The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-05
BRISTOL.
Babbitt Relief Corps Attends Fune-
ra! of Mrs. Card.
Special Town Meeting to Be Held In the
Opera HOuss-Town Matters.

The following named persons have been
appointed committee on the celebration
OF che Fourth of July: Edward Anthony,
Benjamln X Wilson, Eugene A. Rounds
Frank {. Childs, James Quirk, Alexander
c. Facs.
The following named persons have been
elected appraisers under the dog law for
the ensuing year: William III. Simmons
Josephus Gooding, and James NJ. Gooding
2nd.
Alexander G.. Fale and Dennis Scanlon
have been appointed special constables
under the bird law.
The crew of the steam yacht, Bailey
mena, owned 10y j. Nicholas Brown Of
Providence which has been laid up here
for the winter, has been ordered to report
here April 10Th 20 put the yacht in readi-
ness for the coming season.
Mr.. Samuel Norris, Jr. who has for "a
long time been one OF trustees of the
Roger Free library has resigned and Mark
n. DeWolf Howe has been appointed to
fill the vacancy.
The funeral of Mrs Rosenia NJ Card,
wife OF Past Commander Henry f. Card,
who died on Friday, was solemniZed this
afternoon and was attended by Babbitt
Relief Corps of which she was "A past
president.
Mr.. Frederick A. Marcy, freight clerk at
the factory of the National India Rubber
Company, and Miss Ida Bowen, steno-
",
severed their connection Saturday after
noon. They reside in Providence. Miss
Bowen's place will be filed by Miss Mat.
tie Daggett of this town.
The Council hold their regular monthly
meeting this afternoon in the Council
chamber.
The special town meeting called to pro-
test against the action of the Town
Council in allowing the Bristol Gas Light
Company the right 10 lay pipes from the
gas works 10 the Warren line, will be held
in the Opera House this evening. When
the call was made there was much feeling
manifested. bat since the work has been
commenced and so many given employ
ment, while this work is being done In
such good: shape there has been
some change OF sentiment The meeting
Will be lively one however.
Captain Morrissey Of the police force
arrested man ON Saturday afternoon on
Bristol Neck named Giles Greene, alias
Charles White, who is wanted by the
officials of the State Institutions at How
ard. He was at work on the trench for
the gas company lie was sentenced TO
the state farm over "A year ngO from East
Providence and made his escape from the
farm and since that time has been in
Massachusetts,
quite number of the employees of the
National India Rubber Company will
leave here this morning To 90 To work in
the rubber manufactory at ChicOpce
Fails, Mass, making bicycle tires.
IL Is reported that the Colonial resi-
dence of Hon. and Mrs. Joshua Wilbour
H. for sale Mr.. Wllbour is a candidate
for "a foreign appointment.
The National Indiu Rubber Company
has an order for 100 eases of outing shoes
This shoe being a cheap one and offered
Ia competition with the Norman and
Bennett sewcd shoe this company re-
ports their agents as having great sue
cess i'm placing orders for this shoe and
they will undoubtedly have considerable
work ON this style.
Mrs. Mary Lincoln died on Sunday
at her residence ON Hope street
after long Illness
Mr. James Livingstone is seriously III
no his home ON Metacom avenue with
pneumonia.