The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-01
BRISTOL.
Mr.. Garland Busy--Kew Station
for Pappoosequaw :. British
Schooner Here.

The steam yacht Baracoutta, owned by
James A. Garland OF New York, steamed
away yesterday 10 Providence to go on
the dry dock. After cleaning of her un-
derbody she will be launched and return,
where she will be laid up for the winter
at the town pier.
Mr. Garland has purchased large
steam launch, which will be used in cs7-
veying the help TO and from Prudence ISL
and Captain Terry is at work building a
pier and the harbor commissioners has
been to the island and arranged for the
building OF the pier.
Engineers are busy at work laying out
the grounds The hull OF the floating
chutes which was owned by Paul Boyr-
ton, and used at Mt. Hope Park, was
towed to Potter's cove and there sank.
The cove is now owned by Mr.. Garland
and he Is contracting with parties TO
move
Mr.. Potter. who recently sold his sum-
mer residence at Ferry Hill and purchas-
ed a building site near by commenced
yesterday eXcavatlng with large force
OF men for the foundation OF large
summer residence.
Judge l.. b. ~. Colt and family removed
from here yesterday TO Providence for
the winter.
Three companies OF the Colt Guards
left here last evening on special train 10
take part In a Republican demonstration
at olneyville the companies all looked
well and their marching movements were
OF high order.
The funeral services of the late John
Scott was held yesterday morning at 2
o'clock at ST. Mary's church. Requiem
high mass was celebrated by the Rev. FIR.
J. r. Downing.
The bearers were Thomas Connery. MI
chael Kerr. Thomas Goff and Jeremiah
Kirby and interemnt was at St Mary's
cemetery
A few women members OF the Excel
sior Tennis club held a tournament on the
club courts last week. The finals were
plaved SATURDAY. and Miss Mollie Hsm-
mill was the winner. defeating Miss Hell
len Church in straight sets. s-3. So. 60
The prize was water color painting "A
Tennis Girl given by one OF the mem
bers.
The onIv change in the tine table Of the
road which affects Bristol Is
the morning train that formerly left the
Constitution station az 7l5 now leaves
FIVE minutes earlier. 7.to.
The Greene pronertv on Metaconn ave-
nue. hrs been purchased nv Russell u.
Pullock and Jacob Ingraham. and the
NHNUG
DOZEN acres 90 land purchased bv T.. 8
Hoffr,an on the G. " pahney estate on
woodiawn avenue we're filed yesterday AT
Tho town clerks cfflce.
The three maeted schooner ravon'a
6R~''isn arrived here vAsterday with n
cargo of Snruce ioga consigned 90 the
HerreshoN manufacturing cornnanv
tA7-r-rrl-, rownr entered tho vessel Mt the
custom house here YESTERDAY. hut no dt-
iIns were collected nv Sfenhen W Church.
collector or customs. ~ the logs were un-
,i-eesed A rart OF tho cargo viii ne put
on hove and tho balance in New York
A shelter station brought from no'nt
In Massachusetts on the Consolidated
was piaced az the Panpoose-
.duaw flag station ~ the New York New
Yrsven snd Hartford railroad on satur-
dav.
Charie. wheeler. q machinist. emniov-
ID in an sutomobiie nsnufsctorv at Hvse
Park MSS. is spendirs few days tie
guest Of HE cousin. Roy A. Flowers on
Hope street
william q Lowe and family ieft here