The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-05
1.-THE NEWS OF THE STATE.
BRISTOL.
Tho Regular Monthly Meeting
Of tho Town Council viii Be
Held This Evening.

The town council will hold its regular
monthly meeting this evening in the
council chamber at s o'clock.
In the district court yesterday forenoon
the following cases were disposed OF:
Wardwell Lumber company VS.. Lucius
McNay, continued. George II. Brooks VS..
Rebecca A. Crowley. This Is case OF
queri clausem. After considerable argu-
ments by the attorneys on both sides In
regard 10 the jurisdiction OF the district
court, in queri clausam cases. the case
was held for consideration for one week.
The property in question is situated on
the east side of Prospect street l.. s.
Hoffman appeared for the plaintiff and I.
II. Crowley for the defendant. Police Of
ficer Geary OF Warren brought a prisoner
before the court by the name OF William
McNamun He was charged with roaming
about the country without visible means
OF support and sleeping In barns and
sheds. The prisoner stated he had been in
Warren, since March having gone there
from woonsocket. He stated he had been
sleeping in an iron foundry in Warren the
past two weeks with a friend. officer Nc
Geary testified that he had been sleeping
in the police station for several nights
past, and II was alleged that he had stolen
several articles. After the testimony of
the officer he was sentenced TO six months
at the state farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Dixon left here
yesterday for Detroit, Mich, where they
will take up their residence.
Contractor Barbour, who has the con-
tract for building for the Mt. Hope Water
Supply company commenced operation
yesterday morning with a large force of
men but was obliged to suspend work on
account of the rain.
Rumor has II that Michael r. Downey
OF Providence. who owns several lots at
tached 10 the corner lot situated at the
81 ran N CT
soon 10 commence building block on the
corner with stores below END tenement
above.
Mr. ]. Winthrop De Wolf and family.
who have been spending the winter
abroad have returned 10 their home on
Hope street.
Mrs. William T. c. wardwell. wife of
ex-Lieut. Governor Wardwell, is slowly
convalescing.
Mr. Nathan n. Cole visited Maiden yes
terday with n friend.
A large number OF tickets has been sold
here for the Providence Opera House dur
ing the engagement of Ben Hur
The rain OF yesterday and last evening
Is received by farmers with pleasure as
they were about finished putting in their
early crops, light rain was needed as
the top of the ground was getting quite
dry
The State Street NJ. e church is being
connected with the new sewer system.
Colonel John II. Bailey. Jr, principal of
the VALLEY school and Colonel Andrew H.
Meiggs, have leased the Lemuel Fales
farm on Bristol Neck for a term OF years,
and both families have taken possession.
Mr.. Edward Southered. formerly OF
Bristol and now resident of New York
city, paid his Bristol friends a brief visit
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Guiterss and daughter. residents OF
Bristol who have been spending the win
Ii hnr
Ramon Guiteras. will visit Philadelphia a
few weeks before returning home. Her
son sailed for Europe on Monday last and
will be absent several months.