The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-03
BRISTOL.
Bristol Train of Artillery Holds Its
Annual Meeting.
Baptist Church Society Election-An Inn
portani Land Purchase.

The annual Injecting of the Bristol
Train of Artillery was held last evening
at the armory There was IA large attend
ance After the roll call Colonel Stevens
complimented Corporal Thomas d.
Magce for being the only man who
answered every roll call during the year
and presented him with handsome silver
badge. On the bar Is the word, Here
in raised letters, and from the bar hangs
q red enamel company badge set into
silver wreath. The treasurer and clerk
made their reports which were accepted.
One new member was admitted. Tho
following named officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Colonel, Daniel
Stevens; lieutenant colonel, Andrew B.
Meiggs; major, John III. Bailey, Jr. (;
captain, Thomas j. Meiggs; Lieutenant,
George ;. Peckham; orderly sergeant
Herbert ~. Gray; sergeants, William III.
Gardner, Arthur W. Barrett, Charles J.
Schlosser, William HodgkinsOn; corporals,
to bc appointed by the commanding
officer; court martial committee, Licuten-
ant Colonel A. B. Meiggs. Sergeant a.
W. Barrett, Privates +. G. Gallup and +.
Macauley; clerk. Sergeant a. W. Barrett, (,
treasurer, Major John III. Bailey Jr.
agent of armory, Colonel ID. stevens.
AT "A meeting held last evening tho
following named officers OF the First
Baptist church were elected: Moderator,
John Lake; secretary, L. l.. Anderstroin; {;
treasurer, George L. Arnold auditor,
Charles II. Spooncr; prudential; COM
/ mittoe, Rev. ;. ID. Moxley. Deacon John
Lake Deacon George u. Arnold, Charles
ii. Spooner William +. Fish: finance
committee, Deacon John Lake, l.. l..
Anderstrom, John :. Weeden, William L.
Fish, Alvin NJ. Bullock; music COM
mittee, William +. Fish, Mrs Moxley,
j. j.. Anderstrom; ushers, William III.
Bullock, Frank III. Morey; superiutend-
ent sunday School, j. J.. Anderstrom ;
assistant Alvin NJ Bullock; secretary,
George u. Arnold; treasurer, Sarah i.
Pierce; librarian, John :. Weeden. Miss
Pierce subsequently declined her re
election and James Boyd was elected
treasurer.
Mrs. Charles +. Herreshoff, Jr, who
with relatives has been enjoying visit
to Florida and cities on the way, re-
turned home yesterday.
A very important transaction in real
estate took place yesterday. Mr.. il. A.
Tillinghast, representing the l.. A. Til
| linghast Land * Investment Company of
| Providence, purchased the property op-
| posite the De Wolf Inn. The property
consists of two good sized two story dwell
ing houses, but somewhat out of repair.
They will be torn down. They were
owned by Jacob Bcssing, "A Hebrew, who
is i'm the boot and shoe business. The
price was 5000.
Mr. John Campbell, assistant engineer
on the steam yacht Duquesne, owned by
| MIR. Theodore Hostetter, arrived home
yesterday afternoon. The yacht was built
Tor Mr. Hostetter by the Harreshoff Man
.x,!facturing Company. She has been in
southern waters since October last and
Is now undergoing repairs in brooklyn
preparatory to her summer cruise. Mr..
| Campbell will join her in about two
weeks.
The council held "a special meeting yes
terday To canvass the voting list. Some
talk was INDUCED in regarding water
| ing cart
The National India Rubber company
| will start some parts of its mill on Mon
| day in order TO get ready for "A small or
| der of 1000 cases of tennis goods. 1t will
| only employ few outside of the girls
| who make these goods, and only about
| 100 Of them will bo called. 1t is only a
| spasmodic affair, nothing TO build any
| hopes upon or Co give encouragement. A
| large number of the finished workmcn
both cutters, boot and shoe makers, have
been sent for TO work in Woonsockot.
Captain Callan of the Bristol Light In
fantry has accepted the challenge OF
Colonel stevens commanding the Bristol
Train of Artillery, for competitive shoot
between the rifle teams of those organiZa-
tions at the indoor range of the artillery
on State street.
The Harborview Club building, which
was recently purchased with the De Wolf
Inn, will be removed from it's present To-
cation TO the opposite side of the street
fronting the De Wolf Inn, recently pur-
chased by the L. A. Tillinghast Land
Improvement Company. The old build
ings which now stand on the grounds
will be moved to the rear and thoroughly
repaired and fitted up for the help as
lodging rooms. The club house will be
fitted into lodging rooms for the accom-
mediation of the hotel. Mr. Tillinghast
has applications enough already To fill the
house.
DIR. Gardner Of Washington, ID. c.,
will commence building mt the Mount as
soon as he completes his work with his
contractor at home The same contractor
will do his work here.