Deaths in Lawder family recall Bristol ties
John W Best returns from Philadelphia after attending funeral of Archibald Lawder who died of pneumonia aged 27. An older brother James, 80, died the next day after caring for Archibald. The Lawders, once of Kingsthorpe meta com avenue, moved to Chestnut Hall near Philadelphia in 1887.
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John W. Best
Philadelphia
Archibald Lawder
James Lawder
James
Archibild
Kingsthorpe
Metacom Avenue
Lawder
Chestnut Hall
Bristol
Westerly Manager Arrested Over Vendor License Law
J T Mandeville, local manager for Stieff piano rooms on Main Street Westerly, was arrested Monday by Chief Bransfield on a warrant charging violating the contine rant vendor license law. Bail set at 200 dollars after a not guilty plea at arraignment before Judge Sweeney. Bransfield consulted Bristol authorities on the case. Mandeville had run a Westerly branch last month and was not molested there.
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Westerly
J. T. Mandeville
Stieff Piano Rooms
Main Street
Bransfield
Sweeney
Chief Bransfield
Bristol
Mandeville
Stieff Company
Maro presents magic and music in Bristol storm
A small audience braved Wednesday’s blizzard to attend the Y M C A Star Course at the Opera House. Maro and company delivered a high quality program of legerdemain art and humor, with Maro also performing on saxophone and a banjo and showing crayon pictures and shadowgraphs. Straight Brothers orchestra provided the music, and patrons reported complete satisfaction despite the storm.
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Opera House
Maro
Bristol
Straight Brothers
Westerly man arrested for coat theft assaults jail break attempt
Patrick Kennedy of Westerly was arrested in Warren on a charge of stealing an overcoat from a Westerly man. He tried to escape Warren jail the same day by removing bricks from a cell wall, creating a hole nearly large enough to crawl through before Chief Macomber intervened. Police then took him to Westerly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Kennedy
Westerly
Warren
Parlor Pride Stove Polish boosts shine for parlor use
Liquid ready to use with a few drops delivers a brilliant luster without soiled hands. Requires no water or mixing, avoids rust from paste polish, and leaves no dried paste as it fades. Sold by all dealers including Bristol merchants such as Estate of John Lake and Bris tol Public Market.
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Bristol
John Lake
Quirk Brothers
J. Benjamin
Bristol Public Market
Newman Brothers
Waldron-Brownell Co
S. McCaw
McGann Brothers
T. J. Connery
Obituary notices for Hannah Luther and Sarah Flanders
In this town January 25 Miss Hannah Luther aged 84. In this town January 25 Sarah Flanders wife of the late Benjamin Flanders of Brooklyn N Y in her 88th year. Funeral from her late residence Hope street Saturday morning at 11 o clock. In Warren January 28 Ellen widow of the late William Hastarbrooks Easterbrooks
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Luther
Hannah Luther
Flanders
Sarah Flanders
Benjamin Flanders
Brooklyn
N. Y
Hope Street
Easterbrooks
Warren
Ellen
William Hastarbrooks
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Promoted for Fast Relief
The ad promotes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a fast healing salve for cuts burns and bruises. It claims soothing cooling and healing effects and touts it as the genuine Witch Hazel product. Warns against counterfeit versions sold by H Bufington.
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DeWitt’s
H. Bufington
Public addresses at Methodist Episcopal Church series
The first in a series of public addresses honoring community organizations will be Sunday at 7 PM. Providence public schools superintendent speaks on public school work in building character. Sunday service sermon titled Christian Education. Epworth League at 6 PM led by Clinton T. Sherman on City Evangelization. A stereopticon lecture by Prof Ward next Monday evening offers free admission with a free will offering to support the league. The Religious Education Society names Rev. W Lenoir Hood for the Boston session February 12–16. Future events include patriotic address by J J Wooley and Y M C A talk by Stratton of Pawtucket. Ex-Governor Bates may speak on Civic Righteousness. Public invited.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
City of
Providence
Bristol
Epworth League
Clinton T. Sherman
Blaisdell
Ward
League
Religious Education Society
W. Lenoir Hood
Boston
Hood
Ucalendar
J. J. Wooley
G. A. HK
Stratton
Pawtucket
Bates
Massachusetts
Winter Meat Eating and the Stomach’s Tale of Woe
A midcentury style plea urges Mi-o-na as the cure for winter illness caused by indoor life and heavy eating. It claims digestion flaws foul blood and general debility, promoting Mi-o-na as a guaranteed remedy with a money back guarantee offered by druggist A. J. Jasmin, priced at 50 cents per box.
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A. J. Jasmin
One Minute Cough Curo Promises Quick Relief
Advert describes One Minute Cough Curo as curing coughs colds and pulmonary complaints by clearing phlegm drawing out inflammation and healing affected parts and strengthening lungs. Sold by W Buffington.
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W. Buffington
Ellen Easterbrooks dies after pneumonia in Warren
Mrs. Ellen Easterbrooks widow of William Easterbrooks died Monday evening at her North Main Street home in Warren from pneumonia at an advanced age. She was twice married, her first husband Frank Jones killed in a railroad accident about twenty years ago. Formerly of Bristol, she and her family held a funeral at her home, a requiem mass at St Marys Church at 9 o'clock officiated by Rev. Austin Dowling, with bearers James Connolly Morris Higgins Edward Ward and W. Smith. Interment followed in St Marys Cemetery.
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Ellen Easterbrooks
William Easterbrooks
North Main Street
Warren
Frank Jones
James Connolly
Morris Higgins
Edward *Ward
W. Smith
St. Mary's Cemetery
Death of Miss Hannah Luther at 92 Franklin Street
Miss Hannah Luther aged about 85 died at her home on 92 Franklin Street Wednesday morning from ailments of old age. Born in Bristol on May 24, 1820, she lived in the town all her life. She was a daughter of Eleazer and Elizabeth Lather and is survived by two nephews Charles and James Church of Papnosesquaw and a niece Mrs. Charles Tallman of Portsmouth amidst several deceased siblings.
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Hannah Luther
Franklin Street
Bristol
Miss Lather
Eleazer
Elizabeth Lather
Henry
Josiah
Nathaniel
John
Mary
Elizabeth
Charles
James Church
Papnosesquaw
Charles Tallman
Portsmouth
Ash Wednesday and Lent Shifts in 1905 Calendar
Ash Wednesday falls March 8 in 1905 with Lent starting slowly due to Easter timing. Easter Sunday lands April 28, about twenty days later than last year, delaying Easter finery and related celebrations. Ridgefield Conn. Press.
Rhode Island Militia Ranks Second In National Inspection
Rhode Island earns praise for its militia in the 1904 Secretary of War report. New York leads with 95.20 percent, Rhode Island 94.27, Minnesota 93.64, and Massachusetts 91.59, while Illinois records 70.11 percent on a national average of 78.98.
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Rhode Island
Secretary of War
New York
Massachusetts
Minnesota
New Jersey
Connecticut
North Carolina
New Hampshire
California
District of Columbia
Union
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Do Not Suppress a Cough Cures the Cold Instead
An old advisory notes that coughing signals illness and should be treated by curing the underlying cold. Cham berlain's Cough Remedy relieves by clearing mucus and soothing throat irritation, claimed to permanently cure both cold and cough. Sold by W. H. Buttington with related items offered for sale at the Phoenix Office.
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W. H. Buttington
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Maro the Magician
Jalil
Industrial Trust Company
Dental
Issocao Providence, R. I
Mi-o-nsa
Hannah Lather
R.I Militia
Racelpla
Phonix
R. I
Oliver
W. H. Small
State Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Irving A. Sunderland
Railroad Avenue
Ww. S$.crane
W. H. Buffington
Joseph J. Sexton
George H. Peck
Bristol Pranix
Herbert F. Bennett
H. M. Goodhue
Westminster Street
Raymond
P. Smith
William ST
A. W. Orgelman
John Shepard
Thames Street
Town Cristo
Maria Taylor
Thomas Tayloret
Mary Taylor
James Pier
Aes Egcral
District Court OF the United States
District OF Rhode Island
Arthur J Jasmin
Bristol County Court House
Peeeliie
Chester W Barrows
Wright's Church St
G. M. Wilbur
Kristol
E.m.handy
G. A. R. Hall
New York State
Vege
Tae
Aturday
Maurice M. Weinstein
State Street
A. E. Sparks
Court Street
Peckham
Vaccaro Bros
Easterbrook
S. B. Paull
Eugene LE Clair, JR
Cottage Street
C. F. Sanford
William Street
The
Bradford Street
Isaac B. Munro
Charles ST
Franklin ST
QO. L. Bosworth Attorney-at-Law
R.I
Mrs. Williams
Asses
Rome
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