The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-16
BRISTOL.
Several Buildings Sold at Auction
Yesterday.
Mount Hop, Cycle Club Organizes -Daugh-
ters of the Revolution Meet.

Several old buildings oppositey tho de
Wolf Inn were sold at public auction yes
terday. The building at the corner OF
John and Thames streets was sold for
si2. 80 To Charles h. Gladding.
The dwelling house south was sold for
$50 10 Jacob Bessing Mr.. Bessing also
bought the she'd in the rear for $40. 40.
A. Frlctas bought the small shed between
the buildings for 81 All the sales were
made with the understanding that the
buildings must either be torn down or
moved off within ten days. The land has
been leased by Mr.. BessinR TO the il. A.
Iillinghast Company for period OF ten
years, at annual rental of 500 The Har-
borview club house Will be moved on 10
the land as soon as these buildings are
removed.
The formal opening of the new club
house of the Bristol Golf Club VIII take
place next Saturday. Mem bers Of the
club Will have the privilege OF bringing
their friends who. for that day, VIII DC
the guests OF the club.
The mem bers Of the Bristol Train OF
Artillery are putting in some good work
at tho company rifle range IN Bristol
Neck every day. Zen visited the range
yesterday under the direction OF Capt.
Thomas j. Mieggs, and some good scores
were made.
A new bicycle club was formed here
last evening with thirty mem bers, 20 be
known as the Mount Hope Cycle Club A
committee was appointed To Graft bylaws.
The committee is made up of William
Spoker, IL. Manchester, j. Congdon, l..
Carey and William Connery. A commit
tee on uniforms was also selected. The
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent William Spoker; secretary, Angus
tus Nerone; treasurer Benjamin Macom-
ber; steward. Ernest DUDE; captain,
Thomas Henderson first Lieutenant, B.
Macomber; second Lieutenant A. Reccal.
The club has headq quarters at the corner
of High and Constitution streets.
MIR. Edward IA. Chadwick was the re-
cipient through the mail on Monday of q
very fine album from Yokohama, Japan,
containing photographs Of many of the
distinguished characters there ana also
pictures of their fine residences. IL came
from j. ;. Lawton, a naval officer on
board the frigate Pawnee, which is sta
toned there for the present. He is a ma
tive of Bristol and has family residing
here
Bristol Chapter. Daughters Of American
Reyolution, met in Burnside Memorial
hall building yesterday afternoon. An
invitation was received from the pastor
and superintendent of the Sunday school
of the First Baptist church To attend the
patriotic services on Sunday, July 4. It
was voted 20 accept. Bristol Chapter
has decided To attend the exercises at the
opera house on Monday, July ).
Mrs. ii. NJ. Gibson. wife OF the ex-
president of the Council, Ii. NJ. Gibson,
read n paper on the life of Margaret Win
tbrop. third wife Of Governor Winthrop,
from whom Mrs. Gibson Is descendant
Mr.. Henry Opitz ACCOMPANIED by Capt
William Walin in the government service
visited Newport yesterday for days
outing.
A pretty wedding occurred here last
evening, the contracting parties being
Mr.. John Holmes and Miss Mary Quigley,
both of Bristol. The ceremony was per-
formed at st. Marys cburcn and at its
conclusion wedding supper was served,
after which the happy couple took their
departure for Washington, d. c., where
UEey will spend their honeymoon. On
their return they will take up their abode
in neatly furnished house on Wood
street.