The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-02
1.-THE NEWS OF THE STATE.
BRISTOL.
Graduating Exercises and Re-
caption Of High School Glass
at tho Opera House.

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The town council had a special meet
| ing last evening In the council chamber.
with full board present Bills against
various departments Of the town were
examined. allowed and referred to the au-
ditor
| Yesterday afternoon the graduating ex-
| ercises OF the Bristol high school were
given in the Bristol Opera house. They
assemblage was present Every part OF
the exercises was finely rendered Quite
. number OF friends OF the, class were
present from out Of town. In the even
Ing the class held reception in Grand
The members OF preadnausht Hook,
and Mrs Earnest DUDE at their home in
Warren on Thursday evening. and pre-
sented them with finely carved side
sse was n reseenPg s.rs and % nus active
member OF the company. tA
A new tennis court Is being construct
so ss se . sSsr Srsek son oa
under the direction OF Mr. Charles PAUL
Employes at the Herreshof's shop
work until O'Clock every week day even
Ing. In order TO finish up sloop yacht OF
the 5i-foot class that is nearly ready for
launching in the south shop. Work is also
being done evenings on the new schooner
yacht Ingomar, which Is fitting out.
In the district court yesterday morning
SyiVanus Martin, who was formerly al
charge OF being a vagrant. ne pieadiuy
guilty and was sentenced TO six months
at the state farm. BENJAMIN Greene
was sentenced to nrne months al the
state farm
The Bristol baseball team will play
against the General Fire Extinsuisher
noon on the common
On Saturday: July 9. the Bristols will
Ply me WEXFORD nine at WEXFORD.
sunday school will make their annual ex-
cursion to Rocky Point and Newport
This Is Liberty week and It will be OBJ
Street NJ Z. church The theme FOR the
week will be 'Iiberty."f F'
Al the State Street NJ f. church rally
Liberty and Sunday morning service
at 30 the subject will be Religious Lib
erty Al the evening service at 7:so
There was good "a sttsngsncs p"nem OF; a. N.
meeting Of Bristol camp NO. s56s, Mod
ern Woodmen Of America, held last even
ing In Pokanoket hall One candidate
was initiated After the work wns com
pleted there was social. during which
REFRESHMENTS We're served
spar buoy has been placed on the
shoal Of the northwest point of Prudence
Island, known as Training Mil ledge =.
several large coal-ladened schooners have
caught on the shoal at low water and
laid there part OF tide
Mp. Edward B.. Newman had son bit
ten by q dog on Tuesday. II Is under
stood that the dog Is not registered
Mr.. William p. Gladding. agent for the
Mount Hope Water Supply company. hos
TOT the past two weeks been distributing
gallons OF spring water all over the town
gratis.
The lady members of the Mnssaroit club
OF jamestown arrived here yesterday af-
ternoon In the steam launch vanquero
and visited number. of their friends.
Mr.: j. p. Mills. who owns beautiful
summer residence on Ferry Hill site. has
probably one Of the finest automobiles
in this section.
The Misses Barnes have just purchased
. new automobile from New York and n
is run by G. p Slade
IL Is understood that three townsmen
leave here on Sunday morning for the
Rangely Lakes in Maine on a fshing
trip. One Of the party has been there
a number OF times and has taken out
some very large fish -r
is expected 10 arrive here on Friday TO
spend the Fourth with his mother ana
sister at the homestead on High street
The factory of the National india Rub
berWorks will close the mill Friday
night until Monday morning. when they
VIII again resume operation
Owing 20 the constant rains the farmer.
are two weeks later than usual in getting
their hay In. ~
Mr.. Otto Gerlaeh. proprietor OF the Ger
mania store at the corner Of Weybosset
and Snow streets. Providence, paid
Bristol brief visit yesterday
There Is considerable guessing as 10 |
who the lucky candidate will he for the
general superintendent OF sewers Al |
though there are quite a number OF appli- |
rants there Is really but one or two that |
are considered capable and competent 81 /
the position as the sppointee should he |
a responsible man and thoroughly ac- |
luainted with the streets and work or the |
town will soon he Involved In liauidntion. |
I the stable OF Josiah r. Peckham IN /
The rear Of the Memorial building on
Hope street early this morning employees |
were awakened by snoke and found
several large heaps Of hay on nre direct. |
" behind two Of the horses. They had |
M time To send In an alarm but used /
>very available 20 extinguish the flames
which they accomplished but not until
two of the horse were badly burned I
rhe nre is believed 20 have been set
This morning when the & O'Clock su- /
ourban car was leaving the station on |
Thames street bound to Providence
Iohn Greene came running down Frank
In street 20 catch H. When near the
,orner he fell cutting his face badly be-
'ides iniuring his knee 10 such an extent
hat he had 10 be carried home.