Bristol notices and local happenings mention illnesses and events
Charles McUillam is critically ill with pneumonia. Miss Pattye Rockwell visits New York City. W Sparks' Pure Castile soap advertised. Miss Marion Smith of Chelsea Mass guests of the Huestises. Herbert Congdon resumes work at Connery's store. Charles Howlihan of Pawtucket visits. Mrs. Nancy L. Close recovering from a hip fracture. Bristol High School seniors plan a Grand Army Hall dance with Straight Brothers orchestra. Mrs. Charles H. Manchester ill at Central Street. J. C. Pegram Jr. of Providence attends. Appendicitis feared. Ernest G. Eldred to open a barber shop tomorrow. St Mary's T A Society elects two members and receives four applications. A western drama The Lone Tree Mine to be at the opera house March 17. Ladies' Auxiliary meets with routine business. Augustus Gravell breaks through ice near the power house cove. ice ten inches thick but weakened by exhaust pipe. Death of Mrs. Mary A Leigh in Denver. wife of Richard A Leigh former tire department superintendent at NLRU. She leaves two children and Bristol friends recall her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McUillam
Pattye Rockwell
New York City
Pawtucket
Nancy L. Close
Ernest G. Eldred
Arthur Deslaurier
Williams
Barber's Trust
St. Mary's T. A. Society
Temperance
Lone Tree Mine
Opera House
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Augustus Gravell
Warren
Bristol
Mary A. Leigh
Denver
Col
Leigh
All Run Down JHIS Advice From a Doctor
A reader is urged that fatigue and weakness can be remedied by medical advice rather than self treating with advertised tonics. A concentrated fat food to enrich the blood and strengthen the system is suggested if organic trouble is absent, with a doctor as the best adviser.
Scott's Emulsion Endorsed as Superior Nourishment
A vintage advertising passage touts Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil as the best nourishment for weakened or undernourished bodies. It claims value for run down individuals and pale anaemic girls, and offers a free sample.
Wickford to host strong opposition in Thursday game
Wickford teams prepare for a basketball clash on Thursday at 8:30 PM with a strong opponent. The Wickford boys boast a fine season record and have defeated many tough rivals. Admission is 25 cents. reserved seats 35 cents at F. M. Dimona's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byvyron
Wickford
Wickford Boys
F. M. Dimona’'s
Independents
Swamp Angels
Denver
Coll
Schmectady
N. Y
Wales
Terry
America
London
England
Distribution of Medals by Naval Reserves
The Naval Reserves hold a medal distribution next Tuesday evening at the Armory for last season's target practice. Thirty-six members qualify with two experts five sharpshooters and twenty nine marksmen. Dr W Fred Williams leads, with a committee including George Gla d ding Cherleg Brown Dr H W Opuréh Samuel Wardwell and John Mayes assisting. A dance follows and the Armory rooms gain new furniture funded by Ensign Merton A Cheesman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Williams
Naval
George Gladding
Cherleg Brown
H. W. Opuréh
Samuel Wardwell
John Mayes
Chamberlains Pain Balm touted for rheumatism relief
A reader notes daily demonstrations of Chamberlains Pain Balm easing rheumatism. Parker Triplett of Grigsby Virginia reports permanent relief from rheumatism in the back after trying remedies that failed. Sold by W H Baffington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Parker Triplett
Grigsby
W. HL. Baffington
Bristol High School routs Rusty Five in YMCA tournament
Bristol High School overwhelmed the Rusty Five 86 to 18 as two Friday night games unfolded at the local YMCA gym before a good sized crowd. The Swamp Angels edged the Business Men's team 27 to 24 with close action and lead changes throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol High School
B. H
Wardwell
R. F. Herrmann
L F. McCaughey
Balfour
R. G. Brightman
We Duffy
L. G. Newman
L. G
Herrmann
McUsaghey
Brightman
Simister
Waldron
Clark
Lee
A. Bunn
Swamp Angels
Business Men
Gorham
R. F. C. Duffy
R. F. Wood
F. Martin
L F. Abbott
C. Spooner
Co. Bradshaw
R. G. Dixon
Merriman
L G. Kinnicutt
G. Brightman
Duffy
Martin
Emerson inducted as District Court clerk in Pawtucket
Bristol friends recall Robert S. Emerson from his National India Rubber Co. days as he begins his term as district court clerk in Pawtucket. The young man shows ambition, affability, and resolve to build a notable legal career, with best wishes for success and a happy married life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert SS. Emerson
Pawtucket
Bristol
Emerson
National India Rubber Co
Coming Events Schedule From Local Clubs and Societies
A series of local events listed for February through May includes dances, choirs, a Valentine party and supper, a colonial club reader, a Washington Ball by Bristol Train of Artillery, a Robert Emmet Literary Association grand ball, a Western drama at the Opera House, and a Grand May hall by the West Side Social Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Train of Artillery
G. A. R. Hall
Robert Emmet Literary Association
G A. R. Hall
Grand May Hall
West Side Social Club
GA. R. Hall
Trustees Elect Officers For Teachers Retirement Fund
At a Friday meeting of the public school teachers retirement fund trustees in the Rogers Free Library seven of nine members attended. George A. Arnold was named president, Jeremiah Ganey secretary, and George H. Peck treasurer. A $25 gift from Merton A. Cheesman was acknowledged as the fund’s first money. The annual assessment of 1 percent of teachers salaries, totaling $127.76, will be deposited in the participation account at Industrial Trust Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers’ Free Library
George A. Arnold
Jeremiah Ganey
George H. Peck
Merton A. Cheesman
Cheesman
Industrial Trust Co
A Guaranteed Cure For Piles Announces PAZO Ointment
A Boston style brief offers PAZO Ointment as a guaranteed cure for piles including itching bleeding and protruding cases. It promises refund if unsatisfied, claims immediate relief after first application, and provides mail order from Paris Medicine Co St Louis Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Medicine Co
St. Louis
New Office Rooms at National India Rubber Co. Work Progress
Carpentry crews at the National India Rubber Co. factory are reshaping the first floor to create private offices and paymaster quarters. The agent LeBaron C. Colt keeps his office, with secretary treasurer W. Dek. Brown nearby, plus a credit department and purchasing office. A new ash wainscoted division and glass panels will separate spaces, and a new north side staircase will connect to second floor offices reordered for improved storage and supervision. The paymaster’s department gains access to a large vault, and superintendent William Hodgkinson and assistant Elwyn C. Fish receive enlarged offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Wall & Co
National India Rubber Co’s
Payminster
LeBaron C. Colt
W. Dek. Brown
Mr. Brown
Credit Department
Wendell R. Davis
William McCaw
S Mill
William Hodgkinson
Elwyn C. Fish
Return of General Lee to Private Life after Surrender
Captain R E Lee recalls his father after appomattox riding Traveler into Richmond then to Franklin Street and home. Crowds greeted him warmly, more like a conqueror than a prisoner, as he sought peaceful private life after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Robert E. Lee
R. E. Lee
Appomattox
Richmond
Charles Carter Lee
Upper James
Powhatan
Franklin Street
Parlor Pride Stove Polish makes parlor shine
Parlor Pride Stove Polish is liquid ready for instant use with a few drops. It yields a brilliant lustre and keeps hands clean, requiring no water or mixing. The paste rusts the stove, but this liquid polish lasts to the last drop and is sold by Bristol dealers including Estate of John Lake and Quirk Brothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parlor Pride
Bristol
John Lake
Quirk Brothers
J. Benjamin
Bristol Public Market
Newman Brothers
Waldron-Brownell Co
8. McCaw
McGann Brothers
T. J. Connery
Obituary of Hannah M. Peake of Bristol and Morrisville
Mrs. Hannah M. Peake wife of Mason James Peake died Friday at her daughter Hattie Talbee's home in Bristol aged 79 5 15. Born Hannah Morgan Ountlar in Stowe Vermont August 18 1826 she was first married to Abel Spaulding of Morrisville Vermont with eight children. After his death she married Mason J. Peake who survives her along with one sister four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. A former Methodist member she joined the Pentecostal church in Bristol. Funeral conducted at her daughter's Wood Street home by Rev O H Hopkins. Interment to follow at Mt View cemetery Morrisville Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah M. Peake
Mason James Peake
Hattie M. Talbee
Frank E. Talbee
Pentecostal Church
Peake
Stowe
Hannah Morgan Ountlar
Abel Spaulding
Morrisville
Amanda Rice
Wood Street
O. H. Hopkins
Evangelical Church
Central Falls
R. L
Two Local Deaths Reported In Bristol Area
John Enos aged 17 died Sunday at three in the morning from dropsy. Born in New Bedford he was the son of John and Mary Enos and had lived in Bristol briefly after his parents moved from Providence. The funeral was at St Marys Church with Rev Hather J Downing officiating and bearers Julio Cunha Celestino Mello Manuel Ramo and Frank Vincent. Interment followed on the Providence train at St Francis Cemetery. News reached on Carrie Lowrey Carr’s death in Troy New York January 30, wife of a local resident and daughter of Mary Duffy Lowrey and James Lowrey. She had a brother Robert Lowrey and two sisters Mrs James H Doran and Mrs Frank Goff of Wood and Cottage streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Enos
Dropay
New JS Bedford
John
Mary Enos
Bristol
Providence
St. Mary's Church
Rev. Hather J. ¥. Downing
Julio Cunha
Celestino Mello
Manuel Ramo
Frank Vincent
Carrie (Lowrey) Carr
Troy
N. Y
Carr
Mary (Duffy) Lowrey
James Lowrey
Soldiers’ Home
Robert Lowrey
James H. Doran
Wood Street
Frank Goff
Cottage Street
Body of James Lawder Brought to Bristol for Burial
The body of James Lawder, age 68, who died in Chestnut Hill Philadelphia last Friday, arrived by nine o'clock train and lay in the receiving tomb at North Cemetery. J H Jarvis, his Philadelphia nephew, accompanied the remains and was met in Providence by Lawder’s Bristol nephew John W Best. The funeral at St Paul’s Church was led by Rev John A Harris and Rev G O Warfield. Surviving are a wife and two married daughters. his two sons died of pneumonia last week in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Lawder
Chestnut Hill
Philadelphia
North Cemetery
J. H. Jarvis
Providence
Lawder
John W. Best
St. Paul’s Church
Morday
John A. Harris
G. O. Warfield
Ireland
United States
Bristol
James DeWolf
Woodlawn Avenue
Kingsthorpe
Metacom Avenue
Lawdor
Familly
Women Who Charming Influence On Husbands Love And Respect
An old promotional piece extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for irregular menstruation backache and womb trouble. It cites Mrs. Chas F. Brown of Hot Springs Arkansas praising renewed love and vitality after using the product, urging troubled women to try it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia H. Pinkham
Chas. F. Brown
Mothers’ Club
Cedar Terrace
Hot Springs
Ark
Pinkham
Lydia E
Lydia E. Pinkham
Probate Court Continues Several Estate Matters
Probate court yesterday before Judge John P Reynolds continued nisi the will for Rev. Matthais McCabe and executors Rev. Patrick Farrelly and Catherine McCabe. Hannah C Parry administratrix's account for allowance and distribution was allowed. Guardian of Mary Etta Finley application continued. L S Hoffman executor's account in the John L Shepard estate continued nisi. May E McGann guardian account received and ordered noticed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Reynolds
Matthais McAbe
Patrick Farrelly
Catherine McCabe
P. McCabe
Nisi
Hannah C. Parry
John M. Brownell
Portsmouth
Mary Etta
Finley
L. SS. Hoffman
John IL. Shepard
May E. McGann
William H. McGann
What are They Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
A new remedy for stomach troubles biliousness and constipation and a good one. Price 25 cents. For sale by W. H. Buffington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
W. H. Buffington
Obituaries and Death Notices From a Small Town
Died notices for several residents including John Eunos aged 17 in February and Mary R. Perry eight months old, Hannah Morgan Peake aged 7 years 6 months, Carrie (Lowrey) Carr in Troy at unknown date, and Mary A. Leigh aged 80 in Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enos
John Eunos
Perry
Mary R
John
Mary Perry
Peake
Hannah Morgan Peake
Mason James Peake
Carr
Troy
N. Y
Carrie (Lowrey) Carr
David Carr
Leigh
Denver
Col
Mary A. Leigh
Richard A. Leigh
Seven Barkers Battle Nerves and Debility in Bristol
A.J. Jasmin of 297 Hope Street Bristol Rhode Island faces a medical dispute described as nervous debility. The notice lists the name and address with no further medical or legal details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay
A.J. Jasmin
Hope Street
Bristol
R. I
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grand Army Hall
Straight Brothers Orchestra
Charles H. Manchester
Central Street
J. C. Pegram, Jr
Berren Trust
Dental Association Providence, R. I
Marine
Maurice Kearney
Peter J. Lannon
Probate
Herbert F. Bennett
Vermont
Davis
Tlebig
Ats Borden
D. G. Lebb
Irouck Mock
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
The
Swamp Angels and
High School
Rusty Five
G. A. RB
Trinity Church Choir
Trinity Church
St. Mary’s T. A. Society Ladies Auxiliary
Colonial Orchestral Club
Mabel Fowler
Y. M. O. A. Star Course
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. E. Church
St. Mary’s T. A. Society
Teachers’ Retirement Fund
Hays
Philo Hay Specialties Co
Newark
N. J
N. I. BR. Co
Chas.f Brown
Halisboro
N. C
Sin
Walter Burns
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