The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-06-05
BRISTOL.
Two Hundred Dollars TO Be
Spent In Prizes for the Golf
Tournament. ..OthSr Matters.

Samuel c. Easterbrooks has sold cot
tage and lot OF land on Bay View ave-
nue. at private sale TO Elmer Reynolds
The deeds have been passed and present
ed for record.
Operations have been commenced on
widening the Y. VI. c. A. tennis court off
Hope street The court is TO be widened
three feet on each of the side lines to
afford better facilities for the state tour
nament In tennis singles and doubles.
William g. Law, Jr., and family OF
New York arrived Saturday and opened
their summer home at Ferry Hill.
Rev DR. G.. l.. Locke. rector OF 81.
Michaers Episcopal church, exchanged
pulpits yesterday with Rev. Mr.. Hardy
Of Pomfret, Conn.
At a meeting OF the board OF governors
OF the Bristol Golf club. held Saturday
afternoon 5000 was apportioned for tour
nament prizes for the reason I'm golf ten
mis- and whist. The schedules will be
arranged for each week during the season
and the first will be begun the middle
OF June.
The tax assessors have about com
pleted the work Of revaluing the taxa
bic property OF the town and will be
ready 10 make a report I'm a few DAYS.
figures at the present time. II is learned
that there has been an increase OF taxa
BILE property in the town, but contrary
20 expectations, when such an increase
Is had the tax rate will likely be from
seven 70 ten cents more per 800 than II
was last year. owing 20 the greater
amount OF money appropriated at the
annual financial town meeting in March.
At n meeting OF Babbitt Post. c. A r..
II Peck. that the annual visitation OF De-
partment Commander Ezra X Parker and
staff will be on the evening OF June o. II
is 70 be an open meeting and invitations
are 20 he issued 20 Babbitt Women's Re-
ftef rurrE H1d 1fUbfu Post. @ A r., and
Tobin women's Relief corps OF Werren.
The funeral of John Ryley took place
saturday morning from his late home on
Gooding avenue. The body was taken 10
St. Mary's church where the services
consisting Of requiem mass were held
The pastor. Rev. r J. Fitzpatrick officia-
ted. Burial was in st. Mary's cemetery.
Yesterday St Mary's Total Abstinence
society held n memorial service The
members met at Temperance Hall on
Wood street at 2 p. m. where parade
was formed at 2:S0 o'clock headed by ST.
Mary's hfe and drum hand. with carriages
containing Rev. Fathers T. j. Fitzpa trick
and j. +. Downing, pastor and assistant
pastor. respectively or 81. MarNS ChurCn.
The column marched 10 81. Mary's ceme-
terry Chestnut street where appropriate
exercises were held. funeral dirge was
rendered by the band after which PRAYER
was offered by Rev. FIR. r. j. Fitzpatrick
and an address delivered by Rev Father
]. + Downing At the conclusion OF the
address floral wreaths were placed upon
the graves OF deceased members COM
mittee form the society then visited Fall
River. and there decorated the grave of
their late beloved pastor. Rev. Father
Patrick McCabe A committee also visited
st. Mary's cemetery at Warren and deco
rated graves OF deceased members buried
there.
Charles Bowers young man employed
IN the druggists sundries department Of
the National India Rgbher company had
the misfortune 10 accidentally plunge n
cutting knife into tho feshy part Of his
left hand while at work Saturday. The
accident was SO severe that he was COM
PEELED TO leave his work and return 10
his home in Warren
Joseph Potter. chief engineer on board
the steam yacht Barracoutta owned by
James A. Garland. has resigned
There was large attendance AT the
mission service AZ 81. Mary's church Sat
urday evening. and following the OPEN
Ing instructions by Rev Pr NJ F.
Rrien and the recitation or the Rosary,
a strong and eloquent sermon was de-
livered by Rev. Pr James BARLEY. The
mission closed Yesterday.
II afHAtiHeaa-SH+HFday that-+he
third annual state tennis tournament.
under the auspices OF the Bristol Y. NJ
G. A. Lawn Tennis club, will begin Mon
day. July "a.
Tho regular monthly meeting Of tho
town council will be held on Tuesday
evening next In tho council chamber.