The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-02-01
BRISTOL.
The Scarlet Fever Question. To
Hold Monthly Meeting HAS
Assigned. ..OthGr Locals.


There Ia no reason why that scarlet
fever In town should not be on the in
crease from the very facts that on Con-
gregational street there is a dwelling
house quarantined for scarlet fever and
| contains nearly 20 inmates, who are not
deprived OF ingress and egress 10 the
| house, while on School street No 2. a fam
lily Is quarantined with four small children
and the family Is wholly dependent on
the support OF the father, who is strictly
forbidden OF leaving the promises. This
| matter should be looked after and the
matter laid before the board OF health.
Another case OF scarlet fever WAS re-
ported on Saturday, the victims being Isa-
belle Klngman. on Union street.
The police are at work investigating
the robbery that occurred at the Richard
son home the first OF last week. when the
family was away. As yet no arrests have
been made.
Since The News correspondent write OF
the impropriety OF the school committee
here holding a conference with the other
two towns in the county relative TO an
expert superintendent for the public
schools OF the county. II has developed.
had any grievances among themselves, let
them settle It without drawing our COM
rnittee into It. the bubble. has bursted
and the superintendent OF public schools
in Warren has resigned and with 1t no
doubt the matter Will be a dead issue for
the present
The town council will hold their regular
monthly meeting OF Tuesday evening,
Feb 2 when II IL expected that the re-
40 cf IN IN
the running expenses OF the town for the
present year will be made.
The annual town meeting OF the town
OF Bristol occurs on Wednesday, March O.
when many questions OF Importance will
be discussed. AmGng the most important
items will be the water question. which
has been a bone OF contention for many
years and still enormous expenses are
daily accruing without any possibility OF
settlement.
Several car leads OF ice has been i'm
ported into town for summer residents,
which has no comparison TO Morris Bros.
and j. p. Reynolds. ice I'm quality as both
companies have an excellent harvest OF
ice.
AS far as can be ascertained no strln-
gent measures has been made relative TO
stopping the progress OF the dreaded dis
ease, scarlet fever only In the schools
and there precautionary measures have
| been adopted.
The steamer Warwick plying between
| Fall River. Bristol and Providence, which
| has been laid off for several days past
| owing TO the ice peeling OF the sheathing
| OF copper, has again resumed her daily
| trips.
John II. Herreshof. president OF the
! Herreshof Manufacturing company, who
has been in Washington. ID. c., and New
| York for several days past on business,
| returned home on Saturday
Dr. O.. l.. Church superintendent OF the
| public schools In Warren, IN his letter OF
resignation openly avows that the dissen-
| tion I'm the school committee. has long ex-
| isted, and IL was well that our school
! committee kept aloof from taking any
definite action in the conference.
special car last evening brought State
President Dennis j. O'Connell. and all the
state officers with delegates from many
local branches from the order OF l. G.
Il. q. to attend sacred concert given
under the auspices of st. Charles branch
! OF Bristol
Captain George H. Mcclure of Company y
! c. Second Regiment forwarded his resig-
| nation to Colonel McGann, but the latter
officer, after investigating the crcum-
| stances OF the matter, succeeded I'm get
! ting Captain Mcclure to reconsider his
action. The reasons given by Captain
| Mcclure for resigning were that the poor
! lighting and heating facilities OF his
armory interfered with the work of his
! company 10 such an extent that il was
impossible to accomplish any good re-
| suits Colonel McGann came here and In
vestigated the armory and found condi-
tlons as stated by Captain Mcclure He
returned after giving the captain 70
! understand that the entire necessary
wants should be attended TO at once.
One OF the vacancies for chief petty
officers OF the battalion staff OF the
Fourth division Will be shortly filled, the
position OF chief boatswain's mate has
been rendered by Commander Sims ia
Robert McCaughey OF Bristol. veteran
OF the Spanish war.
T.. l.. Mcintyre ofriciated at the First
Baptist church yesterday.
At the mems meeting yesterday after.
noon at the Y. NJ G.. A. rooms Secretary
@. A. Green OF the North Abingdon Y NJ
c. A. and Physical Director Grobb OF
Taunton Mass. addressed the meeting
The sale OF Mount Hope Park at auc,
ton. which was 10 have been held on Sat.
urday, Jan. ~. was postponed until Sat.
uriay. Feb. 20. at u m, upon the prem
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