The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-11-25
BRISTOL.
No Thanksgiving Football Game.
Two Veterans Dead-GoOd
Carrot Crop.

Thanksgiving day passed or with its
usual formalities. services we're held IN
the various churches and many from
abroad returned home to partake OF a
Thanksgiving dinner with their relatives
and friends. Turkey dinners were served
at the following places: Soldiers home.
Home for Aged " omen. Home for Desu-
partook of a nne turkey dinner with all
necessary nxings with fruit and con-
tectionery. The football game was
called Off
Quite a number of local families were
the recipients OF fine turkeys through the
order OF Col. Samuel p. Colt.
The concreting In front of Trinity
rectory upon Hope and Bradford streets
adds much TO the appearance OF the
frontage. but the exterior OF the rectory
needs little handling OF the brush.
Two Civil war veterans died at the
Soldiers home on Wednesday evening.
Caleb Rice was So years OF age. He served
In Company G. First Rhode Island
cavalry, and was admitted 10 the home
several years ago.
The other death was that OF George
Baacke. 70 years OF age. who was born
In Germany. He served in the Seventh
Rhode Island Volunteer infantry and had
been at the Soldiers home about a year
He died OF cerebral hemorrhage. The
body will he taken TO Providence for
interment.
John W. Church yesterday resigned as
local agent OF the Fall River and Newport
Steamboat company. Mr Church has
been agent four years. Edward V. DOYLE
OF Providence has been appointed 20 hu
the vacancy.
The barge Whitman arrived here yes
terday with cargo OF coal for the
Staples Coal company.
large number OF patrons OF the Bris-
tol and Warren Water Work company
had their water supply shut OF yesterday.
They include nu.nber OF business
places. including the block at the corner
OF Hope and Bradford streets Satisfsc-
tory arrangements has been made by the
Worsted mills and the owner OF the Has
brouch block with the water works COM
pany
The company Is not showing any pref
ersnce with their patrons. all are faring
aIike ana they are making their work
w. ]. Ellis spent Thanksgiving with
his parenss az Newton, Penn.
styfne s1tb PANEL stevens spent Thanks
Mr. and Mrs. Frank NJ. Diamond and
son spent Thanksgiving in Boston with
his friend Arthur Halliday and family
The marriage intentions OF Joseph
lsy-ef this place -affd-Miss Sarah AMI
Lambert OF Phenix, X. l., daughter of
Septamus Lambert are recorded at the
town clerks office.
The offering next Sunday at st. Marys
church as well as at all other Roman
Catholic churches in the country will be
for the benefit OF the Catholic university
at Washington. u. G..
The grand matinee hop given yesterday
In Pokanoket hail. under the direction OF
e. F. Quirk from Pawtucket was we'll
attended. Christie's orchestra furnished
the music
The Bristol high school basket ball team
will go to Fall River on Saturday after
noon TO play the Sumnersneid Athletic
club team OF that city.
Quite n number OF the members OF the
Naval Reserves visited the rifle range
at the Asylum farm yesterday for prac-
uce. and some very good scores were
made.
Several members OF the New York
Yacht club visited the Herreshod Manu-.
featuring company on Wednesday and II
is understood that they placed orders for