The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-01
The News Of the State.
BRISTOL.
Society Circus Promises TO Be
Decided Success Sudden
Death in Cemetery.

The circus which is TO be given by the
naval reserves upon the common bids fair
20 surpass anything of the kind that has
been shown to the public for years here.
Preparations are going on rapidly and
everything indicates that It will surpass
! expectations There has been a number
! OF fine professional circus performers en-
gagged, among them Professor Bristol and
\ his educated ponies and mules. Owing
TO the Inconvenience OF bringing by rail
the tents. seats and all OF the parapher-
MALTA used 10 make a circus, A. A. Du-
chemin, the producing director. has char
tered a special steamer TO bring the eff
fects and also the performers. The steam
er viii arrive here at o'clock on Friday
morning and Mr.. Lafayette Gorham,
general expressman, Will use all Of his
teams In drawing ii To the common. The
following ladies have kindly consented To
be the patronesses and their names surely
Will guarantee the success OF the circus:
Mrs r. II. DeWolf, Mrs. Alfred NJ. Merl
riman, Mrs. q. l.. Bosworth Mrs. II. III.
Nudge. Mrs. III. u. Cabot Mrs. Lob. B.
Colt, Mrs G. j. Hasbrouck. Mrs. John II.
Tucker. Mrs William M Connery. Mrs.
IA. H. Shepard, Mrs. j. Il. Herreshoff. Mrs.
A. w. Archer. Mrs. n. q. HerreshofY. Mrs.
j. +. Reynolds and Mrs. J. Winthrop De-
Wolf.
After considerable painstaking by Prin-
cipal John c. Davis. the Bristol high
school has been approved by the follow
ing institutions and has the privilege OF
entering pupils on certificates: Amherst
college. Boston university. Bowdoin col
iege. Brown university, Clark college.
Darmiouth college. Mt. Holyoke college.
Smith college. Tufts college. University
OF Maine. Wellesley college. Wesleyan uni
versity, Worcester POLYTECHNIC institute
This includes all OF the New England
colleges that accept pupils on certificates
from approved high schools. This prvi-
lege is granted from year to year and
Will be Withdrawn at any time II pupils
ara given certificates who are not In the
judgment OF the college faculty, properly
fitted. Previous TO this time Brown uni
versity was the only educational institu-
tion accepting pupils from the Bristol high
school on certificate.
DIR. Russell l.. Church. who is suffer
Ing from blood poisoning as the result OF
an fnfected abrasion of the sisir of tho
foot, Is making good progr~ss toward re-
oovery. Last Friday an absoess on the
leg WAS opened by Dr. Mitchell. assisted
by DIR. .. r. Siegel
Mrs Reta w. Simmons. wife OF Adol-
phus Simmons OF North Swansea, was
taken suddenly Ill in the North cemetery
on Monday, while caring for her fathers
and mothers graves. and died In a very
short time. She was accompanied by her
daughter. II years OF age, who called for
help whom her mother sank TO the
ground. DIR. CLANCY, who was attending
the exercises In the cemetery, was noti-
fed and aid all I'm his power to revive
the woman but without avail, she died
In few minutes. DR.. CLANCY gave as
the cause of death apopiexy and heart
failure. Undertaken wilbur was noti-
hed and took charge OF the body and /
later brought Il TO the home OF the de-
ceased In North Swansea. Mrs. Simmons
was born In Bristol ~ years ago. and was
the daughter of Lewis and Lucy Bliss. /
formerly Of this town. She leaves hus-
band. four daughters and three sons. The 4
funeral viii he held on Thursday at u /
o'clock from her late home in Swansea
DIR. q. Y. Seigel reports Marguerite 4
Moore ill with scarlet fever at her home
on Thames street.
Miss NJ. n Salisbury, assisted by AL
bert A. Walker and Miss Louise p.
Chadwick. will give recital In q. A. Y.
hall Wednesday, June i5.
There were not many entries in
handicap tournament started yesterday
at the Bristol Golf courts H. A. Du-
Willard has the best gross score and
Harold De Wolf the best net score. VIII
liam l.. Mckee will give handsome and
costly cups 10 be played for by mem
bers OF the club IN September. 10 be won
on net score handicap. The qualifying
rounds viii be played the last three Sat
uraays In August. There Is 10 he n
play OF 80 holes.
The semi-annual convention OF the
Catholic Total Abstinence union was
held here Monday There were about to
delegates from other places. These, with (
members OF st. Marys r. 4. society and
auillary, attended mass at ST. Mary =
church AT 10 a m, after which the bust
ness OF the day was transacted at tho
Hotel .Belvedere. Rev. A. Il. Cristy.
president OF the r. l. Temperance league,
was a guest The president OF the g. r.
A. L., Father sullivan OF Providence
and Miss Mary A. Callan OF this town,
were elected delegates TO the National
convention OF the union In ST. Louis next
August. About 80 members OF the union
sat down 10 dinner at the Belvedere at
2 p. IN.