The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-12-13
BRISTOL.
A Good Roads Meeting 10 Be Held-Thc
ReOpening OF the Schools.

A road exhibition will be given on We'd
nesday evening next in Pokanoket hall.
Governor Dyer Will preside and General
Roy Stone, director OF the division OF
good roads inquiry department of agricul-
ture, will be present and make an ad
dress. Mr. j.. u. Harrison, the Washing
ton road expert VIII also make an al
dress. He will be- followed by Charles Il.
Chase. state road commissioners. and IL is
reported that many prominent men OF
the state will be present.
The competitive shoot held by the
Naval Reserves Saturday afternoon at
their range on the town Asylum Farm
was for the trophy offered by Hon. Joshua
Wilbour and known as the "Wilbour'
trophy. IheTe.were but five competitors
and the trophy was won by Lieutenant
William Fred Williams, commanding
officer OF the company who made total
sSOre OF 75. The shooting distances for
this trophy Is at 2)0 and 500 yards. The
lieutenant made an excellent score at 200
yards, making 81 out of u possible so.
His nearest competitor was Boatswain's
Mate Edward Il. GladdinR, whose total
score was az. 81 of which were made Mt 200
yards and 30 at 800 yards. The. other
sharpshooters who contested We're sea-
men Bert X. Dunbar, Oliver McGann
and George Ashton.
lub TeRulhT meeting OI tNo
school committee will be held this even
ing in the By field school building, when
the matter Of opening the schools will be
discussed. There have been but two cases
OF diphtheria reported since the schools
closed. Applications for positions rs
teachers to till vacancies have been re-
coived by the superintendent. Ii is prob
able that the schools will not open again
until Monday, December "a, when the
winter term will begin.
Registration continues slow at the
town clerks Office, Notwithstanding the
important elections that will occur in
1898. Only about l50 citizens had quail
fled up to Saturday night
meeting OF the stockholders OF the
Mount Hope Park association, OF which
there are about 40, Will be held In Fall
River next Thursday, when plans OF tho
new buildings ID be erected will be
shown.
Young Herman Garfield. Jr., son of
one oi the proprietors OF the Hopeworth
Sanitariun. owns three Shetland ponies.
Two are finely matched and driven TO-
gether, while the third is larger and Is
driven single. They are kept in box
stalls in the stable of the sanitarium anu
during Friday night some miscr5ant
visited the stable and cut the tail oil one
Of the ponies Of the span and then sheared
the hair off, completely dishguring the
animal.
The sewer on Church street Is contin-
ual source Of annoyance 20 those using 10,
aud IL IL an enormous bill of expense To
the town. There seems TO be but one
proper course for the officials To pursue,
and that Is to remove il at once.
Colonel ana Nrs. Charles A. Greene are
celebrating today the fifty fifth anniver-
sary OF their marriage at their pleasant
home on Hops street.
The residence of the late Charles NJ.
Darling. on High street, has been sold to
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. NJ. Duffee by the ad-
mfnistrator, George H. Peck.
DIR. Il. Il. Chadwick, the well-known
veterinary who was seriously injured on
Saturday by falling and striking his
head, Is this morning somewhat inn
proved. DR.. Merriman is attending him.
Mrs. Ella Chadwick IL seriously i'll at
her home on High street.
: The contract Tor buildinglthe fsncefrom
the main road TO tie Bristol Trotting
park grounds has been awarded TO VIII
liam Earl, who Is pushing the work so
as To be able to have 1t completed by the
Goth.
The Towc Council held special session
today 10 examine the bills sent in for re-
pairs and removal of the engine and
crusher from Bay View To the main road
A special meeting was held some time
ago and 5000 was appropriated to be ex-
pended upon the Main road from the
Bristol gas house To tho warren lipe, and
no provision was MADE for the removal Of
the orusher. Mr.. Robert n. Turner has
put in protest TO the town auditor
against auditing these bills, and he has
complied with the request and VIII not
audit these bills.
The council also called in the health
officer and asked him some questions
relative to the fumigating houses where
the scarlet fever has existed. lie recon-
menued the purchasing OF "a fumigating
apparatus, used in other places and he
was authorized to purchase one Tor the
town.