Notable Local Happenings at Pappoosesquaw Point and Town
Dr J Nichols of Worcester to occupy Case cottage at Pappoosesquaw Point this season. Burgess family from Worcester visited. Real estate broker H H Bosworth traded a large western hotel for a big saw mill and 500 acres of woodland. Lodge No 18 I O F held a meeting with one candidate initiated. Tenement crowding rises as foreign residents arrive, with a Thames Street home housing sixteen in one family and twenty six boarders. A daughter of Mr George Cornell was rescued after falling overboard near Rubber works wharf. National India Rubber Co expands footwear production though shutdown planned in August. Charles Holder returns from Chicago. West economy harsher than North. Herreshoff boat works building a 21 ft boat for Gould Co of New York. George Collins committed to Cranston State Institution on drunkenness charge for about a year. Community notes include local visits, lectures by Dr. Coburn on Egypt and the Crucifixion, and a large St Marys excursion by boat to Mount Hope Bay and Newport. The Y M C A reports large Sunday attendance. new macadamized road praised. Fire department attends Advent Christian Church service. fire monograms displayed in floral sets. Dr Oswald R Seigel to open new High Street office. Knights of Pythias progress in ranks at Burnside Lodge. School Committee discusses term changes and appoints Principal Arthur P Johnson with assistants Annie Manchester and Lillian Munro. superintendent search continues.
Accidents Litter Hope Street and Narragansett Bay Area
A series of accidents leaves three men injured on Saturday and Monday. John Rose, a laborer for James Connery, was buried under a hay load on Hope Street near Prospect but recovered after brief unconsciousness. Roger Winward of Cranston Woolen Mill suffered severe injuries when a wheel passed over his neck and body and was taken to Providence Hospital. Charles Collins fell overboard from a small row boat near Narragansett Bay but was rescued and returned home. Studley Wickes, a Butterworth farm resident, was seriously hurt when a hay load shifted striking his head and neck. he remained unconscious for hours and is in precarious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rose
James Connery
Hope Street
Prospect
Roger Winward
Cranston Woolen Mill
Dr. Williams
Mount Hope
Providence R. I., Hospital
Charles Collins
Fall River
Narragansett Bay
Charles
Studley Wickes
Butterworth
Metacom Avenue
Charles A. Luther
Mr. Wickes
Ninety year old Mrs Eunice Pitman celebrated at home
The nonagenarian Eunice W Pitman marked her ninety birthday on Thursday at her Hope and Byfield streets home. Friends gathered for greetings and refreshments as she smiles on nearing burial in a tone reflecting faith and endurance, quoting the Apostle Paul about a Crown of righteousness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice W. Pitman
Hope and
Byfield Streets
Herman
Chearly
Feeble and Delicate Women Seek Ayer's Sarsaparilla
An old advertisement touts Ayer's Sarsaparilla as the remedy for feeble and delicate women seeking relief and stronger health, claiming improved strength and vitality through daily use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Donations to Chil dren's Home for July 6 1894
The Board of Managers acknowledges donations for the month ending July 6 1894 including strawberries from Mrs Wardwell Captain Newman and Mrs Jonathan Munro watermelon from Miss Bullock milk and magazines from Mrs Alex Perry ice cream from Miss Belle Wardwell two cans milk from Mr Fred Fales and contributions from Dr Gooding Mrs Farrington ham bushel of peas Newman Bros two bushels peas Mr Hummill butter and six sheets from Mrs S S Drury professional work amounts listed with donors including Dr Jennie H Gallup Mrs S S Drary Mrs G l French Mrs John Simmons Rev Dr Locke and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Childrens Home
Ackowledge
Wardwell
Capt. Newman
Jonathan Munro
Miss Bullock
Alex. Perry
Belle Wardwell
Fred Fales
Dr.Gooding
Buckingham Dye for whiskers wins home coloring praise
Buckingham's Dye for the whiskers can be applied at home and is uniformly successful in coloring brown or black, explaining its great popularity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buckingham
Town Numbers Fraudman Reported In Bristol Neck
Local residents warn of a man going door to door offering to place house numbers for five to ten cents. He claims authority from the Town Council and U S government, pressuring payments from many, with a noted attempt at soliciting at a public office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Neck
U.S
Papernix
Be sure you get Ayer s for a reliable blood purifier
An old warning touts Ayer s Sarsaparilla as a thoroughly reliable blood purifier. It claims the remedy has stood the test of nearly fifty years and is regarded as the standard by which others are measured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Cuckoo Democracy group and New York meeting sparks party clash
A New York Cooper Institute assembly by the Cuckoo faction urged organizing to topple Tammany Hall and urged Republican allies to oppose the Tammany tiger. A preliminary State Democracy meeting in the 10th district denounced Republican protection as robbery and warned Republicans against shallow Democratic co options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Democracy
Cooper Institute
Tammany Hall
Tammany Tiger
10Th
United States Senate
Rosebery’s Ambitions and a Derby Dream
Rosebery now 47 is said to have had three ambitions: to be richest in England, to be prime minister, and to win the Derby. He is believed to have achieved wealth by marrying Baron Meyer de Rothschild’s daughter in 1890, becoming master of a vast estate. His second aim appears met with Gladstone’s retirement, and the Derby prospect is noted as a recent stroke of fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Rosebery
England
Baron Meyer de Rothschild
Gladstone
Right and Left Handed Children Deserve Freedom
An editorial argues against forcing left handed children to switch hands. It cites 7 percent left handed globally and urges letting them use their natural hand. It notes lefties are often skilled and ambidextrous due to adapting to right handed tools, urging tolerance over stigma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phanix
Bristol
Vv.z
A C Church Preacher Exchange This Sunday
The Rev J A Gardner of Providence will preach at the A C Church here next Sunday in exchange with Rev W E Todd. The visit promises a fine sermon from a teacher of high excellence. Services will be held at the usual hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Church
J. A. Gardner
A. C. Church of Providence
W. E. Todd
A. C Church
Mrs Emiline M Diman dies after long illness
Mrs Emiline M Diman wife of George Waters Diman and daughter of the late Jonathan Noonin died at her Duariac street home after a lingering illness aged seven ty-six years seven months and three days She leaves a husband and two sons Funeral services were held from Burnside street Wednesday at 2 p m An emblem from Babbitt Post G A R a token of sympathy was sent Diman was a member of the post Bearers were George W Simmons James F Goff Fitz E W Munro and Nathaniel Gladding former comrades of Diman in the 12th Regt RI V Rev G M Locke Rector of St Michaels conducted the services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emiline M. Diman
George Waters Diman
Jonathan Noonin
Duariac Street
Burnside Street
Babbitt Post
Mr. Diman
George W. Simmons
James F. Goff
Fitz E. W. Munro
Nathaniel Gladding
G. M. Locke
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
Court Adjudges Not Guilty and Grants Several Civil Judgments
In district court on Monday July 9 Judge Bosworth ruled William Faulkner not guilty and discharged him for assault on T. J. McCaughey. Waldr on v O'Brien awarded to complainant for possession of tenement. Salisbury v Lawrence awarded $186 to plaintiff on note. Quirk & Co. v Downey: defendant to judgment for $1115.12. Wardwell case: defendant forfeited by costs. McCarty driving away Wickes team: case discontinued on costs. Bristol correspondent Baker recovering from a paralysis shock, hopes to resume work soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bosworth
State
Wm. Faulkner
T. J. McCaughey
Daniel G. Waldron
Margaret O’brien
Edward Salisbury
John Lawrence
James M. Quirk & Co
Thomas Downey
Abby D. Wardwell
Wm. McCarty
Studley Wickes
Ward's Chapel AME Church Organization and Roles
Ward's Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church was organized July 8 1894 under church discipline. Trustees include Laura Patterson Les lie Rgderson Thomas Roberson. Stewards Reno Edwards Annie Fitzgeralds Eliza Brimley Rosa Fletcher. Superintendent Sunday School Jennie Allen. Services every Sunday at 3 and 8 pm. The Christian public are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Laura Patterson
Leslie Rgderson
Thomas Roberson
Reno Edwards
Annie Fitzgeralds
Eliza Brimley
Rosa Fletcher
Jennie Allen
Firemen Parade Honors New Hose Carriage
A Monday night Fire Department parade and supper celebrated the new hose carriage for King Philip Engine Co. No. 1 of Kingston. The procession formed at Thames street's King Philip Hall with multiple companies assembling and guests including town council members. Captain Andrews welcomed all at the Hall where a collation followed. Hydraulion Co. lit red-fire and sent off roman candles along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
New York
King Philip Steamer
King Philip’s
Thames Street
Bristol Corner
J. Pickles
King Philip Engine Co
W. H. Andrews
Hydraulion Engine and Hose Co
C.C. Wilson
W. A. Rawson
Wm. E. Todd
A. C. Church
Charity Variety Show At Town Hall For Destitute Children
A two night charity program runs Wednesday and Thursday July 18 and 19 at Town Hall to aid the Home for Destitute Children. The lineup features A Box of Monkeys, 2d floor Schoopendyke, Madame Sullianni the French milliner, and Mrs Jarley’s Wax Works with new mechanical figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Hall
Madame Sullianni
Names of Public Schools Scholars With Perfect Attendance
A list of students across High School Ninth Eighth Sixth Fifth and lower grades with perfect or near perfect attendance for the term ending June 29 1894. Names include Herbert H Congdon William J Duffy Allen Newman Joanne Donavan James Lavander Earl Percy Bowen Juliette Fish Marie Duffy Nellie Manning Archie Graham and many others across North South East and Ungraded sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horbast H Congdon
William Duffy
Richard Galvin
Flwin A. Hill
John J. Lavander
Allen Newman
Orrin K. Thurston
Wm. Brelsford
Bessie Gray
Herbert H. Congdon
William J. Duffy
Joanne Donavan
James Lavander
Earl Percy Bowen
Juliette Fish
Marie Duffy
Louise Doyle
Sarah Munro
Thomas Tobin
Seasonal Ocean Excursions From Port With Ship Mount Hope
The Ocean Excursion of Dread nought Hook and Ladder No 1 and Hose Co offers an all day voyage July 18 with a sail to New London and a landing, priced at 1.00. The Mount Hope steamer will carry the Continental Band and refreshments for a pleasant day. Bab bitt Post G A R third annual excursion is set for July 20 with a nine mile Newport drive to view ocean scenery estates and cliffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hook & Ladder and Hose Co
New London
Mount Hope
Babbitt Post
State Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Newport
Stamp Fever Sparks Massachusets Collectors Rush
In Massachusetts a stamp collector has reached around 800000 finds and keeps hunting for more. The piece notes towns with stamp fever and a few locals amassing large numbers as the fad resurges. It also mentions a Utica Globe writer critiquing blame theories linking religious and secret orders to world evils and the stamp hobby as a potential revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Utica
Veterans Eddy and Lee Die in Soldiers Home Deaths
Ephraim R. Eddy who served three years in Battery F First Light Artillery died at the Soldiers Home Tuesday evening aged 74. George A. Lee, a Battery F private born in Johnston Rhode Island, died Thursday night aged 47.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ephraim R. Eddy
R. I. Light Artillery
George A. Lee
Johnston, R. I
Obituary Notices From Soldier's Home Died Lives Lingered
In this town at the Soldier's Home George A. Lee aged 49 died July 12 Ephrain BR Eddy aged 76 died July 10 Emeline Mr. Diman aged 76 years seven months and three days died July 9 These brief notices record deaths and ages in quick succession within the local community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
George A. Lee
Epdpdy
Ephrain BR. Eddy
Diman
Emeline Mr. Diman
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Home News
J. Nichols
Worcester
Mass
John H.burgess
J. N. Burgess
H. H. Bosworth
United Brothers Lodge No. 18
Alfred J. Smith
Noble Grand
Wickford
George Cornell
Rubber Works
Edward Skinner
Terra-Firmia
National India Rubber Co
Charles H. Holder
Carl Nellie
Chicago
Holder
West
Herreshoff Boat Works
C. W. Gould
Gould Coupling Co
George Collins
Cranston
George
Joseph Springer
Misses Springers
Constitution Street
Martha A. Franklin
Richard B. Franklin
Central Street
Wm. Coburn
Egypt
Greenwood
Horton
Sadie Paull
J. Augustus Miller
Coburns
St. Mary’s Church
Mount Hope Bay
Taunton River
Goat Island
Quonset Point
R. I. State
Rocky Point
Thomas M.clark
D. D
Rhode Island
St. Michael’s Church
Geo. L. Locke
Hugh N. Moffatt
Providence
Wm. H. Buffington Jr
Ezra Dixon Jr
Salem
Schr
Lowle
Kennebec River
Wm. E. Gladding
Lorene
Williams Bros
Oakland Beach
Arthur Card
Henry F. Card
Malcolm McNaught
Mildred
New Haven
Viva
John Berreshoff
Shelter Island
N. Y
Bay
Providence River
Marshall Woods
Edward W. Brunson
Mamie Burgess
Weorcester
Y.M.C. A
Chas. Salatein
James Gooding
Wm.e. Todd
Advent Christian Church
Hattie Williams
Capt. Lemuel Soule
Byfield Street
Boston
Oswald R. Seigel
High Street
Church and
Constitution
Geo. A. Pike
Carl Seigel
Burnside Lodge
Knights of Phythias
Byfield Hall
J. Howard Manchester
Arthur P. Johnson
Annie B. Manchester
Lillian M. Munro
Rosebery
Christopher L. Baker
Providence Daily News
Nellie Manning
Jean Innis
Bernard Doyle
Archie Graham
Joseph Hammill
North
John Connery
Eddie Munro
Mable Mowry
Bessie Cury
Emma Dobe
South
Hiram A. Rounds
Charles O. Duffy
James Duffy
Frank A. Rounds
Philip Morris
Charles Mack
William McShane
Ruth B. Rawson
Maggie Duffy
Emily Moffitt
Thomas’ Coughlin
Robert Munro
Charlie Bacon
Annie Henderson
Maggie Cavanagh
Louise Lavander
Mildred Close
Mary Maher
Ida Lanner
Weat Centre
May Munro
Sadie Hughes
Jommy Edmonds
Roy Bisborough
East Centre
Emma August
Ada Maxfield
Annie Callan
William Dwyer
Nat Albent
Annie Peterson
Bertha McKeon
Otto Myers
Edward Doyle
Elet
Roy Close
Qrrin Hughes
Ada Pickles
Alfred Ward
Edith Maxfield
Rosa Farley
Howard Newman
Minnie Scott
Fred Manchester
Robert Cooke
Helen S. Waldron
Nancy Hodgkinson
Bertha Carey
Ella Springer
John Corcoran
John Bishop
Charles Gardner
Nelin
Emma Munro
Maria Hargreaves
Mary Ann Hargraves
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