Town Taxes for 1803 Tax Book Shows Increase
The Bristol Tax Book printed at the Phaznix Office lists real estate at 4 876 000 and personal property at 987 800, totaling 5 818 800, up 25 800 from last year. The tax rate stands at 1.30 per 100, yielding 75 585 90, down 1 973 80 from last year, with last year 1.84 and the year before 1.28. A list of 154 taxed entities follows, including Bristol Gas & Electric Co. 975 00 and Bristol Real Estate Co. 156 00 among many individuals and estates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Phaznix
Andrews Eliza
Allan Thomas T
Babbitt Edward S. and
Baker Herbert W
Ball Summer A
Sarah T
Hattie
Bessing Jacob
Bell William H
Bourn Augustus OU
Bradford LeBaron
Brayton Benjamin
Bristol County Gas & Electric Co
Bristol Real Estate Company
Brownell Charles D’w
Byfield Rubber Company
Daniel R
Chesebrough Caroline L ‘Hines Css
Samuel W
M. C. Dimond
Benjamin
Hezekiah W. Estate
Charles H
James C
Samuel W and
Bre
Margaret A
St. Michael's ‘Episcopal
Congregational
Trinity
Martha
Colt
Elizabeth M
Sarah A. Church
Uwustee
Samuel W. Ani
Stephen W
John H
Cranston Worsted Company
Clark Elizabeth G
Drury Hannah W Drury
Menas, Lawless L
Herreshoff
Sarah L
Hill Joseph
Holmes Hugh and Wife
Howe M. A. D
Howe Herbert M
Howe Frank P
Barns
Johnson Charles A
Lawless
Louise L
Alice C
Means
John and
Nora
Low William G
Brigheate Manchester J. Howard
Manchester
Henry R
McDougall
Annie E Middleton
Annie E
Morris Terrence P
Munro Baatard
Morphy
Hugh
Church Harriet
Church Russell S
Eleanor Seehyoss
Collins John
Dixon Ezra
Fannie M
Skinner
Par- Dabney
Easterbrooks
Frederick A Farrington
George H ' ' Estau
Fletcher Joseph E
Gladding
Frederick F
Clara D'W
Herreshoff Manufacturing Co
Holmes Julia
Hopeworth Sanitarium Company
Howe
Mary W. F
Industrial Trust Co
Lake John
Estate
Skinner Lawless
Danbar Fan Luther
Eleanor R
McCarty
Terrence Miller
James A
Mudge
Marguerite
D'Wesse Mills
John B
National India Rubber Comp Nerone Augustine P
Eee
Newman Allen M
Ees- Newton Martin V
Neylan Daniel J
Norris Samuel
Norris Samuel’Jr
Paull William
Ameriga's Gap Contest Se 8 the time draws near for the third effort
The article previews the Ameriga's Cup defense with Reliance set to duel Shamrock III. off Sandy Hook starting Aug 20. Five races over 30 miles each, including windward leeward and triangular legs, with a five hour time limit. New York Yacht Club seeks to defend the trophy long held by them, amid high public interest and near certainty of Reliance's strength. Commodore C Oliver Iselin, veteran defender, leads the winning team, noted for past cup successes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lipton
Tion
Columbia
Sandy Hook
New York Yacht Club
Iselin and Barr Aim for Cup Win in Historic Transatlantic Rivalry
The piece chronicles C Oliver Iselin and Captain Charles Barr’s Reliance challenge to Sir Thomas Lipton’s Shamrock III in the America’s Cup race saga. It recalls past triumphs with Defender and Valkyrie II, III, and Columbia, notes Barr’s record, Lipton’s bold bid, and speculation on a close contest with national pride and sporting honor on the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Dunraven
Columbia
Thomas Lipton
Iselin
Iselins
America
New Rochelle
C. Oliver Iselin
Charley Barr
Charles Barr
Reliance
Sam
Royal Phelps Carroll
George Gould
England
Captain Barr
Barr
Shamrocks
Shamrock III
Sir Thomas Lipton
Sir Thomas
William Fife
Dumbarton
Scotland
Robert Wringe
Wringe
Sycamore
Hogarth
Brightlingsea
Atlantic
Capain
Hank Haff
Gage
Aldrich’s Rhode Island estate hosts currency bill talks
The senate finance committee chaired by Nelson W. Aldrich plans a Aug 10 meeting at Warwick Neck to draft a new currency bill. Aldrich, famed Rhode Island financier and likely Republican VP nominee, rose from Providence city council to Congress and built wealth through rail and finance ventures. The Warwick Neck estate features a tall clock tower, tea house, and coastal grounds where guests once celebrated Aldrich’s daughter’s wedding to John D. Rockefeller Jr. The panel aims to finish the bill for a November special session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson W. Aldrich
Rhode Island
Senate Finances Committee
Warwick Neck
Congress
Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich
East Greenwich
R. I
Providence
Aldrich
General Burnside
Senate
Union Street Railway
Narragansett Bay
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Wfe
Miss Greene
Nathaniel Greene
Senate Finance Committee
Travel Anecdotes From Far Flung Places
The item notes seasoned travelers seek simple comforts in remote spots, citing a Montenegro village where a room with three other guests suffices but questions the bed’s cleanliness. It adds a Continental hotel anecdote with competing guests demanding window closure, and a witty French twist on etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Johnstone
Njegus
Montenegro
Mr. Johnstone
Garcon
State Medicines and Drug Interactions
A druggist explains how prescription efficacy depends on ingredients and combinations. Sweet medicines tend to stay curative longer than acidic or bitter ones. Most medicines are safe for six months after mixing, many remain good six years. spoiled drugs often curdle or turn milky, but such signs are not absolute.
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New York Press
The Inventors of Stoves Through History
The passage traces early stove innovations from Cardinal Polgnac in 1709 to Franklin in 1745 and subsequent gas and coal burning designs. It notes English prejudice against closed stoves, Rumford’s later improvements between 1785 and 1795, and mentions electricity related stove developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardinal Polgnac
England
Franklin
Dr. Franklin
Count Rumford
How Does Mrs Henry Peck Manage That Cook
A Patt. vignette notes Mrs Henry Peck refuses to dismiss or replace her cook. The cook threatens to leave, but Mrs Peck would not provide a recommendation, and she would not let the cook go without one.
Quotations on attire and manner from the Atlanta Globe
A brief Globe quotation reflects on how people feel about wearing their best clothes. It notes that no one looks well when their manner betrays a memory of wearing them. The remark suggests social discomfort linked to appearances and self-awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchibon Globe
Phenix
Bristol
Phas
Probate Court Notice in Bristol Massachusetts 1908
Milton Reed of Fall River administrator with will annexed of Joseph J Sexton requests letters of administration be issued. Court orders notice for fourteen days in Bristol Herald and fixed for September 8 1903 at 10 oclock am for consideration. Probate Clerk Herbert F Bennett signs. Receipts for rent books and business pads offered by Phonix Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robate
Bristol
Joseph J. Sexton
Milton Reed
Fall River
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Joseph J Sexton
Court of Pro
Rhode Island
Addm
Anid Bristol
Herbert F. Bennett
New York New Haven Hartford electric car schedule 1908
The notice outlines the electric car service between Bristol Providence and Fall River effective May 17 1908. It lists northbound weekday and Sunday departures from Bristol, Fox Point Providence, and arrival times in Bristol, with southbound counterparts from Fox Point Providence to Bristol and Bristol to Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Providence
Fall River
Fox Point
Suburban Railway Electric Car Schedule Details
Regular service between Providence and Bristol posted with weekday and Sunday frequencies. Cars depart Dorrance Weybosset corners at 5 45 a m and 7 45 a m Sundays, with intervals of 80 minutes to late evenings. Bristol terminus departures begin 5 19 a m on weekdays and 6 49 a m Sundays, extending to Riverside car house with hourly and half hour gaps. Cars also run from Franklin Street six minutes after terminus departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Bristol
Dorrance and Weybosset
Riverside
Dorrance
Weybosset
Franklin Street
Potent Pill Pleasure in Early Risers Praise
Albany Georgia resident W S Philpot reports relief from a billious attack after taking a single DeWitt s Little Early Risers pill. He asserts the small pill worked better than calomel blue mass or other pills and was pleasant to take. Sold by W H Boafington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
W.S. Philpot
Albany, Ga
W. H. Boafington
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Itar
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Operete
Paull Seth
Eeenes Paull
Augustus R
Pearse
Mary M
Peck Viets G
Peck Viets
Ccesssee
Peckham
George W.e
Perry Minnie R
Pierce Ann D
Pratt Frank
Providence, Warren and Disws Railroad Company
Providence, Fall Ruyer and Newport Steamboat Company
Pardee Frank
Sseesesees
Potter B. T
H. S
Reynolds
John P
Rebecca R
Rockwell
Charles B
Richmond Manufacturing Co
Simmons
George W
Paver, Smith
Hannah B
Colt, S. PB
Joseph Je
Staples Coal Company
Tobin James
van Wickle
Augustus
Waldron-Brownell Company
Wardwell
William T. C
Belle
Hezekiah C. Estat
Hezekiah C
Alice L. B
Seeeeeens Weat
William H
Williams W. Fred
Williams Abby L
Suburban Railroad Company
Taylor S.A Thompson
Scissscenes Usher
Irene F.e
Wardwell Henry, Estate
Wardwell Samuel D
Wardwell Lumber Company
Sophia L
Wilson Benjamin R
Wood Sarah F
Marcia , Wyatt
Catherine F
Madelin
Ameriga
The
Hirst
New York Yacht
Btrong
Senator Aldrich
Banish
Phonix
N.Y
N.H.& Hartford Railroad Electric Car Service
L. F. Gorham
Local Express
Joseph L. Buffum
Contractor & Builder
Hope ST
James Dixon
Carpenter & Builder
Church Street
Horace Partridge & Co
Mazic
J.f.farrally
Senator Hoar
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