Bristol Honors Col Colt With Silver Loving Cup
Citizens of Bristol raise funds in two days to present Col Samuel Pomeroy Colt with a large sterling silver loving cup on an ebony base. The inscription reads Samuel Pomeroy Colt from The People of Bristol April 27 1907. The presentation drew wide turnout including former Lt Governor Wardwell and featured three cheers after the address and a handshaking procession.
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Julius Caesar
Capua
Rome
Bristol
United States
J. W. Franklin
Col. Colt
Col Colt
W. T. C. Wardwell
Loving
Samuel Pomeroy Colt
People of
A Thought on Friendship by George Washington
A slender acquaintance with the world must convince every man that actions, not words, are the true criterion of the attachment of friends, and that the most liberal professions of good will are very far from being the sufest marks of it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Directors Named for Dwellings and Farm Properties
A notice lists the directors associated with dwellings barns stores buildings schools churches and farm properties. Names included are Philo Ke Thayer J Milton Payne Philip C. Sheldon James L. Jenes Edwin A. Perein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philo KE. Thayer J. Milton Payne
Philip C. Sheldon
James L. Jenes
Edwin A. Perein
Bristol Beats Auburn 6 to 4 in Saturday Baseball
Bristolfi baseball team defeated Auburn 6 to 4 on Auburn ground. Both teams showed fast play though Auburn opened a four run third inning before Bristol tied and pulled ahead. EB Howland, Cooney and Aldrich starred. D Howland hit a two bagger.
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Bristolfi
Auburn
Bristol
EB. Howland
Cooney
Aldrich
D. Howland
Po Tucker
Fiskess Case
P Cady
LaFontaine
Brown
Cummings
Degnan
Anderson
Ieee
Po Cooney
R. Budlong
Heath
EK. Howland
Spelman
A. Budlong
Miller
Tucker
Fiska
Cady
Cammingra
G. Cooner
A. Badlong
A. Baudlong
Case
Fiske, Brown
Howland
Strockout
U Case
R. Badlong
E. Howland
Surprise Gift From National India Rubber Wire Staff
Mr and Mrs William F O Rourke of Usher Avenue were honored by about seventy five National India Rubber Company wire department employees with a buffet large punch bowl and cut glass fixtures. Fred L Dunbar presented the gifts on behalf of the workers. The couple thanked them and the event featured drums colored lights refreshments and musical selections before the group departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F.O’ Rourke
Usher Avenue
Wire Department
National India Rubber Company
Fred L. Dunbar
O’rourke
Col Andrew B Meiggs Died After Prolonged Illness
Col Andrew B Meiggs of Bristol Neck died at his home after a painful illness from a spinal condition and subsequent meningitis. Born February 1 1869 in Warren he was 38 years 5 months and 8 days old. He worked at National India Rubber Company and farmed seasonally. Survived by wife Sarah E Straight two brothers Major Ernest E Meiggs and Henry M Meiggs and sister Mrs Julia Negus. Funeral Thursday at 3 from his Bristol Neck residence with burial in North Cemetery. He served in Bristol Train of Artillery rising to Colonel before retiring April 1 1900. He was a longtime public servant and militia officer.
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Andrew B. Meiggs
Bristol Neck
A. M. Merriman
Smith
Providence
William B
Mary A. Meiggs
National India Rubber Company
Mr. Meiges
Sarah E. Straight
Col
O. H. Straight
Henry A. Stevens
First Congregational Church
Ernest E. Meiggs
Henry M. Meiggs
Julia Negus
George Negus
Swansea
W. R. Trotter
Trinity Church
North Cemetery
Bristol
State of
Rhode Island
Providence Plantations
Adjutant General’s Office
Bristol Train of Artillery
R. L M
Elisha Dyer
Frederic M. Sackett
Last of Earth Col Meiggs and Col Speiggs Pass
Gol Meiggs, a respected drill master and Colt Guards commander, died after a long illness. Col Speiggs, longtime Bristol farmer and Bristol Artillery member, also passed away leaving a lasting legacy. The Bristol Artillery Veteran Association and the community mourn their losses as distant towers are laid upon the casket.
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Earth
Gol. Meiggs
Bristol Artillery
Colt Guards
Bristol
Col
Speiggs
William Henry Simmons Dies After Long Illness
William Henry Simmons died Saturday afternoon at 8 45 at his Bristol Neck home near the Bristol and Warren line after a long illness. Cause was cancer of the stomach. He was 80 years, 8 months and 21 days old and had lived in the town all his life. Born on Bristol Neck to Hezekiah and Polly Simmons, his ancestors were among the town’s first settlers. He was once a longtime resident of the area.
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William Henry Simmons
Bristol Neck
Bristol and Warren Line
Mr. Simmons
Hezekiah
Polly Simmons
Mendon Area Blacksmith Mason Peake Dies at 90
Mason James Peake died at his daughter’s home on Sunday evening after a long life marked by faith and service. Born in Sheldon Vermont in 1816 he worked as a blacksmith and later transported mail from Morrisville to Elmore. He married Hannah Spaulding in 1882 and spent his later years in Bristol with his daughter Harriet Talbee. He leaves a son Delus Peake of Hyde Park. The funeral is at 1 PM tomorrow at 154 Woodstrest with Rev. Walter White officiating. burial in North cemetery.
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Mason James Peake
Frank E. Talbee
Wood
Collins Street
Mr. Peake
Sheldon
Vermont
Morrisville
Elmore
Hannah Spaulding
Bristol
Peake
Pentecostal Church
James
Susanna
Bugbee) Peake
Harriet Talbee
Delus Peake
Hyde Park
Woodstrest
Walter White
North Attleboro
North Cemetry
Sudden Death of Mrs Evelyn F Wilson in Providence Home
The sudden death of Mrs Evelyn Frances Wilson, wife of Charles B Wilson, occurred shortly after dinner Saturday at their Reynolds avenue home in Providence. Born in Bristol 48 years ago, she married Mr Wilson on Sept 28, 1898, by Rev Henry A Stevens. The body will be brought here tomorrow for interment at North Cemetery. She is survived by her husband and a daughter.
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Evelyn Frances Wilson
Charles B. Wilson
Reynolds Avenue
Providence
Ier Aone
Bristol
Lehn Lin
Mary A. Williston
Wilson
Henry A. Stevens
Congregational Church
Lincoln Story Highlighting Emancipation Proclamation Origins
In May McClure's Reminiscences of a Long Life Carl Schurz recounts his 1862 Union Army service after resigning as Minister to Spain. He profiles leaders McClellan Tremont Sigel Burnside and Hooker, sharing Lincoln insights and a humorous tale of a German count seeking audience with the President, illustrating nobility claims and wartime leverage.
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McClure
Carl Schurz
Spain
McClelan
Tremont
Sigel
Burnside
Hooker
Lincoln
Schorz
Legation
Mr. Lincoln
Lincoln’s remark leaves Count puzzled after speech
A scene unfolds as President Lincoln tells the Count that his remark about behavior as a soldier will not hinder him. The Count, confused, asks afterward what the President meant by the strange suggestion. The exchange hints at tensions between authority and conduct in public life.
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Mr. Lincoln
Special Sermon for Odd Fellows at State Street Church
Rev. John McVay preached a special sermon to United Brothers lodge No. 18 and Rebekah Lodge No. 12 LO O F and Wam panoag Encampment No. LO O F. The State Street M E Church auditorium was bright with floral decor and a large attendance. The address titled Four Pecks Make a Bashet paraphrased Whatsoever a Man Soweth That Shall He Also Reap. Special music included Swrewccesy of Die 4 Bark My Sons by Mrs Samuel W Uhurah and The Holy City by W L Hughes of Erovicto.
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State Street M. E
John McVay
United Brothers Lodge No
Rebs
Rebekah Degree Lodge No
LO. O. F
Wampanoag
W. L. Hughes
Eroviccto
New Perfume Indian Lilies Promo At Store
A sales promotion offers a hem stitched handkerchief free to customers who purchase 25 cents worth of the new perfume Indian Lilies tomorrow at the store.
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Scott
Col. S. P. Colt
Pawtucket Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Main Street
Pawtucket, R. 1
Frederick W. Easton
George W. Newell
George 3
Thornton Benjamin F. Smith
William P, Dempsey
A.A. Mann
Igent
BR. Moses
H. A. Fletcher
Skinner
Axent
Hope Street
R. P. Smith
William Street
Dorchester Mutual
Boston
ISGB
E.L. Watson & CO
Industrial Trust Co
Bel
Vaccaro Bros
Franklin Street
Musica
St. Andrew’s
Barrington
Hampden Meadows
McCabe, Miller and Windsor
St. Anas
Work. U
Dental Association
Westminster Street
Hubert A. Lewis
D. D
Memorial Air
Monna
Ody
W. Franklin WW. Williams
B. Straight
R. I
Warren
First Baptist Church
Baptist Benevolent Society
Henry A. Simmons
George W. Simmons
Providences
William H. Martin
William Crown
Frederick S. Martin
The
Warren Gazette
Herman W. Watsen
South Cemetery
Vernon Street
Simmons
Evelyn F. Wilson
Standard Oil, Company OF New York (Incorporated
Odd Fellows
W. H. Buffington Hope St
S. Goldes
State Street
C. Beker
C.baker Cor
Hope and
Church Streets
Mrs. Williams
Chiropodistas
Buffinton
Joseph Devost
Philip Levesque
Devost & Levesaus
State
East River
N. Y
Wall St
Phenix
John Shepard
Bristol Public Market
Hasbrouck
Telephone
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