The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-14
BRISTOL.
Town Meeting Tonight Funeral
Of Mrs. Hunt. Defeated War.
Ten..0ther Locals.

The annual financial town meeting OF
Bristol will be held this evening in the
Opera house. which Is used as a town
hall. One OF the most important issues
which will be discussed by the taxpayers
Will be the water question. The tax
payers are getting greatly exercised as
they see nothing TO prevent this awful
drainage upon the treasury without any
satisfactory results. They claim that
the matter has been in litigation nearly
10 years aud the amount paid out for
legal expense has been enormous. The
water committee has asked Attorney
Colweil OF Providence. who is the town
attorney 10 be present so as to enable
them TO be better Informed as regards the
situation. II would not be any way sur
prising II resolution was offered thank
Ing the committee for their hong and
continued work. and Withdrawing all
further proceedings as II has practically
amounted 20 nothing but many thousand
dollars expense.
The basketball team OF ST. Marys T.
A. society OF Bristol went to Warren on
Saturday evening and defeated the War
rem artillery team In a lively game by
a score Of IS to g.
Postmaster Gorham has received
papers from Washington. showing tho re-
sulung percentages OF contestants In the
Nrecent civil service examination for
clerk and carrier. Tho names and per-
centases are as follows: Thomas J.
Tobin. A-o5; Walter r. Wright, 1875:
Walter Kerr. IS-iO A substitute carrier
Is 10 be selected by the postmaster.
The funeral OF Mrs. Martha A. Hunt
was held Saturday afternoon from her
late residence on Court street The ser
vices were conducted by Rev. William
r. Trotter, rector OF Trinity church. The
bearers were members OF Babbitt post
q. A. r. Floral emblems were placed on
the casket and burial was IN the North
Cemetery.
A meeting OF the officials OF the town
had n social gathering on Saturday even
ing at the Hotel Belvcders.
Col. Capron, formerly one of the pro-
prietors OF the Belvedere hotel paid
Bristol n visit on SATURDAY.
Isaac /. Darling died Saturday morn
ing at his .home here after a two days
illness from pneumonia. He was In his
10th year and was tho son OF the late
Mr.. and Mrs. William Darling.
Mr. Samuel Taylor who has been cons
fined TO his home for several days past
and thereatened with a fever is some
what improved.
Charles Sylvester. who resides on High
street. IS seriously i'll with complica-
ton OF diseases.
Hon. Harry H. Shepard, deputy grand
regent OF Mount Hope council OF Royal
Arcanum Of this town. attended the ban
quet OF Unity council. No. III, at the
Trocadero. IL being in honor Of their 18th
anniversary.
Colonel Clark III. Straight Of this town
has been appointed deputy grand chan
cellor OF What Cheer lodge.
IL is understood that the latter part OF
the present month the factory or the Ma
tional india Rubber company Will shut
down for two weeks.
This season we are 20 have several new
summer families I'm addition 10 those who
are here regular and the family OF Mr..
w. G. Lowe. a brother Of exMayur
Lowe OF New York. whose family spent
last summer at Bar Harbor will occupy
their summer residence this season. Mrs
Allison OF Hazleton. Pa, sister of Mrs.
Mckee, is expected 10 occupy the resi-
dence adjoining Blithewold, upon the
Ferry road.
Captain Cha rife Barr who will captain
the schooner Insomar across the Atlantic
to sail in the Clyde races, Will arrive
here on Wednesday.
The day Of launching OF the schooner
Ingomar Her owner, NJ. I. Plant. who
, IS a member OF the New York Yacht
club, will arrive here. accompanied h.
a number Of his friends OF the club.