The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-11
BRISTOL.
Relief Board Visits the SOL
dlers' Homa--Ara Well En-
tartained Other Items.

The annual meeting or the Soldiers he-
hef board was held yesterday at the Sol
diers' home and among the many per-
sonages present were Governor l.. +. q.
Garvin, ex-officio president OF the board
and about 25 guests. including Secretary
OF State Charles p. Bennett, State Treas
urer Walter A. Read and Judge Horatio
Rogers
After the regular routine business or
the board had been transacted sump-
tuous repast was served by Supt. Hall.
wh9 be Rsns N hs
Hope bay. Aside from Governor Gar.
vim and his secretary the party INCLUDED
Spencer, Charles C. Gray. Seth F.
Chase, Walter x. Read, Henry + .ss Wales, ,
hon. Charles A. Barber. Charles C. Gray.
Jr. George M. Turner and Percy = pa
yis from Washington, James G; Hubbard,
and Tfsa Postmaster m ree Gorham @ Ss'Is Of Bristol
At a meeting held last evening In the
Biheld building for the purpose or de-
termining, which of the high school schol-
ment Day the following were selected:
Robert Munro. Miss Bessie. Reynolds.
Owen Hughes. oliver Henderson and
were Principal John c. Davis. the Rev.
c. L. Locke Mr. L. s. Hoffman and DR..
William Fred Williams.
There was a large attendance at the
Bristol Train of Artillery festival last
evening IL was attended by the War
rem artillery, Burnside Social club, Coun-
ell Don Luis Felipe association: 81;
Hydraulion Engine companies.
Mrs. Mary Greene met with an accident
Yesterday afternoon When coming out
to the ground some FIVE or six feet.
striking on her side and bruising her
quite badly. DR.. Siegel called and upon
a careful examination pronounced no
A Jewish vender was showing his
wares on Thomas street yesterday fore
and turned his team completely over.
The high school team will play a re-
turn game with the North Kingston high
school team at Wexford on Friday af-
ternoon.
There was a meeting OF the managers
OF the Bristol Baseball association held
on Tuesday evening to arrange complet-
ing the details for the ball grounds at
the Bristol Trotting park. II was decided
to remove the rail fence inside the trot-
ting track in range OF centrefield and 10
extend the diamond 10 feet at second and
third base positions and TO whitewash
the high board fence outside the track TO
aid the players. the fence now being the
color almost similar to ball. II was de-
cided to engage Captain Brown OF the
Pontiacs to play right field. Saturday
with the Bristol team.
Mrs Hannah l.. Hoyt OF East Bridge
water, Mass, who has been visiting her
stepdaughter. Mrs. Solomon d. Hatch,
returned TO her home today
The matter OF placing a drinking foun-
tain In the centre of the common and
having IL enclosed partially with an iron
fence and with 1t a sanitary department
is now being talked Of by a number OF
taxpayers.
Native strawberries are being brought
in now quite pientifully and they are
much finer in flavor and size than they
were last year at this time
Great improvements have been made In
front of the DeWolf Inn. where the
lessee has had n large number OF fir
trees planted on Thames street, which
add much to the beauty of the location
The Namquit mill is running full time
since II received the invoice OF cotton
from the south. This mill has probably
one of the best records for steady en-
ployment To Its operatives OF any mill in
the state as II is seldom idle unless nec-
essary repairs are being made
Miss Sadie Laviere leaves here today
for Quebec on a visit to her mother.
There arrived yesterday the schooner
alberto with lime and cement for Ports
mouth landing.
The bicycle race between three Italians
which was to have taken place yesterday
afternoon did not come off owing to the
enforced absence of one OF the parties
Miss Susan Greene OF Lawrence Mass.
Is in town visiting her relatives and
friends