The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-04
BRISTOL.

Another meeting of the school commit
tee was held dast evening and nine
members were present. The supply COM
mittee reported that It had secured bid
to supply fifty tons Of bituminous coal at
ss.25 per ton from the Wardwell Lumber
company, the coal to be delivered at the
school houses at that price. 1t was voted
that the supply committee be directed to
accept the offer OF the Wardwell Lumber
company. The supply committee was also
directed TO purchase wood for the schools
as needed.
The payment OF the taxes on real es-
tate and personal property has been
greater than in previous years at this
time. and Tax Collector Peck reports that
he has received $63.S76.04. which, with
$336l so. allowed for five per cent on for
prompt payment added, brings the total
amount to $67.237s4 The total amount
assessed is s77, ,559. 20 leaving a balance now
TO be collected of but $l0,a213 36 The poll
taxes have not come In very briskly, only
1874 out OF over 500 persons against whom
a poll tax is assessed having paid up TO
last evening. Tax Collector Peck Will Is
sue notices in n few days, that the poll
tax must be paid by November lst.
DR. o. r. Sigel has reported case OF
| scarlet fever at the town clerks office,
the patient being Lillian Hadheld, on
Thames street.
The evening schools will open next
| Monday evening, October 9Th. The ses-
| sions this year will be held In the ninth
| grade room OF the Galley school building
The following named delegates have
been chosen from the Ephworth league OF
| the State street NJ. T.. church OF this
| town TO the annual convention OF the
| Providence district Epworth league, to be
held at the First NJ. r. church. Pawtuck-
| et next Monday, October 6. Mrs. George
| Richardson, Misses NJ G. Hood. M Is.
| PAUL. l.. NJ Huestis and l.. @. Luther.
Mrs George -Simmnns.-a her
| granddaughter. Miss Bessie Carey, will
leave for Washington, ID. c.. on Monday
| morning next TO attend the Women's Re-
| lief Corps National convention. The Ma
| tional encampment OF the @. A. r.. is al
| so TO be held In Washington, next week.
| A Republican caucus has been called
| for this evening at the court house, to
| elect delegates TO the state and district
| conventions to elect a town committee,
| and to nominate candidates Tor senator
| and representative.
c. w Smith. DR. A. NJ. Merriman, and
j. +. Farrally, representing the Bristol Y,
| NJ c. A. have gone to Newport today "a
play match games OF tennis against three
players Of the Y NJ c. A. OF that city.
The Earle and Prev Express company
which have been temporarily located In
their new quarters In the Mount Hope
block on Hope street, which has been fine
~ fitted up
Rev. Edwin +. Jones. former pastor OF
the State Street NJ. T.. church will offi-
ciate on Sunday. the pastor. Rev. w. l.
Hood who is spending his vacation with
his parents In Iowa. will return home or
Wednesday next.
Philip De Wolf will leave here this
evening for West Jordan. Utah. where he
has accepted a position with the United
States Mining company.
A contract for sixteen sloop yachts OF
the thirty-foot class has been received by
the Uerreshoffs. They are TO be known
as the Bar Harbor class. they are to b,
constructed I'm the new shops on the eas
side OF Hope street. which are now ir
process OF construction.
WILLIAM II. spooner. Jr., messenger a
the Western Union Telegraph office here
has severed his connection with that OF
Ace and accepted n better position I'm th'
electrical department OF the n. Y. ~. N
and Hartford Railroad company at Prov
ldcnce. Ills position here will be filed by
| Thomas Dwyer, son OF officer Dwyer.
Mrs Mary Francis Barber Butts. wei
| known authoress. died yesterday at tn,
| Hooeworth saniterium. where she has
been for treatment for melancholla.
The body found on Dr. H. NJ. Howe:
| shore az Ferry Hill has been identified a:
l.that OF Charles De Witt Cleveland. oi
Hampden Meadows. harrington. Rev. T.
r. sweetiand OF harrington. visited the
| undertakers rooms Of George W. Sim.
mons. and recognized the remains. N,
| leaves n wife and daughter sixteen years
| OF age Ills body was taken TO his late
home at Hampdcn Meadows