The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-04
BRISTOL.
BOunclI Holds Special Meeting
at Which a Great Deal Of
Business Is Transacted.

At special meeting held by the council
Saturday night the matter OF the location
of the bar at the Belvedere hotel was
called up. Mr.. A. II. Crowningshield,
proprietor OF the hotel, appeared with
his counsel, Mr.. f. j. Brownell. He
asked IL the council should determine
that a change should be made that
reasonable time be given him so that he
may be able TO prepare for any change.
II was voted that A. II. Crowningshield
be notified by the chief of police that he
must remove his bar to location in the
hotel which he occupies TO conform with
section 81. chapter l02, General Laws,
within 30 days.
Councilmen Gladding and Waldron were
appointed committee 10 purchase furni-
ture for the hall OF King Philip Fire COM
pany.
Consent was given TO James Culley 10
transfer a leasehold estate situated at
the corner of State and Wood streets TO
Annie G. Culley.
Councilman Cummings reported that
the half-mile sample road would have to
commence at Halfway hill on the main
road, running north, and the state board
said they could build about a quarter of
a mile on Hope street. Councilman
Cummings was appointed a committee of
the council to act with the board OF engt-
neers
The chief was instructed to have the
foundation OF the Dreadnaught hall re-
paired.
The surveyor OF highways was placed
in charge of watering the streets and 10
keep the watering cart going every day
II needed, and also to keep the stone
crusher running.
The petition OF Captain Timothy Hurley
for a license to keep a tavern on State
street and a license for one pool table
was granted.
The following named persons were ap-
pointed a committee on the celebration
of the Fourth of July Edward Anthony,
Frank c. Child, James =. Murphy, Ben
jamin II. Wilson, Isaac II. Gorham, l..
Maitland Minsher, Frank b. Wilson, Ar
cher Miller and Thomas F. Quirk.
The clerk was instructed TO notify the
n. Y, n. II. and II. r. r. company TO
fill I'm on Thames street so that the sur
face of the road Will be even with the
tracks.
A communication was received from
Joseph Il. Fletcher relative to locating
a post for an additional light on Hope
street.
The steam yacht Carmina, for Charles
Fletcher OF Providence, was launched at
! Lawleys yard at City Point Saturday
afternoon. The new craft was named
by Miss Harriet Fletcher daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Fletcher of this
| town, and grand daughter OF Mr.. Charles
| Fletcher. Mr.. Fletcher and family left
here early on Saturday morning for City
| Point to attend the launching. Joining the
Fletcher family in Providence. Mr.. AL
bert s. Chesebrough of this town was
her designer. he having previously de-
signed one for Mr.. Fletcher. Mr.. Walter
Cole of this town Is to be the chief engi-
neer. He was formerly on the, Balle-
mere.
A lot of land and n building situated on
the north side of State street and for
merly owned and occupied by VIM. H.
McGann was sold at auction Saturday by
mortgagee's sale. 1t is understood that
the property was bid in for Robert New
bold for $l450, as he held a mortgage on
the property for a little over $500.
Van Amkirk and Tucker, the battery
for the Bristol baseball team. were the
battery Saturday for the Lonsdales at
Lonsdale, where they defeated the Valley
Falls team by a score of to g.
There were two fires here Saturday and
both were handled in fine shape by the
| fremen. The first one was sent I'm from
| District No. 6. which was in a barber
| shop situated on the corner of High and
| Constitution streets. When the alarm was
| sent in the flames were issuing from the
/ flames were soon extingushed. The fire.
! men had hardly got to the engine houses
when the second alarm was sent in from
! district No. 4 for fire in the dwelling
house OF Mrs. Eliza V. Andrews at the
corner of State and Hope streets and
! this emanated from the chimney and was
in the attic The amount of damage from
! fire was slight, but the valuable furniture
| was badly damaged by water
The remains of Samuel w. Tillinghast
were taken from the Soldiers Home on
I Saturday to Anthony IN the town or Cow
/ entry for burial.
! Charles c. Duffee has received the ap-
\ pointment OF assistant mail carrier from
| the postoffice department I'm Washington,
his appointment TO date from May l.
George T.. Bernard and family moved
/ from here on Saturday to Providence and
will live I'm Elmwood-
The deed for the transfer OF a lot of
/ land situated on Bay View avenue from
! Joseph Il. O'Cornell TO Josa Machado
/ Terra, Is recorded at the town clerks Of
\ fee.
At n meeting held by Babbitt Post. O..
! A. r., II was voted to accept the invita-
| ton from the Bristol Train OF Artillery
to do escort duty on Decoration Day.
The new station OF the n. Y, n. III. and
| Hartford railroad situated at the corner
/ of Constitution and Thames streets was
\ thrown open yesterday to the public for
\ the first time, IL Will be greatly appre-
\ ciated by those who have been compelled
\ TO stand outside and walt for trains.
! In the district court yesterday an 1tal-
| Ian was adjudged insane and was order
| ed TO be taken to the state insane asylum.
An excellent idea would be IL the chief
\ at any fire closed In the fremen by rope
/ so as 10 stop vehicles from passing over
\ hose az the town has several hundred
/ feet Of new hose and forty teams passed
/ over them Saturdays Certainly they must
do them some injury hose being filled
with water. and the edge OF wheel tires
large number of citizens from here
visited crescent Park yesterday after
! noon as ST Mary's T a. $. baseball team
PLAYED against the Riverside baseball
! team at the Park.
e,raoce Blood Bitters gives . man .
clear head an active brain. a strong.
Vigorous body-makes him mt Tor the bat