New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK ~ PROVIDENCE.
IMPROVEMENTS IN ROGER WILLIAMS PARE

IMPROVEMENTS IN ROGER WILLIAMS PARK
THE COTTON GOODS CURTAILMENT
Providence, R. l.. July CspeciaD.-The celebration
Of Independence Day was more elaborate than usual.
II consisted Of military and civic parade in the
morning followed by patriotic exercises In the old
Benedcent Congregational Church, with an GRAFTON
by Scion W. Stevens. Of the Massachusetts Sons or
the American Revolution, and the reading or the
Declaration OF independence BY Professor Alonzo
Williams OF this city. In the afternoon the
tenth championship regatta OF the New-England
Amateur Regatta Association took place on the See
konk River There also day fireworks and a
hand concert on Dexter Training Field In the even
ing the feature was Illuminated bicycle parade OF
great proportions The sale Of recrackers is prohfD-
tied this year. and this conduced somewhat 10 less
noisy celebration of the Fourth than year ago.
and 10 fewer accidents and fires
Great improvements are being made at Roger Will
Jams Park not the least OF which was the dredging
of the meadow formerly called Cunfs Pond so
that when the dam is completed to hold the water
back a splendid lake will be the result with a shore
line Of more than five miles
The Board Of Aldermen adjourned for the summer
Thursday evening" after defeating the proposition to
establish an electric lighting pant by the vote O.
six 10 three They drew the names OF more than Yn
%sn ns sG set o. e Jurors God W Sq H
Theodore Foster Luces sharpe Aire snS s' o
There is great Joy in Providence over the victory
of the Brown University baseball club at chicago
Brown has won nineteen games and lost four during
the season and Claims the championship. princeton
10 the contrary Notwithstanding
The marriage Of Baron Louis de Levay and MISS
Blanche Francesca De Wolf took place at Bristol
last evening Baron de Levay Is Hungarian, ana
a man OF some prominence in his own country
Miss De Wolf is the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
De Wolf an old Bristol family. II had been proposed
10 have two weddings one Catholic wedding at the
church in the morning and the other Protestant
wedding at the house In the evening but IL Is I'M
derstood that Archbishop Williams refused to give
mis- consent After elaborate and brilliant recep-
ton the bridal pair departed for Newport In Ian
dau drawn by six horses.
The Rhode Island delegates TO the Chicago Con-
yent,on started for the convention city to-day 1t Is
said that the member OF the Committee on Resou-
tions from Rhode Island will be David s. Baker
and that the next National Committeeman WILL
without doubt be Richard b. Comstock. The delega-
ton is sodly for gold PLATFORM and has no choice
for a candidate outside Whitney or Russell.
The spndles and looms controlled by the Knight
Goddard and Chace interests affected by the agree
,nent 10 curtail production Of cotton goods amount
to 7ss 1870 spindles and 1924 looms when fully en-
poyed II Is said that sufficient number OF manu-
facurers have signed the agreement 10 control more
than 100000 spndles In Massachusetts, Rhode ISL
and and Connecticut.
large tract OF land bounded by Westminster
Matheyyson Weybosset and Clemence SITS. has been
leased for nnety-nlne years by the Pawtucket Land
Company and Il Is proposed within a year TO begin
the erection OF a large and substantial block. six
stories high.