The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-26
BRISTOL.
Miscellaneous News Paragraphs of Gen.
tral Interest In the Town.

Miscellaneous news Paragraphs or Gen.
tral Interest In the Town.
Mrs. J. Winthrop Do Wolf of Philadelphia
arrived here on Wednesday and is the guest
Of her SON and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Winthrop Dc Wolf.
Mr.. O. q. Rives, who was member of the
New York Yacht Club board during the in
vestigation Of Lord Dunraven. accompanied
by Robert Winston of the New York Yacht
Club, visited Bristol on Wednesday and were
at tho Herreshoffs works.
Mr.. J. b. Herrsshoff, wife and daughter,
Miss Katherine, left here on wednesday after
noon for New York and Washington, ID. &.
They will be absent several weeks.
Major Raymond II. Perry is making pre-
parations TO take bis herd of registered Jer-
seys to the New York State Fair. He will
exhibit forr thoroughbred Jersey bulls. bred
by him, and he intends 10 drive them four-in-
hand during the exhibition. 1t will bo
novelty at "a fair.
Contractor Leclair is erecting a large barn
ut the foot OF Constitution street, in the rear
Of his dwelling house
Messrs. Ezra Dixon 81 Son. proprietors CT
the Dixon Lubricating Saddle Company, have
fitted up their BiRh street office in a very
elaborate manner.
Schooner James Nilsson sailed on Wednesday
for Providence.
The Council will meet this afternoon as
board of canvassers. and again on Saturday
to correct the voting list for the State elec-
tion.
The buildings upon tho Connery pier have
been removed. and tho Neptune Boat Club
will commence building their club house as
soon as the weather permits.
Sample ballots have been posted in con-
spicuous places In town by town sergeant
Hoard
The regular meeting of Byfield Council.
Order 6f American Mechanics, was held on
Tuesday evening. Arrangements were COM
pleted for the formation of "a Daughters OF
Liberty Council next Tuesday evening.
Miss Mary Laebey. who has been missing
from home since February, is reported as
being in Riverside, and is secreted away by q
woman named Rose Ber uncle, John Leahey,
has visited Riverside and notified the police
to make a thorough search for tho missing
woman.
car load Of steel plates arrived at the
depot for the Herreshoffs. to be used upon
the government torpedo boat No. o.
The remains OF Jeremieh Willis were brought
mere from fdlr maven on Wednesday. IDey
were buried in the North Cemetery upon
Bristol Neck.
MIR. Samuel Liscomb died st his home on
Church street. Wednesday. at the advanced
age OF 50 years. The funeral will take place
Friday afternoon from his late residence.
Mrs George Wentworth and son left here
today tor New York. They will sail for En-
gland on Saturday.
United Brothers Lodge, ]. o. o. f., will at
tend divine service at the First Baptist
Church TO listen to an address by Rev. 5. u.
Moxley,on Sunday, April 20.
Messrs. Woodward and Barrows were in
town yesterday and Visited the Harbourvisw
Hotel. They were accompanied by o. S.
Bosworth.
Schooner Maud Ellsworth arrived with fsh
from Harwich, bound 10 Providence.
AS soon as The weather will permit, work
upon the sample road Will again be resumed.
Mr.. Ezra Dixen of the firm of E. Dixon a.
Son leaves here today for an extented trip
through the South. He VIII be absent several
weeks.