The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-18
BRISTOL.
Mr.. Pickles TO Revisit England.
Political Meetings Scheduled
by the Democrats.

MI JOnn Pickles, dn oFcfscti III Inv
Cranston worsted mill, was presented
with a silk umbrella by the employees.
Mr.. Pickles sailed for England yesterday
from Boston, TO visit his old home after
an absence OF over twenty years. He ex-
poets to be absent about two months.
The barge Massachusetts. which has
been discharging a cargo of coal here for
the Seth PAUL company. was unioadeo
and towed away from here this morning
A meeting Of the Ladies' Auxiliary 10
ST. Mary's T. A. society was held iast
evening Miss Mary Connery. who Is the
president of the organization, sisnineo
her intention OF resigning her onlce ana
another meeting will be held SUNDAY
which will be the last meeting until ran.
A social is being planned for some even
ing next week In the society's rooms.
The Democratic tour committee has ar
ranged for two out door meetings In the
interest OF, registration One OF the meet
ings will be held Thursday evening, June
25, on the common. The band concert VIII
be that evening and between the selec-
tions rendered by the band ex-Mayor
John j. Fitzgerald and Mayor James II.
Higgins, both OF Pawtucket, will make
addresses Saturday evening, June -,
Gov l.. F. c. Garvin will speak at the
corner of Hope and State streets.
The marriage Of DR.. Oswald r. Siegel
and Miss Anna Dixon took place yester-
| day forenoon at IL o'clock at the home
| of the brides parents at the corner or
! Constitution and High streets, the mar
! riage ceremony was performed by Rev
W. Lenoir Hood. pastor OF the state
| Street M. L. church. After which a we'd
| ding breakfast was served at lis p. m.
they were driven to the cars and started
/ on their wedding tour for New York
| They will visit Quebec and Montreal.
/ Canada, and upon their return TO the
states they will make an extended trip
through the west visiting the prominent
| cities. They will be absent several weeks
and on their return they will be at home
| on High street
wrightington from Georgetown, D. c..
| for Fall River. Mass, is at anchor down
the bay with the colors in the rigging
| for tug boat.
Miss Ethel May Munro. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Charles b. Munro OF this town,
is one OF the graduating class OF Penn
broke hall, Brown University this week.
Next Sunday will be observed as Chill
dren's day at the First Baptist church
| In the morning the pastor will preach an
| appropriate sermon. and In the evening
| at 7:30 there will be a special children's
! service
Probably nothing has given the citizens
|
announcement Of the shutting down OF
the Namquit mill for an indefinite period
| This mill has heretofore run when many
others making goods OF a similar char
acter have been compelled TO shut down.
The work OF concreting the sidewalk in
front Of the Cranston Worsted mill has
been delayed by the very inclement
! weather.
There are at the present. time number
OF trees upon our public thoroughfares
which have large branches broken and
| hanging and are liable at any time 10
fall and injure some one.
The pest known as the potato bug is
creating havoc among the fields OF pota-
tos here. As the heavy rains which re-
Gently occurred have caused the farmers
TO delay in using paris green. the bugs
have taken advantage of the situation
and in many fields the crops have been
badly eaten.
Registra ton seems TO have revived and
up TO this morning nearly 800 have en-
rolled their names at the town clerk s
office. There are a large number yet to
register and but about nine more days
before the time expires
Colonel Clark III. Straight real estate
broker and insurance agent. visited Bos-
ton yesterday on business.
A match has been made here for a 100
yard foot race for a purse of s25. One
of the contestants is an operative In the
cotton mill here and the other Is from
Fall River. 1t is understood that the
parties desire having X at the Driving
park, but the choice OF location will be
left with the judges.
Court street has undergone many
changes since j. B. Herreshoff com
menced building the new hotel. He has
during the last two years purchased over
20 cottages in various locations In town
and has had his foreman. Mr. Witherel
convert them into fine residences, adding
greatly to the beauty OF the old town.
Mr.. Martin of Braintree, Mass, was
brought here yesterday and taken TO the
} Hopeworth Sanitarium for treatment for
nervous prostration.