The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-17
THE NEWS OF THE STATE.
BRISTOL.
Local Mills TO Shut Down To.
morrow on Account Of Cotton
Shortage Other Itsms.

Superintendent Hill notified the en-
ployes yesterday that the mill would shut
down this week until the price of cotton
was lower 1t will be bad news 10 many
of the people in town and it is expected
that IL will stop tomorrow. How long
IT will remain so is indefinite at this time
as II will depend entirely upon the price
of cotton.
An important SAFE of real estate was
consumated here yesterday when James
Tobin sold the property on the north side
of John street 20 John Il. Herreshon. The
property consisted OF a blacksmith shop
and carriage repair shop and lot of land
55 feet In width by 100 feet In depth. 1t
Is understood that Mr.. Herreshon Will re-
move the buildings on the property in
order TO improve the surroundings of the
new Belvedere hotel. The removal OF
the blacksmith shop will be taking away
an old land mark as IT has been located
there for nearly a century.
Mr.. Philip Manchester, keeper or the
Bristol asylum farm. has on his inclos-
ures six Jersey cows which have strayed
away from their owners. lie has used
every available means to ascertain 10
whom they belong without result as yet.
Mr.. John Burhham, a former resident
and engineer on the Old Colony Railroad.
running from here to Providence, Is al
the present time general manager OF the
electrical workrs or Maiden, Mass, and is
here as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. r.
PAUL on Franklin street
At the residence of the brides parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Dixon. corner of High
and Constitution streets. today, at III
a m, DR. oswald r. Siegel and Miss
Annie Dixon were united I'm marriage by
Rev. w. Lenior Hood. pastor of the state
Street Nj. r.. church. The wedding was
a quiet affair, as only the parents OF the
bride and groom were present. After the
ceremony DIR. Siegel and his bride left
Bristol for wedding trip Of several
/ weeks.
Mrs Parmenius Skinner. Jr..> and
daughter, Miss .4arriet ID. Skinner. left
! here Friday for visit to Douglass HILL
| Me.
| Rathbone Gardner, Esq. OF Providence.
will deliver the address to the class OF
! '03 at the high school graduating exer-
/ cises Wednesday afternoon. July !.
The wedding of Frank Howard Dunbar
| and Miss Alice Martin Soper, WELL
! known young couple OF this town. Will
,Ss PSass ths at ths home se1
| w. II. Trotter OF this town will be the Of
/ ficiating clergyman.
] AT the parsonage OF the state street
NJ. Il. church yesterday Rev. w. Lenior
| Hood united in marriage Edward Henry
| Thoms OF Syracuse N. Y, and Miss Mini
ME May Buckley of New York. After
| j. III French, deputy Of Mt. Hope coun.
! cil Royal Arcanum will visit the council
Friday evening next for the purpose o.,
Among those who received scholarship
prizes at Yale college last week was Her
man +. Bell, son of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
/ liam VI. Eell of this town
A meeting of the board Of engineers
! was held last evening. at which routine
! business was transacted.
Mr.. Andrew Rounds. who left here
early in the season for Southern Cali
fornia, was compelled 10 return as he
was unable To stand the excessive heat
! When leaving here he intended TO locate
| there permanently
Alexander ID. Frazer. telegraph oper-
ator OF the Western Union office. left
here yesterday for Nova Scotia where he
will spend a vacation OF two weeks.
Amos s. Gorham. a clerk in the Indus
/ trial Trust company. Bristol branch. left
| here yesterday for New Brunswick
| where he will spend a months vacation
| with relatives
J Last evening a number OF the Bristol
alumni of Brown university attended the
! first organ recital given on the church
organ. which has been presented 10 the
university by Lucien Sharpe of Provi-
| dence. The organ is located I'm Sayles
! hall and Is the largest and finest in the
state. The organist was Prof. Augustus
! Wiegand.
The following marriage intentions were
! filed at the town clerks office yesterday:
! Dominic Velecar and Miss Valeia Amllio.
both OF Bristol: Edward Henry Thomas
and Miss Minnie May Buckley both Of
New York: Joseph Th!viege Of Warren
and Miss Delvina Cadorette OF Bristol;
Frank Howard Dunbar and Miss Alice
Martin Soper both OF Bristol.
Mary A. Hazard and others have sold
to Rosa r. Frederick a cottage house and
] lot OF land on the west side OF Wood
street opposite the National India Rubber
| company. The deed has been recorded
at the town clerks office.
Town Clerk Bennett went TO the SOL
diers home yesterday to give the vet
Grams an opportunity TO register their
names.
The first reception Of the season OF the
| Bristol Yacht club will take place Sat
urday evening. June %. Lavey's orches-
ira OF fve pieces will furnish the music
A tournament limited TO Bristol players
or to any members OF Bristol clubs will
be given on the Y. NJ. G. A. tennis court
/ all day Saturday. The events Will be
mems singles and ladies' singles. The
tournament is open to all local players
and entries should he made with j. II.
! Farrally before Thursday night when the
! drawings viii take place Prizes VIII be
! offered. probably cups, I'm each event.
! The entrance fee is 80 cents.
ON Saturday afternoon at the Bristol
/ Trotting park the Bristol baseball team
. will play the Attleboro Athletics, which
/ IS a strong team. and II the weather per-
/ mits every one who attends may expect
a fine game.
Charles w. Bowen and family Of Provi-
dence are occupying a cottage on the