The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-08-15
BRISTOL.
Hydrau|ion's at ROckIand, Me.
New Coal Pocket :. Barn
Burned --DOry Overturned.

The Namquit mills. recently purchased
by C. r.. Rockwell. are to be used for the
manufacture OF wooden goods. Machinery
for this purpose will be installed in the
near future.
The Herreshon Manufacturing com
pany's shops will resume operations again
this morning after a shutdown OF two
weeks. II is understood that there will
he very busy times there this fall.
II is stated that volunteer life saving
corps stations are to be established at the
foot Of Constitution street. al Pappoose-
squaw Point and nj Ferry Hill. John c.
Connery who has been appointed leu
tenant. has already secured number OF
good men 10 serve on the crews among
them being Walter Wright, Henry NJ. slo-
cum. George Gladding. T. NJ. Hunt. Harry
Bush and Robert j. Mckay.
J. DeWolf and J. p. French left here
last evening for weeks cruise in the
yacht Red Eye. During their cruise they
Oil visit Newport. Narragansett Pier and
Cottage City.
The Hydraulion Engine and Hose COM
pany left here Saturday afternoon on the
1:15 p. m express for Rookland Me-,
where they will enjoy n weeks outing
and incidentally take part In the old
Home week celebration AZ that place. The
| company will also take part In the semi
| centennial celebration OF Rocklands in
| corporation az city. During the trip
the company will be looked out for by the
| American Hook and Ladder company, No.
| /. which has been assigned by the cele-
bration committee TO entertain the Bris-
| tol flremen.
| The tennis tournaments at the Bristol
| Golf club were begun Saturday. In ladies'
doubles, point tournament. for which the
| first prize was the Mrs. j. b Herreshoff
| cup, Miss Harriet Lowe and Miss Helena
Case defeated Miss Rosamond Lowe and
| Miss Amy Howe 6-s 6-2, So Miss
| Claudia Tucker and Miss Florence Archer
defeated Mrs. w. +. Williams and Miss
| Dorothy Pardee. Ga. Ga. Mems singles.
| handicap tournament-Rosweu Colt de-
| foated n. A. DuVillard S-6, 6-4 James
D. w. Archer defeated Ira Shepard GA.
Ga; William +. Payson defeated Allen
Chase 60. SO; Humphrey defeated
Charles Fletcher 6-l. 6-2.
| The game of baseball on the common
on Saturday afternoon between the Bris-
tolls and Pontiacs resulted In a victory
| for the home team by score OF to /.
The game was witnessed by 1900 persons
The Newport and Providence Railway
| company is 10 erect a coal pocket with
| capaoit-' OF about 500 tons on the pier
near the ferry landing A number OF piles
have already been placed In position and
| the work OF driving them will be COM
menced At once.
Vincenzo Santo was arrested Saturday
| by Capt. Morrissey charged with assault.
| The defendant pleaded not guilty when
arraigned and was allowed his liberty on
bail.
The body OF Martin " b. Newton was
brought here Saturday from Providence
for burial, the family having a lot at the
North cemetery.
Ex-Commodore Joseph II. Fletcher OF
the Bristol Yacht club Joined the New
York Yacht club at New London on Sat
urday in his steam yacht Coronet H.
Frederick Hayes accompanies him on the
trip as his guest.
The large schooner yacht Chanticleer
owned by George w. Weld OF Boston. has
sailed from hero to Join the New York
yacht squadron on their eastern cruise.
He has as guests j. Halsey De Wolf and
his nephew. James DE Wolf
Mr.. and Mrs. stephen o. Metcalf. who
are here spending the summer months,
entertained number of their friends at
LATHE NarrOWS on Saturuay afternoon
with an old-fashioned Rhode Island clam
bake. The party was conveyed there in
wagons and boats.
Elnathan Il. Brownell, Jr., OF Ashevllle.
N. c., is expected here this week on a
visit TO his family.
Next Saturday afternoon Mrs & r
Colt will be the hostess at the club day
reception OF tho Bristol Golf club.
Mrs. q. ". Cummings and daughter OF
Dorchester. Mass, are the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. Henry r. Manchester on Hope
street.
An alarm of Are was sent in Saturday
evening at 1880 from District No 10
which proved % he for a barn owned by
Charles Maytum on Sherry avenue The
building was entirely consumed, also n
small quantity OF hay. II was supposed
20 be OF incendiary origin
The plans Of the Edgewood Yacht club
which was 10 have visited Bristol on Sat-
urday next. have been changed
Il will disappoint quite a number OF
yachtsman as well as their friends
Mrs. Daniel J Neylan, formerly OF Bris-
tol but now resident OF Providence
spent several days here last week visiting
friends
The J. y. club gave ciambake on Sat.
urday afternoon az Cool Spring Mount
Hope, and n number OF guests from provi-
dence were present
The 81. Charles branch OF I G. n "
90 Bristol, will hold one instead of two
meetings monthly until further notIcs
and has special COMMITTEES nj work
making arrangements for series OF
entertainments
on the Bristol Highlands station yes.
! terday several small boys were out in a
| small dory. and IN fooling the boat
| capsizee Three OF them could swim ana
| reached the shore while the fourth on.
| clung 20 tho boat. hut was nearly ex-
hausted when a small motor boat came "a
| his rescue.
large party os excursionisis from
Taunton and Fall River visited Mount
Hope park yesterday many OF them en-