The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-12
BRISTOL.

Col. G. A. Straight has sold TO Israel
Illingsworth a lot OF land on the Bush
plat. corner OF Wood and Union streets.
He has also purchased the large house
on the north side OF Union street. op-
move the house to the lot on the Bush
plat.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the STATE
street M. T.. church will hold Lawn
Tea Thursday afternoon from 3 to z
O'Clock, on the grounds OF Frank T.
Ramieres on Church street. Supper will
consist of salads. cake. ice cream, etc.
The 30th annual reunion of the Sec
ond Rhode Island and Battery A, Vet
eran Association will be held at Nara
gansett Pier, Friday, July a.
Mrs. Bridget Minahan. widow of the
late stephen Minahan. died Yesterday
at her home on Franklin street. Her
funeral will be held this a. m. from st.
Marys Catholic church at o'clock,
Rev. Father Il. McCabe, rector of the
church, will conduct the services.
The new seats for the opera house ar
rived yesterday. The old seats are be-
ing removed and the new ones will be
put in at once.
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marriage of Miss Annie Baron. daugh-
ter of Mr. and MIS-. Nj. Baron of this
town and Hyman Sosner The wedding
will take place Tuesday July 25. at
o'clock p. m, in Artillery hall, State
street.
DIR. C. ]. Hasbrouck has reported a
case OF scarletina the patient being
John Comstock who lives on the Pot
ter place at Ferry hill.
The engagement is announcad of
Rev. T. Newton owen. pastor of the
First Congregational church. and Miss
Anna G.. Brownell daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. T.. p. Brownell
The committee on the construction OF
the new fire station held another meet
ing last evening, at which new bids
were examined for the construction of
the building at the corner OF High arri
Church streets.
The annual excursion ofNSt. Mary's
parish and Sunday school will take
place next Friday on the steamer Ram
bier. and will visit Rocky Point and
Newport.
The summer house on the Can't. Col
Inns estate recently purchased by DR..
j. G. Gallup has been sold 10 Col Sam
uel Il. Colt. and is being removed to
the grounds at Linden place. This
building was built at the same time
the Mansion House was at the cornerof
Thames and Constitution streets. and
was built by Gen. Charles DeWolf
father OF Mrs. T. DeWolf Colt. and
grandfather of Col. Colt, it was bought
by Capt. Joseph L. Gardner and re-
moved TO the present site by him. he
being the former owner OF the Collins
estate.
Mr.. Edward /. Thompson. one of
Bristol's highly esteemed and much
respected citizens. observed yesterday, ,
his 18th birthday at his home on Hope
street. When the Hydraulion Engine
company was organized in 1S43 he was
one OF the charter members and he is a
member today. The company last even
ing in full uniform, visited the worthy
member and they We're cordially re-
-eeiped- royalty entertained and
upon retiring many congratulations
were expressed by the company. of
which he is an honored member Mr..
Thompson has retired from public life
and is enjoying the comforts OF a past
industrious one.
Quite a number Of friends OF Con-
tractor Charles A. Barbour will visit
Rhodes the -Pawtuxet on Thursday
to attend the annual reunion 81 the G..
A. r. OF which the former is one of the
committee.
Arrangements are being made for a
big union meeting in the interest OF
the Anti-Saloon League to be held
next Sunday evening at the State
street Methodist Episcopal church. The
St Mary's Total Abstinence Society
and the Ladies' Auxiliary have received
invitations to attend
Mrs. Eunice Pitman Of this town will
receive her many friends today. at the
corner of Hope and Byfield streets IL
being her 95th birthday anniversary.
She resides with her daughter, Mrs
Mary +. Gorham.
Mrs. James Breslin leaves here today
for New York and will sail from there
on Saturday for England, on a visit to
her friends. She will be absent al/ut
two months.
Undertaken James Tobin left here in
the 1850 train this morning for Paw
tucket TO bring the remains OF Mrs.
Shaw here for burial. she being a for
mer resident Of Bristol.
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