Historical Tablet Unveiled Tomorrow at Constitution Street
Tomorrow at 3 PM a tablet will mark the site of Col Benjamin Church home on Constitution Street near Thames Street in Bristol. Dr G Alder Blumer and Prof Wilfred H Munro will give addresses, with a chorus from Bristol Chapter D A R performing. The event recalls Church born 1639 in Duxbury and later Bristol settler. Public invited.
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Col. Benjamin Church
Constitution Street
Thames Street
Wilfred H. Munro
G. Alder Blumer
Rhode Island Historical Society
Wilfred H .Munro
Brown University
Guiteras Memorial School
Bristol
Alice Southworth
Little Compton
Model Yacht Race: Curtis Chase Wins Two-Mile Contest
In the upper harbor Sunday afternoon Curtis Chase defeated LeRoy D. Bell in a model yacht race. Chase finished the two mile course in 45 minutes 18 seconds despite wind and surf. Bell withdrew with a broken jib stay near the finish. Judges were Fred L. Dunbar James A. Sisson Fred McGuigan and Clarence Higbee. Starters were Alexander H Bazilevich Thomas H Fitzgerald and John Santulli. A second race is planned for next Sunday at 2 30 at Roger Williams Park.
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Upper Harbor
Curtis Chase
LeRoy D. Bell
Bell
Fred L. Dunbar
James A. Sisson
Fred McGuigan
Clarence Higbee
Alexander H
Cranston Worsted Mills Beat Rosen's Dixies 5 to 1
Cranston Worsted Mills defeated Rosen's Dixies of Providence 5 to 1 on the common Friday evening before darkness halted play after the fifth inning. Mack and Sullivan pitched for the visitors. Joseph and Andrade starred for Cranston.
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Cranston Worsted Mills
Rosen
Dixies
Providence
Mack
Sullivan
Friedman
Joseph and
Andrade
Joseph
Holy Rosary
Relief Corps Marks 35th Anniversary in Grand Army Hall
Elizabeth Gladding, secretary of Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps No. 19, recalls early relief work and service to veterans and widows at the 35th anniversary in Grand Army Hall. A chicken salad supper fed 40, with Barbara Ste Clair welcoming guests and naming Gladding toastmaster.
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Elizabeth Gladding
Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps
No. 19
Grand Army Hall
Babbitt Post
No. 15
Barbara SteClair
Mary E Munro
Nelle A. Taylor
Emma W Cobb
Gladding
General Fund
Bentwell
Avers
Mass
Emma Waldron
Garl Scouts
Boy Scouts Ymca
Bristol Tram Oof Artillery
Babbitt Post Gaar
Port Rodman
Bristol
Fort Rodman
Bristol Town Reduces 1927 Real Estate Tax Rate
The Bristol Assessors led by Robert Newbold report a 17 cent drop in the tax rate per $100 valuation for 1927, from 2.47 to 2.30, aided by lower town appropriations and efficient assessment. They note a record high valuation of land buildings and tangible personal property, with veterans exemptions totaling about 1,088 dollars in tax relief and an overall net tax of roughly 304,714 dollars.
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Bristol
Robert Newbold
Philip Brady
Isaac H Gorham
John W Church
Club Outing Sunday at Garcia Farm Highlights Local Sports
St Elizabeth's Club held its annual outing at Garcia's farm with swimming races led by Arthur Mello and Joseph Ponte winning events. Anthony Ponte claimed the all around fancy diving, Tony Corte won the sack race, and Joseph Simmons earned high honors. Chowder was served at noon followed by a ball game between married and single men, captains Arthur Mello and Joseph Simmons. the married men won 16 to 15.
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St Elizabeth's Club
Garcia's Farm
Arthur Mello
Joseph Ponte
Anthony Ponte
Tony Corte
Joseph Simmons
John Mello
Bill Pontes
Fractured Leg After Milford Motorcycle Collision
Albert Remieres sixteen and Harry McCaughey were in a Milford town motorcycle crash. The machine collided with a car near Milford. Remieres suffered a compound fracture of the left leg below the knee. McCaughey was uninjured. The injured youth was taken to Milford Hospital, the fracture reduced, and cast applied. The father retrieved his son and brought him home.
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Albert Remieres
Willam H Remieres
Harry McCaughey
Thomas McCaughey
Milford
Conn
Young Remieres
Young McCaughey
Piano Pupils Give Recital at Miss Ruggiero’s Home
Friday evening recital by pupils of Miss Dora L Ruggiero a Hans Schneider School graduate featured a program of light classical pieces. Performers included Ralphine De Rosa Mary Quintal Joseph Bruno Ralphine De Rosa and Miss Ruggiero with duets and solo selections from Chopin and colleagues.
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Dora L. Ruggiero
Wood Street
Ruggiero
Hans Schneider Piano School
Providence
Wooden Soldiers
Bonner
David Levy
Idle Hour
Powell
Mary Quintal
Gardner
Joseph Bruno
Reed
Rhoda Levy
Mary Langello
Liebett
Olympia Langello
Merrill
Little Dancer
Bibio
Ralphine de Rosa
Jack the Giant Killer
le Grand
Engleman
Nita
Sartairo
Ralphline de Rosa
Miss Ruggiero
Coerne
F. Chopin
Dora Ruggiero
The Acid Test Love Match Bridge Partners
A Detroit Free Press note hints at a romance. The couple played bridge as partners all summer and remain fond of each other, suggesting a love match may be in play.
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Detroit Free Press
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LeRoy Bell
Warren & Bristol Laundry
W. Bristol
Pastime Theatre
Belle Bennett
Crawford Kent
Mabel Julienne Neott
Kathleen Norri
Ant Buster Keaton
The
Wm. Desmond
Riddle Rider
Fox News
Satan
Adolphe Menjou
Carol Dempster
Bessie Love
Harrison Ford
New York
California
First National ‘Presents
Ken Maynard
Kathleen Collins
Relief Corps
Burnside Memorial
Garcia Farm
Mason & Hamlin Pianoforte
Mason & Hamlin
Charles F. Easterbrooks
Burton Street
R. I
F. O. B. Detroit
Graham Brothers
Warren Auto Sales Child Street
Warren, R. I
F. L. Gagnon, Prop
Missouri State Life Insurance, Co
America
F. Reginald Dimond
Anderson & Commpany
Hospital Trust Just
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