The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-24
BRISTOL.
New Rubber Works Are Ready.
Local Horse Races Lively
Runaway-0thsr Items.

The new rubber factory Is now COM
plete as far as the manufacturing OF
rubber goods is concerned and Mr. Ter
rance McCarty. the owner and promoter
OF tbs plant visited Boston yesterday.
where he met a number of capitalists
interested In the manufacture OF rub
Der footwear and I'm fact are the control
ling iobbers in that branch OF the rubber
business.
1t would not be any way surprising
To hear the whistle calling in the help
next Monday The engines have been
running at intervals for several days
past. and both callenders are In running
order.
The plant today is fully equipped with
everything that Ia necessary TO start. An
invoice of crude stock has bsen received
and shoe lasts and patterns are complete.
All OF the shoe lasts have been run
through the heats as is necessary be-
fore use to avoid dampness.
After the piano team had been gone
half hour toward home Tuesday. the
mate to the horse that died was taken
suddenly III and died almost instantly,
and Dr. Conklin had to supply the man
with a second horse 10 convey his team
to Providence
Ex-Commodore Joseph r.. Fletcher,
with his family consisting OF his wife,
daughter and two sons. left here yes
terday morning for Newport I'm his tour
ing car. He left his two sons, who will
resume their studies at St Georges
school and returned home last evening
portion OF the employees OF the fac
tory OF the National India Rubber works,
who have been idle the past two days.
because OF the breaking Down of the
main engine resumed work again this
morning.
One of the little daughters Of Mre.
James Lincoln, who has been spending
the summer on High street. fell while
playing yesterday and dislocated her
right arm DR.. Neylan was summoned
and reduced the dislocation.
Mrs. John r. Herreshoff and a party
OF friends took a trip 10 Newport yes
tcrday in the steam yacht Polly.
The Jewish residents OF the town be-
gan a celebration on Tuesday evening
in Grand Army hall In observance OF the
approach OF the Hebrew new year. The
celebration ends tonight.
Henry r. Lipptt's 90-foot sloop Weeta-
moe. arrived I'm the harbor yesterday af-
ternoon and lies at anchor of the Bristol
Yacht club.
The Knights Of Pythias held meeting
last evening. at which routine buZness
was transacted.
The schooner yacht Ingomar owned by
Morton T. Plant was hauled alongside
the Herreshoff north dock yesterday af-
ternoon where both OF her topmasts were
sent down, she is TO be dismantled and
will probably be hauled out at Walker
cove yards after completion OF her inte-
rior fitting. which was not finished when
she went into commission.
Mr.. Plant expresses himself ae being
MI NIT kQ
she Is the fastest schooner afoat.
special meeting OF the Salvation
Army was held last evening led by Cap
tain Chew OF Fall River II was largely
attended
The common pleas division OF the su-
preme court was closed yesterday fore
noon at $50 o'clock the remaining busi-
December term.
Quite a number OF citizens from here at
tended the opening OF the Taunton An
nual Cattle show yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Berault came here
yesterday afternoon from Fall River,
Mass. and secured lad OF fifteen. who
had run away and was working in the
mill
The wire netting being placed upor the
wall on the town bridge is designed in the
future TO keep the public from making
nuisance OF that place by dumping OF ref
use matter there
Saturday will be n gala day here with
the sporting fraternity as the races at
the Bristol Driving park will be well at
tended as quite number of Bristol
horses are entered Among them are some
good ones. which will be backed heavily
to win, Hog island. owned by Blonde
Rawson will keep all OF them guessing in
the three-minute class.
The monument which was finished yes
terday and set UP by Stanton and Far
mum of Providence for William III.
Thompson is a fine piece OF work
Quite lively runaway occurred yester-
day afternoon on High street. fish deal
er's horse became frightened at the cars
and started and ran from state street on
High 10 Church street when II collided
with low gear The horse was stopped
neither team was injured although the
nsherman's horse got en- ugly wound up
on the leg.
IL is understood that the National India
Rubber company has received large or
ders for tennis
Mrs. r. C. Morris condition remains
about the same with possible very
slight Improvement