The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-30
BRISTOL.
Local Boat Oismasted Off Point
JudIth--prstty Home We'd.
dlng-Othar Notes..

ON Monday, August Sd. ST Mary
parish and Sunday school will make their
annual excursion to Rocky Point. Mar
ragansett Pier and Newport
The second annual tournament of Ex
celsior Lawn Tennis club for champion
ship of Bristol county will commence
Monday, August II. and continue through
the week under the auspices Of the
United States National Lawn Tennis
association.
on Saturday September s, the Bristol
Yacht club will hold an open regatta. and
in the evening the club will hold a So
cial
The clambake held yesterday afternoon
at Perry's grove under the auspices of
the Epworth league of the State street
Nj r. church was exceedingly well pa
tronized. many coming from out of town
The bake was served by James Munro
in his old time custom.
Mr.. Frank G. Bourn. a former resi-
dent here and now an attache OF the
Springfield Mass, arsenal. is in town
calling upon relatives and friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Kinder OF Phila-
delphia arrived here yesterday on a visit
to relatives.
Miss Mabel c. Price. who has been one
Of the assistants in the high school, will
no doubt tender her resignati ton as such
In few days. as she has been elected "a
a similar position in another place at a
large increase in salary.
Commissioner Ingraham OF the North
burial grounds has made marked improve
ments on the frontage. having had the
spruce trees trimmed up so that the beau
tiful monument which has been erected
upon the veterans grounds by the sol
diers' relief board can now be plainly
seen by all passers-by as well as other
1T.
hidden TO view.
Mr.. Nathan n. Cole who has been en-
ioying several DAYS outing at Cuttyhunk
returned home yesterday feeling much
recupera ted by his visit
Ex-Councilman w. II. Simmons on
Bristol Neck is making great improve
ments i'm and around his dwellings be-
sides building a large barn.
Mr.. Logan. who has been here few
days with his family. left here on Tues
day for North Carolina. where he will
take charge of mining enterprise.
Mr.. Isaac II. Harris OF New York paid
his many friends a brief visit yesterday
before taking a trip 10 Europe
Mr. r. Brownell Of this town. while of
on a recent cruise In his sloop yacht
Aurora. had his Mast carried away. The
mishap occurred about ten miles of Point
Judith. with the wind blowing off shore
I
was passing by saw them and went "a
their rescue and towed them into port
they would have been blown TO sea.
a pretty and quiet wedding took place
last evening on Bristol Neck at the resi-
dence Of ex-Councilman George a Peck
ham. the contracting parties being Miss
/ Rebecoa G. Peckham. daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. George A Peckham and Den
I iamin Church Of Warren. After the mar
riage ceremony they were driven TO War
\ ren. where they Will reside
/ superintendent Fales OF the highways
has a force of men az work at the foot
of State street repairing the defect In the
work which delivers the surface water
\ from the catch basins. n being a great
source OF annoyance TO the public. When
Y ever a storm prevails the streets are
| flooded. caused by poor delivery from the
! catch basins
Arrived here yesterday afternoon. steam
yacht Draco, with a party % excursion
i lists on board from the Peauot house In
New London Conn. They came ashore
and were driven about town. after which
they returned on board and steamed away
for Newport.