The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-03
BRISTOL.
Busy Season of the National India
Rubber company's Works.
The Fix the Town Would BE In Pro-
yIded Certain Things Happ ened.

The National Rubber Company was in
augurated here inH 1861 and when the now
company took control in 1890 1t assumed
the lame of the National India Rubber
Company with Mr.. Philip III. Coyle as It's
general manager and Mr.. Terrancs
Mccarthy as IL superintendent. The
works have gradually increased in
rank second to none in the country. They
are today employing about fifteen hun
dred hands with a weekly pay roll Of
about fifteen thousand dollars, and are in
creasing their work daily. They are con-
stantly advertising for help, and none
away. They have just received immense
orders for gum and tennis shoes, and the
various designs OF gum and tennis shoes
which have been placed before the public
by the superintendent has brought large
orders TO the company.
The advocacy OF purchasing the water
plant by the town may be all right as far
as IL goes, but, after the purchase is made,
how long will ii be before water ring is
formed? Those who are today most
ardently advocating the purchase un-
doubtedly are looking for the best side OF
IT, either In placing some OF the bonds or
in the management OF its operation.
As soon as the purchase is COM
pleted and the town bonded then
sewerage will follow, which is certainly
necessary. The town then will be bonded
for about 100000 at about 3h per cent.
for term of years, and with the present
debt over our heads OF $4,000 will make
a sum total of $4,000 of interest TO be
paid annually by the taxpayers, less 5000
which is already saddled upon the town.
How long would IL be before the entire
real estate sold under the hammer would
pay the debt. 1t is hoped II this special
town meeting is called, that some OF these
practical, far-sceing advocates will salts
factorily explain the expediency at the
present time OF loading down the over
burdened Taxpayers with this enormous
debt.
Mr.. Iebaron y. Bradford, Mr.. John p.
Reynolds, Mr.. Ralph Kinder and Mr..
Harry Mayo, all members OF Trinity
church, spent the Sabbath In Boston,
Mass.
Arrived on Sunday, schooners Rate
Hoyt, Grace Whelden and Fred X. Ames,
all for hRr rbor, and sailed this forenoon
the the westward.
Mr. Chester X. Burgess leaves this
morning for Worcester for weeks vaca-
tion with his father who resides there.
Registration IS very tardy and from
a voting list containing 1900 eligible to
vote up TO Saturday afternoon only rs had
enrolled their names. Ii has become the
fashion of late for those whose duty 10 is
20 lock after Ii to neglect IL until few
days before the expiration OF time al
lowed by law and then hunt these de-
linquents as IL they were ignorant OF their
franchise.
An esteemed and respected citizen, Mr..
Alfred Luther, died yesterday after brief
illness. His loss will be seriously felt.
Mr.. Luther was an ex-member OF the
Council ard At +Ae- time of his death Was
n member of the We sLy OF st. MichaePs
Episcopal Church. He leaves two sons,
two daughters and two sisters to mourn
his demise.
The Town Council and Court OF Probate
held their regular monthly session today
in the council chamber.
Notwii hstanding the inclement weather
on Sunday, quite large number OF
visitors spent the Sabbath in town, in
oluding Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas III. Rayns-
ford OF Fall River, Mr.. Caleb Wright OF
Boston, Misses Lenns and George Davis
OF Pawtucket, Ms. Augustus Chase and
daughter of Providence.
Miss Hannah Taylor Wood died at her
residence on High street, Saturday, after
a long and lingering illness. She was the
eldest daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Moses B. Wood, and regular attendant
OF ST. Michae's Episcopal church.
Mr., Frank A. Easterbrook, In the en-
ploy OF Mr.. Nathaniel G. Herreshoff, met
with n serious accident on Saturday bv
falling from ladder.
Before Judge Bosworth, in the Justice
Court this morning, A. Leggitt was SEN
fenced to six months at the Farm, he hav-
ing no visible means OF support, and being
OF disreputable character.