The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-18
BRISTOL.
Jumped Board BiI|..Boy HsarIy
Drowned. Death Of Mr.. Albert
C. Greene. Other Notes.

A man registering under the name Of
John c. Holmes and representing him
self as an agent Of the Msrccni Wireless
Telegraph company 1sited the Belvedere
hotel tine past week. and after staying for
several days disappeared, owing about
$500 for board and incidentals.
/ J. {. Kimbal Of Providence gave a
large dinner AZ the Belvedere hotel on
/ Saturday evening covers being laid for
twenty -hve. An excellent menu was
served and the guests did not return 10
I Providence until the late train.
Headquarters have been opened at No.
l2 state street which has long been nee.,
I ed whore all matters appertaning TO
town affairs will be discussed. The
principal object Of tho headquarters win
be 70 discuss the insncisl and political
situation Of the town and quite number
of the leading taxpayers have become
deeply interested.
young lad about nine years old on
Saturday ventured off upon the ice on the
harbor near the railroad depot while skat-
ing and fell into an air hole. His screams
aroused some OF the employees AT the
the ice just I'm time TO save him from
a watery grave. IL was impossible 10
learn the boys name. ne being so -..~.y
/ chilled and frightened
Mr. Albert c. Greene, one OF Bristos
we'll known citizens. died early on Satur-
day morning after a brief illness with
pneumonia. His funersl win be held on
Tuesday and the burial viii be at the
North cemetery.
j. Winthrop Dewolf gave a small stag
party on Saturday evening at his resi-
dence on Hope street.
n Is expected that the town school
committee, who by an invitation from
the Warren school committee viii meet
the Warren and harrington school com
mittee this evening in the Warren town
hall 10 discuss the advisabiity OF ap-
pointing a general superintendent for the
Bristol county schools. II Is hoped thai
IL any grievances exist in our sister towns
that our school committee VIII not be
drawn into It,
Past Captain Joseph Clifford and
number OF shipmstes from here and
members OF Farrsgut's Naval Veteran
association left here on Saturday even
ing for Providence TO attend the installa-
ton OF the newly elected officers.
The ice dealers are commencing 10
store ice IL being on an average about
ten inches In thickness and clear Ice.
The Misses Ida and Gerte Barker Of
Worcester. Mass, VINO have been the
guests Of Miss Laura Mason the past
two weeks. returned home on Saturday,
accompanied by Miss Mason
The regular bi-monthly OF Bristol Coun-
Gil Knights OF Columbus 379, convened
here Thursday evening, Grand knight
John j. Byrncs presiding Two sppiics-
tions for insurance membership we're re-
ceived and referred to the investigating
committee. Notices of assessment No. 2lt.
aud the semi-annual pro rata assessment
were received and ordered paid. Remarks
were made by District Deputy Luke II.
Callan, John r. Brides, Michael J. Doyle
and Robert j. Connery. After which Dis
trict Deputy Luke H. Callan and his staff
installed the newly elected officers.
Bristol Camp OF Modern Workmcn at
their regular meeting adopted two candi-
dates and received four applications Past
Consul W r. De Wolf Brown, installed
tho ofticers-elcct and social hour fol-
lowed
Daniel G. Coggeshall. foreman of the
| Hydraulion Fire Engine company here,
! who was elected In 1903 as third vice pres
| ident at the Rhode Island State Fire
| mems League has again been promoted
| by being elected To the second vice presi-
| dent of the association.
This evening Lewis lodge of United
Workmen will hold it's regular meeting.
| Tho deputy grand master will bo present
At foreclosure sale OF real estate on
| Thames street in the south part or the
| town on Saturday the first lot brought
sl0e which was bought by g. Il. Rock
well. the second lot on Constitution street,
brought $40 which was bought by 6. Il.
Rockwell. The third lot on Constitution
street brought 800 and was bought by
James r. De Wolf and was sold by Auc-
tioneer Clarke VI. Straight.
The following officers OF Wampanoag
Encampment. No. .. I. q. O. r, will be In
stalled on Thursday evening January rs.
| Chief Patriarch Edmund r. Horton. High
Priest W. Fred Fish. Senior Warden
Spencer Rounds, Scribe Charles r. Sand
ford. Treasurer George L, Arnold. w.
Fred Fish. James A. Newman. These Of
hcers were all elected az the annual meet
ing.
An exciting game OF basketball was
played at the armory OF Company on
Saturday evening between the company
team and the Cracksman club The lat
ter was victorious by a score OF ls to II.
The casino i'm the Hasbrouck block is
becoming very popular for ladies who are
fond OF bowling. Dana McCovern has all
the modern couVeniences for bowling.
After almost an entire weeks work on
Thames street with n force OF men by the
Bristol County Gas and Electric Lighting
company the leak in the gas main has
been located a great many excavations
through solid frost OF nearly three feet
deep was made before located the re-
pairs have now been completed.