The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-06
THE NEWS OF THE STATE.
BRISTOL.
Train Of Artillery Open Festival.
Survey for State Road Begun.
Othdr Items.

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The Bristol Train OF Artillery will open
a festival In the armory on state street
this evening. Visiting military organiza-
tions as we'll as fire and other organiza-
tons from this town will attend The
festival will continue several evenings
next week
At a meet ting OF the Train held last
evening II was voted unanimously 10 ac-
cept the invitation to attend the Old
Guards fair In New York. which Is TO
be held oct 3.
Owing TO sickness Mr.. John Tucker will
not be able TO catch tomorrow at the
trottng park. Mr. Tucker is a great
acquisition 10 the Bristol team
Engineers are at work surveying the
streets for the state highway. which is
10 be built this summer. The new road
will he built from Constitution 10 Brad
ford street and Two-Mile hill, north TO
the Warren line. The road on Hope
street will be macadamized from gutter
10 gutter the town bearing the extra
expense OF over II feet wide that being
the width the state allows The road
over the Two-Mile hill 10 the Warren line
will be the state width. IA feet.
In St Mary's church this afternoon
large class OF children and several adults
received the sacrament OF confirmation
from Rt Rev. Bishop Harkins OF this
diocese.
Mrs Ramon Guteras and daughter
have returned to Bristol for the summer
and are occupying their residence on High
street.
Fifty bales Of the consignment OF cotton
purchased In the south several weeks ago
for the Namquit mill has arrived and has
been delivered The balance IL expected
TO arrive in a few days. Yesterday the
picker room Of the mill was started and
the weavers will go in on Monday.
The monthly meeting OF the school COM
mittee will be held Monday evening. Ac-
cording 10 the amendment 10 the bylaws
adopted last year teachers of the schools
Will be elected for the next year at this
meeting
Miss Barbara A. Anderson has been se-
lected as the soprano soloist OF the choir
OF the Congregational church, 10 fill the
vacancy caused Sy the resignation OF Mrs.
Dora A. Greene, who has accepted
position in the choir OF the Bank Street
NJ f. church of Fall River.
The transfer OF a deed for house and
lot on Brown street Is recorded at the
town clerks office from Francisco p
Sutil to Nancy Holmes.
At meeting of the Bristol Yacht club
recently changes in the bylaws were
made. doing away with the office of
president. The duties OF that office
hereafter will be vested in the commo-
dore.
At the regular monthly meeting of the
fire companies the invitations extended 10
them by Rev. w. Lenoir Hood pastor
OF the State Street NJ. r. church 10 at
tend divine service Sunday. June IA, was
accepted unanimously.
The employers of the boat shop OF NAL
com McNausht, owing TO increased or
ders, are compelled to work overtime
The organization known as the Star
Of Bethlehem is expected here to hold a
social on Thursday evening I'm Grand
Army hall.
Miss Sadie Gorham, clerk in the Bos-
ton Store. is slowly convalesing from an
attack OF peritonits.
Mr.. William Dixon. who has been
travelling In the west the past two
months. has returned home feeling much
recuperated from his trip.
IL is arranged to observe Children's
Sunday In the Sunday school OF the State
Street M. II. church on Sunday, June q
President Franklin. accompanied by
Councilman Waldron and Manager Calvin
OF the baseball team, visited the trotting
park for the purpose OF seeing that the
grounds had been satisfactorily arranged
for the game today between the Bristols
and the Independents OF Fall River