The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-05
BRISTOL.


There was on Friday evening double
installation Of Babbitt post No. Is. G. A.
r.. and Babbitt woman's Relief Corps IN
Grand Army hall. The members OF r. f.
Tobin corps and r. F. Tobin post OF
Warren were present by invitation The
officers Of Babbitt post were installed by
Past Commander Washington l. Finch.
as follows: Commander. George II. Peck;
senior vice comma nder James T. Phelps;
Junior vice commander. Lyman b. Bos-
worth: onartermaster. Stephen W..
Church: chaplain, passed. officer OF the
day. Thomas r. Usher: oficer Of the
guard. Patrick Dermondy; surgeon, John
A. c. Gladding: auartermaster sergeant
Nathaniel Gladding; sergeant major. JOS
eph NJ. Hart The installing officers for
Rabbits Relief Corps were instituting
and stalling Officer Mrs. Ella r. Burt and
Department Councillor Mrs. Lizzie Prem
tiss Of Providence. The officers Installed
were. President. Mrs. Anna M. Earle;
senior vice president, Mrs Emma IL
Carey: Junior vice president. Mrs. Mary
r. Finch: secretary. Mrs. Mary r.. Fish;
treasurer. Mrs. Amy M. Phelps; chap
lain. Mrs. Abby j. Rameires; conductor
Miss Lena u. Morris: assistant conductor
Mrs Sarah J. Hart: guard, Miss Hattie
GRAY; assistant guard. Miss Nellie Carr;
pa triotic Instructor. Miss Nellie n Read;
pianist Miss Bessie Carey; color bearers.
Miss Clara clifford Miss Emma swan.
Miss Eliza Hunt and Miss Alice Hunt
Miss Nellie N. Read was reappointed press
correspondent Addresses were made ny
Mrs. Burt and Mrs. Lizzie Prentiss. The
installing officers. Mrs. Bolton. president
OF Tobin Relief Corps OF Warren. Com
mander George H. Peck Of Babbitt post
and Commander Church Of Tobin post.
At the ending OF the installation supper
was served bv the executive committee OF
the relief corps Piano selections were
rendered by Mrs. William j. Fish. ana
Miss Bessie Carey. Invitations were re-
ceived from Tobin post and Tobin relief
corps of Warren TO attend the installation
OF officers Monday and Tuesday evenings
andw were accepted.
Attorney Thomas II. Crowley informed
The News man that Saturday morning
he had the papers served on parties In
Providence for n $4,000 suit for damages
In favor Of Chauncey w Maxfield o'
Bristol II is alleged that the plaintiff
was injured some weeks ago on Thames
street I'm Bristol by neglect Of parties
leaving a shot OF hose upon the Sidewalk
which was the means Of tripping Mr Max
field and injuring him physically.
The remains Of Mrs, Judith Van Door
was brought here Saturday afternoon and
| inferred in the North cemetery in th'
| family lot beside her husban
William Connery. employed In the hose
department at the factory Of the Nationa
| India Rubber company. caught one or M
| hands in a sewing machine used for sew
| ing betting cutting two Of his fingers So
| badly that IL required sever~l stitches Il
| close the wound.
| An alarm Of fire was sent in from dis
| trict No. I at ais yesterday mornin'
| which proved TO be a barn on Centra
| street belonging 20 George Il. Warren
| general agent of Earle e. Prev EXPIRES
| company here The barn is centrally 10
| Gated being in the compact part Of tn
| town and within n few feet Of our mai
| street II contained four horses, OF whicI
| three were burnt and the fourth one ha
been taken out Of the barn and left y
| the yard. showing conclusively that
was case Of incendiarism. When MI
| Warren and his help left the barn Saturda
evening all four Of the horses wer
| hitched IN their stalls and properly care
| for the night Aside from the horses 4
the barn were number ~ vehicles q
| various kinds. sleighs. harnesses robe
| and many other articles 81 value. one Z
| the horses whihc was burnt was chest
| nut mare known as Lady Mehn. who ha
won many races upon the race tracl
This animal Mr.. Warren kept for his ow
private use. the other three being use
in the express business. His lose Is heav
although partially insured. Only shot
time ago he had the harm moved acros
the street. formerly being within fe'
feet of his own private dwelling. whic
| undoubtedly saved his own home froi
being consumed MIR. Warren has IN
heartfelt sympathy of the entire commur
ity
| Charles w. Spooner. OK commissioner {
the poor and now a member Of the boar
Of assessors of taxes ~ this town. wh
has been confined 10 his homo nearly tw
months with broken collar hone. ha
so far recovered as TO he out again.
Sailed Yesterday. schooner Fred Tyl'
for New York. where she has q load
coal waiting for this port
The resignation of Captain John
| Farley ~ Company G. Second regimen
H. T. NJ has been received and returne
because u was not accompanied by
receipt for the property. As soon as N
matter is perfected Lieutenant McClui
will he given an opportunity 10 test h
ability and again bring the company u
| TO a standard In military tactics whic
for years ~ has ably horne.
The Bristol train Of artillery basket ba
team. which played at Infantry hall r
4 Saturday evening with the Providen'