UNITED STATES
                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C.  20549
                       ______________________________

                                  FORM 8-K

                               CURRENT REPORT
                   PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                       SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                       ______________________________

     Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 19, 2005


                           SLADE'S FERRY BANCORP.
           (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


       Massachusetts              000-23904                 04-3061936
(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission               (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)          File Number)            Identification No.)


     100 Slade's Ferry Avenue, PO Box 390, Somerset, Massachusetts 02726
             (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


     Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (508) 675-2121


                               Not Applicable
        (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 2.02   Results of Operations and Financial Condition

      Slade's Ferry Bancorp. issued a press release on October 19, 2005 
disclosing certain information concerning its third quarter results of 
operation and financial condition.  A copy of that press release is 
attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto


Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)   The following exhibit is furnished with this Report:

      Exhibit No.    Description
      -----------    -----------

      99.1           Press release issued by Slade's Ferry Bancorp. and 
                     dated October 19, 2005


  


                                 SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by 
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                       SLADES FERRY BANCORP.
                                       ---------------------
                                       (REGISTRANT)



                               By:     /s/ Deborah A. McLaughlin
                                       ------------------------------------
                               Name:   Deborah A. McLaughlin
                               Title:  Treasurer/Executive Vice President 
                                       and Chief Financial Officer

Date: October 19, 2005


  


                                EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                  Description
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   99.1         Press Release dated October 19, 2005.