The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-03
BRISTOL.
Town Council Grants Liquor L.
censes at Special Meeting.
Master Colts Leg Broken While Playing
Ball-General Mention.

At a special meeting Of the Town Coun-
Gil held on Saturday, the following ap-
plications for licenses To sell liquor at
retail were granted: Captain Timothy
Hurley, Bristol Hotel; Henry r. Man
chester, Rudolph Yaiser, Henry Appitz,
Il. Freeman d Co., Dennis Ryan, Hugh
Murphy, Bernard Hart, Telesfore LaEorest
Oliver w. Cole, James Peters, Frank j..
Kerr, Thomas NJ. Morris, Edward III.
Chadwick. All were granted without
Intelligence was received Saturday by
Mrs. Elizabeth Nj. Colt of Southboro,
Mass, that her son, Russell Colt ii
years old while playing baseball on the
ground of the academy, Mt which he Is
a student, fell and broke his leg.
Friday being the last day for register
ing dogs and paying licenses at the town
clerks Office, names TO the number OF
210 were registered
The 2l-foot knockabout boat Cockatoo,
built by the Herreshoffs for &. ;. Eaton
of Boston, formerly owner of the Cock
Robin, left Saturday afternoon with the
owner and .A-GefafhedoFe Fowie-eEt+ft,
Marblehead Corinthian Club on board.
Brakeman William McCaughey of the
freight train running between Bristol,
Warren and Providence, instead Of Con-
duNlOI lhlDOi, uH ltDbiblhs nav "a bAA Allihc
experience with a black snake at the New
England Steam Brick Company yard, at
harrington on Saturday. He discovered
the snake while the freight train in the
brick yard was being made up. He
started TO capture IT, and stepped on its
tail, when the reptile wound itself about
him and was killed with some difficulty.
Caterer Money reported 10 the police on
Saturday that while serving cream To his
patrons at Grand Army Hall three young
men stole one of the three cans he had
taken 10 the hall and made oil with it.
Ho reached tho door in time 20 see them
disappearing up Constitution street, and
gave chase, pursuing them so hotly that
they threw away the can, spelling its
contents. He Is sure he can Identity them
If he ever sees them again.
Colonel Charles " Greene, auctioneer,
sold on Saturday a two and a half story
house situated on the north side Of John
street, near Thames street to James Fobln
for $3.50. The property was taxed for $1,000.
Mr.. Ia. a. Tillinghast of the Tillinghast
Land Improvement Company OF Proyi-
dence was in town on Saturday afternoon,
accompanied by Attorney Mumford, who
came To make the change or transfer of
the papers of the property the company
had purchased of Jecob Bessing.
grange of the Patrons of Husbandry
was organized at Grand Army Hall Fri
day evening. State Organizer Tilling-
hast was present. The new grange starts
off with charter list of thirty members
The ID. &. ID. Baseball Club and the
South Ends had match game OF base
bath TT Fox II HI Park saturday afternoon
resulting in victory to the latter by "a
score of l6 10 10
Mr. Albert A. Walker who is arrangi nj
the details for the dedication of Pokanoket
hall in the new Hasbrouck block, has
secured as talent for the evening of We'd
" t,.f, III
merel OF Providence, pianist Herr Gustav
Hornberger. cello soloist formerly of
Seidl's orchestra of NewYork, Miss Maud
Rees, contralto of Providence and either
Mr.. Max Guetter flutist, of the Provi-
dence Opera Hodse orchestra or Miss
Carrie Doty Spooner, soprano of Newport.
After the musicale there lis TO be IA hor
and reception.
The business at the rubber works il
very slack and the outlook discouraging.
All the work Is at present being
done Is few cases of shoes A meeting
Of the business men as spoken of some
time ago by The News will take place dur
ing the present week when MIR Colt W i'll
be asked To give some satisfactory expla'
nation regarding the outlook for employ
ment for Bristol people.
General Superintendent Comstock OF
the United States Rubber Company who
resides in Boston was at the National
Inaia Rubber Company's works on Satur'
day.
All rumors and reports relative TO work
in the future at the factory of the
National India Rubber works is gossip ol
mcclure as nothing of definite char
acter can be obtained until after the
annual election of the United States rub
Der trust which will take place on tn,
| 18th day of May, the meeting having beer
postponed from April 18TH
The special town meeting called for tht
purpose Of considering the matter of erect
| Ing an armory for Company G, Secont
| Regiment of Infantry, the present build
| ing being in very poor condition, will b'
| held in the opera house this evening.