The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-17
BRISTOL.
Plough Turned Up Old Coins
In Metal Box-Tennis Tour.
roy Other News.


ploughing a piece of land to the eastward
of Metacome avenue, turned out small
iron box badly corroded and containing
a number of pieces OF old coin.
The members OF the Warren National
band who are giving fortnightly open
air concerts upon the Common here. COM
plain Of being annoyed by boys. who are
constantly throwing missiles OF various
kinds
Mr.. Percy Williams. who has been
spending his summer vacation here. re-
turned home on Saturday to New Jersey.
The game OF baseball upon the Com
mon on Saturday afternoon between the
Bristols and the Eagles of Woonsocket.
drew a large audience The game was
not of a very interesting nature; II was
rather one sided. the home team winning
by score of IL to g.
The battery OF Tucker and Van Aim
kirk were we'll supported and played an
errorless game.
The schooner Cornelia. Nettleton. mas
ter. sailed from here on Saturday after
noon for New Haven, Conn, after load
of oyster sets, for parties In Kickemuit
river.
Mr. Daniel Tobin OF Central Falls is
the guest of Mr.. James Tobin and family
at Ferncliffe. on Bristol Neck
Probably not for years have vegetables
been bringing such high prices, sweet
corn selling at is cents per dozen at
wholesale and very scarce at that; toma-
| toes, s. per bushel; shell beans. $3.50 per
bushel and very scarce; prices almost un-
heard OF at this season OF the year,
| when the markets are supposed TO be
| generously sufficient
| On Saturday, ex-Commodore Joseph f.
Fletcher accompanied by his wife: Miss
| Amey Hayes a sister OF Mrs. Fletcher;
| Francisco De Wolf and daughter. the
| Baroness of Buda Pesth: Mr.. and Mrs.
| w. l. Mckee, owners OF Bithewold. on
Ferry Hill, were all guests OF the COM
modore on a trip TO Newport and Mar
ragansett Pier. on his steam yacht. Coro-
net, III.
Quite a number from here have en-
gagged staterooms on board of different
steamers for New York to attend the
races on Thursday next.
The-tfee warden expresses himself
quite freely as regards the position he
holds He states that when appointed
that he was TO use his own judgement
as regards the trimming and removing
| of trees which were dangerous TO pub
| lie travel and held whole and sole con-
| troll OF the trees In town. He says no
one consulted him in regard 10 the cut
| ting down of the tree in front of the late
| William r. Munro estate -on Thames
street.
In the window Of Gadding's nsh mar
| ket on Thames street is swordfsh
tail which was captured by Captain Will
lam Cornell. Of the steamer DeBois out
side Of Point Judith. and which weighed
400 pounds.
The tennis tournament for the cham
pionship of Bristol county began this
morning at 10 o'clock on the courts of
the Excelsior Tennis club
| The delegates representing the Ave
| clubs in the Narragansett Bay Yacht
Racing association will meet here this
evening at the Bristol Yacht club house
to formulate plans and discuss proposed
changes In methods for the next season S
| "a cling.
| Harold Wayne met with quite a painful
| accident yesterday forenoon. being thrown
| from his motor cycle when near Gooding
avenue on Bristol Neck. His nose was
| badly bruised besides quantity OF gravel
being ground into mis- face. He attributes
his fall to the wheel striking a sharp
/ stone projecting out OF the ground which
he did not see.
A great many are exercised over the
| closing up OF Main street. which causes
many of the cross streets TO be also i'm
passable. They claim that the council
| could have recommended the opening Of
] one section at time.
| Yesterday was a record breaker for
clambakes. there being nearly a dozen
| different parties who were having bakes.
Three different parties were enjoying
bakes on the grounds at Mt Hope park.
The work OF trying out of n number of
steppers by their owners at Bristol driv
ing park and particularly yesterday IN
dicates that another race is close at hand.
one of the principal sporting men in
| town made a very respectable strike on
! the Jeffries- Corbett MILL winning ten
bets varying from s. TO $1,000 each.
Horatio Howard OF New York city, who
| has been spending a couple Of weeks here
| with his mother. returned on Saturday
| af