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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1910
Page
2
Editorial condemns fireworks related injuries and praises Bristol town ordinance restricting cannons and pistols. Cites 1910s injury figures, urges nationwide action, notes Taft support and Connecticut mayoral meeting to curb reckless Independence Day celebrations.
Public sentiment in Tennessee divides over Governor Patterson s pardon of Col Duncan Cooper for the murder of Senator Carmack. The Supreme Court had upheld a 20 year sentence but the governor released Cooper, claiming conviction violated law and evidence. Cooper s son, an accessory, faces a long shadow of doubt about retrial while a colored man’s murder anger stirs fear of mob justice.
The article marks the 49th anniversary of Fort Sumter surrender to the Confederates and the 45th anniversary of President Lincoln's assassination at Ford's Theatre, Washington, reflecting on the Civil War era.
A pithy maxim notes that individuals who focus on their own affairs achieve notable success due to minimal competition, underscoring the value of quiet self-discipline and steady work.
Postal timings listed for mails arriving and closing at multiple intervals. Sunday schedule shows arrivals at 8.00 am and distribution from carriers at south door 9.30 to 10.80 am with office hours noted.
Express matter departure and arrival times in Bristol listed by Adams Express. Outward at 7 50, 11 20 a m, 8 20, 5 20 p m. Inward at 8 00, 12 00 a m, 3 00, 7 30 p m.
Capt George T Gladding prepared his catboat Razzle Dazzle for the season. Marriage intentions of Roger Robert Walsh and Delia Agnes Reilly, both of this town, filed at the Town Clerk's office. Brick stone plastering and cement work painting papering for general repairs by O LeCLAIR. Large seed oysters planted in beds around Hog Island Narragansett Bay. William Cheetham and wife convey by deed to Catherine McAlevy a house and tract on Union Street. deed filed at Town Clerk's office. Bristol US Volunteer Life Saving Corps met at Hotel Belvedere with new members and by laws. Crandall and Slocum spoke. Thirty linden trees to be planted along Wood and Hope streets near Walker's cove. funded by Commodore McKee, planted under John W Best. Casino Club organized in Hasbrouck block. officers George W Graham, William Darling, James Brides. catered by Bickford. Club to occupy Hasbrouck basement rooms formerly Casino bowling alleys.
The Bristol town newspaper notes a new curtain line at the New York Store under F M Dimond with Ernest Torrey visiting a Rhode Island hospital for an operation. The item lists local business items, club notes, shoe ads, and updates on members, sales promotions, and civic groups.
Advertisement asserts deafness cannot be cured by local means and must be treated constitutionally. Claims nine of ten cases from catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for any deafness case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Includes address in Toledo, Ohio and purchase note for constipation remedy.
A scene unfolds as a irate father questions a young man who has called on his daughter since seven. The youth jokes that she has been sitting on his hat for hours, prompting the father to insist the hat be hung on the hall rack from now on.
Mortgagee will sell at public auction on Monday April 18 1910 at 12 noon in front of premises on the northerly side of Mount Hope Avenue Bristol Rhode Island by virtue of a deed of mortgage dated January 1 1909 and recorded in Book 85 Page 190. The property includes land and buildings described as 56 feet on Mount Hope Avenue 128 feet on Goulart Avenue and part of Lot 2 and Lot 1 in John Bullock land plat Bristol. Sale conditions announced at time of sale. bidding by the mortgagee or her agent James F. Lavander attorney for the mortgagee Bristol RI March 23 1910.
Dog owners in Bristol must register and license dogs over six months each April or May 1910. Fees: $1.15 for male, $5.15 for female in April. $2.15 for male, $6.15 for female in May. Licenses available from April 1 at the Town Clerk's office, Bristol RI. Town Clerk: John M. Coggeshall. notice dated March 25, 1910.
In the District Court of the United States for the District of Rhode Island Thomas J Connery of Bristol a bankrupt seeks discharge. A hearing was ordered for April 28 1910 at Providence to consider creditors proved debts and other interested parties reasons why discharge should not be granted. CHE R W BARROWS See in Bankruptcy.
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