The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-09-17
BRISTOL.
Annual Meeting Of Bristol Yacht
Club. Children 10 Givs Opera
Seon.. ..Othsr Local Notes.

The Bristol Yacht club held its annual
meeting last evening and the report OF
the treasurer and secretary shows the
most successful year in it's history. The
finances are in excellent condition. and
the club has, during the year. made many
improvements upon the property which
they recently acquired and it's location
Is one OF the finest on Narragansett wa
ters Its membership Is gradually increas-
ing and the club strictly adheres 10 the
rules and regulations laid down in the
bylaws and no one Is admitted TO mem
bership who Is not well known. During
the past year number OF prominent men
and thorough yachtsmen have become
members, among whom are the world
famous designer. Nathaniel G.. Her
reshon, G. oliver Iselin, managing owner
OF the Reliance and Columbia. Mr.. Nor
ton T. Plant OF the New York Yacht club,
who has had a number OF yachts built by
the Herreshon company, the last one be-
ing the schooner Ingomar. The regattas
have all been very successful and the
last one which occurred Sept. S. brought
together an extremely large number TO
contest for the prizes offered by the club.
signer Herreshoff. The young members
have taken great interest and in recog-
milton OF the fact Richard Comstock. Jr.,
was elected commodore. Last year he
choice and will have great tendency
70 aid the growth OF the club.
The Bristol Penticostal church holds an
all day meeting today Services will
Mark II. Pearson OF Fall River will have
charge or the morning service. Rev ".
c. White OF North Attleboro. Mass, will
preach In the afternoon and evening.
On Sept Is and 2e, Monday and Tues
day evenings, the Juvenile fairy opera,
The Mystic Midget" will be put upon
Two hundred children OF st Mary's sun
day school will take part in the exer-
cises Rehearsals for the operetta are
traSns o Mss LIZZIE gnder the
Catherine Scanlon and Miss Mary Pierce.
The final staging OF the piece will be
under the direction OF the Decker com:
scenic effects, costumes. ETC. from New
York
Small Soup and mackerel have struck in
along our harbor front
The Imperial orchestra has arranged
for social In Grand Army hall next
Monday evening.
Miss Winnie Allen Of Everett Mass.
who has been visiting Miss Luella Hues-
tbs. on Bradford street. has returned
home
Miss Annie King. clerk in the drug
store OF c. w. Parks, is enjoying a vaca-
tion with friends In New Bedford, Mass
II Is understood that the session OF
the district court OF next Monday will be
quite interesting when the testimony OF
the plaintiff in the assault case Is given
Last evening, as Robert Greene WAS
vending his way home on Thames street.
about midnight, he FELL breaking The
bridge OF his nose and dislocating his
shoulder. His face looks as II ne had
seen rather hard usage.
There Is no doubt that the parties who
robbed the fruit trees Of William w
Perry at Silver Creek are the same par
ties who visited other places on the
Neck
Mayor Low OF the city OF New York
accompanied by City Registrar Walter
II. Gladdis. paid Bristol brief visit yes
terday. They were driven TO Ferry Hill
where the mayor has near relatives
On Wednesday, October Z. an elocu-
tionary recital OF pupils OF Miss Louise
p. Chadwick will be held in Grand Army
hall.
Miss Lizzie Magee is enjoying a visit
with relatives In New York.
Mr.. Charles Wheelwright appears to
hold the record OF the season in fishing
with hook and line. for while fishing with
a small line and hooks for soup he hooked
a squiteague and by good judgment man
aged TO land IL. When taken from :he
water II weighed ten pounds and he
played II thirty minutes from the time
he hooked him before he had drowned IL
News reached here yesterday Of the
death OF Joseph Kembe Of Hartford.
Conn Mr. Kemble was horn here aud
his father served an apprenticeship with
William H. S. Bailey on the Bristol Phe-
nix