The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-18
BRISTOL.
Children'S Sunday to Be Observed
at the Methodist Church.
An Ordinance That is Not Observed -Gen-
> eral Notes About Town.

At meeting Of the Sunday school
board of the NJ. +. church Sunday after
noon il was decided To have children's
Sunday at the church the first sunday in
June and the following were appointed a
committee to make arrangements: Mrs
Emma Carey, Miss Matte Paul, Miss
Lillian Luther, Mrs John X. Pollock,
Clinton 4. Sherman
L. NJ. Titus. the building mover. Of
Providence has gang of men at work on
the foundation of the Harbourvlew. Club
house making preparations for moving IL.
Mr.. William "A. Burgess, clerk mt the
local express office of Earle 81 Prev, has
returned home after a ten days visit in
Boston and Worcester, Mass
The ordinance recently passed by the
Council forbidding persons riding their
bicycles OIL the sidewalks under the
penalty OF a fine, seems TO be very little
needed as three at one time yesterday were
bidding defiance 10 the law.
A Hebrew yender yesterday afternoon
while hawking his wares on propect
street collided with Mr.. William Nerones
team springing the hind axle and doing
other damage.
The Clifford House recently sold at auc-
tion To James Iobin is being generally
overhauled and thoroughly repaired.
There seems TO DC some misunderstanding
regarding the sale of the cottage house
situated on Catherine street.and purchased
by Fred Beckhauser on Friday. The
condition of the sale not being fully
understood may make another sale neces-
sary.
The Common Pleas Division of the
Supreme Court met here yesterday fore
noon pursuant TO adjournment There
were no cases either of a civil or criminal
nature. Court adjourned Immediately to
meet according TO law.
Mrs. Martha a. Hunt widow Of the
late Comrade Thomas Hunt has been
granted an original pension.
Miss Katie Mckeon. eldest daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Mckeon will grad
uate from the Woman's Medical College
of Philadelphia on Wednesday.
AT "a meeting of the Ihespian Club
held on Saturday evening it was voted
to produce the drama "At the Picket
Line, ;" at Warren.
The torpedo boat Porter arrived here
yesterday forenoon from Newport. She
was brought here for the purpose of re-
ceiving her deck grating and coat OF
paint on the interior of her plating
The government was in such hurry tn
receive the boat that this work was left
undone.
The board of tax assessors began yester-
day TO assess the value of all ratable
property in town and it is understood
that the National India Rubber Com
DaIy Will Dc NcIy
considered notwithstanding its having
been exempt for long time.
Mrs. Stevens wife of Rev. Henry A.
Stevens, formerly pastor at the Congre-
gatIonal church arrived here on Saturday
from Newton Center, Mass, and is Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. James {. Church at
Papoosesquaw.
Mr.. jacob Dean and James Burnhum
Of Taunton, Mass, put in here yesterday
in their cat yawl Oracle after very sue
cessful days outing down the bay. They
had several fine striped bass taken at
the south end of Prudence Island.
Quite large invoice of goods arrived
here yesterday for the Byfield Rubber
Works The two callenders and vulcan
izers will arrive tomorrow, when they
will Immediately be placed in position
for work.
The annual meeting of the United
States Rubber Trust will be held today.
:. Il. Colt, director in the company,
will be present and probably something
definite will be learned relative to the
work of the shop here in a few days