The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-19
The News Of the State
BRISTOL.
Business Disposed Of by The
Probate Court. Other Matters
Of Interest.

At yesterdays session of the probate
court, Judge Frank II Hammul presiding. .
the petition for the approval Of Benjamin
Gladding as executor OF the estate of
Elizabeth Gladdlne was continued. The
will OF Florence b. Tee was prooated
and Henry r. Teel was appointed ex-
ecutor The petition Of Annie Riley for
her appointment as administrators OF the
estate OF John j. Riley was allowed; bond
$3.50; suretes. James Riley and Charles
A. Johnson: appraisers. Peter Lannon
Thomas Johnson and ~ark II Straight
The request OF william ID. Newbold for
approval OF Elizabeth Newbold as
guardian was continued.
A petition for the appointment OF Mar
garet Christie as guardian ~ the estate
OF Grover W. Christie was allowed; bond
5000; sureties. william Christie and
Thomas Christie; appraisers, William,
Thomas and Edward Christie. The ac-
count OF John J. Hackett, guardian. for
allowance OF Mary. Irene and John T.
Hackett minors, was allowed. The sc-
account OF James a. Newman, admins
traitor. for allowance Of the estate Of
Allan NJ Newman was allowed. The In
ventory on the estate OF Alonzo y. Pierce
was allowed.
Bids for the construction Of about $50
feet of sewer on Usher place were opened
| yesterday by the sewer commission The
| contract was awarded 10 l.. r. Callan,
who was the lowest bidder His price
was GO cents a foot for laying sewer pipe,
81 80 a cubic yard for excavating rock. II
| any is found, and s3s each for three man.
holes
Edward c. Gallup who for the past
year has been In the employ Of the Rhode
| Island Suburban Railroad company. las
been appointed 10 take charge OF the sta
tion OF the Consolidated railroad al the
foot Of Constitution street
Flags are at half-mast on Grand Army
hall and other places in town, in memory
OF Gen. w. w Blackmsr. commander-in-
chief ot the G. A. r, who died on Sunday
in Boise. Idaho
Joseph Connery Of Chicago. who has
been visiting MIR. and Mrs. James Tobin
for the past weeksat "Ferncliff" left last
evening, accompanied BY Miss Annie NJ
| Tobin. for Chicago. Miss Tobin will
spend the remainder ~ the summer there.
within the past few DAYS william F
| Gladding, who is gaining quite n reputa-
tion as a boat broker, has sold three iocsi
crafts as follows: L. NJ Hortrights q
manufacturing jeweler in Providence;
Capt George slocums nine-foot catboat
10 r NJ Bennett OF Pawtucket, and
Arthur W. Howes 15-foot catooat 10 b.
D. De Wolf, Jr
Miss Annie Fales Murno died Yesterday
after an illness of about four weeks AZ
her home Al Franklin street The funeral
will take place Thursday afternoon at
23o o'clock. Rev. George l.. Locke. n. d.
rector OF St MichaeIs church Of which
she was a member will conduct the SER
!, vices
Samuel r. Abbott. who for the past ten
months has rendered efficient services as
physical instructor az the local Y. NJ. G.
A has resigned and returned to MS home
in Auburn. y. Y.
Miss Catherine Pardee daughter of
Frank Pardee, left Yesterday for New
York and sailed today for Europe.
A number Of midshipmen from the L. s
training ship Hartford were here yester-
day on leave Of absence for the day and
visited Providence. Among the number
were a son OF the Confederate General
Early. and son Of the ate Admiral
Sampson The Hartford was coaling at
Bradford Yesterday
Duane schermerhorn Of Philadelphia IS
visiting Ex-Councllman W. II Thompson.
on Franklin street
Rev. FIR. r j Fitzpatrick. pastor ~ ST
Mary's Roman Catholic church. attended
the conservation services az ST. Joseph
church in Providence Sunday.
Mrs. Horace Tarr with her daughter
Miss Gladys, OF Gloucester. Mass is tho
guest of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. VII
liam Provnell on Wood street
An all day meeting is being held today
az the Bristol Pentecostal church services
al l0:9n a m. and 23o r. m and at 30
Mrs. Amy Mathevson of Providence will
be the speaker
The annual encampment and reunion OF
the National Veteran Naval association is
being held in New Haven. Conn. this
week Captain Joseph Clifford. John z
Noutro.s and Darlington p Slade OF this
town. members Of Farragu Naval Neter-
an association OF Providence are In at
tendance
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