The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-04
BRISTOL.


The meeting at the opera house last
evening TO hear the report OF the commit-
tee on city charter was well attended con-
| sidering the very cold weather. IL was
called TO order by Mr.. j. winthrop De
Wolf, chairman OF the charter committee.
and the matter was exhaustively dis
cussed. II was left In the hands OF the
present committee for further action. on
question of reducing the school committee
the sentiment was strongly In favor OF a
reduction from rs 10 five Several citizens
addressed the meeting. among them
Robert n. Turner, Richard ii. Dunbar.
A. r. Nerome and others.
The annual election of officers of the
Ladies' Auxiliary of ST. Mary's Il. A.
society will be held next Monday evening
in the hall on Wood street
There was a joint installation of officers
OF Babbitt Post. O.. A. r., and Babbitt
Womens Relief Corps last evening in
Grand Army hall.
AT a meeting of the Bristol Train of
Artillery IL was voted 10 hold the WASH
ington ball on Friday evening. Feb a.
The committee consists of Lieutenant
Colonel ;. w. Bourn, Lieutenant II. 4. o.
Walker, Sergeant j. j. Fair. Sergeant
Thomas Mccormack, Sergeant Herman
Jablinski, Private Robert Anderson
The annual installation OF the officers
of Reba Rebekah degree lodge. |. o. q.
f., was held last evening. Previous 10
the installation one candidate was initiat-
ed The installing officer was District
Deputy Evelyn Gardner OF Warren and
her board of seven grand officers. A large
delegation OF the members OF Celestia
lodge of Warren was present The Of
fcers installed were n. n. c.. Maria
Adams; n. c., Lois l.. Munro. v. g.,
rannis T. Abbott; recording secretary.
Lucretia r. Burnham, H. ~ g.. financial
secretary, Lilliah II Wilson: treasurer,
Helen T.. Munro; warden, Florence l..
Potter, Il. n. G.; conductor. carrie y.
Hathaway; chaplain Rosema Bowen. L.
n. c.; inside guardian, Mary e. New
man, Il. n. O.; outside guardian, Joseph
M Hart, r. S. TO n. c., Lillian +. Mieggs;
l.. s. To ~ c., Ida Robertson; II. :. TO
V. c., Mary E. Munro: L. y. q. l.. S. TO
V. G., Hattie r. Paine; assistant warden.
Juliette NJ. Fish assistant conductor, AM
ME Ashton. Tuesday evening, Feb. ~
Celestis lodge of Warren will visit Tteba
lodge and present the embematic star.
Miss Maria Adams, the retiring noble
grand, was presented with a past noble
grands jewel
The annual installation of the officers
of Mt Hope Council. Royal Arcanum, was
held last evening I'm the lodge room in
the Iiasbrouck block The installing Of
hcer was District Deputy Grand Regent
Washington /. Finch. The officers in
stalled were; Regent, Harry H. Shep-
ard; past regent, DR. G. j. Ilasbrouck:
vice regent, William j. Munro: orator.
Dr. William Fred Williams; chaplain.
James T. Phelps; secretary John NJ
Connery; collector Edward r. Wilkinson;
treasurer. James It. KeatinG; guide, Ed |
ward +. Hefferman: warden, John Il. |
Msgee; sentry, James ID. Wardwell.
A meeting of the ball committee OF the |
Robert Emnet Literary association was |
held last evening al which IL was voted |
to hold the ball OH Wednesday. Feb. 8 i'm |
Grand Army hall. The following were |
elected: Floor director. Michael j. Doyle: |
assistant noor director. Peter J. Cotton. |
aids, Dennis 'McCarty, John J. Farley; |
committee. John j. Byrues |
Neil r.. Sharkey, John j. keeean Patrick |
Clarity: reception committee. VIM NJ Ne |
rome. VIM. w. Connery, Michael j Tobin \
The committee of arrangements consists /
Of Michael j. Doyle. chairman, John j |
Byrnes, secretary; Patrick p. Walsh, |
treasurer: Peter ]. Cotton and Patrick |
Garrity The Alpine orchestra will FUR
nish the music.
Last evening there was fire I'm the |
residence Of Mr.. Owen Hughes. at the
corner OF High and Franklin streets. a |
lamp was overturned by children and Mr..
Hughes Jumped and commenced beating
the flames with his coat and shouting
fire" This aroused parties I'm the store
below and they called the flreruen from
the fire station opposite They came with
the chemical engine. but Mr.. hughes
had cot control Of the fire. The carpet
md mixtures oore badly burned hut m opa |
was injured