Methodist ministers adjourn weekly meetings to September
The Methodist ministers weekly meetings in Providence have been adjourned until the first week in September. Rear Admiral Benjamin F. Sands, retired, died in Washington Saturday night in his 72nd year. An ex-State Senator of Tennessee dropped a roll of $750 in Wall Street. a bootblack returned it and received a $20 reward. Presbyterians of Corsicana Texas plan a new church with angled layout and semicircular seating centered on the pulpit. opera chairs replace old pews.
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Weather, rail, and politics color Bristol summer in 1883
Gotham Gossip reports sea resorts struggling with heat and losses at Coney Island and Manhattan Beach Hotel. It notes trade dollars controversy, temperance travel to Europe, and political shifts in Rhode Island with Tammany opposition. A new Hydraulion hose carriage arrives. Bristol prepares Fourth of July festivities with parades, oration, baseball, races, and a town court session detailing estate matters and municipal actions.
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Continental Guards
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Francis Murphy
Europe
Rome
Theodore Thomas
Atlantic
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Tilden
Judge Foraker
Ohio
Charley Foster
Judge Hoadley
Caroline Wd III
Caroline M. Hill
Bristol
Tio Gions E Pie Baister
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Herbert F. Bennett
Mary Greene Lyons
Bennett
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Hannah & Swan
Charles H. Swan
Samuel O. Swan
Hannah G. Swan
Edward I. Thompson
Anc
Bristo
Phoenix
Christina Beal
Christina Recci
Peter Gladding
Samuel M. Lindsey
Boy George Bent Saves Child From Drowning After Railroad Dock Incident
A four year old nearly drowned Sunday as he slipped into the railroad dock but was rescued by George Bent who pulled him from the water. The town also notes baptisms at the shore and in the Congrega tional Church, church admissions, and a court sentence for drunkenness. Educator Rev E F Jones offers a five dollar essay prize on alcohol’s physiological effects, won by Louis Do Sanford. Bristol High School seniors and local students pass Brown University prelims and plan college entry.
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J. H. Manchester
P. M. Cobb
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C. H. Straight
Bristol Infantry
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E. Coward
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Hydraulic Engine & Hose Co
E. Sparks
Narragansett Engi Co
Warren
Brown
King Philip Steam Fire Engine Co
R. Lawder
Moore
G. Mott
Dradnaught Hook
Swith
Michael McKeon
Town Hall
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William E. Chandfinch
Charles H. Swan
Edward I. Thompson
Hannah G. Swan
William R. Taylor
Betsey B. Coggeshall
Annie M. Jewett
George W. Jewett
James R. Jewett
Mary L. Jewett
George S. Jewett
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Betsey J B. Coggeshall
James E. Chace
William B. Kimball
G. H. Norman
Henry Crocker
Nathan N. Cole
John Rinn
Edwin F. Lindsey
George Bent
E. F. Jones
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Louis Do. Sanford
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Hoboken
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Fearless
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Newport
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Y.G. Peck
Court of Probate
To’ of
Town of
Julius Litdplefield
Geldowsky Furniture
Prov. Furniture Company
Broad Street
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Providence, S. 1
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India Mall
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