Bristol Civil War Vet Recalls Lincoln Meeting in 1860s
Samuel R Chafee 86 recounts to a San Francisco writer his Lincoln meeting at South Falmouth during the Civil War era. He served in Rhode Island Volunteers 1861 65, endured hardship and imprisonment, and criticizes modern warfare as murder while praising wartime endurance. He is visiting his daughter May Adjt Stairs at 14 Beaver Street.
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San Francisco
Chafee
Lincoln
South Falmouth
President Lincoln
Rhode Island Volunteers
Bull Run
Jetty Shore
Danville
Veterans Day plans by Kearney Post 6 American Legion
Kearney Post 6 American Legion accepted an invitation to take part in the Veterans Day feature of a 250th anniversary celebration. A five member Post committee will coordinate observance and a non veteran five member committee will join the Veterans Day committee. Four new members were admitted, bringing the total to 120. dues can be paid to Finance Officer F EF Garvin. Next meeting set for Sept 31 at G A R Hall with parade float and fall entertainment committees to meet. ticket returns for Journey's End to Chairman B W Wall.
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Kearney
American Legion
James T Pierce
Edward L. Leahy
Garvin
Thomas A Hickey
William LePage
William Flanagan
Belvedere
W Wall James T Pierce
Friday Evenings Dance at Bristol Yacht Club Calendar
Local events announced include Friday dances by Val Games Orchestra at the Bristol Yacht Club on Aug 9 and Aug 16, an Aug 10 Rocks Point trip by Collins & Aikman Girls' Club, an Aug 12 Prudence Island swim by Play Ground Commission, an Aug 17 play Come Out of the Kitchen by Garden Club at Colt Memorial High School, an Aug 2 clam bake outing by fire companies Hydraulion Dreadnaught Defiance Ever Ready, and the Wearnes Unit Legion Auxiliary marking its 10th anniversary on an Aug date.
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Bristol
Prudence Island
Playground Commission
Garden Club
Colt Memorial High School
Hydraulion
Dreadnaught
Defiance
Wearnes
Legion Auxiliary
Bristol All Stars Triumph Over Phillips-Baker 6 4
Bristol All Stars beat Phillips-Baker of Providence Amateur League 6 to 4 in six innings before darkness at the common. Joe Kelley powered the win with a homer and three hits. Lefty Sullivan bested D Ambrosio in a pitching duel as Bristol collected seven hits. Jimmie Garvin and Ed Menard contributed key hits as injuries interrupted play. next Sunday's rematch is set at Providence.
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Kid” Hope
Bristol All Stars
Phillips- Baker
Providence
Teepee” Maiaina
Joe Kelley
Hope
Kelley
Sullvan
Andre D'Ambrosio
Baker
Jimmie Garvin
Jack Andrade
Ed Menard
Foxy” Marshall
Keystone
Fitzpatrick
Stretch” Sproul
Joe Martin
Tony” Baker
Colt Memorial High School
Unsworth
Cranstons Bury Nationals 22 5 in Twilight League clash
Cranston juggernaut overwhelms National India Rubber Co 22 to 5 on the common before 1400 fans. Babe Ethier pitched well and teammates backed him with 23 hits led by Menard and Grego. Remack and Gallagher combined for most of the 23 safeties as Nurk mishaps aided the rout.
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Joe Marshall
Cranston
Kid” Hope
National India Rubber Company Club
Nationals
Eddie Menard
Joe Gregory
Providence
Menard
Grego
Gladge
Curly” Stevens
Washington Senators
Frankie Sousa
Joe Kelley
Sousa
Frank
Kelles
Marshallmen
Jack Gallagher
Mosie Moore
Fox
Marshall
Remack
Gallagher
Moore
NJR
Babe” Ethier
Pete Gutowsk
Newport
Mall
Keystone
Eddie
Remark on unseen number of fools in the world
A quoted exchange ponders how many fools exist in the world. The speaker reflects that while many deem fools abundant there is always one more than any person notices, highlighting an endless count.
Burroughs Memorial at Fair Lane Neatly Garden Rockery
The John Burroughs memorial at Fair Lane Ford home near Dearborn Michigan takes the form of a rockery with rocks from Burroughs boyhood home and features a statue in the garden.
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Burroughs
John Burroughs
Fair Lane
Ford Country Home
Dearborn
Mich
Mr. Burroughs
Great Io Forgiveness Refines Human Virtue and Courage
An aphoristic meditation on forgiveness, claiming the brave alone grasp its depth and generosity. The line suggests virtue as a pinnacle of human nature reached by those who forgive.
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Sterne
Baseball game summary at bat by bat detail
In 1 3 innings Moore allowed runs, Remick yielded one, Ethier and Gallagher struck out several, with Stevens and Remick stealing bases. Grego and Michael had two base hits, Gallagher and Davidson three base hits, Hoch and Michaels Sacrifices. Wild pitch by Remick. passed ball by Hoch. hit by pitch by Gallagher and Eshier. attendance 1400. time 34 minutes. Umpires Gutowski bottomley.
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Baker
Kelley Garvin
Menard
Andrade
Jolly
Guertin
Sproul
Sullivan
Fitzpatrick
Garvin
Sullivan Andrade
Kelley
D'Ambrosia
Halls
Bristol
Philips-Baker
Mairaine
L. Menard
Hoch
Grego
Stevens
Souza
Michaels
E. Menard
Ethier
Smusz
Remick
Davidson
Gallagher
Ether
Moore
Michael
I. Brown
Twilight League Showdown Guns for Second-Half Clash
Providence Monarchs host Cranston Worsted Mill nine in a marquee Twilight League game led by Jack Gallagher against former teammates. Battery C of the 243rd Coast Artillery faces Cranston with Mortenson and Menard in the infield and Burdge and Ethier on the mound. Fans expect a tense battle as Bristol Whirlwinds meet Battery C with Brown slated to start for the Whirlwinds and Gutowsk and Bottomley refereeing.
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Daddy
Cranston Worsted Mill Company
Battery C
243Rd Coast Artilery
Cranston
Sab Alesio
Bristol Whirlwinds
Banks
Bottomley
Local Birth Announcements From This Town
In this town, births include Norman Dennis born July 3 to Mr and Mrs Dennis of August and State street. Maria Ann born Aug 4 to Mr and Mrs Charles F Bickford of 109 Constitution Street. Charles Edward born Aug 1 to Mr and Mrs Albert Morris of 9 West Street. Michael born Aug 5 to Mr and Mrs Matteo Sargento of 148 Bradford Street. Mary Louise born July 3 to Mr and Mrs Louis West of 101 Union.
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Dennis
State Street
Bickford
Maria Ann
Charles F Bickford
Constitution Street
Morris
Charles Edward
Albert Morris
West Street
Sargento
Michael
Matteo Sargento
Bradford Street
West
Mary Lowmse
Louis West
Union Street
Death of Isaac B. Munro in this town
Isaac B. Munro died in this town on August 3 in his sixty third year. He was a longtime resident and is survived by relatives in the area.
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