The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-12-02
BRISTOL.
Thrown From His Carriage in
Collision.
The Committee On Water Works Confcrs
With Treasurer NJrman.

Designer Albert \. Chesebrough, a nephew
| OF the Messrs Horroshoff has placed an order
! with ths Harlan a. Hollingsworth Company
, Of Wilmington, Del, FOR palatial steam
yacht, TO be constructed after his designs
The craft Is TO b, built for Mr.. George w. q.
Drexel Of The city OF Ihi dclphia.
Mr.. John Venning, who drives n public
rriage, was run into by two men who were
out driving In dog cart. Mr.. Venning was
thrown from his carriage, but cscapci with
slight bruises. His team was'badly damaged.
A meetin' Of the committee appointed by
the town 10 negotiate for tho purchase Of the
water wo rs system from The Bristol & War
ron Wafer Works Company, OF which Gcnrre
ii. No man /. the principal owner, was Id
rn Monday owe ing in the Memorial bpildine.
Mr. George H. Norman, Jr tTcasu CT Of The
company, was present. Eo expressed HIM
self very fr ely and gave the water commit
tee 10 understand tha the presen owners
coul from long experience run he plant
much more economically than The iown, and
beyond doubt that the whole matter could
be arranged by compromise He Also
thought that the company woul intTodute "A
filter, which would tend 10 cleanse ard purify
the w tie, and, IL necessary, lay new pipes
The matter of percentage II the gross earn
ings was discussed, but he was unable 20 COM
NIT the ccmrans on tha' roini, although he
had no dtu, that frou' 3 70 per cent might
he allowed 20 the town as part Of the conces-
sions.
Mr.. Dan el W honey passed away yesterday
after a long illness with con .umptiOn. The
funeral services will be solemnzed ON hrrs
day morning at . o'clock, from s.. Mays
Church. Rev. =. McCabe, pastor Of the
church. will officiate.
The regular monthly meetings Of the Are
companies will be held his evening In their
hall. The Hydraulion Engine ard Hose Com
pany. after the business meeting Is owe will
pariGl1e Of bean supper.
The following citizens have b en- drawn TO
serve on the grand jury nj the session 4 III,
mmon pl as division OF The Supreme Court
FOR Bristol county Monday, Dccombsr7 Z: Da-
vid Robertson, Frank PAUL. samu | c. Bull
lock, Hugh Moiiitt, .Ambrosc Waldrou, Will
liam M. Gorham and Richard s. Gladding.
The funeral 81 fGsorge +. Stanton will be
solcmniz on Fiday IN r,ing at ~ o'clock
q. m. from his tr residence On Hope s rect.
Mr.. William B. De Wolf Is in New York
upon business and will be absent vernl days.
Hen thieves have again made their appear
ance upon the suburbs Of The town. They vis-
itel George Munro but w re- frightened away
by his COS leaving two bags and basket.
They came in boat, Gs footprints were
tr ced TO the shorr.
Mr.. Horace II. Rarncs lies critically i'll at
his residence upon Hope street.
The United Brothers held their annual
election last evening. and the following off,
Gers were elected Noble grand, Fr,der iclS
I. Tnllman; vice grand, El.hu G Smith;
secre airy, william Fred Fish, T. G.. t.sasu-
rr, pass d; permanent secretary, Henry r.
Carde II. g.; trus' cos George L. Arnold, T.
g.; Frank ". HI h. T. g.. James A. New
man, p. g.. hall committee, Danel q. Goggcs-
shall, Frederick U. Tsllman, Isaac B. Munro