The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-05
The News Of the State
BRISTOL
BabbItt Post Election Naval
Reserves TO Have Christmas
Shoot Other Items.

AT the regular meeting OF Babbitt post
No. IL. q. ~ r.. Comma nder George III.
Peck presiding. the following officers for
the ensuing year were elected: Com
mander. George III. Peck; senior vice
commander. John Doherty; Junior vice
commander, Nathaniel Gladding; quarter
master. stephen W. Church: chaplain. DIR.
Philip Dillon; surgeon. J. A. G. Gladding;
officer OF the day. Il. T. Usher: officer OF
the guard Albert G. Luther. Informal
speeches were In order. followed by an ex-
cellent chowder and camp fire.
A cablegram was received from Russell
Colt. son OF Col $. u. Colt Friday.
stating that the party had arrived at
iBarbadoes, the first stop after leaving
New York. Mr.. Colt is one OF a party
who are on a three months voyage, which
includes trip TO South America UP the
Amazon river.
AT Pappoosesquaw crossing new watt
ing room II being Installed for the ac-
commodation OF passengers from Pap
poosesquaw and the north part OF the
town who travel on the Consolidated rail-
road.
The Spiritual society held a well al
tended meeting last evening at the resi-
dence of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rameires,
corner OF Central and Wardwell streets.
Diphtheria seems 10 be spreading I'm
town a severe case being reported BY Or.
A. Merriman The patient is Albert
Bowler on High street.
Rev. c. NJ Melden. pastor OF the Math-
ewson Street NJ. H. church Providence.
addressed the mems meeting yesterday q
the rooms OF the Y. NJ. &. A.
There were nine deaths in Bristol during
the month OF November.
The common pleas division OF the su-
preme court convened this morning, with
Judge Blodgett on the bench. There were
no criminal cases upon the docket and
the continued civil case OF Caroline w.
Thielc against Ruth 4. NJ. Wardwell.
which was heard i'm the probate court;
the case OF Mrs. Agnes A. Shepard against
the New York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad company for injuries sustained
caused by alleged negligence. were 10
come up.
Mrs Shepard is the wife OF Senator
Shepard and is suing for damages. being
injured while alighting from car OF the
Consolidated company at the Constitution
street station.
The work OF building IN new residence
on Prudence Island for James A. Gar
land, the contract for which -haS-hnnn
awarded to tho j. w Bishop company Of
Providence. will not he commenced until
spring, although reports were current
that the work was 10 be commenced at
once.
Charles Schlosser and Herbert Gray did
some good shooting on Friday. killing
four brace OF rabbits and several gray
squirrels.
The work of constructing the cellar
walls OF the new business building for j.
". Wall. and company on Hope street is
completed and the framework is being
raised
been engaged in the local building shops
Of the Herreshoff Manufacturing com
pany as the company is going 10 build
one OF the defenders FOR members of the
Rochester Yacht club for the Canada
cup contest. The sail makers department
is very busy in making sails and as a
number OF new hands have been employed
a busy season Is assured.
Mrs. Cornelia p. Munro. will celebrate
her eighty-eight birthday anniversary to-
day at the home OF aged women on
Franklin street.
The state president of the /. c. r. L.
society will pay an official visit To st.
Charles branch OF Bristol next Wednes-
day evening.
At a meeting OF the Naval Reserves
IL was voted to have an out door shoot
at the Company range on Christmas
morning from 8 to 10 o'clock for first.
second and third medals including sharp
shooters and marksmen.
The following medals were awarded
s2r wsrd%e e iMSTt last NJ Mbr frGphS aay :
Lieut.. Edward +. Gladdmg. shsrpshoot-
er's. gold medal: Quarter Master John
r. Magee. silver medal; Marksmeu. Sea-
man Thopas Hunt. first marksmens
bronze medal
Thirty members OF the company were
drilled, differed by Lieut.. Gladding and
Ensign Chessman. The furnace and
steam apparatus have been ordered and
Will he installed shortly from the $1,000
appropriation recently provided by the
legislature
The bowling match between team
from East Providence and n local team
is looked forward 10 with considerable
interest as the score is expected 20 be
very close.