The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-30
The News Of the State
BRISTOL.
Sudden Death in Connecticut
Of Former Resident. Notes
Of General Interest.

kilograms were received here yesterday
by relatives announcing the sudden deatn
OF William Clark Charee, which occurred
AT the Chaffee House In Middletown,
Conn. at an early hour yesterday morn
ing. Mr.. Chaffee was born In this town
on Nov 20. 1852, Consequently his age was
50 years and 10 months. He II survived by
two brothers. stephen II. Chsffee OF Mid
dletown Conn. and Samuel r. Chsnee
residing ON congregational street, In this
town. Mrs. William A. Manchester, re-
siding at the corner OF Constitution and
Thames street. and Mrs. James A. Bos-
worth, on Wood street. are his sisters
The funeral will be held In Middletown
Conn. on Sunday. followed by intermeht
there
Miss Louise Munro daughter ~ the late
Darlington Palmer Munro, passed away
yesterday afternoon after brief Illness
al her home on Hope street.
The funeral OF Mrs. Retsey Church
Wsrdwell was held this afternoon from
the residence OF the late Judge W. III.
Spooner on Hope street
Officials OF the New England Fire Ex-
change have visited the town and have
carefully inspected the water tank at Half
Way hill Upon examination they found
but ten feet OF water there. The officials
said owing 10 tho sms II supply in the
tank and the poor condition of the water
pipes throughout the town that insurance
rates would he higher. This matter OF
higher insurance rates was spoken or
quite recently In the columns OF The
News.
The United State Department OF Agri-
culture has forwarded bulletin boards 70
Postmaster Gorhsm, on which will he dis
PLAYED daily in the corridors OF the post
orfice the weather forecast
Mrs. J.. NJ. G.. Pratt, who has been
spending the summer at her home on
Bristol Neck. will leave here today for
Europe. whore she will spend the winter
IN art study
The National India Rubber company
will make an exhibit NJ carriage cloth at
the annual exhibition OF the Carriage
Builders National association, which
opens I'm Philadelphia next Monday.
The sermon al the S1st annual Harvest
festival at Trinity church on October II,
will he preached by the Rev r. w
Smith. rector Of the Church OF the As
cension, Fall River.
An interesting and unique specimen OF
n sailors skill is exhibited in the win
dow of William NJ. Connery's clothing
store II is the property of Mr. Merton A.
Chessmsn and is = small network of pa
per which surrounds picture Of the
old war schooner Boxer In each OF the
four corners of the curio ar. scenes EN-
blematic OF the fall Of Adam and Eve.
The engraving was done with India ink.
No break IN the paper can be discovered
from the beginning Of the work 90 the
end
Frank Orms of Providence has sold 20
Patrick Kickham four acres OF land and
the buildings located on tho east side OF
Broad Common road
The assessors OF taxes held q meeting
this morning for the purpose OF listening
10 remonstrants who felt that they had
been overtaxed and also heard those
wsAo feel that they have not been taxed
the proper amount
Next week member OF real estate
deals are scheduled to take place. All the
property on the South East corner OF
Hope and Bradford street which includes
tho buildings and stores formerly owned
by Captain Collins estate but recently
purchased by Colonel Colt is among the
deals. a number OF purchasers have ex-
amined this property and options have
but nothing definite will take place until
colonel Colt arrives home
Miss Nellie Flynn left here Yesterday
10 visit friends in Idaho
John T. Lewis and wife have sold 20
Emma p Williams lot of land at the
Narrows. Ema p. Williams has gold TO
William T. c. Wardwoll a lot OF land at
tho Narrows.