The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-07
BRISTOL.
Some of Those Who Will Attend the
Locke. Howe Wedding.
Expectation OF an Increase of Work at the
Rubber FactOry-General Notes.

Among those who have accepted invi-
tations and will be present at the Locke
Howe nuptials are the following: DIR.
and Mrs. Oliver A. Judson Of Philadel-
phia, Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Field Judson,
Dobb's Ferry, of New York, Rev. ana
Mrs David ii. Greer of New York, Miss
Mary 4. Greer of New York, William A.
Greer, New York; Rev. DIR. William X.
Huntington, Hu Grace church. New poSrS, nGrS;
Sedgewick, Mrs. Hobart j. Park, Miss
Minnie Clark, all of New York; Mrs.
John w. Weed of Flushing, Long Island (;
Mr.. and Mrs. William &. Harrington OF
Buffalo, n. Y. Mr.. James Nj. Cooke OF
Philadelphia, MIR. Arthur Whitney Howe
wife, both OF Philadelphia; Rev. DIR. and
Mrs Reginald II. Howe OF Longwood
Mass. /; Mr. and Mrs. George ;. Parker,
Longwood Mass. ; Mr. George W. Wild OF
Boston, Miss Florencs Quincy and Miss
Catherine Bowditch OF Boston; MIR. Jay
,. Meyer of Bethlehem, Penn; Mr.
George Lemish Clark, Mr. Arthur W.
Z. Crehore, Miss Lulu Crehore Mr.. Henry
Forbes Bigelow, all of Boston; from Prov
idence, MIR. and Mrs. Henry Du Willard,
Mrs. Tucker. Miss Claudina Tucker. Mr..
and Mrs William Goddard, Mr.. and Mrs.
9. Oliver Iselin, Rev. and Mrs. G.. A. l..
Richards, the Misses Richards, Mrs. II. +.
Lppitt and daughter, Rev. Henry Bas-
sett, Mr.. Is l.. Heiser. Mrs. Il. W. Hop
pin, Miss Foster, Mr.. Edwin A. Bar
rows, Mr.. Charles Il. Richmond. Mr.. Ed
ward Martinguild, DR. and Mrs. George
J.. Collins, Mr.. j. Halsey DeWolf, Mr..
j: Combe Pegram, the Misses Pegram,
Mrs. William AInes, Mr.. Frank NJ Smith,
II lHrin inh hn l.
drich, Mr.. Walter Hidden, Mr.. George
King, Mr.. Lefferts Suydam Hoffman.
Miss Edith Richmond, Mr.. aud Mrs.
Frank L. Rhodes Miss Isabelle Rhodes,
Mr.. Peleg A. Rhodes Mr.. Frederick
Hayes. Mr. Henry Bradford Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Clark, MIR. and
Mrs. Frank Howard Martin; Mr.. Theo
dore Whitney Blake of New Haven. Mr..
Henry IL. jackson Of Boston. large
number OF acceptances have been received
from residents OF Bristol.
The members of the commission ap-
pointed by the General Assembly at the
Nav session 10 make the needed repairs
on the Bristol countyjail and court house
for which $1,000 was appropriated, held
It's fourth meeting here on Saturday after
noon and visited the court house and jail.
The commission consists % senator Ben
jamin browne of Warren, Hon. George
Smith of harrington and Representative
samuel Norris, .Jr., Of Bristol. It was
voted to employ Mr.. Wallis 4. Howe Of
Martin a. Hall to prepare specifications
OF the work to be done, after which bids
will be solicited from contractors. Ii is
expected that an excavation will be made
under the district court room, in which
to place a new steamheating apparatus
sufficient for heating the building.
The Bristol Grays played a game of
baseball with the Fieldings OF Fall River
Saturday afternoon on the common, re-
sulting in the defeat Of the visitors by
score of Is TO IL.
MIR. and Mrs. Joshua Wilbur are spend
ing few days in New York.
The remains OF Charles A. Springer
formerly a resident of this town, but who
died at Pembroke, Mass, were brought
hero Saturday for burial in the North
cemetery.
Mr.. George Waters Dimon celebratecis
the 74th anniversary OF his birth at his
home on Burnside street Friday after
noon.
One of the Portuguese societies ihas
erected n building upon Wilson Lane
which will be used for the organizations
meetings. Saturday evening il was dedi-
Gated and large number of the families
of the mem bers were present.
The work on lawn tennis goods at the
National India Rubber Works is becoming
slack and many OF the women shoemakers
are Delng urOppeu lrolil. .tnc Ilst Inc IN
dications are that in very short time
gum shoes will be made here and
give employment to an additional num-
Der OF workers. In the clothing depart
mept orders are being received and that
department seems to be very busily en-
ploved.
1t is stated that the rubber company in.
tends making its own sheeting and duck
Of which they use large quantities
Tho son Of Slr. and Mrs Paul Perrin
who fell from the two-story window of
their residence on Saturday morning died
at 2 p. m. on Saturday afternoon.
The funeral OF Mrs Eliza DeWolf was
solcmnized this morning at 10 80 o'clock
from her late residence in Pappoose-
squaw.
Judge William w. Douglas and wife
of Providence are spending several days
with Mr. and Mrs. William II. Thurber at
their residence upon Ferry Hill.
Confirmation services were held yester-
day at ST. Michaels Episcopal church by
the Rt Rev. Bishop Clark. Twelve
candidates from Trinity church and 0
from 1T. Michaels Episcopal church were
confirmed