The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-07-26
BRISTOL.

One of Bristol's well known and gen.
erous summer residents has sent a
check for $500 TO Charles B. Rockwell.
/, president of the executive committee OF
the new Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation building commlttee. to be add
ed TO the fund now being 'scl 10 COM
plete the building. The inmittpe has
received other subs; '.ptions which re-
duces the amount needed about sls00
which IL is hoped viii coon b. secured.
The managers OF the Bristol Trot-
ting Park have arranged for good races
next Saturday aItern ION. There VIII be
two events, "a 3-minute CLASS and
named race. Ten entries have been re-
ceived for the three-inlnute class and
five for the named IA e. Iae latter
promises 10 be one OF the most inter-
.sting contests ever witnessed al the
trotting park, as the horses entered
are among the fastest steppers in Prov
.dence. Newport Fall River and Dris-
tol.
Last evening as the 6:lO train was
nearing tl.e station Edward Berry With
a bag OF clans upon ms shoulder vas
returning home walking along the rail-
road track He was discovered by The
engineer who blew the whistle and the
air brakes were set up. Berry barely
escaping but his bag OF CLANS was
struck and ruined.
Department Commander Charles O
Ballou and staff will make an Official
visit TO Babbitt Post NO. 10, u. A. r.,
next Friday evening.
The wedding of Herbert Spaulding
and Mss Marguerite Sandford, daugh-
ter of Captain and Mrs. Allen Sand
ford took place this afternoon at 4
o'clock, Miss Gertrude Ward OF Proyi-
dence was the bridesmaid
Last evening the wedding Of Hymau
Sosner and Miss Annie Baron took
place at the Artillery hall on State
street. After the wedding a reception
was held.
Owing to some misunderstanding
and the inclement weather the steamb
Favorite which was TO take the Bris-
tol Train OF Artillery and friends on a
moonlight excursion to Rocky Point
and Newport, did not arrive until quite
late last evening. Notwithstanding
the lateness of the hour a large crowd
went aboard the steamer and the Bris-
tol Cornet Band furnished the music.
The funeral of the late Roger w.
Brownell be held Thursday at IL o'clock
from his late residence on the corner
OF VALLEY and High streets.
The boys OF the Young Mems Chris
tan Association will go into camp at
Portsmouth near Tiverton on Friday
next. and will leave here on the Awash-
onks.
During the squall yesterday after
noon a sixteen foot catboat called the
Jennie parted her moorings off the
north point of Pappoosesqua and went
ashore. She lies high and dry among
the rocks, apparently not badly dam
aged. She will be fioated AT high water
Mr. J. b. Mills, summer res dent
who owns a beautiful home on Ferry
Hnl site. has entered his sloop yacht
Kestrel in the Newport Yacht Racing
Association regatta To be sailed or
Newport, August 5.
The Anti Saloon League is making
preparations for a mass meeting to be
held on the common at an early date.
The large coal laden schooner Henry
Russell. with 1900 tons OF coal for the
Globe mills touched upon the shoals
Yesterday afternoon of Common Fence
point and was hauled off by the tug
Storm King, after lying aground sever
al hours.
II was supposed that the business
men who made such strong efforts to
suppress the distributing OF handbills
on the public streets, had accomplished
effective work, but yesterday beat the
record. Handbills were scattered all
over the SIDEWALKS and thrown In door
ways much TO the annoyance OF many
'people.
The shoe dealers here have consented
to close their places OF business two
nights in a week. "Wednesday and FRI
day at p. m.
The first fair of the knights OF CO.
lumbus will be held i'm Armory hall on
State street. October 30 to November 4.
The manager OF the Bristol nine Mr..
James Perry is making arrangements
for a series of games with the Warren
team. He must have funds in order to
play games