The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-17
BRISTOL.

yesterday morning a committee OF EN-
ployes from the Arctic department of the
factory OF the National India Rubber
company waited upon General Manager
II. H. Shepard. In regard TO obtaining
higher price per pair for making two
new styles Of lawn tennis shoes. The
committee also called attention 10 the
matter OF unequal division OF work. The
committee was Informed that their sug-
gestions would be considered by the man
agement
The 2sth annual harvest home festival
OF Trinity church will be held Wednes-
day evening. Oct TO- at s o'clock. The
sermon for the occasion will be delivered
oy heV. George Mcclellan Fiske. d. D.,
rector OF st. Stephens church OF Provt,
oence Rev. w. h. Trottter. rector of
trinity church, is preparing a special mu
sical program for the service
Inc total pumber OF names on the yot
ing list Is 1888. quite large decrease
from the list OF last year. OF this num-
Der I34 are registry. 6ls real estate and
81 personal property voters.
Dr. William r. Duffy reported n case
OF measles at the town clerks Office yes
terday noon, the patient being Margaret
Lonersan. who resides on Wood street.
The schooner Caroline, Nettleton, mas
Ter. which sailed from here on Friday
win cargo OF coal for Newport ar
rived back on Monday and Is going To
load again for the same port
captain Morrissey investigated re-
ported case OF attempted incerdiarism
yesterday. In shed In the rear OF the
residence OF solomon-B d, Heath, on Oliver
street In a corner OF the building was
Q piece OF cloth about a yard In length
that had been saturated with oil and the
edges or the cloth were partially burned.
None OF the woodwork was damaged
Henry Brown. an employe Of the var
nishing department at the factory OF
the National India Rubber company, met
with severe accident while at work ON
q machine used in vanishing carriage
cloth. He caught the index finger OF his
left hand In the gearing OF the machine.
He was attended by DIR. W. F. Durrv
who found that the bone in the ton OF
the finger was fractured and the nail
and some Of the flesh were torn off.
Arrangements hnve been made for n
game with the WEXFORD team. 10 be
played at the Bristol Trottlng park next
Saturday afternoon. The Bristol team,
will be greatly strengthened for this
game, and II the weather proves fayora
able a large attendance may be expected
Steamer Corsair Is to run an excursion
from WEXFORD at ! o'clock Manager
Calvin has corresponded with several |
fast players for this game, which will |
be the last Of the season I'm Bristol. |
Wheeler and Keeney will be the battery |
for Saturday
Judge Blodgett assigned the followjns
cases for Thursday and Friday, Joseph A. l
Simard VS.. Eleazer Saillant, Thursday
morning. Harry s. Walsh VS.. Annawams-
colt MILL Thursday afternoon; Davis and |
Fafnham Manufacturing company VS.. the
Bristol County Gas and Electric Light
Friday morning.
About 100 couples attended the com
social given In @. A. r. hall
last evening by Straight Brothers orches-
ira. Many of the young people were
from Providence. Fall River. Newport
and Warren. and II was the social event
of the season.
William Russell Boeert and family ~
New York. who have been spending the
summer here. returned home yesterday
10 New York.
Miss Van wyck and Miss Peterson. OF
New York. who have been stopping NJ Mr. |
Archers during the simmer. returned
home yesterday.
last evening the veterans AZ the Sol
Hers Home received a social visit from
he ladies' Of Bucklin post women's Re-
ief corps Of Providence. and this evening