Bristol Town Buildings and Bridges in 1780s Records
Excerpts from Parson Wight's Records recount Bristol Rhode Island buildings and events from 1785 onward including Captain D Wolf houses on Thames and Hope streets, the first Bristol Academy on the Common, a grain wind mill, a Royal Diman house, a fire engine house, and the widening of the North Bridge. The notes mention old routes, fences, and civic landmarks as well as women’s role in early firefighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parson Wight
Bristol
R. I
Congregational Church
Charles D’wolf
Thames Street
Betsy
Wolf
Hope Street
Bristol Academy
Common
Court Hoagie
Nathaniel Smith
Shearjask
Bourne
Charles D'Wolf
Tha la Ed
Taryec Terese
Ceara
Tamac
Csenal
John Gladding Tun
North Creek
Walker’s Island
Walker's Bridge
Junin
Thomas Kinniente
Swansea
Warren
Boston
Bradford Street
Hariss
Tise Liscomb
Rury
Hope and
Union Streets
Benj Bourn
Parry, Hamestern
James D’wolf
Mt. Hope Farm
Baeworth
Iuto
Damrosch and the Rose Songs of an American Sound
Music writer notes Damrosch’s rail rostrum conductorship and surveys a broad landscape of American dance bands, rose songs, and composers. He celebrates Stephen Foster, Victor Herbert, Romberg, Bland, Emmett, and others while humorously remarking on racial clichés and the nation’s evolving musical identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Victor Herbert
Algeria
Sigmund Romberg
France
Townies Face Walk Overs In Championship Baseball Clash
The Walk Overs and the Warren Town Team meet in the finals at Guiteras Field after wins last Saturday. Aguiar drove in the decisive run in the Walk Overs 10th inning victory while Mansi Ferrucci shined on the mound for both sides. The Townies exploded for 12 runs in the 6th to topple the Certified Brakes, with McKale allowing three hits over seven innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C
Bristol
Warren Town
Guiteras Field
Providence
Aguiar
Pansa
Bruno
Half Way
DeCecco
Leo Mansi
Ferrucci
Errand
Duffy
Mensi
Cetta
Jeerken -Fawed
Ansa Aecipsehyserond
Aon Hl Odt
Agu
Del
Jana
Fassa
Sisto
Brunau
Seccechia
Stansbury
Seccecchia
Taglianetti
McKale
Townies
Two Weddings Celebrate Bristol Saturday Ceremonies
In Bristol eight two weddings were solemnized on Saturday at St Michael Church and Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church. Miss Dorothy Adeline Klein and Howard Theodore Bennett wed at St Michael in a 3 PM ceremony. The couple plans residence at 833 Hope Street after September 6. The second wedding united Miss Josephine Vincent and Manuel Andrade at Mt Carmel with attendants Sadie Andrade and Thomas Principe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
St. Michael’s
Episcopal
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
R. C
Bennett Klein
Dorothy Adeline Klein
Emil M. Klein
Trenton
N. J
Howard Theodore Bennett
St. Michael’s Church
Leonard B. Rassmusson
St. Mark’s Church
Warren
Madeline Klein
Stanley A. Bennett
Wilkinsonville
Mass
Wayne Smith
Wendell Marshman
Viola Anderson
Maine
Bennett
Hope Street
Miss Klein
Mr Bennett
Colt Memorial High School
Joseph Serrano
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
Josephine
Vincent¢Prin
Drouth-Resisting Flowers In Oklahoma Gardens
Oklahoma gardens feature drought resistant varieties including periwinkle perennial phlox Japanese honeysuckle globe amaranths scarlet runner vine chrysanthemum flowering almond and day lilies fitting dry conditions and low water use amid hot summers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Picture Your House With Simple Photo Tips
The article by John van Guilder offers practical guidance for home photography. It advises keeping the camera level, shooting from the right distance, choosing sun angles to cast pleasing shadows, framing with trees, using a sky tone filter, and applying these rules one by one to improve images of homes.
Traditional wedding at the bride’s home with large reception
Mrs Dora Iannuccillo ordered the wedding. The ceremony was followed by a breakfast at the bride’s father home and a Bristol Casino reception attended by hundreds from town and nearby cities. The couple will live at 30 Rock street after a trip to New York City. A separate note discusses eye color and lifespan observations by a German insurance doctor in London Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Somerville
Boston
New York
Old New England
Big City
Adelina Patti
Adeline
Dick Gerard
Quaker City
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
ASCAP
Dora Iannuccillo
Aveney
Bristol Casino
Warren
Providence
New Haven
Conn
Andrade
Rock Street
New York City
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Charles C. F. Thompson
Logis ' Reid
Music Features
Photo Syndicate
Py Seres Damrosch
Wagner
Damrosch
America
Smetana
Clyde Luca
Chinatown
Mandalay
India
Lizst
Harry Warren
Rio Grande
Hawaii
Honolulu
Erin
Argentine
Stamboul
Romberg
Mannawac
No Man's Land
Fannie Brice
Washington Square
J. Hanley
Ballard McDowell
Stephen Foster
Julian Edwards
Johnny
Pittsburgh
Foster
Gotham
Central Park
Herbert
James A. Bland
Old Virginny
Daniel Emmet
Dixie
Republic
Walter Hirsch
A.S.C.A
Inghan
DeCecco Brunau
Panea
Marra
Conedon
Manrar
Congdon
Aguilar
van Voast
Duffy Douvhle
Ferrucit
Mansi
Balle
Nitched Bal'l
Hy Ferrucci
del Plano
Sr Heen
Walt Varn
Otres Blanewey
Carron
Whalen
Manoogian
DeRosa
C. Mitchell
Cunningham
Steen Bares
Thornburn
Ryan
Drainville
Mitchell
McCarthy
Panag
Wasrea
Manali
Nate
Twerhan
Kelly
Fintees
Stevens Cinetere Cos
Arunau
Seccehia
Pwe
Dranville
Carman
Pyrene Ni Jr
Aes
Corningham
Warren Towniles
Petty Two
Cat Ae Hadie
Pn Yy
Wood
Manuel
Mariano Andrade
Sadie Andrade
Thomas Principe
Ales Mage
Miss Andrade
Rawo
Music Features & Photo Syndicate
John van Guilder
Pearson
London Weekly
Newman Bros
Willette
S. S. Pierce Co
Iaew
Overland
Alaska
S. S. Pierce
Discereicmanee
Neresin
Ube
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