Public meeting discusses brimming beaches and shore use
At a Tuesday Town Council session Samuel Si Connery announced Mt Hope Farms owner Ridolf F Haffenreffer Jr will allow a section of the southwest shore to serve as a public bathing beach with patrols, while enforcing clean grounds and no trespass. Town Hall painting contract awarded to G Ferreira for $75. other bids listed. Postmaster Connery reports parking issues by Court Street near the Post Office entrance continue unresolved.
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Peta
Dloss
Bristol “Harbor
Mt. Hope
Bayi
Metacom Avenue
Connery
Haffenreffer
Mt. Hope Farms
G. Ferreira
Ithe
Bradford Street
Gabriele DeFelice & Son
William H. Dunbar
Thomas B. Lavey
William M. Connery
Court Street
Committee On Police
L. H. Callan
Memorial fountain plaque and public bath debate in Bristol
Bristol town council discussed covering the Colt memorial fountain to keep out litter and to turn on water for drinking. They weighed relocating the public bath near Usher's Cove due to Herreshoff Company expansion rumors and approved related moves. A $400 state road grant was added to Pappasquash Road funds and various licenses and sidewalk projects were approved or referred.
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Bristol County Court House
Theodora Dew. Colt
Samuel P. Colt
James T. Connors
R. J. Kavanaugh
State Board of Public Roads
Pappasquash Road
John W Church
Burnside Memorial Building
Richard J. Kavanaugh
Oldest Dinner Bell Found in Westminster Abbey Undercroft
A fragmentary report describes discovery of an ancient refractory bell in the Norman undercroft of Westminster Abbey. The saucer shaped bell dates from Norman times and was rung to summon the monks to dinner.
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England
Westminster Abbey
Conservators Notice for Alice A Herreshoff Property
Probate Court appoints a conservator for Alice A Herreshoff of Bristol and urges claimants to file notices in Providence. The conservator, R L, will qualify with bond as required by law.
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Lismete
Nllfowk
Bristol
Alicé A. Herreshoff
Aol
Atl Bond
Seno
Providence
R. L. Conservator
Shrimpo Wins Drift Race In First August Series
Thirteen 121 footers competed in the first race of August series off Hog Island with light breeze and several boats failing to finish in time. Shrimpo owned and sailed by G W Gardiner crossed first, 15 minutes ahead of Schipperke owned by John Chapman. The field included Little Rhody Jr Charles F Till inghast Jr Flit Paul Howe Phantom H C B Rockwell Jr Nancy Bell and others. Several craft did not complete within the time limit.
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Lower Bay
Hog Island
Bristol Yacht Club
Shrimpe
G. W. Gardiner
John Chapman
Schipperke
Little Rhody, Jr
Charles F. Tillinghast, Jr
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BAG Star
High Street
Usher’s Cove
Herreshoir Company
Hope Street
Burton Street
Herreshoff Company
Bath House
Gen. Callan
Bertram W. Wall
James Holmes
Recreation Board
Colt Memorial
E. W. Weaver
G. M. Wilbur
Ani
Fuady
Constitution ST
Bristol Calta
Bristol District Nursing Association
Hope Street Hoare
Martha Graham
Thyra Carlson
Wepre
Shewsa
Pyrefax Gas Sales and Service
Broad Street
Providence, R. I
Dexter
Gardiner S
Shrimpo
Charles M. Connery
Undertaker
Calis
Burton Si
Geo.t. Ingram
William A. Doran
Bay View Ave
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Boston
E. L. Watson Co., Inc
Weybosset Street
Oldsmobile
Lansing
Michigan
Vermette Brothers
Bristol, RE. I
Joseph Wright
Oxford University
Hi Ho
Chinatown
Washington Star
Buick
Buick Motor Company
Flint
General Motors Corporation
McLaughlin-Buick
Oshawa
Ontario
R. L. Polk
Compa
H. H. Lawson CO
Agents Tel
Buick Salesroom
Hope and
Washington Streets
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