Town Council Approves Street Extensions and Appoints Officials
The semi monthly meeting reviewed the proposed State street extension with land concessions from National India Rubber Company noting a reversion clause. Bridges on Garfield avenue and Collins street were discussed with costs and plan changes. Special constables named and a gutter bridge permit granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Street
George Schlosser
National India Rubber Company
Richard Connery
Tanyard Creek
Garfield Avenue
Collins Street
Amos S. Gorham
Luigi Romano
Bradford Street
Thomas Duffy
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
James F. Lavander
William L Connery
Davis Wilson
Byceid Street
James Holmes
Wallis E. Howe
State Assembly
Bristol
Warren
Barrington
State Board of Public Roads
Samuel Kindler
Howe
Dwyer
Narragansett Rubber Company
Left for National Service Lieut Fred M Straight
Lieut Fred M Straight departed Wednesday morning for Fort Ethan Allen Vermont to report to the Thirty first Battalion per War Department orders. He has 15 years in military work and recently led the Thirteenth Company State Guard and served as drillmaster of the Colt Cadets before his government appointment. He is a BurnSide Lodge Knights of Pythias member and longtime musical director for the order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred M Straight
Fort Ethan Allen
War Department
United States Guards
Straight
Thirteenth Company
State Guard
Colt Cadets
Lyeut Straight
BurnSide Lodge
No 34
Knights of Pythias
Nottal et Gees Pea and the Rhode Island Drillmaster
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a Rhode Island drillmaster once regarded among the best, with unclear references to names like Ott, Sapo, and consent at one time. The readable text hints at a historical figure tied to training or instruction in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taial Et Gees Pea
Ott
Sapo Ete
Rhode Island
Home Service Opens Red Cross Bureau at YMCA Bristol
The Home Service Bristol Branch of the American Red Cross will open a bureau at the Y M C A to assist families of service members. The office handles allotment and allowance questions and will operate Mondays 3:30 to 6 pm, Wednesdays 7 to 9 pm, and Thursdays 3:30 to 6 pm beginning August 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Service
Bristol
American Red Cross
Y. M. CA
United States
Committee For Adjustment
Flag Raising Tomorrow At Herreshoff Boat Shops
A flag raising event is planned at the steel working department of the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company boat shops tomorrow afternoon between 12 and 1 o clock. A band concert on Hope Street near the shop will precede patriotic speeches and the flag raising near the building south of the public bath house. A pontoon will be launched at high tide shortly after 10 a m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Hope Street
Bath House
Wounded Boy Writes Home From Front
Bugler John E. Hassett of Co. D 23rd Infantry, wounded July 18 1918 near Limoges France, sends a vivid account to his grandfather Michael Hassett of 248 Hope Street. He recalls helping fellow soldiers, receiving first aid from Robert McBride of Springfield Mass, and being carried to safety by Red Cross workers then to Field Hospital No 1 where Chaplain Larned and Chaplain Coggeshall offered support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Hassett
Hope Street
John E. Hassett
France
Limoges
Springfield
Mass
Hassett
Mac
Robert Mc‘ride
McBride
Wheat
Red Cross
Kamerad
Field Hospital No 1
Larned
Bristol
Dan Coggeshall
John"e. Hassett
Co. D
Inf
Blossom Bloom Show At Blithewold Estate Sunday
Due to cloudy weather the 17 year old night blooming cereus at Blithewold greenhouses near McKee Ferry Hill is expected to bloom Sunday evening. James A. Bosworth notes the plant will boast over 300 blooms this year, drawing visitors for a Red Cross fundraiser with 25 cent admission and hoped auto transport for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brithewald
William L
McKee
Ferry Hill
James A. Bosworth
Red Cross
Boys Must Register For Draft Tomorrow
All male residents who have reached 21 but not 23 by August 24, 1918 must register tomorrow. They should consult local draft boards for timing and procedure.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pinetaabe
CAT Wardwell Lumbes CO
Bristol, R. I
Connery
Henry H.polytan Studio
Eastman
Kodaks and Films
Vulcan Films
Star Theatre
Bagin T
Jewee-Carmen
Pearl White
America
Keystone
Wm S. Hart
Yates
Roy Stewart
Law
Wm Duncan
Pathe
Lieut
Fred M. Straight
Ethan Allen, Vt
Herreshoffs
A. C. Larned
D. W. Coggeshall
Edward D. Kunz Grizcian
F. T. Remieres
Hope and
Bradford Streets
Franklin Street Garage. CO
Sansone Bros
Arrac
PEF
T. Derpat
Metro Screen
Edith Storey
Princess Berdita
Pathe Weekly
Metro Pictures
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