Senate bill seeks elected sheriffs for four counties
A Senate bill proposes electing sheriffs in Kent Newport Washington and Bristol counties for three year terms and raising salaries from 400 to 800 dollars. The act grants sheriffs authority to arrest alleged offenders without a writ and to file state complaints. The judiciary committee will review the measure with potential operative date in April 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Kent
Newport
Washington
Bristol
Committee On Judiciary
Minor sued for garment debt in district court case
The civil case of Max Makowsky vs Luke Callan adjourned to yesterday's session with a verdict for the plaintiff for 814.70 plus costs. The defendant, a sixteen year old minor, had wages attached. Defense argued necessity and lack of need for more clothes. plaintiff claimed mother’s knowledge and prior installments. Judge Bosworth rendered judgment for plaintiff. Also noted were unrelated court items including a reveling charge against Manuel Sousa and a continuance due to illness of a witness. Counsel listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Makowsky
Luke Callan
District Court
Crowley
Hoffman
Manuel Sousa
W. F Duffy
L. S. Hoffman
W T. O'Donnell
Bristol Post Office Mails Arrive and Close Times
Mails arrive at Bristol Post Office with specified opening and closing times. Express matter departures and arrivals listed as outward 7:45 and 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. outward plus inward 7:45, 11:55 a.m. 2:55 and 6:30 p.m. General delivery stamps sales hours and Sunday hours noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Post Office
South Door
Bristol
Earle & Prew Express
Quarterly Woman's Auxiliary meeting at YMCA
The quarterly meeting of the Woman's Auxiliary to the YMCA will be held Thursday afternoon. Other notices include society events, church services, and community happenings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
J M Neylan
Union Street
Providence
First Baptist Church
W.B Wilson
Jerusalem
Ladies’ Aid Society
State
Sen M.E
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure For Catarrh
Readers learn that Hall's Catarrh Cure is touted as the only positive cure for catarrh, claimed to be constitutional in nature requiring internal treatment. Proponents offer $100 for any case it cannot cure, with testimonials and contact details for F J Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio. Also advertised Hall's Family Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F.J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Halls Family
Civil Service Exam for Clerk and Carrier Held Here
The U S Civil Service Commission announces a special exam for clerk and carrier on Feb 17 at the Federal Building to fill an existing post office vacancy. Ages 18 to 45. males 5 ft 4 in and 125 pounds minimum. Details and application form 1847 available at the post office from Miss Grace M Cady. submit to E E Stebbins, Room 141, Boston Post Office Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society
State Street M. FE
Salvation Army
Edith Austin
Cliftondale
Mass
Babbitt Post
G. A. FR
Post
Peck
Manuel Rapozo
Enlena Silveira
Augustus V. Connery
The
Industrial Trust Co
Providence
Westerly
Baptist Young People’s Union
Oscar Maddaus
Brown University
E F. Quirk
Artillery Hall
State Street
Grand Assembly
Grand Army Hall
Fred M. Dixon
High
Burton Streets
Raymond P Smith
United States Civil Service Commission
Grace M. Cady
E. E Stebbins
Board of Civil Service Examiners
Post Office
Boston
Town water works repairs debated by trustees and company
Annual reports from city and town officials were received and filed. A letter from George H. Norman of the Bristol and Warren Water Works said repairs must be limited to keeping the plant running, with the town allowed to fund further improvements if they do not interrupt operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. National Lawn Tennis Association
New York
Excelsior Tennis Club
Bristol Y. M. C. A
Hope Street
Asylum
W Wharfinger
Town Wharf
Rogers Free Library
Board of Engineers
Fire Department
George H. Norman
Bristol and Warren Water Works
Water Company
Advertised letters and emergency remedy notice
Week ending February 6 lists letters for Banard Bullock Cutler Gonnir Martino Silva Petit and foreigners Hawkins Salvatore. Caller advised to say advertised when calling for letters. Also promote Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for emergencies sold by W. H. Buffington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Banard
Robi H. Bullock
I. F Cutler
Wm _ B. Gonnir
Chas. Martino
Roque Silva
Jack J. Petit
Edmund Hawkins
Sig Pasquale Salvatore
Chamberlain
W. H. Buffington
Notice of Scarlet Fever Incident at Cottage Street
E G Cobeigh reports his daughter Indies on Cottage Street contracted a mild Scarlet Fever after relocating to Burnside Street for boarding. He urges public precaution and transparency, signed from 568 Hope Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Adams
Bradford Street
O. R. Siegel
Gladys Cobleigh
Cottage Street
A. M. Merriman
Harleigh Tingley
Union Street
W. F. Williams
Josephine
Margaret
Wilfred
Mary Walsh
Patrick P. Walsh
Congregational Street
W.F. Duffy
Frank Perry
Bay View Avenue
O. R. Siegal
Burnside Street
Indies
E. G. Cobleigh
Hope Street
Main Shaft Break Halts Part of Rubber Co Factory
Early yesterday at 7 am the main shaft driving calenders mixing and wash mills in the National Tadia Rubber Co south wing broke, forcing shutdown. Repairs begun with a ready spare shaft. some workers moved to the new calender and mixing room to minimize downtime. Full operation expected to resume in the south room by tomorrow morning. The notice then shifts to promote Chamberlain's Pain Balm as quick healing antiseptic for cuts and burns, sold by W. H. Bufflegton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Fred Williams
Byfield Street
H H Shepard
A.W. Archer
B M. MacDougall
H. H Cabot
St Mary's
T A. Society
Wood Street
Harry H. Shepard
General Assembly
National India Rubber Co
Eagle Band
Carmine Romano
William H. Francis
Frank Ambrosio
Domenico Palumbo
Prof Mascente
National
Tadia Rubber Co
Chamberlain
W. H. Bufflegton
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Bristol Phenix
Bristol County
Bradford St
R. I
Farrally
Connecticut Mutual Notice
Block Island
Uaa
Mark
Thos.f.peirce & Son
Dorrance and Westminster Corner
Providence, R. I
Bristol and Vicinity
Sunday Mails
Robert Emmet Literary Society
Grrand Army Hall
United Brothers Lodge
I O Qof
Chalfont
Seth Paull Co
Burnside Social Club
Sunderland
E. F. Quirk
Lavey
Imperial Orchestra
William Brigham
Brigham
Singing Orchestra
Marlboro
Quirk
Pawtucket
Central Falls
Clinton T. Sherman
Riverside
Naval Reserves
F. M. Dimond
Chestnut Street
Bristol Neck
Margaret Reynolds
John P. Reynolds
Hattie Pardy
Frank Pardy
Williams
Warwick
Fall River
Providence River
Mt. Hope Bay
James Allyn
Allyn
Tower of the Valley
Oliver School
Edwin C. Purinton
Vallejo
Cal
Althea Lord
Garfield Avenue
Maggie G. Kirkwood
Civil Service Examination
Prospect Street
Apple Ardwell Lumber CO
Malcolm
Macsnaught
Thames Street
Bahcenix
I. Dube
Burton Street
Dimenstone
Batata Roker
Core Hope
Raga Streets
Camaoa
Matore
Flessan
Odie Ge Cle
Central Fish Market
Amos Trudeau
Franklin St. Cor
Washington St. Providence
Mohr
Union
G. M. Wilbur
Y. MC
Barton A
John Shepard
Theodore CO. Gladding
Prop
Wright’s Church
Felon
B. Paull
F. E. Clark
Anderstrom
Church Street
aase&Sanbomis
C. A. Johnson
Glebb
Telephone
Formosa
Japan
Liebig
Titton
Bright
Frankforts
Challenge Condensed
Miik
Oakdale Ballerine
Oseb
Weechk
Collanders
Carter
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