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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1909

Page

2

Editorial Debate on Pappasquash Sea Wall Expenditure

The letter and reply debate the $500 sea wall and road repair appropriation for Pappasquash. It questions how bills were issued, who approved them, and whether the Town Council correctly directed funds. The exchange urges transparent, businesslike accounting and proper receipt by the Town Treasurer.

Cheesman Fool the Phoenix Councilman Church Phoenix O Cheesman James O. Church Chandler H. Coggeshall Charles H Church Stephen T. Church Pappasquash Stephen T.church Corret Ita Chéesman Church

Bristol Reserves Edge Middleboro in Basketball

The Naval Reserves beat Middleboro Y M C A 46 to 27 Saturday. First half 22 to 14, second 24 to 18. Pickles McCaughey Balfour Simister Gammons Wardwell led Bristol scoring with multiple floor shots and free throws. Gammons Allen Kelley added further points. Referee Moore of Middleboro.

Naval Reserves Middleboro Bristol Boys John Pickles Bill McCaughey Dineup Middleboro Pickles Gammons Wardwell Allen McCaughey Kelley Balfour Wood Simister Churchill Pickles Wardwell Simister Tfloor Gammons Allen Moore

Unexpected but Welcome Guest at Belvedere Roast

Alfred Hewitt of Toronto publisher of the Canadian Fish and Game Journal and the Canadian Year Book spent Sunday at the Hotel Belvedere and was guest of honor at a roast pig dinner hosted by Manager Hathaway for about 40 locals Providence and Fall River. He planned to go to Bristol Connecticut but landed here by luck and enjoyed the banquet immensely. Hewitt says he will bring his wife and family to Bristol next summer for several weeks.

Alfred Hewitt Toronto Canadian Fish and Game Journal Belvedere Mr. Hewitt Bristol Conn Manager Hathaway Providence Fall River Hewitt

Woman's health remedy advertised for kidney and bladder pains

An advertisement claims Mother Gray's Australian Leaf regulates female ailments safely. It promises relief from back pains urinary and bladder troubles and offers a sample for free with a 50 cent price for the full product. Address The Mother Gray Co LeRoy.

Mother Gray Mother Gray Co LeRoy

Bristol Post Office Hours and Mail Schedule

The Bristol post office details daily mail arrivals and closings with multiple morning and evening times. It lists Sunday arrival and closure hours plus general delivery window for stamps and Sunday carrier rack distribution.

South Door

Express schedule for Bridtél by Earle and Prew

Outward departures at 7.50 11.20 a m 3.20 and 5.20 p m. Incoming trains at 8.00 12.00 p m 3.00 and 7.00 p m. Timetable shows the express matter leaving and arriving times.

Bridtél Earle & Prew Express

Local notices of events and personalities in Barrington area

A collection of short items notes Mrs Elizabeth Paull returning from Washington D C and Roswell Golt visiting his mother in Barrington from Harvard. It mentions Fern Dixon planning a six week southern trip, a charity performance of The Teaser in Barrington Town Hall, and a wedding at St Marys Church. Also reports on Edison phonograph records, a Rhode Island Naval Band social, a basketball game by Bosworth South Ends vs Bristol Reserves, and local sales at Smiths Velvet Ice Cream Parlor. Additional items cover a Georgetown alumni reunion in Boston, rubber factory hours cut for Apsley plant, piano sales and remnant store ads, and a Bristol Opera House production of Peck's Bad Boy with James H Cillahan.

Elizabeth 0. Paull Washington, D. C Roswell O. Golt Harvard University P. Colt Lincoln’s Valentine Washington Smiths Fern Dixon Palm Beach Miami St. Augustine Ilorida Nassau Barrington Town Hall Barrington High School Mariano Pasqua Giovannio Tommara St. Mary’s Church John F. Downing Edison O. W. Sparks State Armory Church Street Rhode Island Naval Battalion Herreshoff Marine Band Orchestra Bosworth South Ends New Bedford Bristol Reserves Russell’s Smith Edward L. Leahy Georgetown University New England Brunswick Boston James H. Higgins Higgins Pawtucket Apsley Rubber Hudson Mass Chas. D. Blake & Co Geo. T. Sisson Wood Street State St Kunze’s Bakery N. Brouillette Peck Bristol Opera House James H. Cillahan Jimmy Datty Minnie John Marron

Local notices brisk with sales, deaths and school counts

The itemized notes report a rummage sale at Morris Block Bradford Street and social news from Wist Gelb E to the Sons of Veterans. It lists illnesses, births, deaths, real estate transfers, school rent receipts, tax figures, and marriage intentions, plus public notices from Bristol town offices and probate court updates.

One Wist Gelb Herbert Bennett Gaimp Sons of “Vaterans Morris Bradford Street

Fragmentary OCR Notice From Local Paper

Incomplete text shows scattered terms including eczema purifina diniggist and mobil tot. no coherent event or identifiables. Unable to derive a meaningful title or summary from the provided fragment.

Miss Patty Rockwell to cruise southern waters

Miss Patty Rockwell and family plan a six week voyage on the Oceana of the Hamburg American Line leaving New York February 27. The trip includes Porto Rico Windward Islands Trinidad Nassau and Panama with stops at multiple points.

Patty Rockwell Philadelphia Charles. B. Rockwell Jane New York Oceana Hamburg-American Line Porto Riso Windward Islande Trinidad Nassau Panama Bristol Aerie James W Fitchburg Maass Abraham Lincoln Baptist Church Babbitt Post Herbert ¥. Bennett Sons of Veterans Babbitt Relief Corps Bristol Train of Artillery Rhode Island Naval Battalion

Encampment of G A R to convene in town

The State Department of the G A R will hold an encampment on Thursday February 18 from 10 am to 4 pm at the Bristol Opera House with National Commander in Chief Nevins of Baltimore and staff expected. About 175 delegates will attend. A separate Department Convention of the Woman's Relief Corps meets the same day at G A R Hall with a vestry dinner at State Street M E Church and a 175 veteran turnout anticipated. banquets follow in Providence.

Marion Darling Hope Street Henry ‘M. Darling Babbitt Post G. A.R Department State of Rhodes Island G. A Hezekiah O. Wardwell Thomas F.’ Cuniff Michael J O’rourke Bond Philip Bundy James Lavander James Peters Edward L. Leahy James F. Lavander Margaret Green Cuniff State Department Bristol Opera

Court session reviews two defiant cases in district court

In morning proceedings before Judge Olstwo, Vinecom Carabota and Malo Camello faced charges with verdicts favoring the defendants. Bernard Riley v Angie W Pierce was settled by payment of costs. State v Morrissey v Servant ended with standing discharge due to insufficient evidence. Servant faced a breaking and entering charge at H R Man’s saloon on January 25.

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State Street M E Church Membership and Talks

At the State Street M E Church four persons joined Sunday morning two by baptism and one by letter Mrs O R Siegel led the Epworth League at 6 p m on the topic Our Messiah In the evening Rev John McVay gave an address on Abraham Lincoln before a large congregation The prayer meeting moves to Wednesday evening this week for Lincoln's birthday

Samuel” W.ghuard Poppa Squash Ava Regers Ree Ghee Hydraulion Engine Co King Philip Steam Fire Engine Co Rough and Ready Fire Company Warren Phoenix John B. Gravelin Lawrence A. Gravelin Gilanam N. H State Street M. EK Sundey O. R. Siegel Epworth League Messiagh John McVay Abraham Lincoln Lincoln

Advertised Letters Week Ending February Six Nineteen O Nine

Advertised letters for the week ending February 6 1909 include M Antonio Carnevale Harry Duns Jog Belanger Alles Kingston Motor Car Co Miss Elizabeth Rollman Miss Beatrice Smith Miss Masry Sweeney Foreign Maria Ignacio Bett Carolina Augusta da Silva.

M. Antonio Carnevale Harry Duns Belanger Alles Kingston Motor Car Co Elizabeth Rollman Beatrice Smith Masry Sweeney Maria Ignacio Bett Carolina Augusta da Silva

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Bristol Phonix Frigays Bristo Coun Hope R. I Arrally Brothers Proprietors J. F. Farrally Hoenix H. T. Peterson Briggs H. M Darling W. Fred Fish Irving Smith Wood's High St Y. M Mra. Bosworth O. W. Sparks ‘Ton Town Hall Editorial Gol. Cheesman Rappasquash Charles H. Church Merton A. Cheesman Dodge & Camfield Exchange Place Peirce Thos.f.peirce & Son Dorrance and Westminster Corner R- I Ristol Sunday Mails John P. Reynolds Peekskill N. Y Catherine A. Reynolds Peter Gasper Burton Street Emma Williams John Temple Drury Edward F.slugg Thames Street Slugg H. E. Strong James Finley Robert H. Ballock Alice Easterbrooks Alice Howard First Baptist Church Alfred S.stowell Augustus R. Paull Mra. E.O. Paull A. Raymond Paull Mumford Provideone Supreme Court Edward J. Quirk Edward Quirk Walter D. Harris Olneyville John H. Bailey Bailey Mr. Harris Harris Dept. R Bullock—Easterbrooke Alfred S. Stawell Robert H. Bullock Alica Easterbrooks Pacqua—Tommaro John ¥. Downing Giovannio Tommaro Bright Boy R. Barton St and Eyes Avenge Dight Zoo Burton St Howe Street State St. ‘M. E. Church Star Theatre Geo Miss. Hannah Miller Geo. Graham The Barrington HS. ‘Alumni Association Opera Geo. W. Peck Gov. of Wisconsin Chag, F. Pidgin Conley, Bros
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