The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-18
NEWS TIM and ABOUT !.
THESE PLANTATIONS
BRISTOL.

The special town meeting called for
this evening at the Opera House Tor
the purpose OF appropriating $1,000
TO be used in defraying the expenses of
killing insects which are destroying the
Elms in the public streets. will be OF a
brief duration as many OF the taxpay-
ers are opposed TO appropriating money
at this season of the year for such
purpose.
The marriage intentions OF John f.
Murphy and Miss Bridget Catherine
Hearon, was filed in the town clerks
office, yesterday.
Mr.. Patrick p. Walsh, an employe of
the National India Rubber Company,
met with a painful accident yesterday.
While handling a large roll OF stock his
hand was caught between the roll and
truck, splitting the middle finger on the
left hand and lacerating the palm. DR..
Neylan dressed the wound.
Dr. Dame, who recently erected
large pier and built foundation for a
summer home fronting on the bay ana
then discontinued work, arrived yes
terday in his steam yacht. Cosette, with
his wife and q party of friends from
New York Among his friends are DIR.
George h. Fowler and Mrs. Fowler. Miss
Wilson and Christopher Rhodes OF
Providence.
Yesterday afternoon the catboat
Gamecock was anchored in the Kicke-
mutt river above the Narrows with a
party of four who were on a cruise.
They went ashore and during their abb
sence some one went on board and took
all the fish they had In the car which
contained about 80 pounds.
Tramps are more numerous now than
fbtu Thay
lurk on the shores and on the railroad
until sundown and then come into town
| to be taken care of.
| The steamer Awashonks carried the
| largest number of excursionists TO Sea
| comet yesterday that has visited thai
| place this season.
[ DIR. Herman Garfield of the Hope
| worth Sanitarium left yesterday on
| business trip to New York city.
| Joseph r. Fletcher and family start
| ed yesterday on two weeks cruise III
Long Island sound. They will remain
at Thimble Island several days.
Mr.. Viets @. Peck has sold two hous
lots on Usher street to Daniel Cruick
shank who will erect a dwelling thi
fall.
The 3O-footer Puck has been stripped
and hauled out for the winter, her own
er expecting to go abroad.
Two trees on each side of Hope stree
| will be cut down today so as TO enabl
the contractor to remove the Y. M.
A. building.
Lieutenant Tobin. inventor of bronz
metal was at the Herreshoffs work
yesterday.
Mrs. Milburn received letter yes
terday from the captain OF Company +
18th Minnesota Regiment stating tina
her son, James Milburn was In the hos
pital at Camp Ramsley, st. Paul with
fever. Young Milburn left here last Oc
tober with the Mt. Hope Club for tn
Alaska gold regions but was shipwreck
ed upon the Yukon and returning HON
enlisted in Minnesota for the war
Colonel Charles A. Greene still re
mains in a precarious condition wit
slight hope OF his recovery.
Mr. Silas p. Munro and family wh
have been spending several weeks her
with Mr.. Munro's brother and sister
on Franklin street. returned to Malder
Mass, this morning.
Considerable activity prevails at tn
Neptune Yacht Club house. where
number of the members with the
friends are getting ready for thei
| cruise to the eastward