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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1906
Page
1
J A Reid recalls Usher’s wharf in Bristol during the fifties and sixties. The piece paints dock life, the A T & T J Usher Company, sea captains, Caribbean trade, and boyhood escapades around hogsheads of molasses. It ends with a wish for renewed American shipbuilding.
In District Court yesterday Bernard Cassidy pleaded not guilty to breaking and entering the residence of Miss Louise Lawless on Hope Street. The case was continued for one week and he was committed without bail. Cassidy, a longtime local driver, admitted possible entry but claimed no recollection. A hat and bicycle aided police identification amid a prior good reputation. Civil cases included New York Central Loan Company vs Dr O J Has brouck continued, Max Makowsky vs John Fortune defaulted, Joseph Benjamin vs George W Bachelder continued two weeks. Judges F H Hammill noted the defendant’s illness prevents appearance.
Captain Benjamin F. Tilley of the U S battleship Iowa visited Bristol, his native town, for an open meeting of Babbitt Post No 15 G A R in Grand Army hall. He spoke about his naval career and his plan to bring the ship near Bristol when the fleet returns in September, drawing a crowd of over 100.
The career naval officer, retiring in 1910 at age noted, was honored with remarks by Justice Orrin I Bosworth and Col J B Burgess among others. Miss Carrie Newbold and Miss Lillian Nicholas performed, Mrs Mary R Newman and Mrs Mary R Fish provided music, and a social hour with refreshments followed. A flag drill by Relief Corps members accompanied a spirited march around the room before Capt Tilley stayed overnight at the D Wolf n.
An 8 year old Rathhorpe cow named Rose, mixed breed and tied to her home, is offered for sale at Bill Nye's residence in township 19 range 18. The ad jokes about health, loyalty, and a bound shotgun, noting May calf returns with wobbling legs. Nye prefers a nonresident buyer.
A vintage medicine advertisement promises to cure a cold in one day using laxative bromide quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails, and the box bears E. W. Grove's signature. Price is 25 cents.
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