The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-04
BRISTOL.
Highway Matters, Accidents and Ashes
I'm the Streets.

Highway Matters, Acciuents anu hsnos
I'm the Streets.
Miss Kate O'Donnell met with pain
ful accident Wednesday at noon on her
way home from her work. She stepped
upon uneven ground. spraining her ankle.
She was assisted home and II Will be
some time before she will be able TO at
tend to her work again.
DIR. Daniel j. Neylan has returned home
from New York, whore he has been spend
ing q few days.
Mr. solomon III Smith and wife and
Webster, Mass, attending the smith
The Bristol Bicycle Club which has
been organized about 10 months, has dis
banded owing to some dissatisfaction
among its members concerning its man
agement. The stock and fixtures on
hand will be equally divided among
Barge Massachusetts, from Perth Am
boy, with 30 tons OF coal Tor Wardwell
Lumber Company, has arrived.
The store mouse upon the National In
dia Rubber Company's pier, which was
formerly used for storage by the com
pany. is now being partitioned off and
leased to the owner of the steam yfcht
Balleymena TO store the yachts riegng
in.
The cat yawl Ellide, which is upon the
railways at Saunders beat works, Is re-
ceiving a coat OF paint and Will soon be
launched.
The common topic OF conversation at
the present time among the taxpayers Is
who contracted for the wall across the
FOOT of Church street, and Is the town or
State to settle for the work. In the first
place, the building OF the wall was au-
thorized by the Council, IL the stones
were given, as agreed upon; that the
town would bear the.expense of building
the wall, and COMMITTEES OF one OF the
Council appointed TO supervise, and TO
secure the work done as reasonably as
possible. No one has been approached
aside from those who are doing IT, and
the work has been sublet TO two different
parties since the work was commenced.
Now the important part OF tife transac-
iton is: have the oroers OF the town been
complied withf
An important matter which interests
all OF the citizens is why do not the ON
cials en- force that part Of the town ordi-
nance W hich strictly forbids the throwing
OF ashes into the public streets. Several
valuable horses recently have picked up
nails thrown out in the ashes. The town
would have been responsible for the loss.
Charles 4. Gardiner, son OF Charles L.
and Julia A. Gardner, died on TbYrsday
morning at the residence OF his parents,
on Bristol Neck, after q weeks sickness
with typhoid fever. The burial will take
place today.
Another matter of more importance
than any suggested is the manner tnat
the.work is left at the foot of John street,
where sewers have been put In. Crossing
Thames street Is dangerous. This work
was done under the direct supervision OF
one of the .CouncU. Anyone passing In
the day or evening Is liable to sustain
serious. injury.
nd
ing Commander Converse to and from
that place.
The terrible fire In Warren shows the
town OF Bristol the great Importance OF
having the steam fire engine Immediately
repaired. IL a break occurs in our main
water..pipe we are entirely at the mercy
of fire. With the steamer in thorough re-
pair IL would afford great relief.
Last evening would have been a serious
event in the history OF the town IL an
alarm had been sent in, as every one
who could get to Warren went there.
A large party OF ladies and gentlemen
visited Point Pleasant, South Swansea,
Burlington. In the company were ex.
Lieutenant Governor Wardwell aud
family, Town Clerk Herbert +. Bennett
and family, Judge II. W. Church and
lady, Nr. Charles IL. Manchester and WIFE,
Mr.. william III. Manchester and wife,
Mr. Charles B. Rockwell and wife, Mr..
Charles +. Chase and wife, Mr.. John r.
Reynolds and wife, Mr.. Alvin l.. Bos-
worth and wife, Mr.. Benjamin McDougall
and lady, Mr.. Albert Munro and sister,
and others.
Mr.. James Brown and daughter arrived
here this morning on a visit to MIR. and
Mrs. James Mason on Metacom avenue.
Willie Bevine, son of John Revine, fell
from a tree on Thursday and dislocated
his shoulder.