The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-22

sailed for Europe last week Tuesday. for
mer Lieut. Governor w. r G. Wsrdwell
! sent him q telegram at Sandy Hook as
| follows. kiss the Blarney stone for me-"
! Yesterday the genial Governor" received
the following csblegram from Colonel
! colt, indicating that the request had been
| complied with:
Cork, ireland, July 10. as.
| Governor Wardwell Bristol. r l.
Kissed Bsrney Stone for YOU.
tSgned) COLT"
Yesterday was the reunion OF the Sec
| ond Rhode Island Regiment held al Sea
comet Point. II being the Forty-fourth
anniversary OF the battle Of hull Run.
About % OF the members Of the Second
assembled at the landing Of the steamer
accompanied by few guests who had
been invited the Queen City arrived at
lO:so making = landing OF several small
boxes but would not allow a person 10 GO
on board As soon as she landed her
freight the lines were pulled I'm and she
started leaving all on the dock. hut one
who was Captain Benjamin Hall. supern-
tendent of the Soldiers Home. who made
fearful leap from the dock and landed
or NJ ard The crowd that Was left wns
greatly disappointed but the boat had
all the law allowed her To carry and her
guards were underwater
naphtha launch was discovered az tho
DeWolf Inn pier. which was soon chart
ered and the crowd started off in fine
style AZ II o'clock.
The body of Thomas Esgan. a veteran
from the Soldiers Home, was found I'm
Mt. Hope bay at II 80 O'Clock yesterday
fornoon. The body was discovered by a
Mr.. Tilley i'm shallow water Just off the
state reservation and IL Is thought that
the veteran lost his life while bathing
Mr.. Tilley reported the matter to Quar-
termastcr Sergeant Potter OF tho home
and Dr Philip +, Dillon and a nurse were
Immediately sent 10 the scene OF tho acct
don't, but life was extinct. Medical Exam
liner Or w. Frcd Williams was notified
and after viewing The body gave pcrmis-
sion for its removal to tho home and pro-
nounced the cause OF death accidental
drowning
The mans clothes wcrN found on the
shore near with a considerable sum of
money i'm the pockets.
Hugh Mckee. respected citizen OF this
town. died yesterday at - o'clock al his
home on Cole street. gastric cancer being
the cause. The funeraf will be held al
his late residence Sunday afternoon at
2:3O o'clock. Rev William r. Trotter.
rector or Trinity church. will officiate
Monday morning the body will he taken
to Dover. y. H., for intcrment.
Col Clark II. Straight deputy grand
CianCelor or District No. u, with about
10 members Of Burnside lodge. No "a X
of p, visited ReGwood lodge OF Newport
last evening
Councilman John J.. Gladdmg and
FAMILY are enjoying a two weeks outing
at the Sunset club. Pappooscsauaw.
Bristol aerie. No. 953. f. o. r. will hold
Its next regular meeting next Tuesday
evening in Pokanoket hall. The aerie
has decided 10 attend tho New England /
held day al Crescent Park Aug g. New
uniforms have been ordered
Postmaster William NJ t,orham received |
Yesterday morning orders from the postal |
authorities in Washington 10 establish
rural free delivery route. No. I, i'm Bristol /
on Tuesday. Aug. IL. There will be one /
carrier who has not vet been selected !
aud ms salary witt bc S7p7 a year which I
includes horse hire
The carrier will leave the postoffice a,
$50 a. m. returning not later than I.I5
y, m" the length OF the route is % miles
area, 90 square miles, population served |
SIS houses. served pos
The route laid out by Rural Agent &
Campbell Is as follows: From the most
office 10 s n. Wardwell's corner Pan
poosesquaw road, TO Colts corner. Pan
noosesquaw, 10 u. n. Cases residence 10
Colts corner, TO Nichols residence. Colts
'arm' retrace 10 Pappoosesquaw corner
|
to Metacom avenue 10 Narrows to Alfred
w Gooding's residence TO Charles Bow
er's residence. Narrows, to John Leahv's
residence. TO Naomi corner: retrace
soldiers home; retrace 10 W. T. G. Ward.
wells residence, 10 Fred Barney's resi-
fence, 10 Mount Hope avenue. TO the
Dyer residence, through DE Wolf avenue.
% bishop Howe's residence. 10 Edward
Anthonys residence, 10 Sumner RaTs
'esidence, TO Or. II. NJ Howc's residence.
'ound the circle of residences on Ferry
III. TO Capt. II. ~. Vests residence. 10
JUNCTION OF Wood street and Ferry road.
~ Hope To postofficc.
Thomas puffy, n well-known and re-
pected resident, Is quite IN al his homo
M Wood street.
Town Clerk Herbert i. Bennet-~~ re-
urned on Thursday from p weeks visit
{ EScohcag lake. I'm tho town OF Exeter
nd resumed hts duties at his office ycs-
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