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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1907
Page
2
On Tuesday evening the Bristol Town Council moved to enforce the Sunday law more strictly, a plain duty praised by locals. The editorial notes that despite long inaction, the action shows common sense and is genuinely appreciated by the community.
The First Baptist Church held its annual meeting in the vestry with Rev. Alfred S. Stowell presiding. Deacon and treasurer reports were read and approved. Officers for the year include Moderator Rev. Alfred S. Stowell secretary L. L. Anderstrom treasurer Deacon George A. Arnold auditor W. Fred Fish Ushers include Jasper Bullock W Fred Fish F F Hodgdon and Wm Dailey Sunday school officers list Superintendent L J Anderstrom assistant Superintendent F F Hodgdon secretary John M Stowell treasurer Joseph T Lindsey librarian William Dually assistant John Stowell.
A gas stove exploded Wednesday evening in the St. John's rectory kitchen in Warren. All windows were blown out and furniture demolished as debris and plaster debris covered the room. The cellar gas plant was undamaged. A workman named Leminx suffered a minor leg injury from flying stove fragments.
The record shows votes cast for U S Senator in the state 11600s8e. Colt Wetmore Goddard Utter are named as candidates. The item notes a choice is necessary.
Bristol Post Office hours list mail arrivals at 7.00 10:00 a m 12 00 m 2 00 4 00 5 45 7 15 p m and closes at 8 00 8 45 11 80 a m 1 45 5 45 7 15 p m Sunday mail 8 express outward 7 35 11 05 am 8 05 5 05 pm inward 7 45 11 45 am 2 45 6 45 pm by Earle Prew officials.
Local store alterations announce papers at W M Connerys. Ray Sholes returns from Bratz and Sholes trip. Mrs M L Torrance recovering from grip and prostration. Warren police raid gambling den. street cars warned to slow on Main. Rotary lodge events and Biograph shorts at Bristol Opera House. Community notices include fire department changes, skating, saloon closures, funerals, church meetings, and civic gatherings.
An advertisement claims deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It asserts most deafness stems from catarrh and offers One Hundred Dollars for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, inviting readers to send for free circulars and noting Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A long catalog of library holdings notes April 6 availability with numerous author titles across subjects. It lists works by James Persia Jackson Charleston Benson Hillis Murray Smith Latimer Noyes Twain Fenwick Eggleston McCutcheon Lefevre White Adams Midway Sidney Ingersoll Havens Stratemeyer Gibson Robinson Raymond Hamlin Caine Storr and more. The remark about an old umbrella and Brattle's shade adds a quip about ancestry.
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