The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-10
BRISTOL.

The council held a special meeting
Saturday afternoon. A large number
of citizens We're present, besides twen-
ty-eight who have made application for
license to sell liquor. The liquor deal
ers were invited To be present as was
the entire police department. At 2:3O
president Watson called the meeting to
order and gave the applicants for IL
censes to understand that the law as
we'll as the town ordinances must be
strictly adhered To and that all saloons
must be closed at IL o'clock p. m. He
also said that the night police must see
that the law be strictly enforced. n
qustion was asked IL the same instruc-
tions applied TO Mt. Hope Park, and
the president replied they did. The
president was asked IL IL was not in
their discretion 10 extend the hour OF
closing 10 II o'clock. tie replied in the
affirmative and the matter would re-
ceive consideration. Another import
ant matter was asked relative 10 the
keeping open the back door. The pres
ident replied that the statutes provided
for that.
Capt. Hurley, proprietor of the Bris-
tol hotel, was called and was ques-
toned as regards moving his bar room
council went into executive session and
instructed the police as regards their
duty in the enforcement OF the law
The following is a list OF those who
have applied for licenses:
Capt Timothy Hurley. Bristol hotel,
State street: James Peters, Jr., State
street; Robert Holmes, State street; n.
Il. 5. Rawson, State street; II. II. Man.
chester Thames street Henry Opitz,
Thames street; Bernard Hart, Thames
street; Rudolph Yaison, Thames street;
James s. Perry. Thames street; John
Holmes, Thames street; Hugh Murphy,
Thames street; Telefore Laforest,
David Bacon. Thames street; Charles
f. Gadding, Thames street; Robert
Newbold, Jr., Wood street; Marcus
Dupries, Wood. street; Thomas NJ.
Morris, Bradford street; James Peters,
Sr., BraIIord street; Charles III. Schlos-
ser, Congregational street; Thomas
Lanergan, Wood street; Otto Siegel,
Mt Hope avenue Dreyer Bros, Mt.
Hope Park; r.. ID. Bullock, Mt. Hope
Park; Augustus A. Gravel Mt. Hope
Park; James II. Murphy, Mt Hope
Park: Newbold & Opitz, Mt. Hope
Park: Samuel ]. Comery Mt. Hope
Park; Edward Ii. Chadwick, Mt. Hope
Park. \
1t is understood that no licenses will
be transferred from Mt. Hope Park TO
Bristol after the season at the park is
over. as has been done before.
The surveor Of highways reported
that he could purchase pair OF sec
ond hand scales for $l25, providing the
town would excavate for the founda-
tion and build the wall.
The prices for licenses on pool tables
will be $40 each, the prices for socials
81 each, for hotel license $50 and victu-
aling license $25.
Miss Annie Butler left here on Sat-
urday for New York and sailed on sun
day i'm the Cunard steamship Lucania
for visit to friends in Ireland.
The marriage intentions Of Joseph A.
Arnold Of this town and Maria Hern OF
Warren were filed in the town clerk $
office Saturday.
Mrs. Amelia Dreyer has purchased
from Ernest j. Giesler Of st. Joseph,
Mo a house and four lots on the cor
ner of Mt. Hope and De Wolf avenues.
Mr. Joseph T.. Fletcher is having his
new yacht overhauled at Walker cove
preparatory to launching. She will go
into commission early in the season.
The family of the late A. $. Van
Wickle of Hazleton, Pa. will arrive
here the first Of MAY and take posses
sion OF their beautiful summer home
known as the Blithwood cottage on the
Ferry hill.
The funeral OF Miss Nellie Martin
was solemnized this afternoon at 2
o'clock from her late residence on
Wood street. The funeral services were
conducted by Rev. DIR. G.. l.. Locke. The
nall bearers were Daniel Kemp, Leon
Kenny. Willard Kenny and Isaac b.
Munro