The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-01-12
BRISTOL.
Veterans Dead d-Chaptlr Of
Ice Accidents Kicked In
tho faCe-0thsT Items.

Soldiers home. passed away yesterday.
This morning the funeral services were
conducted by Rev William r. Trotter
rector Of Trinity church. Burial was al
the Soldiers ground I'm the North ceme-
terry.
Michael Murphy. who was found sick
I'm a shed some time ago upon the Min
turn farm. owned by the town. who was
taken To the Rhode Island hospital where
IL Was necessary 10 amputate both feet.
died yesterday and his remains will be
taken 10 Newport for burial.
Julius Miller. who runs barber shop
on State street met with a painful fall
Sunday evening, when leaving his front
steps, striking the ice with such force
he became dazed for a short time. After
| recovering from the fall IL was with
much difficulty that he was able to go
back into his home.
Mrs. Jane Bertrand. who resides on
! Thames street In a tenement of John
! Shepard. came near losing her life by
| inhaling gas which had got into the
! house from a leak in the main. Dr. Siegcl
was Immediately summoned, and after
| much difficulty restored her 10 conscious
ness. AS yet she is unable to sit up.
| Mrs Charles A. Waldron. who resides
/ on High street met with serious acci-
dent yesterday. falling from her front
stoop. breaking her right ankle. DR. O.
| r. Siegel was summoned. accompanied
by Dr. Harris OF ST. Josephs hopistal
who was here to aid DR.. Siegel in an
operation. With much difficulty they re-
duced the fracture.
DIR. O. r.. Siegel, assisted by DIT. Harris
Of St Josephs hospital OF Providence.
performed a surgical operation on James
Bullock.
oyster opener he having accomplished
the opening OF as gallons I'm eight hours
at Shepard's oyster house.
Arrived here yesterday from Shepard's
oyster beds-steamer Ideal. Fred Shep-
ard. master. with 200 bushels of oysters.
Dr. o. r. Siegels horse became fright
ened yesterday and ran through Main
street. capsizing his buggy-top sleigh and
damaging II badly. No one was injured.
Rev Father r. McCabe pastor OF st
Mary's church. entertained the choir OF
his church on Sunday evening and those
who assisted them at n turkey supper,
which was thoroughly enjoyed.
Mr Frank n. Burlington, a member OF
the firm of Barton e. Burlington, who
keep n livery stable on State street. met
with a painful accident while I'm the act
of leading one OF his horses TO water, the
animal reared up. striking him in the
forehead with his forward hoofs inficting
a severe laceration upon his forehead,
nose and mouth, knocking him down.
There were no bones broken but the
wounds painful. Dr. A. NJ. Merriman
dressed the wounds
Harold Walter a member of the Eighty
Seventh Coast Artillery. United States
Army. arrived here Saturday on 20
days furlough from New York.
An officer came here from Fall River
on Saturday evening to arrest a young
man who gave the name Of William Col
lins who had registered at a hotel in that
city from Bristol r. l.. the night be-
fore and on his departure had purloined
various small articles from the hotel.
The officer accompanied by a Bristol Of
ficer. went to Shepards fish market,
where a young man by that name worked.
but Mr.. Shepard refused To allow the Of
ficer 10 take him away, as he knew the
young man was not the guilty party, be-
ing at work with him the night before.
Some one evidently registered I'm the
young mans name 20 avoid the officers.
William Abbott wine clerk at the sam
ple rooms of Blonde Rawson on State
street was taken suddenly IN yesterday
forenoon while attending to his duties
and conveyed home,
At the session OF the Fifth district court
here yesterday morning before Judge
Bosworth. the first case called was john
II. Hefreshon VS.. CrowninRsnieiu ana
Capron being a case Of ejectment. Attor-
ney T. l. Brownell appeared for the plain
tiff and Edwards & Angel for the de-
fendant.
After some little discussion between
the attorneys n bond for surety for $1,000
was given by the defendants for an APP
peal for jury trial at the common pleas
division OF the supreme court to be held
here I'm February, Thomas NJ. Morris
appearing as surety. All other civil cases
were continued.
John Holmes proprietor OF one Of the
saloons on Thames Street was taken sud
denly IN yesterday forenoon AT his place
and was compelled to retire TO his home
for treatment.
Some ice has been stored by the Nor
ris Brothers from the Revervoir pond
at the eastern terminus OF State street.
II Is clear ice and about ten inches thick.
Yesterday some hne shooting or sea
fowl was enjoyed at Mill Cub Henry
Bowen and John Blainsdel came I'm
team FROM Swansea village and killed IL
black duck and quite n number of others
had good shooting The fowl were quite
plentiful and came TO the Gut 20 feed
The leak I'm the gas main has been To-
Gated on Thames street after a long
search and has been repaired.