The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-03
BRISTOL.

The annual election Of the Bristol
Land and Investment Company was
held on Saturday at the De Wolf lnn'
and the following officers were chosen
for the ensuing year: President. WI
liam De Wolf vice presidents, John NC
Carthy and Joseph T.. Sexton; secre-
tary, Lloyd A. Tillinghast; directors
William r. De Wolf, John Mccarthy,
Joseph r.. Sexton. MIR. Sheehan, Mr..
Crosson. Col. Moore and Il. A. Rlch'
No dividends were declared. The COM
pany now possess the right 10 operate
the Mount Hope Ferry, and the pldhs
for a new ferry boat are now being ar
ranged.
The football team 10 be organized TO-
morrow evening In the Light inlantry
arInory will be composed OF the tolloW-
ing players: Thompson, DlXson "
Hearne, Warren, Hammett, Qulrk Ma
gee, Cornell, j. Goff, Sinister Meheon,
Chappelle, Smith and Bullock. AFTER
the organization and the election OF OF
ficers the players will be assigned thelr
positions.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Sanford Nudge
made a remarkable drive with a par
OF their thoroughbreds last FRIDAY
They left here, accompanied by their
son, who is TO attend school at South-
boro. Mass, leaving in the morning
and returned again in the evening, the
distance of 60 miles. They made the
entire distance of 120 miles inside OF 10
hours.
Saturday was the last day in when
"a deduction of five per cent Tor prompt
payment could be secured by taxpayers.
notwithstanding the large amount OF
talk that has been INDUCED in relative
to the re-valuation of the property py
the assessors, the town treasurer was
kept very busy, and all OF the taxes
but a few thousand dollars were palu
in.
Two young men. Henry Brown ana
James Bennett, who were riding on
their wheels on Hope street, near OnVer
street, on Sunday afternoon. colllded,
and both were thrown TO the ground
and badly bruised
There was a large gathering on sat
urday afternoon at the grounds or the
Bristol Golf Club at Ferry Hill. There
was a handicap tournament, open 10 All
the members. for the Colt cup, pre-
sented by Col Samuel p Colt. The
Gun was won by Russell Colt and Mrs.
III. A. Du. Willard, who were tied, each
| finishing at up at the close.
A Republican caucus Is TO be nelu
| i'm the court house next Thursday eve
ming to elect delegates to the conVen-
| tion to be held in Providence Thurs
| day. October 13, TO nominate a repres-
| entative to congress. The Democratic
| town committee is also arranging for a
| caucus to be held during the present
| week.
Mr. and Mrs. John II. Burgess OF
| Worcester Mass. arrived here on sat
urday afternoon on visit To MIR. Bur
| CESS parents who reside on Constitu-
| tion street.
Mr. lanes Millburn, Jr., who is at his
| has been ordered To report at FORT
| Adams. 1t is understood that he has
| been promoted.
A meeting of all the former members
| of the Bristol Choral Society and others
Interested i'm its continuance, is To be
| held in the chapel of st. MichaeI
| church next Thursday evening. for the
| purpose of organization for the coming
| season. Mr.. Jules Jordan is TO be the
| conductor.
| The regular monthly session OF the
| town council will be held this after
noon. at which bids will be open foi
| a new heating apparatus for the Burn
| side building. in which the town offices
| are located The petition OF the ProVi'
| dence Telephone Company for permis-
| sion TO use the streets in the compact
| part of the town for the purpose of lay
| ing wires underground will also come
up before the meeting
| DIR. Daniel j. Neylan who was called
! To Petersboro. ~. H.. to attend Perkins
BASS who was a summer visitor here
! during the past season and who was
! taken i'll upon his return home, return
| ed on Saturday He said the patient Is
| much improved.
| Or. p J. McKenna and wife OF SAL
Lake city. Utah. are visiting their rel
otives. MIR. and Mrs. Patrick Hammill
! DIR. McKenna is on n furlough from
| Camp Wikoff. where he is stationed n:
surgeon with the volunteer regimen
! of engineers.
| An alarm OF fire was sent in las
I eVrUtng at Z oirioek from District No. ,
The blaze proved TO be in quantity o
! waste paper on the east side of th'
! common.
| Mr.. Harry Shepard and family. VIII,
! have been spending several weeks IN
the mountains at Princeton, Mass, re
| turned home on Saturday.
A meeting was held yesterday after
noon of members of the parish OF ST
Nary's i'm Pythian Hall its purpose be
ing To form a council OF the Knights o
| Columbus. The meeting was largel,
| attended. Mr.. Augustus +. Neron
presided. The first speaker introduced
| was Mr.. Joseph Cairnes of Providence
| who gave a very interesting account o
! the order and was followed by Mr.
! Hugh V. O'Donnell. who was listened
TO with marked attention. Fifteei
| signed 10 become members and at tn,
| next meeting the organization will b.
perfected.
| MIR. San Souci. who resides i'm Bristo
| met with serious accident yesterda,
| at Riverside He was thrown from hi