The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-05-05
BRISTOL,

auspices of Miss Lena ID. Morris. general
floor director, assisted by Miss Sadie X.
Sherman, Miss @. M. Dunbar, Miss Anna
w. Waldron and Mrs. George w. War
rem. was held last evening. AZ $50 the
Mr.. William ii. Munro to the music OF
the National band Orchestra, followed by
about fifty couple. Miss Sadie X. Sher-
man and Mr.. Edwin p. Dodge, Miss c. NJ.
Dunbar and Mr. Frank Dunbar, Miss Anna
w. Waldron and Mr.. Clinton Sherman,
Mrs. and Mr.; George Warren, Mrs. and
Charles II. Manchester, Miss Amy
Spooner and Mr.. Glover OF Providence,
Miss Kate Spooner and Mr.. Frank Buff
fngton OF Warren. Miss Josephine
Spooner and Mr.. Benjamin Peck ham, Mrs.
and Mr.. Edward WATSON, Mrs. and Mr..
Walter Gof Of Warren, Mrs; and Mr.;
DIR. Oswald Siegel, Mrs. and Mr. Clarence
Gramont, Miss Alice Edgar and Mr.. John
j. Wilkinson, Jr., Miss Katie Hammill
and Mr.. Leon Kenny, Miss Mamie Ham
i'll and Mr.. NJ. Eox Of Warren, Miss
Madge Hamill and Mr. William Hamill,
Miss Ida SIade aud Mr. Frederick Dixon,
Miss Lille Thompson and Mr. Elnathan
p. Brownsli, Jr., Miss Nellie Nichols and
Mr.. Frank q. Wilson. Mrs James Can
field, OF Brooklyn and Mr.. Frederick
Gladding, Miss Minnie Gladding and Mr..
William X. Babcock, Miss Hattie PAUL
and Mr.. James &. Church, Mss Anna NJ.
Talbot, of Providence and Mr.. Robert
Turner, Mrs. and Mr.. Charles +. Cole,
Miss Kate Peters and Frederick Wald-
ron, Mrs. Gilbert Cummings OF Dorches-
ter, Mass, Miss Mabel Hoard, Miss Re
becca Davis and Joseph Kinder, Miss
Polly Davis. Miss May Sade and Fred
simmons Miss Ida L. Mieggs and Henry
NJ. Darling, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bridg-
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cauley, Miss Anna Brownell and Frank
Dimond, Miss Lou Simmons and George
Cornell, Mr.. aud Mrs Walter Cole,
William Burnham and Mr.. Birmingham
of Newport, Miss Andrews, Miss Bertha
Smith and Benjamin Wright, Miss Mabel
Hoard and Daniel Kenny, Thomas Easter
brooks, Benjamin w. Davis and William
Sherman.
The ladies were most elegantly attired
In costly costumes and the gents were all
In full dress 1t was a swell affair and
will not be excelled this season. None
were admitted without invitation. The
music was furnished by the National
Band orchestra Of Providence and at the
intermission the "spread" was served by
Caterer Reed. This entertainment sur
passes anything of the kind that has hap
pened here for years.
The Providence Telephone Company are
placing poles along Thames street, to be
used by the Herreshof Manufacturing
Company for a long distance telephone.
Mrs. George ii. Cummings of Dorches-
ter is the guest of her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry X. Manchester.
Frederick N. Fales, who was injured
on Sunday last by q wagon seat striking
him upon the back, remains in about the
same condition.
The remains of John Downey were
brought here last evening from Fall River
hy ITnAart Gav Tobfu for ipfarmanf
Charles Il. Chase. the civil engineer,
will commence work at once upon Hope
street. between Constitution and Union
streets. He will arrange the grade so
that the surveyor will be able to com
mence operations on Monday next--
Allen Newman has commenced opera
tions upon his new house on High street.
The foundation il being laid, and by the
first of the week they will commence
framing.
Arrived in New York, on Wednesday.
steam yacht Judy from Boloxi, Louisiana,
with Charles Bickford on board for Bris-
tol. She was built by the Herreshoffs for
southern gentleman in 1890, and has
now been sold to New York parties.
Miss Gertie Talber the talented con-
tralto of Bristol and Miss Bosworth first
soprano. will take part in the Hoffman
concert tonight at the Infantry Hall,
they will sing In a trio: Lift Thine
Eyes" Miss Bosworth, first soprano; Miss
Edith Bowen, second soprano. and Miss
Talbee, contralto.
May song will be sung by the quartet;
Miss Edith Bowen, soprano; Miss Gertie
Talbee. contralto: Herbert Rice, tenor;
George Chamberlin, bass.
The Court Of Common Pleas convened
this morning with Judge Douglass upon
the bench. There being no cases for trial
they adjourned to meet again July l.