The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-04-16
BRISTOL.

The Easter ball given last evening by
the Young Mems Temperance Athletic
Club, at the State street armory, was
brilliant affair. The grand march wss
led by James Murphy and Miss Louise
McCarty, followed by about one hundred
couples. Music was furnished by the
National Band Orchestra and at the in
termission u collation. was served.
According to the increase OF the pay
roll, the National India Rubber Com
pany is doing larger amount OF work
than ever before at this season, with an
assurance OF a still greater increase. Ire
outdoor work Is progressing rapidly, and
u large amount OF stone, which has been
blasted, VIII soon be crushed and con-
verted into roads in and around the con-
caru's estate.
George Munro met with q serious acci-
dent while unloading hay at the barn OF
Henry Childs yesterday. The fork used
by the man pitching of the hay pierced
his hand making an ugly wound.
Agents OF Llppincott's publishing house
OF Philadeldhia are in town laying out a
map to help complete he State maps.
Judge William III. Spooner, who has
been critically i'll, is now slowly conva.
lescing.
John Connery, who was stricken down
with pneumonia, and at one time was con-
sidered to be. beyond recovery, is this
morning somewhat improved.
The heavyrain fall has left some
OF the streets in bad and even unsafe
condition. Oliver street, from Hope to
Thames street, needs the attention OF the
surveyor.
Farmers have Tot been delayed as late
as this in the season for number OF
years. Last year most of the potato crops
and other vegetables were in before this
time, but nothing but onion sets have
been planted yet and the heavy rainfall
| will keep tho farmers back another week.
Miss Bertha Nye celebrated her 18th
birthday with a social gathering Of her
| associates at the residence of her parents
on Vernon avenue, last evening. Games
and vocal aud instrumental music were
| INDUCED in.
Many Bristol citizens will attend the
| funeral OF the late Captain John Waters
The funeral of Mrs. Ernestina KuppeJ
was held yesterday afternoon from heI
| late residence on Franklin street.
Schooner Edward w. Young, Wyman.
master, for Philadelphia to load coal foI
| Providence, sailed yesterday.
About 20 of the employees of Earle &
Prew's Express Company OF Providence
attended the Easter ball OF the Young
| Mems Temperance Athletic club last
| night.
Frederick Il. Hoard, who has been in
| the employ of Newman Brothers for
| long time, has severed his connection
with them and will start in business fol
himself.
At the Easter Monday election of Trim
| ity Church John Il. Bickford was elected
one OF the vestry in place Of j. IL. Corthel
resigned.
A glance at the extensive hennery of N
| n. Cole on Bristol Neck is well worthy o
| mention. He has IL acres of land, leased
| of Henry Maitland Gibson, president o
| the council, OF which he has utilized eigh,
] acres for vegetation and the remaining
| four acres he has converted into a hennery
| He has had erected building about 30t
| feet long and about % feet wide, the east
| portion of which is used for brooding
! pens. The middle section is where the
| Matching is done, and he has four incu-
bators of capacity OF 300 each, which are
filled with eggs ready for hatch
| ing. In the same section he
| has double boilers set for cook
| ing his feed for his feathered tribe with 9
| machine for grinding bone for the chick
ems. The west end of the building Il
used for laying. There are
number of flocks of Plymouth
Rocks and white Wyandottes
The runs are separated into sections, 81
feet wide and 500 feet long, giving the
different varieties of fowls plenty OF roam
ing room. The whole equipment is under
the direct supervision of his son, who
makes il his headquarters night and day.
AT IL 80 p. M, today, an effort was made
to launch Howard Gould's 20-ratel
" Niagara" but she stuck on the ways
and was left there by the receding tide
Another effort will be made at next high
tide.