The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-10
BRISTOL.
Preparations Complete for the Pre-
sentatiOn of a War Drama.
Launch OF the Cat Yawl HoodoO-- Com
plains Against N:w York Steamers.

The company OF local amateurs re-
hearsing for the presentation of the mill
tary drama "At the Picket Line, for
the benefit of Major James Il. DeWolf
Camp. Sons of Veterans, will present the
drama at the opera house on Thursday
evening next. The assignment of charac'
ters has been made and Is as follows: Ca
leb Holmes, wayward son, Charles
Henry Allard; Albert Cheerington, "a
hero of the Rebellion, William Bradford;
Harvey CfosScomb, man OF schemes,
Edward +. O'Donnell; squire Holmels
rheumatic i'm body but Roman In soul,
4. Smith Mexican; Hiram Lufkin, a raw
recruit In love and war, Emerson West
colt: Jerry Slater, "a camp follower, Ed
ward &: Gallup; Sergt .. Stout, of the
army, James NJ. Milburn; Captain Hart
ford, afterward Colonel, Charles III.
Thompson; Depscy, soldier, Albert IL.
Perry; Silvy Holmes sister daughter and
sweetheart, Miss Catherine Salisbury;
Leonora Hartford, Union spy. Miss
Alice PAUL; sal, camp follower Miss
Anna Mckeon.
Arrived: Schooner W. H. Waters. Cap
tain X. j. Belyea, on sunday, from 81
Johns, y. B. with a cargo of 100 0O0 feet
of lumber and 800 barrels of lime for the
Wardwell Lumber Company.
Corporal Walter Hoard of the artillery
has been added TO the court martial COM
mittee of that organization.
steamer Misetto Of Fisher Island stopped
heie on sunday, bound east, and landed
Mr.. Rufus Waters, who took the train for
Boston.
The first new boat put into the water
this season was launched from the shops
Of the Saunders a West Company yester-
day mt high water. 1t was the cat yawl
Hoodoo built for Thomas ii. Smith of
Hartford. Her dimensions are: Over
all, 30 feet inches; water line, % feS
and inches; beam, . feet; draught, q
feet and q inches. She is a line model and
has excellent accommodations for cruis-
ing. She will carry 1000 pounds of out
side ballast ana Is expected TO be very
fast
The prospects are that the new rubber
works which il to be Incorporated under
the name of the Byfield Rubber Com
pany, will be manufacturing rubber goods
the latter part of the present week, and IL
is intended To make first grade of goods
as their agents in New York city have
established an immense trade in standard
goods.
The schooner Martha Worthington from
Philadelphia with 1900 tons of coal for
the Somerset Iron anchored
below yesterday and set her colors for Il
pilot or tug. She was taken in tow late i'm
the afternoon by the steam tug, Rambler.
Vessels coal laden and of heavy draughts
bound up Mount Hope bay are often
grounded and compelled TO remain SO for
several hours. The captains whose vessels
are long legged are becoming rather shy
about entering the bay without pilot
or q towboat. Ii is alleged the trouble is
caused by thCsNew York line of steamers
drawing their fires and throwing their
ashes into the channel.
Sunday afternoon rs the train due here
at 3 09 was coming through the cut north
of the asylum farm stone was thrown
through a passenger car window. which
came near seriously injuring lady.
Conductor Fish, on the arrival of the
train notified Officer Morrissey, who went
TO tho place from where the stone was
thrown but he made no arrest
The Defender Club gave clam bake on
sunday at the farm adjoining the town
poor farm.
Major Raymond III. Perry, who has
been confined to his home on Woodlawn
avenue for several months past is recover
ing very slowly. He is now able TO sit up
a few hours during the day