The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-29
BRISTOL.
Attachment Levie1 on DeW0lf Inn Other
Matters of Interest.

| For several days past certain trains have
left here with but locomotive, tender and
| one car, and that car a combination, being a
| baggage and smoker. Saturday afternoon
| the O 30 D. IN. train from here to Warren WIS
| filled TO its utmost capacity, and all OF those
| who desired TO smoke were compelled TO stand
| in one end of the car, while those who were
opposed TO tobacco smoke were compelled To
| sit in the smolSe-charged atmosphere. Regu-
| lar patrons of the road are much exercised
over this mode & treatment. Many are Of
the opinion thatsa protest should be sent to
the president OF the road.
An attachment has been placed on the De
Wolf Inn by j. y. Comstock a. Sons of Provi-
dence. The papers were served by Deputy
sheriff Frank Barrows Friday afternoon and
were placed in the town clerks office for
record. The amount of the attachment is
$500, and the papers were issued against the
l.. A. Tillinghast Company. The hotel is now
owned by the DeWolf Inn Company, newly
incorporated organization, and the deeds for
the transfr of this property were recorded
about two weeks ago at the town clerk :
office. What effect the attachment has upon
the DeWolf Inn remains TO be seen. IL is un-
derstood that a number of other creditors are
intending to follow the course Of Comstock Il
Sons.
Perhaps never in.the history of the town Of
Bristol was the towns poor farm in such cx-
celent working condition as at present. The
town made no mistake when 10 appointed
George A. Peckham as the commissioner and
Mr.. Edward 4. Nichols TO take charge of the
farm and it's inmates.
A committee from a citizens gathering has
been waiting on one of our leading citizens,
who is an exCouncilman. asking Of him TO
allow his name 10 be used on n citizens ticket
for the Legislature. He. gave them 20 under
stand IL they could not do any better they
might wait upon him later on.
The Dreadnaught Hook, Ladder and Hose
Company visited Warren on Saturday evening
in West IS Howgates barge to attend the fair
Of the Lafayette Guards.
The light battery squad OF tho Bristol Artil.
lery is putting in lots Of practice preparatory
20 their exhibition drill on Wednesday even.
ing next at the armory. II isexpected that n
largo number of military men from other
places will be present.
The vestry OF ST. Michael's church at a
meeting held last week adopted resolutions
ON the death Of Senior Warden Thomas J.
Usher.
Inc hnnudl snooN VI Auo NhNhi iN'S'fNe lOf-
redo Company was held on Saturday on the
town asylum range on Bristol neck. IL was
intended 10 shoot for the wilbour trophy nj
30 and so yards distances. and also for the
gold and silver company badges but the latter
were the only trophies shot for. A heavy
wind was blowing across the range all day.
which caused small scores. The gold badge
was won by Coxswsin Thomas O. Darby. and
the silver badge by lscaman McGanu. Cox.
swain Darby's score was SO and seaman Nc.
Gsnns was 20. The distance at which the
companys badges were shot for was 800
yards. The gold badge has been held during
the last year by George Ashton and the silver
badge by Quartermsster Harry V. Mayo.
leave ~ absence for three months has
been granted Second Lieutenant Connolly Of
Company &, Second Regiment, % Bristol.
| Has employment In the rubber industry has