The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-07
The News Of the State
BRISTOL.
Colonel Colts Dinner "A Mar.
row Escaps-Probate Court.
Donation Day.

Colonel Samuel 4. Colt VINO mas peeh
spending six weeks in Europe. arrived
home Saturday evening. number OF
friends gathered at his residence TO vel
come him home. Last evening Colonel
Colt gave dinner to David 9. Barry,
editor OF the Providence Journal, and
Mrs. Barry.
Among the other guests present were
Frank Hlnckley OF Providence. Baron and
Baroness Levsy dc Kistelek OF Buda-
Pesth Hungary; F. r. De Wolf and wife,
Mrs Barrows and Judge l.. B. Colt and
wife. While the colonel has been abroad.
he has visited Aix-Les-Bai and Paris,
and London.
The annual reception and donations was
held today at the Home for Aged Women.
the public was cordially invited TO at
tend
Members OF Bristol chapter. Sons OF
the American Revolution. attended the
Hornbine ciambake, held at North
Rehoboth. today.
Miss Harriette Clarke OF New York
is the guest OF Miss Evelyn Bache on
State street.
Albert A. Young left here today on a
| two weeks visit to his uncle Arthur
Corthell.
Station Agent f. W. Miller ana wife
are visiting at Mr.. Miller's old home In
! New York state.
Mrs Frank s. Pratt has returned homo
| from 4 visit at Orris Island. Me. Orris
Island is the largest island in Casco bay.
near Portland
On account OF the Jewish new year
the store Of r. E. Suzman will be closed
| Friday evening and all day Saturday. The
store will hs opened again for business
next Monday morning.
Mr. and Mrs CoEgeshall and little
daughter OF Arlington. Mass, spent Sun
day In town as guests OF Mrs. Evelin
Bacha.
Rev. Alfred s. stowell. pastor OF the
First Baptist church, left here yesterday
for a two weeks visit at his former home
In Berlin, N. H.
Ralph Kinder and family. who have
been spending some time with Bristol
relatives. left for their homo in Philadel-
phia. yesterday. Mr.. Kinder IL organist
and choirmsster at Holy Trinity church.
officer Morrissey yesterday morning ar
rested Albert Bertraut for asssu ulting his
wife. and william A. Bryant for revelling.
| Both men were given n hearing before
| Justice Of the Peace II. b. Bennett, and
| they will be tried at the next session Of
the district court.
| While William Northup was engaged
in backing an empty cart at the wharf
OF the Staples Coal company at o'clock
yesterday morning. the horse. cart and
driver all fell into the water. ten feet
/ below
Underneath the wharf was a young man
| In a rowboat, who miraculously escaped
injury. tho cart clearing him In its fall.
The driver and horse also fortunately
escaped.
The regular session OF the probate cour.
was held yesterday morning. Judge Rey-
nolds pre- ding. In the estate OF Mar
tin V. Newton, the will was admitted for
probate and the appointment of William
| r. O'Donnell and Charles II. Easterbrooks
as executor was approved. Bond was
fixed In the sum OF $500. the surety being
the Title Guarantee and Trust company
Of Scranton. Pa. II. r. Bennett, r.. O.
Easterbrooks and #. NJ. Dixon were sp-
pointed as appraisers.
The report OF the commissioners " the
estate OF Patrick Scanlon was presented
for approval
Ths account OF Samuel W. Church, ex.
ecutor OF Hannah III. Gladding, was
allowed.
The petition for the appointment oi
Elisha HILBERT az administrator OF thu
estate OF Francis I. HILBERT was granted
the bond being placed at 500.
The inventory for the estate OF Eliza
beth F. Munro. was allowed as was also
the inventory on the estate of Mary Nc
Grath
Tho statement OF the administrator oi
the estate Of Henry Com. Jr.. was filed
and the account OF l.. ". Soule, admin.
istrator OF the estate OF Peter Erickson
was received and order 90 notice granted
Miss Mary Henry spent Sunday In
, Boston, the guest OF her brother