The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-21
BRISTOL.
Fisherman Caught a Seven
Foot Shark With Light Tackle.
Col. Colts Outing.

Col Samuel Pomroy Colt. president OF
the Industrial Trust company gave the
officials and the directors Of the Bristol
branch of the Industrial Trust company
here yesterday a dinner at Squantum.
The colonel makes IL a custom annually
10 give all Of his subordLnates a days
outing and dinner at some popular resort
and as he is about making tour
through Europe, and will leave here to-
day for New York. he had TO make this
days outing earlier than usual. II is
expected he will sail from New York city
Wednesday, and will be absent about six
weeks.
Another section OF boilers for the
National India Rubber company. arrived
here yesterday and are being taken 10
the factory
William Babcock who has a cottage al
Little Narrows. and is spending the sum
mer there with his family. had quite
frolic yesterday while out fishing in his
boat. The fish were not biting as liber-
ally as he desired and he had made up
his mind 10 change his location, when
about TO reel up his line he discovered
IL running over the gunwale at quite
lively rate. He caught hold of IL and
10 his surprise he found something on the
other end that was OF some Importance.
He settled down 10 business and by
good skill he drowned out a foot shark
with an ordinary Inc. Mr.. Babcock is
no novice in angling.
Saturday afternoon George y. Warren,
general agent for Earle ana Prew's Ex-
press company, received an invoice Of
is Homing Antwerp pigeons from Fall
River. which he let go at $3.50 .. m.
yesterday, he received another invoice or
Is from Wordel and Son. OF Fall River.
which he let go at the depot OF the Con-
solidated road at 5:S9, they arrived at the
owners pigeon cote in 2S minutes after
being liberated here.
Mr.. Elnathan p Brownell Jr.. who
has been here two weeks visiting his
family and parents left last evening for
his home in Asheville. n. c., where ne
Is engaged in business.
Col. II. ID. Stanley, wife and son, OF
New York city, who have been stopping
at the Belvedere hotel here returned to
New York, yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hill and daughter
OF Providence. were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. John Baker on High street,
Sunday,
Mr.. John T Drury and family opened
up their cottage at Little Narrows. yes
terday.
The political pot has commenced to
simmer. Yesterday afternoon several
were mentioned who would be available
candidates TO run for the lower branch
OF the legislature.
The Bristol Naval Battalion left for the
state camp at Quonset Point yesterday
morning. All arrangements had been
made for them 10 go into camp at Fog
Land Point but the orders were recently
countermanded and they were ordered
10 the state camp grounds.
Martin Blair accompanied by lady ar
rived here yesterday forenoon in search
Of a young lad who had ran awav from
his home In Fall River. They were
shortly after arriving here, informed by
telephone that he was I'm custody in War
rem They took the same car back TO
Warren and there found him at the depot
where he was i'm the custody OF a man
who knew the boys parents.
The weekly session OF the district court
was held yesterday morning. The Gaze
of George II. Brooks against Rebecca
Crowley In an action for trespass was
the defendant for costs. Attorney Will
liam NJ Barry fled a bill OF particulars
in the case OF John Sears against Ade-
laide Susanna. The case was continued
until next Monday.
Yesterday morning a Jewish vender was
at the fountain allowing his horse to
drink when a man passing stopped and
asked the owner OF the horse II his AMI
NAL had not got the glanders. lie made
him no reply and drove away. The man
from his conversation appeared to know
what he was talking about and said the
man should be arrested for driving him.
as he must have known that the horse
had the glanders.
The L. 3. b. club. consisting of about
20 members made an excursion last even
ing TO Thurston at Point Pleasant South
Swansea and enjoyed a midnight clam
bake During the evening n cotilhon
party was formed
from Keene. n H.. arrived here and are
stopping at the Mount during the sum-