The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-05
The Herreshoffs May Build
One for Government.
Secretary Of War Herbert Now Has
the Matter Under Consideration.
Herreshoffs Guarantee . Craft With
Speed of % q Knots for $15O,OOO.

An article appeared In the columns of
The NEWS of Saturday, July n, speaking
of visit OF Secretary of War Herbert to
the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company's
works at Bristol. Since that time an in.
formal visit has been made to the Secre-
tary OF War at Newport by President j.
Il. Herreshoff OF the company, and an
agreement has been suggested that they
Will construct torpedo boat capable OF
maintaining 27l2 knots per hour for
s150, 900. The matter now rests 10 the
hands OF Secretary Herbert, and deci-
sion will be received soon after his return
form his visit TO President Cleveland at
Gray Gables.
1t has been the usual custom for the
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company to
allow their employees a vacation during
the month of August, but from the pres
ent appearances many of the mechanics
will be compelled to work during the
month, as their work is directly con-
nected with the steel and iron depart
ment, and as the work has been COM
menced on making the steel spars for the
Defender il will require many hands to
complete this work in season. Many
of the steel workers who had been given
a leave OF absence will be Immediately
sent for to again resume work, and an
order from the Government is looked for
with great degree of certainty.
The building committee appointed at
the regular town meeting in March for
the erection of S25, 900 schoolhouse held
meeting on Saturday afternoon in Burn
side Memorial Building. Architect Will
lam X. Walker of Providence was present.
The meeting was held for the purpose of
looking over the bids and deciding upon
the contractor. Many of the bids far ex-
ceed the appropriation causing some de-
lay during the meeting. Architect alker,
accompanied by Secretary Church OF the
her a.
visited the grounds where the plans have
been figured upon for its location. AS q
number of important matters could not
be fully determined upon, IL was decided
to adjourn until Wednesday or Thursday
OF the present week.
The regular monthly session of the
| Probate Court will be held this morning
| in the council chamber and in the after
noon the Council will hold their regular
monthly meeting.
The S. B. Club gave clambake on
Sunday afternoon at the Glen on Bristol
Neck. A number from out OF town were
present
A number of invitations have been re-
ceived here to attend the wedding of Mr..
! j. Wadsworth Richie TO Miss Emily
| Tooker Saturday, August "a, at All Saints
Memorial Chapel, Newport.
| The following are the names of few
| who visited here on Sunday: Mr.. Edward
| Thornton, James Phetteplacc Mrs. Mary
| Congdon, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Barney OF
Providence, Joseph Greene of Lonsdale;
Misses Bertha and Lizzie Gladding OF
| Pawtucket and William Davol OF Fall
| River.
! Miss Oracle Church and Miss Addie
| Jones left here this morning for four
weeks vacation at North Conway, New
| Hampshire.
| Mr.. William c. Lowe and family arrived
| here on Saturday evening from New York,
after an extended European trip.
| A match game of baseball was played
| on the Common Saturday afternoon be-
tween nine from Warren and a
picked nine from Bristol, resulting in a
victory for the visitors by score of IL
| to Is.
Henry aud Robert Barton arrived here
| on Sunday forenoon at IL 80 from Maiden
upon their wheels. They made the time
In hours and 80 minutes. The distance
is go miles.
Captain John Collins lost a valuable
horse on Sunday morning
ARRIVED: Schooner yacht Eclipse from
Pequot House, New London, with
a party of excursionists on board
schooner William Jones from Philadelphia
with 479 tons of coal for the NettsSx''
India Rubber Company.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
Mrs. Thomas j. O'Donnell met with q
serious accident about 10 O'Clock this
morning She fell from the pack steps OF
her home and her right ankle was broken
| i'm two or three places. Ii was SO bad an
injury that Mrs. O'Donnell was taken to
the Rhode Island Hospital for treat~aent.
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