The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-01
BRISTOL.
Officers Elected by the State Street
M. e. Church Society.


Tho following offlcers nave been elected by
the State Street M. r. Church Society Trus-
tees, Ezra Dixson, Richard b. Franklin, Will
liam H. Maxfield, James T. Freeborn. George
II. Peck. Robert Gregg, Thomas Pearse and
Frank Il. Rameires; class leaders, Alexander
Il. Marchant and Ezra Dixson; stewards,
Richard b. Franklin, Ambrose Waldron. Frank
H. Rameires, Frederick g. Blaisdell. Edward
Talbee. Ezra Dixson, George II. Peck, Hugh
Moffitt, John b. Gravelin, Walter Baisdell,
Clinton Il. Sherman, Frank e.. Thurston and
Daniel Cruickshank; recording steward
George II. Peck: district steward. Fred q.
Blaisdell; standing committees, missions. II.
Il. franklin, Veda Blaisdell and Theodosia
Sanford; church extension, Hugh Mofiitt,
Hattie L. Peckbam and Myra Blaisdell: Sum
day school, Daniel Cruickshank Minnie Pol
lock, Elanor d. Slade, Elizabeth X. Simmons.
Hugh Moffitt John X. Gravelin. william II.
Maxfeld, Abbie Stanton. Hattie N. Church
and Il. K. Blakeslee tracts, Ambrose Wal
dron, J. Il. Montrose and Ruth Pitts: tenn
perance, George Fl. Peck. Isabel Coggeshall,
Elizabeth Cruickshank and 4. Il. Rameires
education, Frank q. Thurston, Annie
Thompson, Susan II. Wardwell, Lizzie Moffitt
and Matte B. PAUL; freedman's aid, Frank
Il. Rameires. Margaret Il. Thompson and
Lillian Nicholas; church records, Clinton T..
sherman and Frank q. Thurston; parsonage
and furniture. r. B. Franklin and Daniel
Cruiekshank and officers Of Ladies Aid So.
ciety church music, Ezra Dixso Il. q. Blas-
dell, George Il. Pollock, u. H. Peck, Elanor
ID. slade and John b. Pollock.
Mrs. Henry H. Card is seriously i'll at her
home on High street.
About % students in naval architecture and
marine engineering at the Massachusetts, In
stitute of Technology, Boston, visited the
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company's works
yesterday.
Mr.. L. A. Tillinghast of Providence, who re-
Gently purchased the De Wolf Inn, was in
town yesterday and informed The News rep
resentative that he. will open the hotel the
first of June. He intends removing the build
ing now occupied as club house and known
as the Harbor View Club but has not fully de-
termined yet as to what disposition he will
make of IL. He may sell IL and he may pur-
chase piece of land and remove IL, and
then convert it into tenements, but the build
ing will be removed before the hotel is open
ed in June, as he thinks it is not the proper
place for il, as il obstructs the view from the
hotel.
Mr.. Joseph wardwell visited the city clerk
Yesterday mt Taunton in the interests of him.
self and Mr.. william Cox Norris and gave his
affidavit regarding the recovery of the Lincoln
wheel that Willis confessed throwing over
board at the Bristol depot
The fishing smack Alice, from Cape Cod, ar
rived yesterday with a load Of live cod fish.
The Cranston worsted mill is running IA
hours per day. they having large supply of
orders.
Mrs Margaret Jane Young wife of Hugh
Young, has purchased the dwelling house and
land of Captain John Collins situated on
Bristol Neck, opposite the north district
schoolhouse.
Invitations are out for the 35th annual ball
of the Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company,
to be held in Armory hall Easter Monday
evening, April 10 The National band orches-
ira of Providence will furnish the music.
The marriage Of Henry NJ. Darling and Miss
Ida Meiggs is announced TO take place Thurs
day, April -
Mr. john b. Mills of New York. who owns
a fine summer residence on the Ferry site,
made a brief visit here Wednesday. He looked
over his grounds and left orders for certain
improvements before he returned home in the
afternoon.
A great deal of talk is being ndulged in rel
ative to the new boat that j. b. Mills has
had designed by Fife beating the Wasp. II
such thing should occur this company here
would model and build one in 30 days that
would swing the pennant over the British de-
signed boat.
United Brothers Lodge. /. @. o. f., voted ia
accept the invitation II Rev. A. W. kingsley
Of the State Street NJ. f. Church to attend
divine services on Sunday, April 25, in the
afternoon.
Probably no society ever organized here has
done the good that the Womon's Relief Corps
has since its formation.