Bristol News Roundup Highlights Local Changes and Incidents
The Bristol section notes a new addition planned for N. G. Herreshoff’s residence, summer visitors like Rev Wm R Trotter and Mrs Trotter returning, and business moves including J A Renwick’s return to Flushing. Fire improvements arrive with hose for all three brigades, while Suffolk’s civic scene includes church picnics, a commission sale, a ring lost at the wharf, and a rector’s confirmation. Electrical lighting questions arise over arc-light performance and unpainted poles.
Wedding Bells At Trinity Episcopal Church
A charming Tuesday evening ceremony united Miss Grace Lee Simmons and Frederic William McCauley at Trinity Episcopal Church with Rev. Wm. R. Trotter officiating. The bride wore white lace and orange blossoms. best man was Albert E. Benard. bridesmaid Louise B. Simmons. A reception at the bride's Cook Street home followed, with music by a quartet and a wedding feast supervised by William B. Reed. The couple will reside at the corner of Hope and Bradford streets. John McCormick and Bridget McGovern wed at St. Mary’s Church and plan a short trip to Warren before settling there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Episcopal Church
Grace Lee Simmons
Henry F. Simmons
Frederic William McCauley
Wm. R. Trotter
Thomas D. Allen
Albert E. Benard
Louise B. Simmons
Cook Street
William B. Reed
Wm. J. Fish
Arthur B. Spink
Albert Benard
Thomas W. Easterbrooks
Albert E. Sparks
Hope and
Bradford Streets
John McCormick
Warren
Bridget McGovern
Town
St. Mary’s Church
Wood Street
Fr. McCabe
Global war outlook and local social notes from Bristol
A long range view argues Japan would control the sea despite China’s larger population as world war concerns loom. Locally tramps are blamed for social ills while Miss Sadie Randall is attacked by a dog on High street. Bristol High School Alumni meet in Byfield Hall adopting a new constitution with Miss Anna Manchester named historian and four new members added.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cvoyamyner
Signa
Knights of the Road
Bradford Street
Sadie Randall
Newport
John Alger
High Street
Byron DeWolf
High
Burnside Streets
Bristol High School
Byfield Hall
Anna B. Manchester
William Maxfield
Fred L. Waldron
Philip Brady
William J. Booth
Barrington and Bristol to Stage Unique Burlesque Cake Walk
Townspeople will see a genuine burlesque cake walk at month end featuring Barrington and Bristol cast members and a female minstrelsy scene by local women. Last year’s Barrington Town Hall show was a hit under Col Julius Cesar Gildersleve, and this year’s two night engagement is expected to be highly entertaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrington
Bristol
Barrington Town Hall
Julius Cesar Gildersleve
Another Hotel Needed in Seaside Summer Resort Town
A correspondent from a distant city writes to a local friend praising the town but noting the absence of hotel accommodations by the bay. He argues summer visitors would prefer a hotel with water access, baths, rowing, fishing, and daily drives, and questions why local enterprise has not built such a facility. He cites health and comfort as reasons to attract families seeking a quiet resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simmer
Weather and Crops Report Shows Mixed East Coast Conditions
The weekly bulletin notes Massachusetts and New England counties facing drought with parched ground and water shortages. Crops vary by area from good to suffering, with oats blighted in places, corn thriving in dry zones, and Vermont hay good but vegetative growth hampered by scant rain. Potatoes and apples show uneven results, while cattle in Westerly suffer water scarcity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Soma
New Hampshire
Vermont
Bay State
Providence County
Connecticut
Drouth
Letter on liquor licenses refused for incomplete signature
A mailed communication signed X is rejected for lacking the full signature. The piece argues liquor listings lack a license and dismisses publication. It claims police would enforce the law and urges those with license to complain. the writer misinterprets the law.
Yachts and Yachting News From Bristol Harbor
The Herreshoff Manufacturing Company completes a 22 foot fin keel sloop for Walter Langdon of Hyde Park New York and tows it toward Shelter Island. Steam yacht Siesta and Katrina receive refits and new work. a new fin keeler for N J Herreshoff nears launch. Cyril Chaffee resigns from Bristol Electric Light Station. John Ashton fills the post. King Philip Spring water is advertised with daily deliveries. Warm weather last weekend caused minor illness, d T the first of the month promises cooler days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Walter Langdon
Hyde Park
New York
Shelter Island
Siesta
American Yacht Club
Geo. Green
N. Y
Herreshoff
Cold Spring
Long Island
Engenis
J. B. Herreshoff
Katharine Herreshof
Bristol
Cyril Chaffee
Bristol Electric Light Station
Middletown
John Ashton
King Philip Spring
Mount Hope
Capt
Wm. Gladding
United States
Navs
Coaster's Harbor Island
Newport
Naw
Herreshoffs’ Works
Louis A. Rutherford
Glen Cove
Advent Christian Church
Asylum
Trinity Church Picnic Bells Mount Hope Grounds
The annual Trinity Episcopal Church picnic was held last Wednesday at Mount Hope with many parishioners attending. Winners in games included George Hawley in the 100 yard dash and Hattie Baker in the girls dash, plus several prize awards and other event results. The report also notes separate activities by nearby societies and a medical-legal case involving John H. Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Episcopal Church
Mount Hope
George Hawley
Jas. Tanner
Hattie Baker
John Collins
Fred Duthie
Emerson Weatcutt
Gen. Warren
Leon Kenney
C. Burgess
National India Rubber Company Expands Footwear Plant
The firm plans a two story addition linking to the main building to streamline stock for cutting making and packing. New machinery will be installed with elevators to move work efficiently. The overhaul aims to boost output to twenty one thousand pairs per day and position the plant as the largest under one roof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National India Rubber Company
Israel Dube
P.H. Coyle
McCarty
Rads
Phgnix
Church Notices from Advent to St Mary’s Catholic Parish
Church notices list service times and pastors for Advent Christian First Congregational State Street Methodist Episcopal First Baptist St Michael s Trinity Episcopal St Mary s Catholic Church with morning prayers Sunday schools and evening programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Advent Christian Church
W. E. Todd
First Congregational Church
Hey
H. A. Stevens
State Street Methodist Episcopal Church
W. J. Smeith
First Baptist Church
D. Moxley
St. Michael's Episcopal Church
G. L. Locke
Trinity Episcopal Church
Wm. B. Trotter
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
P. McCabe
Charles Nettleton Leases Cat Beat Torment to Parties
Charles Nettleton leases his cat beat Torment to parties at Pappoose Aquaw Point, a local arrangement reported in the town notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Nettleton
Pappooseaquaw Point
Last Sad Rites For James McGovern And James Christie
Funeral services for James B McGovern were held at St Mary s Church Wood Street with a high mass and a procession including Burnside Drum Corps Bristol Light Infantry and St Mary s Total Abstinence Society. Interment was in St Mary s Cemetery with three volleys by the Bristol Light Infantry and flag drapery on the casket. A second service for James F Christie followed at St Mary s Church with a Providence choir, an address by Rev Fogarty of Warren and interment in St Mary s Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B. McGovern
St. Mary's Church
Wood Street
P. McOnabe
Burnside
Muffled
Bristol Light Infantry
B. L. I. Veteran Association
St. Mary's
John Walsh
J. Goff
Fred Serbei
H. Ahearne
J. Farley
Chas. Hammill
Cornelius Sharkey
Henry Serbat
Frank Carney
B. L. L Vaterans
Peter Gilroy
John Conley
John McGovern
St. Mary's Total Abstinence Society
James F. Christie
McCabe
St. Mary’s Church
Loughran
Valley Falls
James Smith
Bristol
James Fogarty
Warren
St. Mary's Cemetery
J. W. Dillon
Boston
A. P. Nerone
James M. Peters
M. Hammill, Jr
James Quirk
William F. Peters
Thia
Town
Mansion for Mr and Mrs Walbour on Hope Street Nears Completion
The Walton family notes a near completion of the Walbour mansion on Hope Street a striking feature when viewed from the water. Grading on Union Street foot access and concrete waterways improve the area replacing decaying watercraft. Occupancy expected by late in the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joshua Walbour
Hope Street
Union Street
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N. G. Herreshoff
Manton B. Luther
Chicago
Ill
George L. Cornell
Bristol Narrows
Mr. Huston
J. A. Renwick
Flushing
St. Michael’s Church
Odd Fellows
Department of
Robert Sedgwick
H. B Renwick
Ferry
E. J. Valentine
St. Michael's Church
Geo. B. White
Wm. L. Manchester
Miss
Clark
Howe
M. Cunningham
Rudolph Dornhelm
Franklin and
Wood Streets
Florentine Schneider
Providence
Drusilla
EK. D. Morgan
Memory
Wm. J. Murray
Jamestown
Luntz
Tobin Block
State Street
Herreshoff Manufacturing Co
N. B. Herreshoff
Briggs
Riley
Thames Street
Church Street
Voorh
Philadelphia
Hope
State Streets
Bristol and
Katrina
N. J. Herreshoff
T. T. Allen & Co
S. C. Easterbrooks
Christian Endeavor Society
The
Congregational Church
Society of Christian Endeavor
Burrington
J. H. Morisey
John H. Young
Soldier’s Home
State Insane Asylum
Burnside Lodge
K. of P
Wm. H. Young
Kubsateh
Bhistul
James P. Piekual Mason W. Frerte
Phnnett
A.A. Shepherd
DR. Scott
Lou
Scott
New York City
A. A. Shepherd
Norrind
W. H. Huttington
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