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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1915
Page
4
The New York Public Service Commission reports the New York, New Haven and Hartford led state lines in January with 94 percent on time across 4772 passenger trains and an average delay of 1 minute. The other top railroad ran 4832 trains with 1.4 minutes delay.
The News of Derry reports a March memorial service for Rev Alfred S Stowell long time pastor of the First Baptist Church of Derry. Rev Irving J Enslin led the service and read a poem on the brotherly hope and future heavenly reunion. Capt L H Pillsbury recalled Stowell’s work and friendship in organizing and sustaining the church and ministry in Derry.
United States Forest Service tests name Osage orange as the toughest American wood. The report highlights its superior strength and durability compared with other native species.
A local opinion argues the old-fashioned castor oil advocate proves correct over modern German medicines with fancy names. Dissenters must agree or go without, the piece asserts.
War correspondent describes the Belgian evacuation of Alost amid German advance. Thousands of civilians fled as soldiers looted and fired. spies masked as refugees triggered the mass exodus. The evacuation orders followed a deadly mass raid and bombardment spillover toward Ghent, with civilians carrying only a few essentials.
In Bristol 1915 the Probate Court hears a petition by Charles Mayo Grace Harrop and Harry Mayo to appoint Harry V Mayo of East Providence as guardian of Marta Inez Mayo. The matter is set for April 19 at 10 30 a m with four teen days of notice to be published in the Bristol Phenix.
Samuel W Church estate administrators de bonis non Russell S Church and Samuel C Diamond present their final account for allowance and petition for distribution among widow and heirs at law. The Bristol Phoenix will publish on April 19 1915.
Paris column notes Gaston de Jansac funded a trust in 1423 to keep eight widows living in a house on Rue Saint Sauveur. Though rebuilt several times, each successor on the same site has continued the arrangement, despite proposals to move them to a public institution.
James R. Reed of Tru mansburg New York says he bred rabbits that eat only weeds and spare cultivated plants. After a two year training plot the animals were starved then released into gardens where they weed by consuming weeds but not crops.
A New York Evening Post opinion argues that American scholarship lags behind global leaders. It criticizes U S institutions for failing to nurture science, noting abroad produced major discoveries in X rays, radioactivity, and other fundamental physics.
A Craftsman reflection extols the gardener as a free steward who tilts against kings and corporations in a personal plot. Even in old age, he remains purposeful, shifting to peaceful labor until death, his hands tending the soil he cherishes.
An ancient fortress known as the Tower of the Lions beside the Tripoli railway is slated for demolition to widen the line. Traditionally linked to Richard the Lion Heart, it is one of six Crusader coastal forts, with only one remaining in poor condition. Archaeologists lament its loss as a relic of antiquity.
The French poet M. Jean Richepin delivers vigorous campaign speeches for the chamber election. He brands the electors as unworthy, calling them brutes dogs cowards and later labels his future constituents as wretches mercenaries jackals savages and howling wild beasts in print.
Mary R. Fish guardian presents final account of Harold R. Fish estate for allowance. The court receives it and refers to April 5 1915 for action with regular weekly notices in Bristol Phoenix.
Administrator Frank H. Hammill announces appointment by the Bristol Probate Court Rhode Island of the estate of John W. Eddy late of Swansea Massachusetts Deceased He has filed bond All claimants must file with the clerk within six months from the first advertisement date.
James W. Franklin and WM R. Randall advertise executorship duties for Bristol Rhode Island estates. Franklin bonds as administrator of William W Franklin estate with first notice dated March 15 1915. Randall as executor of Louis W Colwell estate announces probate acceptance and bond as required by law and issue of first advertisement.
Gerarda Marino announces she has accepted the trust as executrix of Gaetano Marino late of Bristol. Bonds have been given as required by law and any persons with claims against the estate must file them as provided in the first advertisement.
Notice from Bristol Rhode Island Town Clerk John M. Coggeshall detailing annual dog licenses due April registrations June collars and fees for male and female dogs with different rates in 1915. Licenses available after April 1 1915 at Town Clerk's office.
Public sale to satisfy a mortgage on Lot 64 marked Fox Hill Cottage in Bristol Rhode Island. Sale set for April 14 1915 at 12 30 PM on the premises. Mortgage details traced to John A Hassett date December 31 1904 recorded in Real Estate Mortgage Book 64 pages 192 198 194 195. Attorney Albert A Baker represents the mortgagee and will bid if needed.
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