The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-30
BRISTOL.

| Rev. Henry A. Stevens and wife. of
New Brighton. Mass. are in town, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. James G.
Church, on Pappoosesquash. Mr.. Stew
ems was pastor of the Congregational
church here for number of years, and
has a large circle of friends.
Capt. Barrett, ofrthe Bristol train Of
artillery, and freight agent at the sta
ton of the N. Y, N. III. and Ii. here, re-
turned yesterday after vacation of
two weeks at Harwich, Mass.
The four -masted schooner Martha
Wrightinton, with a cargo of 1600-tons
of coal, bound up Mount Hope bay,
touched on the ledge off Common Fence
Point yesterday, and lay several
hours before coming off.
In the district court yesterday Will
lian Bullock. a lad of IA years of age.
was sent to the reform school at Sock
anosset, for a term of two years, for
larceny from the residence OF Mrs.
Francis Ennis. on Pierce avenue.
Capt. Charles Downing and Capt.
Joseph Clifford came here yesterday In
the catboat Mischief, on two weeks
cruise.
Mrs. serapheice PAUL. Miss Roxy
Paul and Miss Emma Peckham, who
have been spending a week at Cottage
City. returned home yesterday.
Mr.. Daniel Cruickshank has accepted
the plans OF the architect for a large
dwelling house to be built on land re-
Gently purchased by him from Veits G..
Peck. on Pleasant View avenue.
The drawings Of the new building by
Messrs. Hall e. Howe. architects, for
the Young Mems Christian association.
are on exhibition in the window of the
New York store
Mr.. Hugh Young, father Of William
Young, who was wounded at Santiago.
has received news from his son that he
had so far recovered as TO be able to
return to his regiment the eth Penn
sylvania. He has been promoted for
meritorious conduct, and is now In
camp in Knoxville Tenn.
Many farmers who have fields OF po-
tatoes containing many acres, who
should now be harvesting. have sus-
pended digging for the present waiting
for the rot to cease. Many will lose
almost theih entire crop.
A large number Of citizens from here
today are attending the annual Anti
quarian clam bake at Swansea Mass
The schooner yacht Camilla owned
by Mr.. Charles Winston, OF New Ro-
chelle. touched here yesterday with the
owner and party OF friends on board
bound TO the eastward.
Capt Wyman. OF the schooner Ed
ward w. Young. who has stopped at
home this trip with his family and en-
gagged another captain, reports his
schooner has discharged her cargo of
government stores at Key West and
sailed for Pasagola to load a cargo of
lumber for Fall River.
The foundation of the new engine
house Is about completed. and the
frame work will be ready i'm few DAYS.
The water. gas and sewerage Is all con-
nected. and the building will be raised |
The latter part OF the week
A large party OF excursionists visited |
VT. Hope Park last evening from New |
bort. I'm the steamer Peuuot, which also /
had party on from Portsmouth. Dane |
ng and other amusements were in |
iulged I'm and pleasant time enjoyed. |
A business meeting Of the managers |
" the Bristol Trotting Park association |
vas held last evening i'm room 90. upon |
Hope street All arrangements for the
aces, on Sept. 5th were completed
lfter which the managers repaired To I
he De Wolf Inn. where n pleasant and |
ocial evening was spent. A match was |
made there for n trot for $500 between 1
wo OF the parties. both we'll known I'm
porting circles. Fifty dollars was nut
~ as forfei. and Is in the hands of
coal dealer.