Newport excursion by First Congregational Sunday School group
Brooklyn visitor Mrs Eugene S Archer visits her aunt at the Soldiers Home cottage. Gray couple returned from Cottage City. Sunday School group plans an August 25 Newport steamer Corsair excursion, fare 50 cents, 25 cents for children under fifteen. boat leaves Bristol at 10. Also report of Hiram Sabine's fainting episode on Wilson's Lane and police involvement. Mt Hope Park stockholders call meeting for reorganization. National India Rubber plant pump broke down briefly halting calendering. Advertising tips praised. anecdote about a merchant's cost to reach 5000 via circulars. Beach caption and light humorous quip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene S. Archer
Brooklyn
N. Y
Dillon
Henry Collins Gray
Cottage City
First Congregational Sunday School
Newport
Bristol
Hiram Sabine
Warren
Wilson’s Lane
Neylan
Sabine
Sheriff Sale at Mount Hope Park Rhode Island August 28 1890
Public auction to sell a frame building on Mount Hope Park lots 162 and 163 in Bristol Bristol county Rhode Island by order of the Common Pleas Division of the Supreme Court dated August 16 1899. The sale benefits interested parties and will occur at noon on the steps of the specified building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Division
Supreme Court
Boston
Suffolk
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Robert Ray Burlingame
Providence
Rhode Island
Mount Hope Park Company
Bristol Golf Club Handicap Medal At Ferry Hill
At the Bristol Golf Club in Ferry Hill on Saturday afternoon a large crowd watched eleven players compete in the handicap medal. A. Wibbert won first with a net 71, while J. Winthrop NeWolf and Fred Herreshoff tied on 72 for second. the tie was settled by a coin toss, awarding Herreshoff the place. A club house reception followed with Caterer Read serving luncheon and Mrs DeWolf and Miss Elizabeth DeWolf pouring tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Golf Club
Ferry Hill
A. Wibbert
J. Winthrop NeWolf
Fred Herreshoff
Read
E. DeWolf
Elizabeth DeWolf
Look Out for Them Advertising Fakirs
Advertising fakirs roam cities taking money from business men with attractive but worthless schemes. They target those who doubt advertising, while those who understand it avoid loss. Paying for legitimate channels yields real results, unlike these cons.
Our Irish Visitors opens Bristol season by Pat Maloney company
The Bristol Opera House launches 1899 1900 with Pat Maloney's Big Irish Comedy Company in Our Irish Visitors next Monday Aug 2. The 15th annual tour promises a merry round of hilarity with Edward Emerson Harry Hamilton Frank Browne Barry ONeil and others plus Miss May Newman Emily Hamilton Lillie Birch Minnie Connor Belle Sherman. Harry Jones is musical director and seats are on sale at C W Sparks store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Opera House
Pat Maloney
Edward W Emerson
Harry Hamilton
Frank L. Browne
Barry O’neil
Frank B Sheridan
James C Powers
Lavender Richardson
May Newman
Emily Hamilton
Lillie Birch
Minnie Connor
Belle Sherman
Harry Jones
Maloney
Sparks
Water Works for Bristol Town
A Bristol reader urges the town to own a substantial water works. Frequent street breaks and water shutoffs plague the streets, prompting complaints about ongoing reforms and the city’s image as the “Hole City.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Street
Bristol
Additions to Rogers Free Library Catalog
A list of recent library acquisitions includes Charles L Eastlake notes on Louvre galleries. Mathias Duval artistic anatomy. Daniel Webster Great Orations of Daniel Webster. Sewell Child's History titles. Olive Thorne Miller Queer Pets at Marcy's. Mrs Sanford Townfull of Children. Baring-Gould Curiosities of Olden Times. Reilly Songs from the Southern Seas. and more works in various 12mo to 16mo formats dated 1850s to 1890s, with authors including Manning, Green, P N V Myers, and Abba Gould Woolson among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastlake
Charles L
Louvre
Brere
Boston
Duval
Mathias
London
Webster
Daniel
Rochester
Sewell
Greece
N. Y
Manning and Green Sre
Frish
Reilly
John Boyle
Myers
P VN
Woolson
Abba Gould
M C A Notes Opens Building for Public and Activities
The Association building is open to the public with gym measurements for members and hours 9 am to 9 30 pm until formal opening. Edwin Hill spoke on Lost Opportunities to about 800 at an open air service. A new plane from Mann & Eccles of Providence and Augustus Banus. Donations include 2 volumes from Mrs M A DeW Howe and 24 volumes from Col Daniel Stevens plus exercise aid from Mrs G F Stanton. W H Bell to place a settle in reception hall and assist furniture procurement for the women’s auxiliary. Father and mothers urged to invest in a membership ticket for sons. reception committee will be at the building each evening until further notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mann & Eccles
Providence
Augustus Banus
Bondon
M A Dew Howe
Daniel Stevens
G F Stanton
W H Bell
Women's Auxiliary
Young Mens Christian Association
Derrick moved along the town wharf to improve unloading
The derrick on the western end of the public wharf was removed Friday afternoon under Wharfinger Oliver H Blais dell Jr on orders from Town Council President Watson. It will be placed eastward on the north side to allow vessels to unload without blocking steamers at the head of the wharf, preventing a repeat of the Napoleon schooner obstruction. Vessels with their own unloading gear can use any part of the wharf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver H Blaisdell, Jr
President Watson
Napoleon
A Narrow Escape From Consumption Testimony
Ada M Hart of Groton writes she suffered a severe lung illness described as consumption after doctors doubted she would live. She credits Dr King’s New Discovery with her healing after eight bottles and wants others to try it. Free trial bottles at Joe Young & Co’s Drug Store with regular sizes guaranteed or refund offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam Hart
Groton
King
Tam
Joe Young & Co
Parlor Musical Given by Miss Emilie Rich in Town
Miss Emilie J Rich guest of her sister Mrs W oH Bell will host a parlor musicale on September 5 at Mrs Augusta Rich 32 Union Street. Assisting are Mrs Alice P Wesley soprano of Providence Miss Emily Bennett pianist and Mr Howland Whitman reader of Providence. Tickets on sale after next Friday at W H Bell store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emilie J Rich
W Oh Bell
Augusta Rich
Union Street
Rich
Alice P Wesley
Providence
Emily
Bennett
Howland Whitman
W H. Bell
District Court Proceedings and an Excursion to Rocky Point
District Court met before Judge Bosworth with Charles Lambert pleading guilty to simple assault and fined $4 plus costs. Lambert jailed on failure to pay. Frederick Jablinski fined $2. Charles Vona pleaded not guilty. case postponed for trial. Joseph Tavares case dismissed. Elwin Hill found guilty of shooting a robin. fined $10 plus costs. Civil cases continued or decided for plaintiffs. An excursion from Bristol to Rocky Point by the Pawtucket Steamboat Company proven popular, with Pioneer scheduling return trips next Sunday at 10:30, 1, 3, and 5, and Rocky Point departures at 1:15, 2, 4, and 6 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
Bosworth
Charles Lambert
Charles E. Hathaway
Green House
Metacom Avenue
Hathaway
Lambert
Providence County
Frederick Jablinski
Paul Vona
E I Brownell
Joseph Tavares
Joseph Silva
Elwin Hill
G Fales
Johnson
F E DeWolf
Mr Hill
Hill
Michael Jelinus
Joshua Bowers
Manuel Dennis Va
Joseph Marshall
Abby L Williams
Jeremiah Murphy
Bristol
Rocky Point
Pawtucket Steamboat Company
Pioneer
Spain's Greatest Need and a Barcelona Resident
Mr ROP Olivia of Barcelona spends winters in Aiken and credits Electric Bitters with curing back pains and nervous weakness. The tonic is advertised as America's blood and nerve remedy, purporting to purify blood, aid liver and kidney function, and boost vitality. Sold by J H Young & Co's drug store with a 50 cent guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rop Olivia
Barcelona
Spain
Aiken
America
J H Young & Co
Water Main Break Shuts Bristol Town Water Off
A water main break near the Hope and Thames junction caused a townwide shutdown from Friday evening until 7 am Saturday. Workers labored through Friday night to repair the leak as Bristol residents expressed frustration at recurring outages tied to an aging system and a master’s pending decision on the water question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope
Thames
Bristol
Bristol Yacht Club Receives Busy Regatta Schedule
The Bristol Yacht Club held its weekly reception in thick fog with a good turnout. Three regattas are planned: Saturday Aug 26, Wednesday Aug 30, and Saturday Sept 2, with Aug 30 open and the other two club events. The commodore's cup will be raced for by club boats and points will count in the racing. The piece ends with a humorous exchange about marriage between a gruff father and a shy suitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Yacht Club
Bristol Cornet Band
Probate Court session grants administrator for Usher estate
The semi monthly Court of Probate met with Judge Reynolds. Thomas F Usher was appointed administrator of Elizabeth J Usher with bond set at 100 dollars. Appraisers named James Anderson C Herman Usher Stephen W Church. The account for Antone Corderia Reposo was allowed. Guardian appointments for Frederika Doringh were continued nisi. Inventories for William H Bullock Louisa E Starkey and Charlotte Norris were approved. Notices require internal revenue stamps on documents left for record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Probate
Judge Reynolds
Thomas F Usher
Elizabeth J Usher
James Anderson
C Herman Usher
Stephen W. Church
Antone Corderia Reposo
Pauline Doringh
Frederika Doringh
Nisi
Josephine Boynton
William H Bullock
Louisa E Starkey
Charlotte Norris
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Mt. Hope Park Company
Park
National India Rubber Company
Church Street
Stubb
Kilmer
Sheriff’s Sale
Philo V.cady
Pawtucket Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Main Street
Pawtucket
RB. I
George A Mumford
Edward A
Greener
Edmund 8
Mason James L Jenks
Benjamin F Smith
Philu E
Thayer George W Newell J
Milton Payne
Frederick W Easton
A A. Mann
Arena, Honest Sr. ‘S
Isaac Shove
P Skinner Jr
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Edward G . Babbitt
State Equitable
R. I Telephone
City Savings Bank
Weybosset Street
R. 1
John S. Palmer
James E Cranston
D. Russell Brown
J W. Crocker
Jeffrey Davis
George W . Bourn
Jos
A Starkweather
John H Cady
James C C
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Wm. G. Nightingale
Wm. C Petree
Charles T. Howard
Lloyd C. Eddy
George H. Chadsey
Fred Herreshott
James Archer
A. Hayes
H.M Keller
Frederic Hayes
Hoffman
A .Wibbert
W. DeWolf
H A. DuVillard
Mrs. DuVillard
Phaniz
We, Us & Co
Rogers Free Library
Spencer
Herbert
Dolby
Anastasia
J Monroe
Robinson
Ezekiel Gilman
Mechi
Flint
Charles IL
Hadley
Mass
Sylvester Judd
Northampton
Collier
W F
Richmond
James Cook
Metacomet
St Pierre
Bernardine de—Paul
Virginia
Philadelphia
Jerusalem
John Blackburn
Sec'y Edwin Hill
Musicale
R. S. Reed Company
Pleasant ST
Fall River
Child ST
Bradford ST
Probate Court
Palmer
Nce
John M. Dean Company
Westminster ST
Prov
John Lake
the Waldron-Brownell Co
Bradford Street
Westminster Street
Capital
Qgro
Lirreerrup Sterns HuTchins Hk&zakiah Conant
Gqrorge
T Briss
Sam'l
P_ Coir
John P Campbell Hryry R
Barker Dungy T. Inatan
Henry B. Winsnip
Gro P
Wetmore
William R Durre Warren
ARNOLD R_ A. ROBERTSON J MADDEMAN
Warpwreit
JoHn A Arnold
Jamra M Scott
Samuel P Coll
Joshua Maddeman
Cyrus P Brown
Waldo M Pilace
Geo. H. Peck
Mutual Life Insurance Co. of
New York
United States
Fidelity and Deposit Co
Maryland
R. P. Williams
Chiropodist
Taunton
Mra F Wright's
State Street
W. R. Douglas
C. F. Sanford
William ST
Bristol, RE
Hickens
N. N. Cole
Massasoit
Brussels
Remieres
Hope and
Bradford Streets
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