The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-13
Ihe News Of the State.
BRISTOL.
Installation Of Officers Another
Scarlet Fever Casl--Other
Local Items.

Intelligence Was received here yesterday
morning OF the death OF at the state aims
house. Howard. on Saturday, OF Charles
NJ Whitton for many years a resident
OF this town. Mr.. Whitton was taken 20
the almshouse last spring and was III AZ
the time with valvular disease OF the
heart He was native OF Fayal, Portu-
gal but came 60 the United states az a
very early age
The annual meeting OF the Holy Name
society of ST Mary's church waE held
Sunday at which the reports OF the OF
ficers were read and received. Onicers for
ensuing wear we're elected as follows:
Cha plain. Rev. y. McCabe president, Ed
ward NJ Ksvanagh. vice president. joan
noherty: recording secretary. Joseph NJ.
Levere: financial secretary. John NJ. Hsr-
rington. treasurer, jeremiah Kirby; mar
s11al John Duffy; standard bearer Jo-
seph ABbro: council, John Bowen, John
Levere Bernard O'Rourke; sick commit
tee. Michael kavansgh. John Dufy. John
Levere Next Sunday will he the feast
of the Holy Name and the society VIII
attend holy communion in a body at the
. O'Clock mass In the evening at 1880
the society VIII attend vespers In body,
and new members Will be received into
the society Rev. Mortimer Downing or
Taunton Mass, will deliver the address.
CAPTAIN Albert G. Bennett. one or Bris-
tolls most respected citizens and for many
years a we'll known ship master. will
reach the ripe old age OF 70 years Thurs
day. For one Of his advanced age, Cap
tain Bennett IS remarkably we'll preserved
and Ia 20 be seen on the streets nearly
every day.
The marriage intentions of Antonio Gau-
ss loes and Miss Rosa Alves Machaao
were filed in the town clerks off1ce yes
teyday.
William r. Pearse. for several years
pa n served. as a clerk In the oftice OF the
Nanquit mill has accepted position IN
the Office of the Cranston worsted mills.
DIR. Russell g. Church reported at the
town clerks office yesterday that Wilusm
~ Francis was il with scarlet fever at
his parents residence. IL First street
District Deputy Grand Master James
7 Robertson and his board Of grand Of
6cers installed the elective and appointed
oNtcars OF United Brothers lodge, J. o. o.
= last evening THIS evening the district
deoutv and his officers will visit Warren.
to install tho officers Of Amity lodge or
that town. In United Brothers lodge,
Loren M. Weaver Is 20 he the new noble
grand. while In Warren Esrnest W.
weayer. his brother is 10 be the new
noble grand of Amity lodge.
a SDeC11l IntettflE w W s'"sE -
| society will be held Thursday evening or
| this week
Hon. r. n Shepard. manager OF the
| National India Rubber company ano
Frank Fish foreman in the hose-mskins
| department at the factory, nave oeeil
granted a patent on the manufHcture OF
| hose II consists in bringing the ends
| of two separately vulcanixed hose-sectlons
| together upon a mandrei extending INTO
| yfe end of each. then applying splicing
strip overlapping both said ends and suo
seolIently vulcanizing said splice ana ex'
peilinr the mandrel by fluid pressure.
Re QUEEN months mind masses were
! celebrated in ST. Mary's church yester
| day morning for the repose or the souis
| NJ Mrs Mary Hackett and John h. fSrhoy
| Robert II. Bullock. aged about ~ years
r-no was wanted by the police 20 enswef
tho charge OF larceny OF $50 from MS
| ared grand aunt. Miss Eliza Bullock, VINO
| ,s in her esd year. was arrested Al 'lay-
! ,.ilIe i'm the town OF Scituate on SATURDAY
nv Deputy Sheriff Co,vin OF that place
| lie was taken TO Providence yesterday
ana Captain Morrissey took charge o.
hin, and brought him here and 'odged MN
! IN iail lie will be tried Monday morning
nov. I'm the district court. having peer
arraisned before Justice OF the Pesce ~
r Bennett and pleaded not g'nlty.
William NJ wardwen, son OF MT ano
Mrs Frank NJ wardwell, employed or
The suburban railroad az conductor Is
| an .t his home with pneumonia