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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1910
Page
4
In this letter from Providence dated April 6, H J Chase opposes the property tax qualification for voting. He argues that taxation should reflect ability to pay and that ground rent and common expenses justify equal political voice, urging abolition of the property qualification and support for local option taxation.
The annual meeting was presided by Rev Alfred S. Stowell. A minute expressed appreciation for the late secretary and Sunday school superintendent Lyndon Leroy Anderstrom. Officers elected include Moderstor Rev A S Stowell, Secretary Emma L. Kelly, Treasurer Geo A Arnold, Auditors W Fred Fish and Arthur W Barrett.
Joseph Turcotte was arrested in East Providence on a charge of receiving stolen goods. Fowl thefts were reported in March, with five blooded hens from Charles H West’s denery at 63 Charles street. West Jr., 12, allegedly sold birds to Turcotte after receiving cigarettes and 10 cents per fowl. Turcotte pleaded not guilty and was held in Bristol County Jail on $500 bail to await trial Monday.
A historical appeal argues for a dedicated home and schooling for the feeble minded in Rhode Island. It cites rising state burdens from imbecility, outlines costs from a Newport case, and urges expanded facilities at the Slocum home to prevent further state care, stressing custodial care, training, and employment as essential. It warns that untreated cases threaten public welfare and urges prompt funding and institutional expansion.
Civic League Bulletin December 199 discusses humane training for restrained youths in state care. It argues that active instruction and development of mentality and economic ability benefit both the individual and the state, contrasting idle or sullen behavior with productive engagement in institutional life.
Warm spring invites elm leaf beetles that overwinter in sheds barns and attics to emerge and feed on elm leaves. Protect by thorough spraying with lead arsenate before eggs are laid, targeting both leaf upper surfaces and undersides to kill adults and larvae.
Geraldine Anita Dow six months old daughter of Mr and Mrs George V Dow died April 6 in town. Helen Bourne widow of George I Bourne aged 67 died in New York City at 40 West 69th Street on April 6. Funeral private. Emma Walker died April 7 in town in her 68th year. Kindly omit flowers.
A conductor and passenger spar over a bad dime. The passenger coolly asks for excuses for his misstep while admitting he cannot swim, between the Devil and the deep sea. He mentions failing to get along with a cook and cites handing the minx her passports.
Geraldine Anita Dow died at the Dow home on William Street from pneumonia after measles death occurred Wednesday evening. She was ill four days. Funeral was at 2 PM from the parental home with Rev. Alfred S. Stowell officiating. The body will be taken to Nerhoarts Long Island Saturday for burial.
Mrs Emma Walker wife of James Walker died last evening at her home 323 Thames street corner of Bradford Street. She had been ill since last Sunday in her 68th year born in England daughter of the late Joseph Hill. She leaves a son Edwin Carter of Warren and a daughter Mrs Albert Battcher of this town. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm from her residence with Rev EF Talbea officiating.
The funeral for former Councilman William H. Thompson was held Wednesday at 4 p.m. at Rev. T. Newton Owen's residence on Bradford Street. Thompson died in Asheville, North Carolina, last Thursday at his daughter Mrs. Elnathan P. Brownell Jr.'s home. The body arrived in Bristol Tuesday. many floral pieces accompanied the remains. Rev Y. Newton Owen led services, with large attendance from Asheville, Pascoag, Providence, and Bristol. Bearers were Dr. Howard W. Church, J. Howard Manchester, Charles A. Johnson, Philip H. Farrington, Clinton T. Sherman, Charles H. Charch, Augustus R. Paull of Bristol, and Charles H. Manchester of Providence. Interment followed at North Cemetery.
Four questions advertisers can ask a publication about patron age circulation readership and value. If circulation is large and reaches the right audience, and readers subscribe pay and read for business related reasons, the Phoenix medium proves effective and answers these queries.
A Virginia restaurant near the rocks faced collapse until Mose the colored waiter convinces patrons to buy chicken. He promises silk umbrellas with each order, then reveals the scheme and explains the boss needs the money, shifting responsibility to himself to avoid liability.
Travelers Guide N Y N H Hartford ratle electric car service in effect Oct. 8 1909 outlining new route adjustments and schedules for intercity travelers in the early electric streetcar network.
In a humorous dialogue a father defines a bankrupt as a man who puts his money in his trousers pocket and hands his coat to his creditors. The exchange frames bankruptcy as a comic misfortune through a folk saying.
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