The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-08
1.-THE NEWS OF THE STATE.
BRISTOL.
Odd Fellows to Hold Memorial
Services italian Residents
Prepare Celebration.

The annual Memorial Day OF the /. Q. |
o. F., viii be observed next TUESDAY by |
United Brothers lodge, No. l3, with ser.
vices at $50 o'clock The exercises will |
consist in the reading OF the obituaries
OF deceased members. and singing by
a quartette Rev. w. Lenorr 1ooo
will give the address
The town council will hold special
meeting this week for the purpose OF
considering the Bradford street matter.
The committee of the Italian assoc1a-
ton has engaged the fun Imperial band
F. Muscente leader. to furnish the music
at their observance OF st. Mary OF Car
meio Day. July ls. There will be
parade. band concerts and fireworks
Subscriptions are being raised to aid In
bearing the expense.
Rain commenced falling here yesterday
forenoon and was welcomed by every
one as the crops were suffering greatly
from the draught.
DIR. Herbert NJ. Howe and family or
Philadelphia arrived here on Saturday
and are occupying their summer cottage
the Ferrycliff, at Ferry Hill Heights
Representatives of seven Rhode Island
Tennis clubs met here Saturday after
noon TO participate in tournament or
ganizei and very successfully carried out
under the auspicfes OF the Y. NJ. c. A.
OF this town. The matches were played
on the courts OF the Y. NJ C. A. The
matches were run of promptly and sue
cessfully under the management OF DR..
A. NJ. Merr.man. The matches which
| brought out some excellent play resulted
as follows First round-Mr. Lisle OF the
Wannamoisett club, won from the rep
resentative of the Edgewood club by de-
! fault; Mr.. Jones OF the Wannamoisett
club beat Mr.. Archer, OF the Bristol
Golf club. 6-O-6-1. Mr.. r. NJ. Diamond OF
the Y. NJ. c. A. beat Mr.. Luther OF New
| q q o. ID nNto ofN1
! beat Mr. Rose OF Warren. by default;
j. O. Ames. Agawam Hunt. beat Mr..
Montgomery, Edgewood club. 6-4-7-5; Mr..
! Fischer, Excelsior club, beat Mr.. Greene
OF Warren, 6-0-6-2. Second round-F. II.
Rowland, Agawam Hunt. beat Ltsle.
6-0-6-2; Jones beat Diamond. 6-2-6-S;
Ames beat Cross, 6-3-6-l; Tallman, OF
Newport beat Fischer $3.50. Semi
final round-Jones beat Rowland. s-2-s-l;
| Ames beat Talman, 6-4-6-2 The games
were witnessed by large assemblage
of visitors and citizens from town.
Saturday afternoon about 600 people
visited the Trotting park on Bristol Neck
| TO witness ball game between the Bris-
tolls and Independents OF Fall River.
| Arrangements were made with the roads
| TO run extra cars to and from the
grounds and they were we'll patronized
J The game was both close and exciting
Manager Calvin with his team has MADE
1 a very COHmefQdUe snOWiHk ndN1nB
played two games both with good teams
winning both. the score of Saturdays
game was to in favor OF the Bristols.
The State Championship Tennis tour
nament Is to be held here during the
week OF July 27.
Designer Nat Herreshoff started on Sat
urday in his steam yacht Roamer for New
York. where he will be present in the
races outside OF Sandy Hook Of the three
cup defenders, and may sail on the Re-
lance. r.
The sacrament Of confirmation was ad =
ministered TO It's persons of both sexes
Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock at St
Mary's church. Bristol. by Bishop Harkins
Of the Catholic diocese of Rhode Island
Rev. Patrick McCabe. the pastor. and
Rev. John F. Downing the assistant pas
tor OF st. Marys church, and Rev. j. d
OKeefe OF St. Mary's church OF Warrer
+, assisted at the ceremonies in connection
/, with the confirmation service. The open
ing hymn. Come Holy Ghost" was suns
by the junior choir. Miss Ormand sans
: Jordan's 20 Salutaris." Richard c. Quirl
sang Salome's "Tantum Ergo" The clos
+ ing hymn. "A Message from the Sacred
Breast" was sung by the junior choir
The altar was brilliantly Illuminated AM
decorated with flowers Bishop Harkin
addressed the class. The young girl
|, who were confirmed wore white dresse
!. anu Neils' Miss 4"aiy 'ieiSe was 'iio VI
ganist.
b. Thomas Potter and family hav
opened their cottage at Ferry Hill for tn
,, summer.
Foreman Asa Hathaway of the sail
makers department at the Herreshof
Manufactu Co.'S works will sail Of
the Reliance In the seris OF races an
left here Saturday afternoon to go o
!, board 10 look after the 1T OF the sails.
A party went TO Squantum on Satur
day night In the Bradford naptha launc
after a float stage purchased by the Bris
: tol Yacht club TO be used in hauling ou
, small boats and arrived home Sunda
morning.
Several loml people left last evenin
!, for New YorK city. for the purpose OF at
= tending the Sandy Hook races.
: 1t is probab BILE that the building Of III
, new sections Of road by the state highwa
+. commissioner will not be completed a
= soon as was expected. as IL will be diff
cult 10 get material, as the stone crushe
IL being overhauled and a new boiler Is
be set before any more stones can
crushed.
The Salvation Army Is holding we
attended meetings and Mrs. Ensign Pelle
and her husband. who have charge OF n
8 army work are drawing full houses ever
l. evening.
q Mr. Thomas Gayton. who was seriousl
! injured on Friday morning by suburba
car bound into Bristol, is as comfortab
l. as can be expected under the circur
l. stances AS yet the critical time has M
n passed.
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