcumbents terms expire this year. lie