Centenarian Mrs Cornelia Munroe To Be 100 On Monday
A Bristol resident Mrs Cornelia Munroe aged 99 will celebrate her hundredth birthday next Monday December 4 at the Home for Aged Women on Franklin street. Born December 4 1816 in Providence she is the widow of John F Munroe and previously John H Slade. She has two children Charles and Frederick Slade with Charles living in Providence and employed in directory work for 47 years. Her grandson and three great grandchildren survive. She attends St Michael's Church Bristol and plans visits from friends between 2 and 5 pm due to recent indisposition.
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Cornelia Munroe
Franklin Street
Broad Street
Providence
Robert and
Hope (Miller) Manchester
John H. Slade
Dighton
Mass
Charles
Frederick Slade
Sampson & Murdock
Frederick
Rhode Island
First Light Infantry
John F. Munroe
Court Street
Big Game in Africa Lecture by Dr Ramon Guiteras
Dr Ramon Guiteras of Bristol and longtime New York surgeon spoke at the Y M C A on his African big game hunting experiences from seven or eight years ago. He shared colored views of the landscape natives and game as part of an entertaining and instructional talk. President Edwards thanked him and the speaker replied that helping Bristol friends gave him pleasure.
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Ramon Guiteras
New York City
Africa
Association
Guiteras
Edwards
Bristol
Resignations From State Harbor Commission And Inland Fisheries
Governor Beeckman accepts Nathaniel G. Herreshoff's resignation from the State Harbor Commission and Isaac Clarke's from the Commissioners of Inland Fisheries. Herreshoff appointed Nov 13 1915 to succeed Alfred W. Kenyon. term expires Jan 31. Clarke appointed Aug 18 1910 to succeed Henry T. Root. term runs until 1918. Successors likely named at January General Assembly session.
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Beeckman
Nathaniel G. Herreshoff
State Harbor Commission
Isaac Clarke
Jamestown
Commissioners of Inland Fisheries
Mr. Herreshoff
Harbor Commission
Alfred W. Kenyon
Clarke
Otter Pothier
Henry T. Root
General Assembly
Star Theatre lineup features Sins of Men and The Shielding Shadow
Star Theatre presents Dorothy Bernard and Stuart Holmes in Sins of Men as the top feature with the second episode of The Shielding Shadow The Market of Vain Desire and The Yellow Menace also shown Mack Swain in His Bitter Pill and Billie Burke is billed for Monday.
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Star Theatre
Dorothy Bernard
Stuart Holmes
Shielding Shadow
Mack Swain
Billie Burke
The Gates of Eden at Pastime Theatre Tomorrow
The five act Metro wonder play The Gates of Eden will headline the Pastime Theatre bill tomorrow evening. Viol Allen appears in a double role and leads the cast in this top liner.
Wilson Marshall Hughes Fairbanks 1
Wilson Marshall Hughes Fairbanks 1 appears in an OCR text fragment. The readable content is sparse with a name and partial place or label, offering limited context for a fuller obituary or notice.
Bristol Y M C A Campaign Nets 318 New Members
Bristol Y M C A workers finished a five day drive with 318 new members, far surpassing the 200 goal. The Peerless team led by George Pailthorpe added 21 members for the day, supper was provided by church ladies, and officials praised the effort as well above average. Campaign manager E A Stoll heads to Toronto after the tally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Y. M. C. A
George Pailthorpe
Peerless
George E. Leighton
Edwards
W. Fred Williams
Wendell R. Davis
J. F Farrally
E A.stoll
Millgan
Merriam
Leighton
Mr. Stoll
Ocke
Milligan
Stoll
Bristol
Toronto
McCarthy and Lufftin Wed at St Marys in Quiet Ceremony
Percy James McCarthy and Myrtle Lufftin were united in marriage at St Marys Church on a Wednesday morning. Rev. Thomas J. Gillan officiated with a large gathering of relatives and friends. The couple will live on Charles Street after a wedding trip to New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy James McCarthy
Myrtle Lufftin
St. Mary’s Church
Thomas J. Gillan
Fr. Gillan
Mary Thomas
Rockport
Mass
Thomas W. McKale
Phoenix
Pappoosesquaw Road
New York City
McCarthy
Charles Street
Bristol Scouts Triumph 18-0 Over North Providence on Common
First Bristol Troop Rhode Island Boy Scouts defeated North Providence Troop 18 to 0 on the common yesterday morning. The North Providence team left to catch a train before full time, as three twelve minute periods were played with Bristol scoring a touchdown in every period. Bristol will face the 400 Club Juniors of East Providence tomorrow afternoon on the common.
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Bristol Troop
Rhode Island Boy Scouts
North Providence
Bristol
Bristol Scouts
East Providence
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Metro
Metro Pictures
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F. M. Dimond
H. L. Teller
Leon Kenney
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John G. Birtwistle
George E. Pailthorpe
Wallis E. Howe
George E. Shaw
J. F. Farrally
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J. H. Bailey
Frank Clark
J. M. Bottomley
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Hope Street
Edward D. Kunz
Campbell
F. T. Remieres
Rd Sareen Ayes
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Triangle
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Yellow Menace
Triangle Keystone
Billy
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