The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-10
BRISTOL.
Several Distinguished Visitors in tho
Quaint Old Town.

1t is quietly talked in the inner circles
OF society that during the present week
this quaint old town will be visited by a
number of prominent men of wealth,
among whom will be two of the Wander
bilts and Goulds, and two other members
of the syndicate, Messrs. Iselin and Nor
gan. Mr.. Willard, who is socially con-
nected with the Goulds, has already
arrived here with his pleasure yacht,
Nigilant, and ON Sunday entertained
q number of friends at his summer cot
tage upon the ferry site, better known as
the paradise of Rhode Island. On Tues
day another wealthy summer visitor will
arrive, Mr.. Augustus Van Winckle, we'll
up in yachting and owner OF a number OF
sailing craft and the fine steam yacht
Marjorie Will make the waters of Nara
gansett her cruising grounds during the
summer. Mr.. Van Winckle owns the es-
tate of the late John r. Gardner.
The complicated case In which hoirs OF
William Dew Wolf, an opulent Rhode Island
citizen, clash with respect to the rights to
property left by him, terminated in the
Appellate Court on Saturday by decree
providing for O distribution of the pro-
ceeds OF the sale OF the realty in accord
ance with decision rendered last ebruary.
The property consists OF an estate on
Hope street, Bristol, and fine farm on
Papposequash Neck. BY the provision OF
the decree IL was ordered that the farm
should be sold by lot and the Bristol es-
state in one piece, and the proceeds APP
portioned among the following: Edward
+. DeWolf, Cecilia DeWolf, Erskine Abby
DeWolf Gibson, Elizabeth Sweet French,
Annie +. Middleton and the Cubans,
Carloto ID. w. Campillo and children,
Maria Teresa, Graziela, Guarina, Grs-
xina and Marie Virginia. Thomas &.
Green was empowered to effect the dis
tribution.
The building referred to by THE NEWS
several days ago as o mystery is owned by
Messrs. DeWolf, Bullock and Barbour.
The lower floor will be a bowling alley,
and the second floor will be utilized as a
billiard saloon.
The Town Hall il nearly completed. II
has been converted into one OF the pretti-
est little opera houses in the State.
Colonel Daniel Stevens OF the Bristol
Train OF Artillery has accepted the invita-
tion of the Fourth of July committee to
do escort duty on that day.
A clam bake was served on Sunday upon
the farm of Mr.. +. n. Fales to about 20
persons. Quite a number was present
from abroad. The dinner was served by
Mr.. Frank Il. Rawson.
Bristol Train OF Artillery Veteran As
sociation, accompanied by the Active
Company, attended divine service last
evening at the First Baptist Church.
Mr.. T.. A. Willard gave a number of his
guests and friends a delightful sail upon
the bay yesterday in the ex-cup defender
Vigilant. This morning she was towed
TO the Herreshof works, where she will,
at high water, have her new centerboard
swept under her, and on Tuesday she will
sail for the head of the Sound, where she
is booked for several races.
What came near being a drowning acci-
dent happened Sunday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock. Two young men named James
Barlow and Henry Norcross were getting
into a small dory, when il caps lied, and
but for the assistance OF several bystanders
both would have been drowned. They
could not swim.
Mr.. Joseph Buffum took a salt water
bath Sunday noon at the railroad depot
dock by capsiZing, In n small dory. lie
got along without assistance, being an
expert swimmer.