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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Dec 17, 1909

Page

5

Bristol Y M C A Beats Providence A C In One Sided Hall Game

In a rough match the Bristol Y M C A basketball team defeated Providence Athletic Club 8 to 5 last evening. Pickles McCaughey Hill scored from the floor while Morris Clarke limited the visitors. Haddleton and Marks for Providence were aggressive. Referee Wardwell timed two 20 minute halves with Clarke and Daniels among top scorers for Providence and Pickles leading Bristol.

Bristol Y. M. C. A Providence Athletic Club Pickles McCaughey Hill Morris Clarke Haddleton Marks Bristol Boys Bristol Hall McCaughey Vale Hill Morris Lg Daniels Mc Osughey Daniels Hall W. A. Wardwell G. A. Balfour

Christmas and New Year dances in Bristol venues

Coming events list dances and entertainment in Bristol: December 25 in G A R Hall with George Rounds and John Pickles and Crown Orchestra. December 31 New Year’s Eve in G A R Hall under John McMahon Herbert Springer William Manchester. January 1 at Hotel Belvedere with Crown Orchestra. January 1920 midweek minstrel show at Bristol Opera House under Bristol Baseball Association.

G. A. R. Hall George Rounds John Pickles The Crown Orchestra Fred M.straight Ender John McMahon Herbert Springer William Manchester Hotel Belvedere Bristol Opera Houre Bristol Base Ball Association

Corrupt OCR listing sale and tenement note

Classified fragment notes a lower tenement at Barton street and Noyes avenue with bath and direct cold water. Also mentions The Waldron Company and a sale of two chests of fine interiors and cabinets, likely by cabinet makers.

Barton Mirth Sind Noyes Avenue Bath THE Wvaldron Company Cnters TOUS

St Mary's S. A. Plans Christmas Event and Banquet

St Marys Sunday School Teachers Association men division met at Temperance Hall Wood Street. President Rev T J Gillan presided. They arranged a Christmas entertainment for children to follow Christmas and added a committee to assist. A January banquet at Hotel Belvedere was voted, with noted speakers and entertainers invited. Attorney Woodbury Gorman of Providence spoke on a Century of Catholicity in New England and was thanked. Refreshments and music followed before adjournment.

St. Mary’s Woodbury Gorman Providence Attorney Gorman Christie

Pantomime at First Baptist vestry sale charms crowd

The pantomime entertainment and sale in the vestry of the First Baptist Church Wednesday evening drew a large crowd. Under B B U G C and Philathea class auspices, two pantomime acts entertained. Performers included Alberta Morgas, Issac Gotham, Charles Lis comb, Henry Balfour, Alton Barrett, Sadie Gorham read, Walter V. Lawton directed, with Mrs Henry Boffom and Mrs Fannie Wiggins in charge of the orange tree. Oranges stocked fancy articles for sale, with Arthur W Barrett and Sadie Gorham at the table. Ice cream and cake handled by Mrs Charles Lis comb and Mrs Walter Lawton. Candy by Alberta Morgan and Julia Gorham.

First Baptist Church Philathea Alberta Morgas Issac Gotham Charles“Liscomb Henry Balfour Alton Barrett Sadie Gorham Walter V. Lawton Henry Boffom Fannie ‘Wiggins Arthur W. Barrett Sadie,Gorham Charles Ligcomb Walter Lawton Alberta Morgan Julia Gorham

Dinner in a London house ends with a lone guest

In a West End residence a dinner and reception proceed with few attendees. The mistress orders, Serve the dinner, there is no one else to come. Moments later the maid announces a visitor named Jones, a relative of little importance, underscoring the sparse turnout.

Westend London Jones

Nine deaths in town during November 1899

From the Phoenix of December 5 1899 a list notes nine deaths in town during November. Also mentioned: Thanksgiving visits by Mrs L G Davis and Mrs O Wilcox to Mr and Mrs A R Newman.

Lynn Fire Ravages Business District In Massachusetts

A massive blaze in Lynn Massachusetts on Tuesday devastated about a square mile of the business district, causing an estimated loss of 5 to 7 million dollars and destroying nearly 300 buildings. Other items note visits, sales, and local notices including real estate plans, residents traveling, a journalist selling his stake, a steamer accident, a 88 year old widow recovering from a hip injury, exceptional Thanksgiving poultry, and the death of Marlborough Olgirohill, a West Point graduate and long time head of the Ing Sing Military Academy.

Phenix Lynn Mass Edward Anthony Anthony Metacom Avenue John Bowler Richard Smith

Hayseeds Take Early Lead In League Match

The Hayseeds captured the first two strings last evening in a match with the Hank Hawks. Scores were inconsistent in the report with references to team numbers and a Wednesday evening setting. A court scene quoted a driver and a speeding incident, suggesting a separate tale of a collision and a man who was spared a harsher outcome.

Hayseeds Hank Hawks

Division of Brownell estate in Bristol and Providence

Ernest H. Brownell guardian petitions to divide the estate of A May A Brownell, listing multiple parcels in Bristol and Providence including Browneil Building at Westminster Street and Exchange Place, plus lots on Plat Nos 20 and 43, and a Bristol harbor shore lot. Court sets hearing for January 3, 1910, at 10:30 AM and orders notice for four weeks in Bristol Phoenix.

A. May A. Brownell Ernest H. Brownell A. May A. Brownell Bristol Providence Rhode Island Westminster Street Butler Exchange Company Exchange Place Brown University Pine Street Peck Street George M. Ashley Joseph Ashley Assessors of Taxes Friendship Street Hope and Walley Streets Walley Street High Street Much Sires Hope Street Bristol Harbor Nathaniel G. Herreshoff High Streat Ward

Commissioners' Notice of Bristol Estate Claims

Probate Court of Bristol Rhode Island appoints commissioners to receive and examine creditor claims on the estate of Louisa L. Lawgress deceased. Three months from December 6, 1909 are allowed to present debts. meetings set for January 12, 19, and 26 1910 at 2 30 PM in the Providence Court Room Bristol. Commissioners are Eber Hill Howard W. Church John Reynolds.

Bristo Rhode Island Louisa L. Lawgress Bristol R. I

Guardian’s Notice of Appointment for Mary A Bullock

Bristol Rhode Island December 6 1009 guardian Andrew J Bullock appointed by the Probate Court of Bristol to care for the person and estate of Mary A Bullock residents urged to file any claims at the clerk’s office within six months from the first advertisement reading.

Guardian Bristol R.I Gurdian Mary A. Bullock

Open Letter on Red Cross Christmas stamps and Tuberculosis Fight

Wallace Hatch argues Rhode Island Anti-Tuberculosis Association supports Red Cross stamp use to fund the state campaign. He defends the effort against union labeling objections and outlines the stamps' design, distribution, and health-education goals across factories schools and public buildings.

Charles Carroll Seo’y Providears Typographical Union Q. Ou Banigan Union International Typographical Union Colorado Springs Colorado Rhode Island American Federation of Labor Red Cross Rhode Island Anti-Tuberculosis Association American National Red Cross Negiap Severybody State Board of Health Wallace Hatch

Settee mystery prompts puzzled wedding guests

Mrs Hub questions a delivery as Mr Hub reveals the item is a settee. The conversation shifts to teasing and a cryptic reference to an oboe maker, with Gotham and Church expressing confusion over the claim and its meaning.

Hub Expressman Mr.Hub Mercy

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