The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-29
BRISTOL.

Mrs Laura Fish, wife Of J. q. Fish,
residing on High street. met with Sc
rious accident yesterday afternoon.
While coming down stairs she tripped
and fell headlong a distance Of eight
or ten feet. She received injuries to her
face besides wrenching one OF her wrists.
She was badly shaken up. DR.. o. r.
siegel was called and dressed her
wounds.
What came near being a serious acci-
dent occurred yesterday when a horse be-
longing to the cup designer Captain Nat.
and driven by Albert King. upon Bristol
Neck. became frightened at the electric
cars. He began prancing and kicking
and kicked over the shaft and caught one
OF his legs in the trace. The animal fell
TO the ground and the occupants were
all thrown out but escaped without In
jury.
Mr.. Frank A. Payson gave a dinner
party to q number OF friends yesterday
at his home on woodlawn avenue. A
number OF friends from out OF town
were present.
The regular meeting OF Bristol Com
mandery, No. 321, u. O. q. c., was held
last evening In Odd Fellows hall. The
three degrees were conferred upon three
candidates. Visitors were present from
Fraternity Commandery OF East Provi-
dence and Northern Star Commandery
OF Providence, and included Grand Corn
mander Walter E. Townsend. Grand Pre-
late Lillian Van Stone, Grand Herald
William j. Payne, Grand Warden OF
the Outer Gate Isaac ID. Cooke and
several others. Remarks were made by
the visitors Refreshments were served
and a pleasant time enjoyed. The next
meeting of the commandery will be held
Monday evening. Nov. 10.
The reports OF two more cases OF scarlet
fever have boen filed at the town clerks
office by DR.. Siegel. The victims are
Maggie vincient. living on Wood street,
and Mrs Thomas Milburn. who resides
on Lincoln avenue.
The heavy rain OF yesterday caused
several washouts In various places about
town.
The Paris edition OF the New York
Herald of Oct 10 states that Mr.. and
Mrs. Francisco Eugene De Wolf OF
Bristol, r. l., have arrived at the Hotel
Continental In their automobile, from
Biarritz and Touraine.
Captain Charles ID. Eddy, collector OF
customs of the port OF Bristol and War
ren. Is confined at his home on the
corner OF High and Church streets.
Mrs Amanda M. Cole OF tikis town has
been granted a pension OF sl2 per month.
DR.. Oswald X. Siegel entertained At
torney General Charles r. Stearns OF
Providence on Saturday evening.
Robert Murray. Jr.. employed In tho
insulating department OF the factory of
the National india Rubber company, sus-
tained a bad cut to the under side of
one OF his arms. He had a knife I'm a
pocket OF the jacket he was wearing
and upon lifting his arm the point of
the knife entered IT, DIR. q. II. Siegel
dressed the wound
A meeting OF the sewer committee was
| held last evening In the council chamber.
| A proposition was received from Fred
| T.. Shaw. contractor for sewer construo-
ton. stating that he would allow any
| licensed drain layer 20 make connections
! with the sewers just completed upon pay
ment to him OF $40 until such time as
| the sewers are accepted by tho town.
| The proposition was held for further
! consideration.
An aged Portuguese by the name Of
Frank Jose, who obtains his livelihood by
| fishing and claiming, Is very sick on board
| his small boat, which Is at anchor of
the depot. The overseer OF the poor
/ attention has been called to the facts
and provision has been made for medical
treatment and comfortable quarters.
| Scarlet fever cases are very numerous
Just now about town, the physicians hav-
| ing reported number OF cases withir
1 the past few days. Dr. Siegel is OF tho
| opinion that the dump at the north END
4 OF Wood street II the cause Of so many
| cases In that vicinity and that Health
| officer Church has closed the dump nj
that place and warned all persons from
dumping any more garbage thors.