The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-17
BRISTOL.
Transactions OF Probate Court at
the Semi Monthly Session.

A special meeting of tho Council was
held yesterday afternoon and Messrs.
Church and Thompson were present. 1t
wss voted to grant the application of
James McCallan for liquor license
The annual excursion of the St Marys
Sunday school to Rocky Point and New
port occurred today, the steamer Pawnee
having been chartered for the occasion.
Ihv l.. A. Iillinghast land invest
ment company are anxious To purchase
tho dwelling house opposite the DeWolf
Inn, owned py Hugh Holmes. A liberal
offer has been made.
The regular semi mi-monthly session OF the
Court of Probate was held yesterday in
tho Council chamber. The account of
Albert 4. Bennett, administrator on
the estate Of William II. Bennett TOR an
allowance and order of distribution was
continued. Tho request for the appoint
mont of Samuel ii. Douglas, administra-
tor on the estate Of Abby A. Douglas was
granted; personal bonds 500 The ac-
counts of Eber Hill and Edwin Hill
executors on the estate OF Joseph Hill, were
allowed The account Cf George ii. Peck.
administered on the estate Catherine d.
w. Penrce was allowed. The inventory on
the estate of John B. Taylor was allowed.
The inventory on the estate Of Janette
Boil was continued nisi.
Suporintendent SohlossA n OF tho National
India rubber works with his wife ana
niece left here yesterday for New Bruins
wick, n. I.
MIR. Gilbert Norris has copy of the
Bristol Gazette II September, 1886, edited
by william II. s. Bailey. IL was after
ward changed to tho bristol Phenix by
the same editor At that time ~ whale
mon and as many more merchantmen
ware owned here and carried on an extern
siyo whaling business and also n foreign
mercantile business. It reports eight
merchantmen arriving on one day from
foreign ports and eight sailing the same
day with cargoes To export
A gentleman upon the streets today
made a statement that IL Captain Hall
would consent to allow nine Of his in
mates Mt tho Soldiers Home to play n
game OF baseball no would issue n chal-
lege OF $50 TO play any nine of the inmates
against the Bristols upon the common.
Eugene Iieclair and wife, who have been
taking a two weeks vacation in Maine,
returned yesterday.
Schooner Belle Halliday, Fisher. maste-
arrived yesterday from PHILADELPHIA with
$40 tons Of coal for tho National India
Rubber Company.
Mrs. Hezekiah ;. Igraham is spend
ing n few days mt Portsmouth. RI, the
guest OF Mrs. Edward Il. Macomber, Sr.
Misses katio and Agnes Gallagher Of
New York city are the guests Of Mr. and
Mrs. II. Hammell on state street.
Joseph Pevin, an cmploye Of tho Wald.
ron Browneii Company, met with serl.
Gus accident on Saturday. Ho was OK.
cavating for water pipe on Franklin
street, when no drove the pick through
his shoe nearly cutting on tho middle
toe. He was removed to DIR. Daniel Ney.
Ian office where the toe was amputated.
Tho clambake given hy Capt Hall,
superintcndent Of the soldiers Home,
Yesterday, was vdry elaborate affair.
The table was spread for 90 guests and
the menu consisted of everything that
goes To make an old fash ionod Rhode
Island clambage The following were
present: Capt q. G.. Gray. membcr Of the
Soldiers' hclief Board; MIR. Henry g..
Luther. another member. both of provi.
dcnce: Adlt. Charles A. Barbour and
mem bers OF tne Council; William Ibaycr,
MIR Alexander G.. Fales and Clerk of the
Courts Horny NJ. Thompson.
The farmers arc complaining over the
condition OF their late potato crop. Many
viii rot realize ~ quarter cf the usual
crop OF account of TIE blast caused I v the
constant rains and the sudden change OF
the weather
Mrs Christie. mother of cx.postmsster
J. j. Christie is dangerously ill at her