The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-10-01
The News Of the State
BRISTOL.
Two Factions Of the Republican
Party Premise Interesting
Caucus Other Items.

On Monday evening next the Repubii-
cans hold their caucus In the opera house,
and from the present outlook lively time
is anticipated. AT present there are two
wings OF the Republican town commit
tee. One faction has already opened a
Republican headquarters In the Has
brouck block upon Hope street and have
come out boldly for James c. Church for
senator, and Walter K Munro for rep
resentative.
The other faction will strongly support
the present incumbants for reelection, H.
II. Shepard for senator and Dr. Wiiham
Fred williams for representative.
There Is no doubt but what the opera
house will be packed. az both factions
will make desperate fight for their can
didates There Is no doubt but that IL
will be the hottest contest that has taken
place here for years and everybody Is
looking forward TO the results.
At meeting OF the public schooi
teachers recently held John X. Bailey. Jr.,
John c. Davis and jeremiah II. Ganey
were elected members OF the board or
trustees OF the public school teachers re-
tirement fund of the town OF Bristol
The other members OF the board OF
trustees are Chandler III. Coggeshall, j.
H. Young and William j. Munro, with
the president OF the school committee. the
superintendent OF schools and the town
treasurer as members ex-onicio.
Mary McNannon. who narrowly escaped
drowning in the harbor "Wednesday night.
was removed 10 Pawtucket yesterday af-
ternoon on the 2 o'clock train by her
brother who came down from the city for
the purpose.
Rev. Louis Sanford OF San Francisco,
Cal, is visiting his father Henry San
ford on Smith street. Rev. Mr.. Sanford
was a former Bristolian and Is graduate
OF Brown university.
Mr.. c. w. Bowen and family OF Provi-
dence. who have occupied the Gibson
cottage the past summer, returned to
their winter home on Waterman street
yesterday.
Miss Abby d. Munro. who has. been
spending the summer at her home here.
left here yesterday for Mount Pleasant,
Charlestown. g. c., to resume her duties
as principal OF the Laing Normal and
Industrial school
Judge LeBaron B. Colt and daughter,
Miss Mary Colt, accompanied by Mary
Lewis left here yesterday for a trip to the
Worlds fair at ST. Louis. Judge Colt
will he the orator OF the day at the ex-
position on oct. which will be Rhode
Island day.
The Daughters OF Rebecca will hold
their annual harvest festival in l. o. o. F.
hall next Thursday evening, Oct. 6.
on Monday, October Sd. the Rev. w.
Lenior Hood. pastor OF the Methodist
Episcopal church. will leave for the west
TO visit his parents. who live I'm Iowa. on
his way west he will stop a few days in
Chicago, and returning will visit the st.
Louis fair. and relatives In Indiana. Dur
ing the vacation granted the pastor the
pulpit will be supplied by the church
! committee.
On Wednesday evening. October 3. the
mems evening gymnasium classes OF the
Y. NJ. c. A. will open. Up to date s2S6s has
| been secured toward the necessary $1,000.
| The annual meeting OF the association
| has been postponed To October 10.
| Schooner Joe finished unloading a load
| OF lumber for wardwell Lumber COM
| pany yesterday and sailed for an eastern
| port
Rev. r. NJ Turner OF New York city is
| visiting his parents Mr.. and Mrs. r. n.
Turner on Bristol Neck.
| DR. IT. NJ Howe OF Ferrycliffe will leave
| for Philadelphia on Tuesday next, but his
family will remain at Ferrycliffe some
! time later.
Mrs. FRANK s Pratt will leave for Phil.
adelphia today to attend the Illustration
| classes at the Drexel Institute this win
! ter
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Verify have re-
| moved from Woodlawn avenue to Green
| port, L. I.
Harvest festival services of the Saliva
tion army will be held today.
| A public clambake will be held tomor-
| row upon the Gray farm. 1t is to be the
last one OF the season.
I.e Baron c. Colt. who was formerly as
sistant to Superintendent Hodgkinson OF
the National India Rubber company, has
returned TO his work after being absent
several months on account Of severe Ill
| ness