The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-05-20
BRISTOL BRIEFS.
Highway Matters Settled at Today's
Special Council Meeting

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There was a special meeting of the Town
Council this forenoon TO take action on
the matter OF rebuilding highways in the
compact portion of the town.
One thousand tons OF crushed
stone had already been purchased by the
town of James Crawley, but Town Sur
veyor Charles Il. Cole was not disposed to
use this and attempted 10 buy his build
ing material elsewhere. His opposition
was squelched this morning by the Coun-
cilmen voting to use the stone already on
hand and no other.
John L. Ingraham, for many years
captain of the night watch, has rendered
his resignation on account OF failing
health and there are 20 applicants for the
position. The appointment of his sue
cessor has been temporarily postponed.
Memorial Day will be very generally OBJ
served by the members OF Babbitt Post,
q. A. r., and citizens. Quite an interest
ing feature OF the day will be the militia
in the parade, it being in former years
custom to commemorate the day
by the militia doing escort duty to the
various posts OF q. A. Il. and taking part
in the exercises. The custom has gradually
died out in measure by those outside of
the various posts, but 1t will be revived
with the same spirit as In former years.
The exercises OF Memorial Day will be
held the evening preceding Memorial
Day in @. A. II. Hall under
the direction OF the Women
Relief Corps. They will consist of prayer,
singing, reading, the calling the roll OF
the honored dead, and an address by Rev.
Henry A. Stevens, pastor OF the Copgrega-
tionai church. Pastors from all other
churches are invited to attend.
On Memorial Day the members of the
post will BILE at the hall, and at II
O'Clock the procession will be formed In
the following order: Hope Street band,
Bristol Light Infantry, Captain Thomas
f. Lahey as escort, Major James +. De
Wolf Camp No. s, Sons Of Veterans; Cap
tain Oliver Blaisdell; Babbist Post, @. A.
r., Commander Henry +. Card; wagons
containing flowers; carriages containing
veterans from the Soldiers Home and dis
abled soldiers and sailors. The procession
will move up Hope street to Washington
street, when a detachment will be de-
tailed with flowers TO visit st. Mary's and
Jupiter Hill cemeteries and decorate the
graves OF their departed comrades. The
remainder OF the line will continue the
march to the North Cemetery, where
the exercises in memory OF the
departed comrades will be performed on
Grand Army lot. After the exercises the
line will again reform and march back to
their hall and dismiss, where lunch will
be served for them by the. Woman's Relief
Corps.
Mr.. Il. A. Willard of New York has
rented for the season the cottage on the
Ferry site, occupied last season by Mrs.
Perkins of Philadelphia, who is in
Europe this season. Mr.. Willard Is
closely connected with the Goulds, and
will have the Vigilant here this season for
his own private use. He arrived on
Sunday morning and was the guest Of the
Herreshof family during the day, return
ing homo at night.
Mrs. Caroline L. Waldron died at the
residence OF her daughter, Mrs. Otis
Munro, at noon on Saturday. The
funeral will be solemniZed on Tuesday.
There was an accident at the Provi-
dence Shade Roller Compsny's works this
morning which will delay the works for
several days. A defect in one of the
boilers was discovered by the engineer in
time to prevent any one from being in
jured.
The common pleas division OF the Su-
preme Court convened here this morning
at $3.50 o'clock with Judge Douglas upon
the bench.
Ex-Postmaster Gorham and George
Pailthorp have been appointed by the
census bureau to take the school census
here.
Bicyclist William Duniveter met with
quite serious accident yesterday on the
main road leading to Warren. His wheel
broke down, throwing him TO the ground.
His head was cut in several places.
Tom Clerk Herbert r. Bennett and Par.
menus Skinner returned home on Friday,
after a visit OF ten days in Richmond, Va,
feeling much rocuperated after their va
cation.
The change in time for the $50 train
will take place about June 1. IL will then
leave five minutes later.
George II. Norman and his son, the
owners Of the water works, arrived in
town today and an early agreement re-
lative 10 the purchase OF the plant by the
town is expected.