The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-13
BRISTOL.

The yawI Ellide, built by Saunders at
his boat shop, is completed and is ready
for launching. She will probably be
launched Tuesday or Wednesday morn
ing.
The appointing OF Fourth OF July
committee seems TO be little tardy this
year.
Dredging in front OF the HERES hoffs'
works Is much more of job than was
at first expected, the bottom being very
hard aud requiring greater depth OF
water than was anticipated.
First Lieutenant Charles l.. Hammill
of Company &, 2d Regiment OF Bristol
Light Infantry, will be examined on We'd
nesday evening next, by the military
examining board at brigade headquar-
ters.
Burnside Lodges, Knights of Pythias,
new hall on Hope street when completed
will h- known as Pythian Hall, and will be
dedicated TO the order. Next Tuesday
evening is ladies' night, for which an ex-
cellent program has been arranged.
Messrs. Hunt and Baird, of Revere,
Mass, visited town on Saturday and
were driven TO several locations 10 see
what arrangements could be made for
the erecting Of n hotel. They visited the
grounds of the late Il. w. Brunsen ana
were much pleased with the site.
Miss Florence Nelson gave a reception
on Saturday evening TO her many friends
preparatory TO her sailing for Europe on
Tuesday. She left here on Sunday even
ing accompanied by her father, mother
and brother to New York. Her mother
and brother will accompany her and visit
oil parts of Europe and the husband and
father will join them in July.
The Providence Shade Roller company
made a shipment of 2000 shocks on Satur-
day for the British Screw Company at
Leeds, Englan this being the second
shipment of this kind within lew
months.
Mrs. Lucretia Gladding died on Sun
day morning after a long illness at the ad-
vanced age of 81 years. Her brother, Mr..
John +. Cole OF Warren, died on Saturday
from shock of paralysis.
Three small boys were arrested Sunday
while in the act of stealing confectionery
in McNay's candy store on the corner of
State and Hope streets. They were lodged
in Jail TO await an examination today.
What came near being fatal accident
occurred at the National India Rubber
Works on Saturday evening, about
O'Clock. Mr.. George Il. Easterb brooks,
who has general charge OF the oiling
of the machinery, was in the act OF
throwing out one of the grinders when
the iron car caught him and mutilated
him in a shocking manner about the
head. He was taken TO the office, and
DIR. William Fred Williams dressed
his wounds. He is as comfortable as can
be expected under the circumstances,
although in a very critical condition.
The Colonia with her picked crew bade
adieu TO Bristol on Sunday afternoon for
a brief period. On board were two OF the
syndicate that is building the defender
c. Oliver Iselin and wife and Commodore
Il. ID. Morgan and wife. They are bound
up the Sound to New Rochelle, the home
of Mr.. Iselin. They stopped in Newport
last evening and received q number OF
their friends on board and sailed again
this morning.
The National India Rubber Works have
commenced operations for the pumping
station. A gang of men are laying pipes.
This work has been IN view for several
weeks, as printed some time ago by THE
NEWS.