The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-03
BRISTOL.
Cemetery Directors 10 Meet.
Burned BY the Explosion Of
Gasoline BIowsr.

The proprietors OF Juniper Hill ceme-
terry will hold their annual meeting this
evening at the residence of Edward s
Babbitt, corner OF Hope and Byfield
streets, at o'clock. for the election OF
officers and other business. A full at
tendance OF all owners Is particularly
requested.
! The annual excursion OF st. Mary s
parish and Sunday school took place to-
day. and the steamer Favorite started
from tho steamboat landing at 10 o'clock
with big party.
Leroy Wardwell met with a painful ac-
cident on. Saturday while at work solder
ing pipe. The gasoline blower which
he used In heating the irons exploded.
burning his hand In a shocking manner.
IL required surgical aid to dress his
wounds.
on Saturday afternoon Hope street be-
tween Bradford and State streets. was a
sight long 10 be remembered as ausy-
mobiles and vehicles of various kinds
completely filled the streets. The occu-
pants attended the tennis match on the
Y M. G. A. court.
That section OF road on Hope street,
lying between Bradford and Constitution
streets, is TO be closed in a few days to
public travel, In order to construct part
OF new sample mile of macadam high
way by the good roads commission Of
the state. as the contract has been
awarded to Col l.. II. Callen OF this
town.
He has already removed portable
stone crusher 10 Metacome avenue. and
with a gang OF men has commenced
crushing stones for the building of the
road.
The tournament for the Bristol county
tennis championship is to be held In Bris-
tol. beginning Monday. Aug. IL. w. j.
holds ha
pionship trophy.
Mr.. Minot L. Insraham and wife of
Newport are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
j Ohm lngraham on Central street.
All OF the people from here who went
TO Rocky Point on Saturday TO observe
Emancipation Day were somewhat disap-
was postponed until today but will at
tend again. although no direct transporta-
tlon has been arranged.
Commodore r. @. Bourne OF the New
York Yacht club has placed an order
with the Herreshoff Manufacturing COM
pany for new cruising yacht to be built
this summer
The new schooner yacht Ingomar. re-
Gently launched from the Herreshoff
shops for NJ. T. Plant Is giving great sat
isfaction to her owner and her builders
having In her first race sailed won the
first prize. as her competitors were con-
sidered very fast.
The L. b b. club gave a fine shore din
ner yesterday at Fales grove TO a mum
Der OF their friends from Providence and
Fall River.
Torrance McCarty has just purchased
new chestnut gelding which is looked
upon al a very fast stopper.
The town council will hold its regular
monthly session on Tuesday evening next
at o'clock.
The farmers are al the present time
busy in gathering their early crops Of
onions, which are grown from sets. The
crops generally are about the same as
several years past. although not all as
large. Many Of them have not as yet
finished getting in their hay, which is
several weeks later than usual.
Several Of the syndicate OF the pur-
chasers OF Mt Hope park visited the
grounds on Saturday and with them was
a civil negineer from Boston.
Charles P Gadding and wife. who have
been spending a few days here with his
father on Wood street. returned to Bos-
ton on Saturday. Mr.. Gladding is general
ticket agent at Keiths theatre.
The club day reception at the Bristol
Golf club was we'll attended Saturday
afternoon notwithstanding the interest in
the law tennis tournament al the Y. M.
G. A. courts. Mrs. w. l.. Mckee was
hostess and arranged the decorations in
white. red and yellow. She was assisted
In serving by Miss Clemence and Miss
Livingston. William y. Read was the
caterer Practice games were only played
upon the links. The important events on
the links this season will be contests for
the Colt and Howe cups. which Will be
PLAYED probably the coming month
Henry Swan Of Boston arrived here on
Sa turday on visit TO his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel o. Swan. on Bradford
street.
The Suburban as well as the Consolid-
ated cars ran full each way yesterday.
bringing many strangers into town and
carrying many TO the shore resorts. J
The work on the new rubber plant Is
making rapid headway. and during the
ast week great changes have been made |
and from the present outlook IL will be !
,ut a very short time before smoke will /
Do issuing from the stack.
A man named Orin Westcott who said /
10 was from Fall River met with pain /
'ul accident yesterday forenoon near the /
motor bicycle collapsed. throwing him 10 4
he ground and cutting his face quite !
BADLY in three places.
II Is understood that the new half-mlle |
section OF macadam road on the main /
Dad running north to connect with the \
Warren line. which Is TO he built. will /
,e Just the width allowed by the state. /
AllCn ~ ~ ltfls Hbt mas Deen \
Iwarded 10 Contractor A. D Bridge and \
10 Is to commence operations very soon.
rhe road which IN to he built in town bv
he state and awarded 10 Colonel L. II \
ALLAN. will be about 26 feet wide the
own paving for the extra width over
4 feet
on Saturday evening dogs killed quite
number OF chickens for several parties
N the Mount Hope grounds. Jose Martei
Iilled ore Of the dogs while in his hen
Iery
II the Groton. Conn. High School club
ONES here to camp out for n couple OF
weeks. as they intend 10 now az Cool
pring near Mount Hope park. there will
y an excellent opportunity of the Bris-
OILS having game Of ball without any
Expense. MS there IL crack nine In the
iub.
Mr.. Frank Bourn OF Springfield. Mass.
rho has been visiting here and Ports
Mouth. on the island. returned homo yes
crday. lie ls the chief in the inspecting
apartment at the Springfield Arsenal.
CAMP IIFe.
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