The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-17
BRISTOL.
Church Estate Before Probate
Court Next Month. Matters
Of General Interest.

A great deal of talk OF late has been in
duged IN relative 10 tho will of the late
Benjamin Church who gave the bulk OF
his estate for home for aged men At
the semi-monthly session OF the court or
probate held Yesterday forenoon Judge
Hammill announced that Attorney Albert
\. Baker had appeared I'm behalf OF
Charles ~. Church and others obiocting
to the probatng OF the will. The contest
ant is "A surviving brother Of tho de-
ceased and public opinion seems 10 be
quite strongly iu his favor Judge Ham
mill granted tho request of tho attorney
for the contestants and a special session
of the court Will be held Tuesday. Noyom-
ber a.
Reba Rebekah degree lodge. 30. 70. 10.
q. T., is making arrangements for a
cake. pie and confectionery sale To he
held In odd Fellows hail. Friday after
noon and evening, October 90 from 10
O'clock
The Republican caucus OF Bristol was
held az tho court house last evening 90
eject delegates To the state convention 10
be held I'm Providence. october Is. and 20
elect members 10 the state central COM
mlttee and also a town committee as veh
as 10 nominate delegates for senator and
representative. The meeting was called ~
order by the chairman OF the town com
'''''''' is' -. f1pHlnan was rINCten chair
man and John r. Ashton secretary
Judge q. l.. Bosworth nominated the fol-
lowing az delegates 10 the state conven-
ton. Henry T. Darling j. Winthrop De
Wolf Richard III. Dunbar. DR. n g
thurch, Harry :. Minchcr and William
McCaushey For state central committee.
Mr.. Charles A. Barber presented the
name Of Philo V. Cady and he was unan-
imously elected. For town committee
Judge q. l.. BoSworth presented the
names or sumner A. Ball Fred VI. Dixon
Louis u, Waldron, Albert s. Chesaman.
r. H. Wilkinson. Frank y. Wilson ami
Johh ID. Ashton Merton A. Chessman
presented the name OF Harry H. Shepard
lot senator and he was unanimously
elected. For representative. ! Winthrop
-" Nolt presented the name Of Or w
mously.
Mr. Roy a. Foster night telegraph
operator AZ the New York. New Haven
ana Hartford railroad station. left hcrc
yesterday morning on his annual visit
which he will spend at Standing and
Saranac Lake y. Y.
James Christensen. who said his homo
Is IN Newport. today requested the chief
OF police 10 be on the lookout fo. bix
daughter. Mary Christensen. aged rs
years. who had left home without notify
ing her parents Mr. Christensen had
Traced her as far as Bristol Ferry. but
could not learn whether she had como
TO Fall River or crossed tho rorr,. fo,
Bristol He gave her description a. beinp
or quito large build. that she worc a mink
shirt waist and brown sack when she left
home
Mrs. Mary g. Hoar celebrated her q3d
birthday Sunday at her home on RvHold
street Mrs. Hoar enjoys good health
ana IS quite active. 1Ier memory is very
good and this fact Is considered rcmarks-
Die for woman Of hcr age Throughout
the day many friends from Providence
and Boston. also Newport. called la 500
and congratulate her on her extreme good
hcalth and longevity.
Reba Rebekah degree lodge. No l., /
@. .. F.. will attend the annual harvest
festival of Celestia lodge OF Warren this !
evening. ON Thursday evening the lodge
VIII mako visit TO Dorcas lodge No
ot providence 10 witness Rebekah degree /
work
Mr.. and Mrs. II. 7, Potter and fanil,. /.
closed their residence Yesterday AT rer,,. /
hill and moved TO their winter residence
in Providence
Archibald w. Archer. Jr.. left here YES
terday for Wilmington. Del. 10 enter
upon his new duties with tho Chicago
Electrical Hose company of that place.
Mr.. and Mis-. William c. Low closed
their Ferry hill residence today and leave /
for Brooklyn. y. Y. tonight Mr.. Low
is brother of ex-Mayor Seth Low and
owned number OF fine residences at
Ferry hill
Burnside lodge No. a. Knights of !
Pythias, will pay fraternal visit 10
Puritan lodge OF FAN River tomorrow
evening.