The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14
BRISTOL.
Rural Delivery System TO Go
Into Operation Tomorrow.
Other Matters Of Interest.

ShSs ~
Postmaster W. NJ Gorham received
/ from Washington, Saturday. letter con
( tanning information that William y. La
] hey. who WAS one ~ the scvcn candidates
| FOR the position. had passed the examina-
/ ton and had been selected as the car
/ rier for ths free rural delivery route. As
/ each applicant was Obliged TO name
/ substitute for his position I'm case of i'll
\ ness Mr. I.ahey named his brother. Ed
| ward I.ahey and the latter was approved
/ as substitute by tho postal authorities.
Arrangements are being made so that
/ the new rural delivery VIII go into enect
l at once. IL is Postmaster Gorham's opin-
! ion that the first delivery and collection
! will be made on the route Tuesday morn
| ing The carrier will leave the postoffice
! AZ $50 a. m. returning not later than ll1
y. M. The length Of the route is % miles
! area % square miles population served
| S76 houses served 2OS.
Dr Howard W Church Mr.. and Mrs.
/ Carlton OF Hartford and the Misses PAUL
/ are spending week in camp az the Mar
rows
Saturday afternoon throngs OF ladies at
| tended the reception given by the Nation
al Biscuit company AT Grand Army hsl
and enjoyed an entertainment that was
not only unique In the history OF tho
| town. but was unusual IN the benefits
conferred upon the guests From a social
| point OF view. the AFFAIR was a pro-
| nounced success. while the benefits Of
| better acquaintance with the products OF
| the National Biscuit company will be
! shared alike by the hosts and those who
| enjoyed their hospitality. The thorough
/ preparations that had been made for the
reception were most apparent I'm the inte-
! rior of the hall. Purple and white. the
/ Nat ,ul ...l.
/ everywhere I'm evidence. suggesting the
purple and white package Of Tneeda Bis
cult. one OF the best and best known OF
! the company's products In every avala-
/ BILE nook and corner were ornamentod dis
| plays consisting OF artistic arrangements
| OF the packages containing the various
/ delicacies that have made the fame Of
| National Biscuit company. The delighted
guests were served with refreshments.
/ and the two most delicious confections
were as deserts-Nabisco Sugar WATERS
and Festino Almonds The committee
| having charge OF this reception express
themselves perfectly delighted by the en-
| thusiastic interest manifested by the la
! dies during the entire reception De Wolf
! Inn orchestra discoursed fine music and
| the entire program was grand success.
! The second race OF a series Of the Bris-
/ tol Yacht club for the Garland cup was
/ sailed Saturday afternoon and was won
| by the Minnow, owned by II l.. Lippitt
! Jr.. beating the Weunonah two minutes
! There were five entries. Minnow, owned
| by " L. Lippitt, Jr. Wcnnonah. owned
! by J. +. Wetherell: EaRlet. owned by Miss
! Caroline Grosvenor: Whitecap. owned BY
! Miss Marguerite Thurbcr, and the Hone
| owned by Russell c Colt. which broke
her boom soon after starting. Two races
| have been sailed for the cup. one won by
| the WennOnah and one by the Minnow
! The next and last race will be sailed Sat
urday, Sept. g.
handicap tournament was played Sat
urday afternoon on the links OF the Bris-
! tol Golf club at Ferry Hill which was
won by Maus Wheclwright. whose net
| score was si
! William j. DUFFY. Ir. won tho county
| championship in mems singles Saturday
| afternoon IN tho tournament OF the FIX
| celsior Tcun,s club by default 81 Frank
| VI Dimoud who did not defend the title
won by him last year.
! Saturday sheriff Phio V. Cadv arrested
! Pasquale Carmuso. who Is employed on
! Prudence Island on a suit begun nv
/ Nincepzo Del Pozzo az Providence on the
/ charge Of slandeT. Damages are placed
/ ~ $1,000 and the writ is returnable tn the
superior court In Providence on tho 18th
! day Of August James \ Williams Is
/ attorney for the plaintiff
/ Intelligence was received here SATURDAY.
]
Anthony Brogan. who was a former resi-
/ dent here. He was the eldest son OF the
/ late Cornelius Brogan OF School street.
/ No. l. His brothers and sisters left here
/ for Greenwich on Saturday
I Mrs. Mary Culley wife OF James Culley.
/ died Friday afternoon at her residence on
State street. Mrs Cullcy was one OF the
oldest residents in town, her age being
/ ~ years.
The steam yacht Comet owned by Ex-
/ Commodore Joseph Il. Fletcher left Sat
! urday with the owner and party OF
/ friends from New London. where they
/ will Join tho New York Yacht club on
/ the eastern cruise.
The boats OF the Edgewood and Wash
/ ington Park Yacht clubs arrived Satur-
/ day afternoon from WEXFORD on the an
nual cruise The yachtsmcn were enter
/ tanned by the Bristol Yacht club.
Rev W. J Smith pastor of thc Moiho-
/ dist church at Burnside Conn and a
/ former pastor 40 the state street VI T..
I church H. here with his wifi, and daugh-
ter. stopping ~ the Churh street House
! Hc preached At the morning service yes-
I tcrday 90 The state street NJ T.. church.
I Mr Charles T'h.n and Miss Annie NJ
I To,in arrived homo SATURDAY evening
from chicago. where Nr Tohin has necn
engaged IN the coal business the past
l two years.