The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-07
BRISTOL.
Three People Rescued From a
Capslzsd Catboat - Other
News Of Interest.

! Yesterday afternoon oft the north point
! OF Psppoosesquaw small 14-foot cat
boat containing a man, girl and small boy
was anchored of the buoy on the point.
| Ihe people were fishing and when ready
/ 10 go the man went forward to get the
anchor and In doing so unraveled the
halyards. He started 10 climb the mast
In order to replace them and when near
the masthead the light boat heeled over
so badly that she filled with water
The children clung 10 the boat. while
the man started for the shore. Men on
the beach launched an old boat and went
overheard and swan with the boat to
them.
They picked the man up on the way so
nearly exhausted that he would probably
never have reached the shore The two
young men later went or and towed the
sunken boat in and righted her The
man gave his name as John Breslen and
said the girl was his niece and the boy
was his SON. He gave each lad several
dollars for the trouble and he thanked
the two lads many times for saving their
lives.
General Charles r. Brayton and wife
are registered at the Belvedere hotel and
he speaks in the most commenda BILE
terms OF the aecommoda tions
Contractor Leclair has alreary had a
leges and from the present outlook he
VIII he kept quite busy aside from his
other work
Quite a number Of local young men
have recently enlisted in the navy Among
them are George Gray. William Downey
and William Hughes.
MFR Edward Tilley 81 Norfolk. Va ar
rived here Friday and will spend the sum
mer Mr.. Tilley IL the son Of William T.
Tilley. who during the administration Of
Zachary Taylor was postmaster here
During the hours Of Saturday night and
sunday morning some one borrowed the
large stone steps In front OF the residence
of the late William p Munro on Thames
street The steps were In front Of the
barber shop occupied by John Miller and
weighed several hundred pounds
II Is understood that Dr. Conklin is
making arrangements for a race at the
Bristol driving park and that several !
have already volunteered TO enter their /
horses
Henry Brown. while fishing Yesterday
at Bluff Point of the back of Pappoose-
squaw, caught a squiteague weighing 1oh |
pounds
death ~ Joseph Kemble. who lived In
Hartford Conn. His father lived here
and served his apprenticeship on the Bris-
tol Phenix with William H. g. Bailey, |
when the ofice was In the building east /
Of its present location.
Mr. Thomas Ciayton who wa. so ser
iously injured short time ago by
car is now slowly convalescent
He is man over Il years OF age weigh
Ing no pounds. and with seven ribs
broken II IL truly wonderful that he war
not killed
A few new potatoes have made their
appearance IN the market and are selling
" 27b per bushel.
Rev. Robert N Turner Jr.. OF New
FORK IL spending his vacation al home
With his parents. Mr.. and Mrs Robert
Y. Turner on Bristol Neck
Edward Watson OF Providence and for
neriy president OF our town council is
'oardins with his wife during the sum
ner at the corner OF Cn.on and High
treets
Mr. and Mrs. Henry hatcher OF New
'ork city are here the guests OF Judge
nd Mrs. j. p. Reynolds. upon Bristol
Geek
Sunday afternoon some nne shooting
rom the traps was done at Mount Hope ,
ark The match was between James
Work OF Taunton and Walter Bennett
Z Newport. the purse vns for s25 Eacn ,
IAN was 10 spring his own trap and ,
bennett 81 Newport broke 2s out OF *.
eating bis competitor two pigeons
The citizens ore waiting very patiently
xpcetine To hear something from thi. ,
> lroad committee relative 10 rapid tran
4 from Newport to Providence via :
ristol. They have held several meet {
igs with the officials Of the different G
'ads. bur no results ~ a tangible nature I
ave vet developed q
From careful canvass there will be
bout p names stricken from the voting v
- when the final canvass IL made by n
ie council which act ae board 81 can
,ssers. There ara few who are not 4
,turaiiyed. some wha~sre not ss vet 81 r
ye. and several who have not been long n
lough IN the state 20 make them ei igible n
\ vote
Michale Angelo. who wa. riding a a
etor cycle on the main rosd Yesterday
tcrnoon, just south of Chestnut street. Is
~ his balance and was thrown 10 the
ound and had his face badly bruised a
The steam Yacht Falcon. owned hy Mr. I n
,arles Deiano Of New Bedford touched If
te yesterday With party OF excur-
,nists on board