The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-06
BRISTOL.

Inc hcpuDllcdu chucub ueiu lubt evcu-
ing at the court house was well attended.
The meeting was called to order by Frank
B. Wilson. The call was read, after
which DIR, Z. j. Hasbrouck was elected
chairman and William M. Gorham secre-
tary. The first business was the choice
of delegates to attend the Republican
State convention. The following owing were ~
Thurston, Frederick g. Burgess and Rich-
ard II. Dunbar. The delegates were en-
powered TO I'll vacancies IL any should
occur. For State central. committee,
Joshua Wilbur was reelected. For town
committee DIR. William Fred Williams
moved hat the committee consist OF five
instead of nine as last year. The motion
was carried, and the following committee
was chosen: Charles IA. Church, Eugene
A. Rounds, Frederick l.. Waldron, Frank
Ii. Wilson and Isaac B. Munro.
The next business was the nomination
of an Assembly ticket when Hon. Joshua
Wilbour presented the name OF Chandler
III. Coggeshall for Senator, and paid him
a glowing tribute for the efficient manner
in which he had served the town and
State. Senator Coggeshall arose and de-
cined serving any longer as he felt 1t
his duty to give way to others. He had
served number OF years In the Legisia-
ture and must insist on declination.
q. l.. Bosworth spoke.at length Of the
importance OF his acceptance of the NOM
nation, which was equivalent to an cleo
ton, but Mr.. Coggeshall again declined.
Mr.. III. w. Hayes arose and said that
he saw but one way out OF this dilemma
and that was to take the sense OF the
meeting and then leave the matter 10 the
hands of the town committee and MIR.
Coggeshall might then consider the feel
ings OF the caucus and allow his name 10
be used III he still persisted in declining
then the town committee could hii the
vacancy. The chairman put the question
and Coggeshall was unanimously nominat-
ed. Again Mr.. Coggeshal, arose and said
that he hsd sat in the Assembly with Mr..
Hayes aud always noticed he was ever
ready for action upon any subject and
when he spoke he always said something.
Mr.. Coggeshall again said he must give
way to Others, but the caucus would not
allow 1t.
The next business was the nomination
of candidate for Representative. The
present member, George W. Simmons,
was again put in nomination and
he was unanimously chosen. Messrs.
Hayes, Bosworth, Coggeshall. Wilbur and
Gibson all sp Ike of the importance OF Mr..
Simmons being returned as there were
many duties to perform that were partly
finished in the various committees he was
a member of. After this the credentials
were made out by the secretary and signed
by the chairman for the delegates and
the meeting then adjourned.
An alarm of fire was sent in last even
ing at Z o'clock from district 8; Tho
blaze proved to be in barn on Mount
Hope avenue belonging to the estate OF
the late Carl Rast, in the rear OF the
dwelling house, containing several tons
of hay belonging TO Henry Thiele, who
had charge Of the estate. The firemen
did excellent work in combining the fire
to the original limits. The building with
ito pfa a G
fell, containing the hay, 1t caught several
firemen, among whom we're Edward +.
Gladding, who was taken out by his
brother firemen nabie to walk and badly
bruised. He was taken home and his
family physician was called. 10 what
extent he was injured Is not known,
but it is feared he is burt internally. An
other fireman, Cushing Neuman, was
caught by the falling floor but extricated
himself He had few slight bruises.
Ihe origin of the fire il supposed to be
incendiary. The building and stock were
partially insured.
Mr.. George Saunders has commenced
enlargipg his BOAT shop SO ss to enable
him to have room enough to meet any
emergency. His facilities at the present
time are all taxed by orders partially COM
pl { I'd and extra orders for boats have
com elled the enlargement. He is think
ing strongly of laying another marine
railway.
Another case of djphtheria was reported
on Thusrdsy by DIR. William Fred Will
Jams, the afflicted one icing Martha +.
Moore, who is here with her parents on
visit TO her grandparents on Mount Hope
avenue. She is a sister of Hattie Moore,
who recently died with the same disease.
Rev. Hezekiah Munro of Newton, Mass,
paid Bristol flying visit Tn ursday and
returned home this morning.