The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-04-17
The News Of the State
BRISTOL.
School Committee 10 Decide
on site for New High School
Building at Tonight's Meeting

OF land on the Gibson plat on the west
side OF the main road, from Henry NJ.
Gibson to Fred b. Wilcox, recorded at
the town clerks office.
Mrs. ]. F. Farrally left Saturday ac-
companied by her two daughters, for a
three weeks sojourn with her parents
at Mystic, Conn.
The school committee will meet this
evening and It is expected the location
OF the new High School building will be
made public. 1t is generally conceded
that the Collins plat at the corner of
Hope and Bradford streets will be the
choice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry NJ. Gibson. who
have been spending the winter in the
south, have returned home
Shad have commenced running and
few fine ones have been taken out OF
the Warren river.
The minstrel troupe composed OF mem
bers of the local Y. NJ c. A met last
evening In Rockwell hall with Mr.. Sphinx,
leader, for rehearsal. The local troupe
will perform I'm Rockwell hall early in
May. The next rehearsal OF the com
pany will take place Wednesday evening
OF next week.
Babbitt Women's Relief Corps held a
well attended meeting Friday evening.
and was visited by Department President
Mrs. Louisa NJ. Bowen OF Central Falls
and staff. General orders from depart
ment headquarters were read by the
secretary Of the corps. Mrs. Mary X.
Fish and addresses delivered by the de-
partmont president and members OF her
staff
a party OF four jewelry manufacturers
came here Saturday afternoon from
North Attleboro Mass, in an auto tour
ing car.
Saturday afternoon n small boy by the
name OF Henry Burke fell from the
bridge into the water where a gang OF
Italians was catching cells. II was with
much difficulty that he was rescued
Mrs Mary r. Sousa. wife Of Joseph
Sousa OF this town died at an early hour
yesterday morning at her home on Bourn
avenue. Mrs. Sousa was i'm her e0th
year and had lived in Bristol from In
fancy She Is survived by her husband
and two children. The elder being but
II months old. the younger being a babe
born two weeks ago.
The Bristol chapter. Daughters OF the !
American Revolution, will give a hurdy- |
gurdy party I'm the town hall Warren, |
Wednesday evening. April 2sth. The party |
promises 10 be very novel affair
meeting Of the recently appointed
ToH0 commission WAS npln IN the cOllnri
chamber Saturday evening Messrs Cum
mngs. Callan. Hall and Buffum were
present The commissioners present dis
rtf~~rd the conditions Of tho roads Mt some
length and received estimates from Rus
sell -. Bullock OF the approximate cost
OF rebuilding tho number OF miles OF
road which the commissioners think need
rebuilding. etc Mr.. Bullock also quoted
prices on crushed stone. delivered at the
to meet with the approval OF the commits |
sioners Mr. Bullock's figures were IS
cents per ton for crushed stone at the |
crusher; sl.l0 per ton delivered upon the |
road. S.i5 per ton delivered upon the |
road and spread. The commissioners |
have not the power TO make contracts, |
but thanked Mr.. Bullock for the lnforma-
tion given, which will help them in form
ing a basis for the recommendations 10 be |
submitted at q town meeting. which will |
be called I'm the near future. II was |
voted that the secretary, Col Luke H. |
Callan, notify the town council that the |
was ready 10 report TO a town |
meeting and to ask that body TO issue
n call for special town meeting at an |
early date. as II IL the desire OF the com
missioners to render a report as early as |
possible.
Peter Lannon. who was seriously injur- |
fu Nv JuiiipilE lltAu tue NdkoD. Is SLOWLY |
recovering.
The inspection OF the Bristol naval re-
serves OF the Second Division will take |
place April 27. The inspection will bc |
made by Adit General Sackett and Ma |
jor Charles w. Abbott l. & A
Yesterday was Palm Sunday and was /
observed with the usual ceremonies at |
st Mary's church. Palms were blessed |
asd distributed TO the people during the /
day
There has been a large amount OF work |
dono at the Herresh hon Manufacturing |
con pany during the winter. during which |
B yachts OF all descriptions were built. /
The greater part OF them being the one |
design class OF 3O-footers for members OF 1
the New York club.
Saturday afternoon the first OF the new \
racing sloops OF the 30 foot class OF one 1
design for members OF the New York /
Yacht club was giver n trial i'm Bristol |
harbor. proving that the class is fast /
one and 10 an unusual degree easily han |
q cd The Affair Is the name OF the first |
boat out and she was resently drawn by /
] q for Cord Meyer G. New York a noted |
yachtsman who with two OF his friends |
vent on board with Captain Nat HERE |
shor. the latter steering She showed re- |
markable speed. poth sharp hauled on the |
wind and I'm running before the wind
Mrs. Hugh Young, q highly esteemed |
resident. passed away last evening at her |
t-me on Bristol Neck.