The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-08-09
BRISTOL.

The Vigilsnt sailed Thursday afternoon
for NEWPORT In company with her tender,
Aeronaut From there she will 20 10 New
York and be hauled out upon the dry
dock. t -ss "
The Appolo Club met last evening In
Eagle Hall for rehearsal.
Mrs. samuel Pomroy Colt IL spending
week at Newport as the guest OF Mrs.
William Grosyenor upon Beacon Hill
road. .
The building committee for the erection
OF the new schoolhouse has been decided
upon, but as yet they have not disclosed
the parties named, and will not until
after the signing of the contract. Although
many conjecturos are made nothing as
yet Is definitely known, aside from the
fact that all the bids from out OF town
are set aside and the contract is kept In
town.
Sailed, schooner William Jones for
Philadelphia. The compensation Tor
damages sustained by being run into by
steamer Mount Hope has been satisfactor-
lily adjusted by the agent OF the boat.
AT meeting OF Hydraulion Engine and
Hose Company il was voted to hold thesr
field day at Dexter Grove in Darlington
on Wednesday, Aug. 2L The following
committee were appointed to make the
Z. Wilson, Daniel j. Coggeshall, stephen
I. Church, Walter A. Coggeshall and
. Nathaniel 5. Fales.
Arrived schooner yacht Melisse from
New Bedford, with party OF excursion
lists on board. They will sail today on a
weeks cruise up the Sound.
Miss Lena Barnes from Worcester, Mass,
is the guest OF Miss Carrie Ingraham.
/ Mr.. William Abbott, whose hand was
severely injured on Tuesday while using
planer at the rubber works, was at
tended by DIR. William Williams and Is
out today.
Mr.. illiam Durfee OF Chicago arrived
home Thursday afternoon on visit TO his
parents. He was accompanied by Miss
Lena Connery of the same city on visit
to her relatives.
On Tuesday afternoon from 3 until B
o'clock the town hall will be thrown open
for inspection by the public, 1t having
been remodeled throughout aud con
verted into frst-class opera house with
all the modern improvements. The com
mittee, consisting of Mr.. William Williams
and Mr.. Albert Sharp, will be present,
assisted by the janitor, Mr.. William b.
Reed, TO show and inform all who may
call In the evening musical entertain
ment will be given under the direction OF
Professor A. A. Walker.
The new schoolhouse will be located on
the northeast corner of the common, re-
gardless OF what has been said, unless
some responsible parties can offer a petit
tion to tbe Council that they will rccog-
nize as worthy Of calling special town
meeting, and then the chances are it will
ber elected.
Mr.. William N. Burgess and Mr.. John
C.. Bickford are taking weeks vacation
at Worcester, Mass,
A leak in the main water pipe occurred
on Thursday afternoon upon the main
road, flooding the streets.
The report that yacht Wasp, owned by
the Messrs. Lippitt, is going out OF COM
mission, is without foundation.
Colonel s. y. Colt arrived home this
morning from New York.
A coaching party will stop here during
the evening from Bridgewater bound TO
Newport. They will lunch at the Bristol
Hotel.
Mr. George L. Cornell, one of the en-
ployes of the Earle ~ Prev Express Com
pany, met with a serious accident by
overliftlng. He sustained a severe inter-
nal strain.
Mr.. Fielding L. Williams returned
home TO New York this morning, after
brief visit here with his family.
Mr. II. Il. Allen has arrived here with
his family for the season and taken the
Wilcox cottage upon High street.