The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-20
BRISTOL.
Rubber COmpany's Employees
Enjoyed CIamhaks-BOy'S
Narrow Escape From Drowning

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Saturday afternoon a complimentary
clambake was given by the statesmen,
foremen and clerks OF the National India
I,ubber company. in honor Of the general
manager OF the company, Hon II. IL.
Shepard, on the Church farm. on Bristol
Neck. The committee OF arrinSemenTs
consisted OF T. Smith McKeon, chairman;
JAMES Mu --o John III. Magec. Edw9:i
T. Wilkinson, Colonel II. ID. Stanley, Roh-
ert Anderson and G. V. Perry, and had
spared no means in making the occasion
a grand success. Covers were laid for 100
and the tables were elaborately arranged
showing excellent taste Of the committee
At 1880 Chairman McKeon announced
that dinner was ready, when about So
took their seats at the tables. at the head
was Hon H. H. Shepard. at his left eN-
Lieutenant w Il. G.. Wardwell, directly
opposite sat Master Ira Shepard, son OF
the manager. Colonel II. -. Stanly and
son OF New York city, Samuel Norris. sec
retary OF the United states Rubber trust
c. A. Emerson, general agent, and mem
bers OF the press. James Wallace Fra, k
lin. president If the council. Frederick J..
Waicron another member OF the council,
James Wilkinson. a guest from ST Paul,
Mimi the other members all being at
taches OF the company.
The menu was as follows: Narragan-
sett clam chowder, crackers. breadsticks,
CLANS, white bread, briwn bread, cucum-
bers, lettuce, radishes fish, squiteague
and blue. dressing white potatoes, SWEEP
potatoes Holsters, frankfurters, sausages,
clam frltters, bananas, watermelon and
coffee After an hour OF indulgence In
supplying the wants OF the inner man.
many who were able repaired TO the va
cant lot 10 indulge in n game of baseball.
Manager Shepard and his son. Ira, were
very active as the Junior seemed tn excel
which created much laughter by all the
lockers on Several changes in the UNI
pires were made, as IL was thought that
they were playing a little funny. and not
withstanding all efforts to defeat the
Junior team, Master Ira came off win
ner. by a score OF TO 5. At $3.50 the entire
party repaired TO the Trotting park.
which adjoins the ground where the bake
was held, and witnessed the ball game
between the Bristos and Attleboro Ath-
letic teams.
The members OF the King Philip Fire
Engine company Of Bristol at a meeting
on Friday evening at their hall on
Thames street. presented Edward ;.
Cooney, assistant on the board of fire en-
gineers. with a beautiful meerschaum
pipe Mr.. Cooney has been an active
member OF the company for ten years and
Is now about to remove his family 10
Cranston where he has large circle of
relatives and friends.
Saturday morning a small boy named
Vernette, six years OF age, fell overheard
at the public wharf.
Engineer Oliver III Blalsdell Jr.. of the
National India Rubber pumping station.
which is situated at the head OF the pier.
heard the cries and Immediately repaired
to the scene and rescued the boy from
watery grave.
Mr. James Munro. who had charge Of
the bake Saturday for the employees OF
the National India Rubber company, has
been engaged TO make the bake for the
Epworth league of the state Street NJ +.
| church. Mr.. Munro is the son of James
| Munro. on Vernon street. Warren. who
| bakes.
A handicap tournament for men and
women was held a the Bristol Golf club
| on Saturday afternoon. II was the first
event OF the kind this season at the BriS-
| tol club course and though the weather
was unfavorable there were 10 entries.
| Arnold L. Hayes made the best score. \,
winning a copper and pewter stein Miss
| Primrose Colt won the first prize for the
best net score. -, winning a prize OF n
! flask. and Morse Wheelwright won sec
| ond prize for net score. his score being
| 76 II was arranged that the player TAX
! ing the prize for the best gross score
could not capture the prize for the best
net score. The prizes for Saturday S
events were furnished by II. a. DuVllard.
| chairman Of the green committee. The
summary OF the match was as follows: