The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-08-26
BRISTOL.
Success of the Driving Park Scheme
is Assured.

The committees appointed at the last
meeting 20 arrange for driving park held
meeting last evening in Pokanoket hall
with full attendance j. ". Millson was
elected chairman and Philip Brady, sec
retary. Chairman Millson made yne re-
port of the subcommittee. lie said that
fair estimate for the cost TO build the
fence for enclosing the grounds, stables
and grandstand would be about $1,000
without the labor and that certain bust.
ness firms had been consulted in Provi-
dence since their last meeting who would
pre- badly subscribe for the building
Messrs. Conklin, and Warren made some
remarks relative to- subscriptions.
1t was voted to publish a prospectus
and have it generally circulated. The
chairman is anxious To have all
of this work completed so as to be
able 20 use the grounds the present season.
IIe gave the committee to understand
that the whole plans could DO completes
if an extra effort was made ana the
grounds could be dedicated the latter part
of september. His remarks caused much
enthusiasm and the meeting adjourned to
meet again on Wednesday evening at B
O'Clock in Pokenoket hall.
Mrs Rachael Roman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Coon of Now York, Mr.. and Mrs. George
II Cummings of Dorchester, Mass, are
all the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry IL,
Manchester, upon Hope street.
The funeral of Mrs. Maggie q. X.
Diamond occurred this afternoon at ?
o'clock from her late residence on High
street. Rev. :. ID. Moxley, pastor of the
Baptist church, otliciated. Tho bur ial
was at the North cemetery.
Mr.. Frederick MinOtt OF New York ar
rived Yesterday afternoon on visit To
Mrs. Alexander -. Perry upon High
street
Mr.. Fielding l.. Williams arrived yoster-
day from New York on visit to his
family.
MIR. Isaac Hadwiu of Boston is in town
senator Nelson w. Aldrich of Provi-
.dence. was in town yesterday afternoon
and returned home late in tho evening.
The regular tmeetiug OF burnside
Lodge, X. OF p, was held last evening
and there was n fraternal visit from the
following officers: Grand Chancellor
Levi ;. Winchester, Grand Vice
Chancellor Phillips of Central Falls,
Grand Keeper of Records and seal Will
liam A. Wilson. District Deputy j. B.
Mcmillan OF Providence. Chancellor Com
munder Markham and officers and MEM
bers of Oriental Lodge and Rhode Island
Lodge of Providence The visit was for
making arrangements for new matters in
connection with Burnside Lodge That are
soon 20 como up.
A writ of attachment has been served
upon Charles j. Batbitt for $1,000, his in
terest in property on Hope street Jacob
Martin of Providence is the plaintiff.
The intentions OF marriage of John L.
Haas of this town and Miss Minnie u.
UlrlCh OF Lawrence, Mass, are filed at
the town clerk : Office.
A golf tournament will be played on
SATURDAY afternoon by mem bors of the
club at the grounds on Ferry Hill.
Postmaster A. II. Nerone of tho Second
Regiment went To Newport tuesday
evening to pay Company B, Second
Regiment, for a weeks service at Quon-
set Point and last evening he went to
Woonsccket To pay of Company ID for
their weeks service.
Frank j. Rameries and Ambrose Wal
drun left here Yesterday for weeks va
cation at Marthas Vineyard.