The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-17
BRISTOL.
Program for the Observance Of
Memorial Day Nearly Completed.
Took Another Mans Coat When He Went.
Naval Reserve ElecliOa-Notes.


Post. No. l5, q. A. r., accompanied by
the Bristol Light Infantry, Naval Reserve
Torpedo Company, Major james Il.
DeWolf Camp, Sons of Veterans, and
Babbitt Relief Corps will attend divine
service at the State Street M. Il. church,
where an appropriate discourse VIII DC
delivered by Rev. w. Kingsley. A special
program Of music 10 be rendered by the
choir, under direction of Mr.. John Il.
Pollock. Memorial day will be celebrated
Monday and in the morning there will be
parade and the line will form on Hope
street in front of Grand Army hall In
the following order:
Platoon Of Police
Chief Marshal and Aids.
Bristol Cornet Band.
Company c. Second Regiment Of Infan-
try. Brigade X. |. Nj.
Division No. /, Naval Battalion, attached
TO X. /. Nj. Lieutenant Willi8m Fred
Williams. commanding.
Major james DeWolf Camp No. s, Sons
OF Veterans, Captain William M.
Commander Washington I. Finch of
Babbitt Post, q. A. r., and Staff.
First Company Babbitt Post. 5. Vice.
Commander John III. Adams.
Second Company Babbitt Post, j. Vice.
Commander, James Il. Phelps.
Soldiers Home Van, containing Veterans
from the Home.
Carriages containing disabled and aged
Veterans.
Carriages containing Orator Of the Day
and officiating Clergy.
Flower Wagons.
The line Will move at Ill O'Clock up
Hope street to the town bridge, where
halt will be made and detachment OF
the post and militia will go TO jumper
Hill cemetery on Bay View Heights to
decorate the graves in that cemetery,
among them being Major Jacob Babbitt.
after whom the post was named. After
the detachment leaves the line will move
to the North cemetery on Bristol Neck.
A detachment of tho G. A. X. and Com
pany G. will 90 to st. Marys cemetery at
Chestnut street. At st. Mary's cemetery
a large flower vase will be placed on the
Grand Army lot At the soldiers lot in
the North cemetery the exercises Of the
day will bo held, the organizations form
ing hollow square around the lot
These exercises Will consist of prayer by
the past chaplain, reading the roll of the
honored dead, music 10y the band and
Memorial day discourse by Rev. Laurence
Phelps of Boston, Mass. A volley of
muskcts will be fired Dy the militia or
ganiZation. After the exercises at the lot
the line will be formed and the graves of
the soldiers and sailors will be strewn
with flowers The detail that is sent to
Juniper Hill and St. Marys cemeteries
will join the post at the North cemetery
and after the graves are decorated the line
will reform and march to town where a
collation. will be served in Grand Army
hall. In the evening there are TO be-
memorial exercises in Grand Army hall
under the direction OF the committee Of
the Babbitt Relief Corps, Of which Miss
Lena ID. Morris il chairman. The pro-
gram will consist of singing and remarks
by prominent u. A. X. men and Relief
Corps women and also an exercise by the
young people The roll of tho honored
dead Will again be read.
Tho committee of the Bristol Train of
Artillery is hard at work arranging for
the poverty party to be given by that
organization Tuesday evening next in
their armory
The appointment Of Judge b. NJ Bos-
worth of the District Court of Bristol
county TO a seat on the Supreme bench
will cause "A vacancy in the judgeship for
the District Court 1t il currently re-
ported that Mr.. Samuel Norris, Jr., is
slated for the position.
The first ball game of the season was
played Saturday afternoon on the COM
mon by the Bristol Grays. Their OPP
ponents were the University Grammar
school team Of Providence. The latter
was defeated by score of III TO q.
some time ago man camo here and
obtained employment MS "a painter with
II. II, Davis. He worked quite steadily
until Friday afternoon. when be informed
Mr. Davis that he was going To leave
town and desired his pay. which was
given him. Clark boarded with John
Gearns on Thames street and on Friday
evoning the police were informed that
Clark had taken - coat belonging To "a
fellow boarder before he left town.
A new target for the rifle range at the
Bristol Train of Artillery arrived here on
hnn
"A lot OF land with cottage house and
barn situated on the south side of Gather
inc street was sold at auction Saturday
by order of the mortgagee TO Fritz Beck
hauser for sl35i a. The auctioneer was
Col. Charles A. Grcene. The property
was formerly owned by Marcus "A.
Franklin and was of late taxed TO Richard
Ashton for $500.
There are rumors afloat that the Herre-
shoifs are TO build.a new boathouse about
200 feet long so as 10 enable them TO set
M boat OF that dimensions if ono be
ordered.
The government torpedo boat No. Z, the
Dupont, will go Co Newport on Thursday,
where she will be hauled out at Crowley's
ship yard.
Fleet Captain Titcomb's naphtha launch
Priscilla was taken from Saunders ~
Vests boathouse OH Saturday by Fred
cricll Nichols to Providence. where she
VIII 60 into commission on the 2Oth OF the
present month.
Company G., Second Regiment is putting
in conSirCable time in street drill two or
three times each week. Captain Callan
intends 10 have his command in fine
shape for camp, and unless some unfore-
seen event takes place he will take full
company to Quonset Point.
Tho orders Tor the election Of u lieuterfa
ant, junior grade, 50 fill the vacancy
agf AT HN hp ffvffl fifn pf ~
John II. Goddard of the Bristol Naval
Reserves has been issued by Lieutenant
Commander W. Mccarthy Little CT tho
Naval Battalion. II. |. NJ, who will
preside. The election will bo hold next
Friday evening. May 81, and there are
several candidates FOR the position among
them being Boatswain's Mates George III.
Bush and f. l.. Gladding, both very etli-
ciont officers
A Loan for CubanS.
Madrid Nav l7-Ihc Liberal saws the