The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-09
BRISTOL,
Annual Meeting Of Stockholders OF
Bristol County Savings Bank.
Mr.. Van Wickle and Family Arrive.
Burned In Locomotive Cab.

The postponed annual meeting of the
| Bristol County Savings Bank was held
yesterday forenoon. eThe following officers
were elected: President, Ezra Dixon
vice presidents, A. o. Bourne, John q.
Watson, DIR. q. III. X Doringh; trustees,
| u. Arnold, John W. Munro, j. b. Herre-
shoff, n. G.. Herreshoff, and Parmenius
| Skinner. secretary.
Col. Daniel Stevans of the Bristol Train
of Artillery went To Boston on Monday
| TO attend the 259th anniversary OF the An
cient and Honorable Artillery, of which
| he Is "a member.
DIR. Hasbrouck reported case Of scar
| letina at the residence of Mrs. Munro on
| the corner of High and State streets. The
| patient is Master Fred Munro.
Mr. J. b. Mills servants will arrive on
| saturday morning and VIII have the cot
| tage ready for the family. who will arrive
the following Tuesday for the summer.
Mr.. Augustus s. Van Wickle and fam
lily arrived here yesterday afternoon at
| 3:40 by rail, having left their steam yacht
Marjorie at New London. The weather
was unfavorable and rs they were desir-
Gus Of attending the Howe-Locke wedding
they came the rest of the way by rail.
The Howe-Locke marriage ceremony,
| which takes place today, was TO have been
performed by. Rt. Rev. Bishop Clark,
assisted by Rev. DR.. George Ia. Locke and
Rev. Reginald Huber Howe, but the
bishop will be unable to attend on ac-
count of feeble health.
There was an accident yesterday OH
the railroad between Bristol and Warren.
Engineer Murphy and his fireman accom-
panied by Conductor Burnham. Brakeman
Thomas McKalo, and Edward Murphy all
in the employ Of the New York, New
Haven q Hartford Railroad started for
Warren with an engine and tender, and
-st,sp ha ntafr rtra.as alnr
off the steam. The furnace door was
forced open, the fire coming into the cab.
The engineer and his brother escaped
while Conductor Burnham and the Others
were badly burnt, their eyebrows, hair and
skin being badly scorched.
The sloop yacht Thorn, owned by Field
ing l.. Williams Is To be taken to New
York TO Manning's basin whero she will
be sold by Broker Manning. She has been
thoroughly overhauled at Slocum's boat
house here and will sail today in charge
OF Captain Charles Nettleton, of the
schooner Caroline.
1t is now understood that instead of the
l.. A. Tillinghast Land Investment Com
pany having purchased the land with the
building on IL opposite of the DeWolf Inn,
from Jacob Bessing, that the company
leased the property for term OF years.
Ii is also reported that the same Is 10 be
changed from DeWolf Inn to the DeWolf
Hotel.
Notwithstanding the inclement weather
great many of the invited guests have
arrived from Philadelphia, New York and
Boston TO attend the wedding.
Col. s. y. Colt left here yesterday for
New York. He will he absent several
days. 1t is rumored that his visit Is in
the interest of the rubber works.
The son Of Michael Angelo. a boy years
old, fell from the wall on Bay View
avenue and his arm was broken above his
elbow. DR.. Merrman was called and the
arm set and dressed.
The work at the rubber works on lawn
tennis goods is about completed, and n
greater part Of the help on tennis shoes
has been dropped from the list. The work
on rubber clothing is quite brisk, other
wise the factory would be shut down.
A brutal dog fight occurred yesterday
on the Greene farm near tho banks OF
Mount Hope bay. The parties came ashore
In boats and after the fight they all sat
down TO q clam bake.