Town Council Deliberates Appropriations for Financial Town Meeting
At a special session last Tuesday the Town Council reviewed the proposed appropriations for the annual town meeting to be held Monday evening March 15. The budget maintains most items from last year with several increases and a few reductions across departments, plus a 5 percent prompt-payment tax incentive.
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Soldier's mother located after letter seeks kin
Priv David Wellman at Camp Funston Kan sought his mother Rhoda Blaisdell whom he had not seen since childhood. Post to editor led to finding Mrs Blaisdell in Worcester Mass and forwarding her address 31 Irving Street. Fred M Dixon, son of Senator Ezra Dixon, aided in the search contacting multiple parties in New England.
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Bristol
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Lenten Service at Trinity Church Newport Tonight
The Rev. Stanley C. Hughes will preach at 7.30 PM at Trinity Church Newport. Choir practice follows. The children's confirmation class starts Saturday at 11 AM, with all Sunday School children urged to attend the 10.30 AM service Sunday. Parents stay for a conference with the rector on training the children. The adult confirmation class meets after the evening service.
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Trinity Church
Newport
Snowstorm Delays Rail and Roads Amid March Thaw
Four to five inches of new snow plus strong northwest winds created drifts that hampered rail service and blocked roads in Bristol. Freight and passenger trains stalled at key points, schools closed, and highway crews labored to clear accumulations. The Newport legislators reached Providence after a delayed journey, as electric trains ran late but kept to an hourly plan. Temperatures near zero with a brisk wind continued to chill the region.
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First President Bristol Man of New England Society
The New England Society in Charleston marked its centennial with public exercises and a dinner led by Prof. Franklin H. Giddings of Columbia. Nathaniel Russell, a Bristol native, was its first president, famed as a merchant prince and linked to the Russell house on Meeting Street, a founder’s legacy of $500.
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Rhode Island
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Russell
Lower Meeting Street
Knights of Columbus Dance Plans for Easter Monday
At the Knights of Columbus meeting in Columbus a dance is set for Easter Monday in the Armory. Edward Ryan chairs a committee to complete arrangements for a popular post Lenten social. Regular meetings shift from Tuesday to Thursday with the next gathering Thursday night.
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