The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-10-28
BRISTOL

A special meeting OF the council was
held on Thursday evening a full board
being present, relative TO appointing SUI
pervisors for the election. The following
persons were selected from the list of
names presented to the town council by
the Republican and Democratic town
committees: Dennis Scanlon and Charles
II. Easterbrooks, Democrats; Henry NJ
Thompson and Isaac ii. Gorham, Repub-
licans- Consent was granted To c. A.
Barbour to transfer n certain Jeasehold
estate JulianDa Jabilinski.
The meeting Of the Young Mems Guild
at the Trinity Church rooms on Thurs.
day evening was well attended, IL being
their annual election OF officers. In the
absence Of President Warren, Mr.. Chas.
N. Miller was elected temporary chair
man: After reading the report of tfie
years proceedings by Secretary Burgess
the report was received and adopted
The Rev. William X. Trotter then ad-
dressed the young men. At the conclu-
sion the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year The Rev. William
X. Trotter, president; John +. Bickford,
vice president; Ralph Kinder, secretary
Chester X. Burgess, treasurer
Husking frolics are becoming quite
prevalent, as several of them will take
place the coming week. 1t is an old-time
custom. which was formerly practiced
among the farmers as an easy mode OF
getting their grain garnered.
The largest cisterns ever built i'm Bristol
county are being built on the Burnside
place, now owned by DIR. Herbert NJ,
Howe, and under the direct supervision
of the manager, Andrew Lynch, the con
tractor being Eugene Leclair.
stGreat improvements are being made
upon the Infantry Hall on Wood
street. A new chimney has been erected,
and now they are introducing Kickemuit
water.
The building next westward from the
Bristol Hotel, owned by James Tobin, is
e. be put in thorough repair aud leased
70 . cobbler from Pawtucket.
esCol. 5. L. Colt is visiting New York
city upon business.
The Worsted Yarn Mill is running TO
its fullest capacity, making overtime
until 9o'clock every evening, to meet the
orders received. -------
The only town, village or hamlet in the
state where there is not a flag floating
with the Presto ltial candidates inscribed
thereon is Bristol
Capt. George Il. Gladding's family.who
have been spending the summer months
upon Prudence Island, have removed
home for the winter.
At anchor In the harbor, the cat-yawl
Lenora. from Marblehead, Mass, with
the owner, Joseph Adams, and James
Wood, DIR. Phineas Leland Oh board as
guests, bound up the Sound.
The Democrats have had placed in front
of their headquarters large transpar-
ancy.
Mr.. Alden who has general charge of
the Bristol Electric Lighting works has
tendere his resignation and will sever
his connection as soon as another man is
obtained to take the position
The board OF grand officers will visit
Wampanoag Encampment, No. q /, q.
" r., on Thursday evening, Nov. 10Th,
1692
A very Interesting .haot Z. ti;ll
monthly called the Trinity Church Rec
ord, by the rector, the Rev. William n.
ITO ter, and distributed among the mem
bers and friends Of the church.
Miss Lenna NJ. Connery of Chicago.
who has been spending the summer
months here with her relatives, will re-
turn home the first OF the coming week.
Quite a number of strangers are I'm
town to-day among whom are DIR. Henry
Benson OF Boston, William Lawton of
PROVIDENCE aud Mr.. and Mrs. Walker
Harris OF Waterfowl. Mass.
cRoMPToN.
The members of the St. Philips Guild
eaven an enjoyable chicken supper and
tanta,a In the church last evening. an
sudience OF about 400 persons being i'm
Attendance. The following program was
carried out in asuccessful ,nauner Solo.
Mary T.. Lawton, Phenix; reading, eu,
titled = The One-legged Goose" Mrs.
Batchelder; piano duet, Misses Maude
and Mecua Ettarti; reading, Mrs 8a.-if-l
elder. concluding with the cangata, 'grhe
Dragon fiy's Dsy," which was p.r.lei-
pated In by thirty boys aud f,fvss S=,sssd
Ia costumes appropriate for the occasion.
The hall and tables were elgborately dec. |
GRATED for the occasion aud IL was voted
one OF the most successful affairs ever