No Special Town Meeting Deferred to March Finance Session
A town council special meeting on a gift proposal from the School Committee to accept Colt Memorial High School was held with all members present. After discussion, the council decided not to call a special town meeting and to consider the matter at the March financial meeting. 29 petit jurors were drawn per Superior Court order. several bills were approved and sent to the auditor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Qol Oolt
Theodora DeWolf Oolt
Pureuaot
Superior Court
James Newbold
Alfred Carey
William J. O’connor
James Dixon
Henry M. Gibson
Herbert B. Burnham
LeRoy B. Coggeshall
Joseph Gifford
Charles A. Luther
Charles H. Church
Herman G. Thiele
Chandler H. Coggeshall
Frederic 8. Burgess
Samuel A. Wardwell
Fitz E. W. Munro
Sylvester Munro
Samuel W. Church
Frederick A. Easterbrooks
George E. Ingraham
George T. Sisson
Peter Gasper
W. Fred Fish
Daniel Slade
Herman J. Kemph
William Moffitt
Thomas Doyle
Freeborn R. Yole
Albert King
Edward T. Nichols
Dennis Ryan Injured After 16 Foot Fall in Bradford Street Tenement
Saturday evening Dennis Ryan residing at 171 Bradford Street fell from the top of a stairs balustrade to a landing sixteen feet below. He suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung with extensive right chest injuries. Despite fears, he remained conscious and showed partial improvement by Sunday morning, though pneumonia or other complications are feared. Dr. A. M. Merriman attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Hkgan
Bradford Street
A. M. Merriman
Mr.Ryan
Ryan
Rhode Island coal mines revived at Portsmouth venture
Henry M. Whitney of Boston has bought the Rhode Island coal mines at Portsmouth and will install modern machinery. The old mine, long flooded, is being pumped out and prospects show adjoining land contains burnable coal. If successful, the project could aid Fall River mills by supplying fuel cheaper than Pennsylvania or West Virginia coal, though prior efforts in the area have failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. Whitney
Boston
Rhode Island
Portsmouth
Fall River
New England
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Probate Court session approves Chesebrough will and estate actions
The Probate Court in Council Chamber before Judge Hezekiah O Wardwell continued the Alexander Houle petition for David Gamelin estate. The Chesebrough executrix Elizabeth Colt was allowed. Bond 1000 with appraisers Wallis Howe Edwin Barrows and W Fred Williams. Guardian of Harold A Louis O and Susan Esterbrooks to sell real estate was allowed with bond 150 surety William A Church. Ward interest to be sold for not less than 8 per acre. Inventory for Louisa Lawless estate allowed. Katherine Ferguson administrator of John J Ferguson estate granted six months family support allowance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Hezekiah O. Wardwell
Alexander Houle
David Gamelin
Elizabeth M. Colt
Emma KR. Chesebrough
Wallis E. Howe
Edwin A. Barrows
Bristol high school offer praised by Brown president
Rev W H P Faunce president of Brown University writes to the Providence Journal urging Bristol to accept the Colt high school building. He argues it will uplift Rhode Island secondary education, attract pupils from nearby towns, and bolster the state’s educational standing, warning a refusal would harm public schooling for decades.
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Brown University
Colt Memorial High School
Bristol
Providence Journal
W. H. P. Faunce
8. P. Colt
New England
Rhode Island
Bristol High School
Providence
Newport
Nelson
District Court Dockets Show Civil Cases Continued
District Court Judge O L Bosworth saw no criminal cases yesterday as all civil matters were continued including R N Turner versus Town Treasurer George H Peck. At a special session Saturday evening the Morrissey versus Quintal case was discontinued on costs. Quintal charged with stealing a $10 watch from Vina Gladue last Wednesday, fled to Manville but was tracked by Arthur Glaude and captured, then turned over to Officer Goff. Quintal boarded at the Gladues on Thames street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
O. L. Bosworth
R.N. Turner
George H. Peck
Nisi
John H. Morrissey
Donah
Vina Gladue
Manville
Miss Gladue
Arthur Glaude
Quintal
Goff
Gladues
Thames Street
All Kinds of Weather Causes Transit Delays
A severe weather weekend brought snow and rain with freezing temperatures. Suburban line trains ran behind time due to icy tracks and wires while the consolidated road kept to schedule. A tree fell across electric wires near Providence crippling service until midnight. Snow and ice left sidewalks slippery as temperatures plunged to new lows.
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Consolidated Road
Providence
Maytam and Perkins Wed at Local First Baptist Church
Joseph A. Maytam and Miss Georgiana May Perkins, both of this town, were married Saturday evening at the parsonage of the First Baptist Church by Rev. Alfred Stowell. A reception followed at the bride’s father’s home, Charlen L. Perkins. The couple, with Maytum employed by the New Haven Rail road electric branch, received silver and other gifts from fellow workers. They will reside in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Maytam
Georgiana May Perkins
First Baptist Church
Alfred 38. Stowell A
Charlen L. Perkins
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Maytum
Warren
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Rhode Island Normal School
Walter E. Ranger
John L. Alger
RI. Normal School
Providerice
John Temple Drury
Drury
Hope St
Waldron-Brownell
Furnitar
Braidforp
Scicent
Charles Bullock
Mount Hope Ave
John
R.P. Smith
William and High Streets
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MM. O. A
Hope Street
Kristo
Franklin Street
8. B. Paull
Mars. Williams
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Wright Cor
Milk & Church
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Orderg Jeff
Phoenix
Joseph E. Doran
A. W. Orgelman
State Street
Church Street
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Frank W. Smith American Oyster Co
E. H.matteson
John Shepard Payne & Butler
HOG Island Oyster Watch N. A. Lybeck
Parker
Dennis Ryan
Probate Court
DR. Faunce
Maytam—Perkins
Edward D. Kunz
Jeweler Optician
A. P- Nerone
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Providence Telephone Co
Staples Coal Company
COAL
Bristol CO. Gas and Electric CO
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