Annual Flower Display Held By Bristol Garden Club
The Bristol Garden Club held its second annual floral display at The Lodge Mt Hope with 26 of 31 members entering. Miss Agnes Herreshoff won the top prize for blue salvia and Queen Anne’s lace. Fred Dixon Jr. won first prize in the second group for pastel arrangements. A public show and tea is planned for Sept 14 open to Bristol entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Herreshoff
Fred Dixon, Jr
Bristol Garden Club
Mt. Hope
R. F. Haffenreffer
Herreshoff
Florence Nelson
Stanley E. Friswell
Dixon
Gladys Paull
Henry DeWolf Allen
Fred Budlong
Anthony
Samuel Brown
Edgewood
Herbert Farnum
Nayatt Point
Bristol
Haffenreffer
Benjamin M MacDougall
Henry Wood
Wm W Perry
Fourteen Local Soldiers to Leave for Camp
Fourteen men from town, all in Company E 118th Engineers, R I, depart today for Cranston Street Armory Providence to join the regiment and start a 15 day encampment at Quonset Point. Led by Staff Sergeant Joseph Andrade, the group includes Duty Sergeants Walter Bullock Henry Brown Mess Sergeant Alfred Burke and corporal team William Crowley Arthur Dubuc William Sylvia and privates Carl Witherill Andrea D Ambrosia Anthony Bonano James Roderick H Crowley T Phillips and William Dwyer. Frank J Sousa a former resident serves as First Sergeant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
118Th Engineers
R Ing
Cranston Street
Providence
Quonset Point
R I
Joseph Andrade
Walter Bullock
Henry Brown
Alfred Burke
William Crowley
Arthur Dubuc
William Sylvia
Carl Witherill
Andrea D'Ambrosia
Anthony Bonano
James Roderick
H Crowley T Phillips
Whilliam Dwyer
Frank J Sousa
Thirteen Bristol Boys Return From Camp at Fort Adams
Thirteen Bristol youths who attended the MT Camp at Fort Adams Newport over the past month are due home tomorrow. Names include Peter M Deleon Alfred JO Dubuc Vincent Pasono Wham Ho Francis Benjamin Hazen Raymone Makowsky William J McKay Vincent J Mesivai Pasquale Perrin Garmine F Rinaldi Edward Sousa Andrew J Vorro Nelson J Welle and others at 26 Bay View Avenue 122 Church Street 20 Bay View Avenue 43 Prospect Street 225 Wood Street 1920 Wand Street 18 Charles Street 101 Mt Hope Avenue 240 Wood Street 72 Constitution Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Fort Adams
Newport
Peter M Deleon
Bay View Avenue
Alfred JO Dubuc
Church Street
Vincent Pasano
Ho Francis
Prospect Street
Benjamin Hazen
Wood Street
Raymone
Makowsky
Wand Street
William J McKay
Howe
Vincent J Mesivai
Charles Street
Pasquale
Perrin
Washington Street
Garmmne
Rinaldi
Roma Street
Edward Sousa
Mt Hope Avenue
Andrew J Vorro
Nelson J Welle
Constitution Street
Rotary meeting recalls Seattle convention and upcoming visit
Rotarians hear Dave Byrne recount the Rotary International Convention in Seattle. Providence Rotary appoints Clinton Anderson as incoming RI president and plans a joint meeting with Providence on September 20. Attorney General B M Mclyman named speaker for next week. A weekly outing report is read and prizes awarded for sporting events. Guests include Daniel Aldrich and Hugh MacDougall among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave” Byrne
Newport
Rotary Club
Belvedere
Rotary International
Seattle
Washington
F. Reginald Dimond
Clinton P. Anderson
Providence
Providence Club
B. M. McLyman
R. J. Simmons
J. R. Magee
Daniel Aldrich
Hugh MacDougall
Newport Club
Allen Green
Union City
N. J
Allen R. Doty
That City
Wild Goose Enters Bayside Block Island Race
C B Rockwell Jr enters his yacht Wild Goose in the Bayside L I race starting at noon. The 220 mile course loops around Block Island from the Bayside Yacht Club. Wild Goose won last year and the Wm H Jones trophy, a six foot high marine clock, has sat at the club. Crew includes Woodburn Pollers, Wm G Roelker, and Capt Gerber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C B Rockwell, Jr
Bayside
Swimming Classes Start Monday At Bath House
The Bristol Red Cross branch announces annual life saving and swimming classes at the Bath House foot of Burton Street under Red Cross auspices. Raymond Makowsky from Harvard again serves as examiner. Due to high interest the course is extended to two weeks with four daily classes: Beginners 10 11 AM, Swimmers 11 AM 12 PM, Junior Life Saving 1 2 30 PM, Senior Life Saving 2 4 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burton Street
Bristol
American Red Cross
Raymond Makowsky
Harvard University
Gertrude Mo Hasbrouck
the Red Cross
Senor
Personal Shower for Miss Mary Moe Connors Before Wedding
Miss Mary Moe Connors a Guiteras Memorial Junior High School teacher, was honored at a personal shower given by fellow teacher Mass Kepgina Morris at 822 Wood Street. Guests, including Dr William I Serbst, attended and prizes were won by Mrs Henry Fo Serbster and Miss Margaret Murphy. A collation was served by the hostess and assistants Cleta Connors and Margaret Nerone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Moe Connors
Guiteras Memorial
Willam I Serbst
Mass Kepgina WO Morris
Wood Street
Henry Fo Serbster
Margaret Murphy
Cleta Connors
Margaret Nerone
Four Saved From Drowning When Sailboat Capsizes
A 15 foot sailboat capsized in a squall off Camp Takarest on Mt Hope Bay. Harold Sylvester and four others ended in the water. rescue by Camp Takarest scouts and Sea Scouts saved Mrs Sylvester and Foster with minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy
Camp Takarest
Mt. Hope Bay
Camp
Takarest
Bristol County Boy Scout Camp
Mt Hope Bay
Harold Sylvester
Usher Avenue
Sylvester
Walter Ethier
Mt. Hope Avenue
Manuel Foster
Perry Plat
Joseph Cirillo
Boy Scouts
Lawrence S Ashton
Michael Ascoh
Kearney Sea Scouts
Frank Sylvia
Bos
Sea Scouts
Ashton
Ascoh
Oup Foster
Mr Sylvester
Gloria II wins junior regatta by half second
Gloria II a Herreshoff 124 foot schooner skippered by James B Prench won the Bristol Yacht Club junior series race held in harbor. She finished about half a second ahead of Ashbel T Walls Black Maria as the 1st heat results show a 54 mile course from Bristol Perry to Middle Ground and Pop Polsquash Point buoys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florar I
Herreshoff
James B Prench
Victors
Bristol Yacht Club
Ashbel T Wall
Bristol Perrys
Bares
Tipsy Driver Arrested After Ditch Crash
Ping Dt Lane 18 Kelles Street Warren was arrested after a truck he drove west along Chestnut Street left the road and struck a ditch near Naomi Street. Dr William L Serhst and Dr Ralph J Petrucer declared him unfit to drive. He was jailed in Bristol County on $500 bail and arraigned before Justice Joseph Hamill, pleading not guilty. He is set to appear Monday before Judge Benjamin F Lindemuth in the Fifth District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelles Street
Warren
Chestnut Street
Naomi Street
William L. Serhst
Ralph J Petrucer
Warren di Lana
Bristol County
Justice of the Peace
Joseph
Hammill
William H McSoley
Benjamin F Lindemuth
Fifth District
Attempted break at Peck gram shed thwarted on Thames street
Manuel de Motta spotted two men prowling the skylight on the shed roof around 10 PM last evening. He pursued them but they escaped. Police Officer Serbst conducted an investigation and found nothing had been stolen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D Peck
Thames Street
Manuel de Motta
Serbst
Fr E V Hughes Reaches Pawtucket After European Trip
Rev Eugene V. Hughes pastor of St Teresa's Church Pawtucket returned from a month abroad visiting Louvain Belgium where he was ordained in 1910. He toured Paris Berlin and Lisieux and toured the Louvain library built with American funds. Parishioners hosted a reception at What Cheer Country Club presenting a church check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene V. Hughes
St. Teresa's Church
Pawtucket
Owen Hughes
Franklin Street
American College
Louvaie
Belgium
Hughes
France
Germany
What Cheer Country Club
University At Louvain
B M. C. Durfee
Fall River
Providence
Louvain
Lisieux
St. Teresa
Fr Hughes
New York City
Here
Cardinal Mercier
Malines
Berlin
Paris
Atlantic
Official Visitation of Bristol Aerie by Grand Aerie Auditor
James Tevlin of the Grand Aerie auditing department visited Bristol Aerie to instruct financial officers and plan a September 18 membership drive. He noted the unit’s strong finances with per capita cash assets higher than most Aeries and discussed humanitarian programs including old age pensions and employment stabilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Tevlin
Grand Aerie
Bristol Aerie
Order of Eagles
Tevim
Tesxhn
Subcommittee Backs Employment Stabilization Bill in House
The sub committee of the judiciary committee in Washington reported favorably on the employment stabilization bill and will present it to the full committee. Francis Bo Condon of Central Falls and Mr Tevlin were guests of Bristol Aene for three days and plan to attend the Grand Aerie Convention in Detroit next Sunday. Tevlin said 60,000 new members joined the fraternity in eight months and Rhode Island saw a net gain of 292 last year. Tevlin, a New London Conn resident, is stationed in Boston as auditor for the Grand Aerie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
Washington
Francis Bo Condon
Central Falls
Tevlin
Bristol Aene
Detroit
Michigan
Rhode Island
Tevilin
New London
Conn
Boston
New Finland
G Rand Aerie
Boy Injured On New Dock At Constitution Street
A ten year old boy, Roland Martell Jr., son of Mr and Mrs Roland Martell of 404 High Street, stepped on an object and injured his right foot while walking on a new dock at Constitution Street. Dr A F DAngelo attended him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constitutions Street
Roland, Jr
Roland Martells
High Street
A. F D'Angelo
Former Bristol Resident John T Robertson Dies in Utica NY
Word reached Bristol of the death of John T Robertson in Utica New York. A former Bristol resident aged 49, he was born to David and Mary Robertson, educated locally, and worked at McCaw’s grocery and Bristol and Warren Water Works. He held posts in the Bristol Train of Artillery and the Bristol Aerie, and was a member of St Alban’s Lodge and St Michael’s Church. He married Gladys Tuttle and moved to Utica about 12 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
John T Robertson
Robertson
Bristol
David and Mary (Ashton) Robertson
Samuel McCaw
Bristol & Warren Water Works
Bristol Train of Artillery
Bristol Aerie
Order of Eagles
St Alban’s Lodge
St. Michael’s Church
Gladys Tuttle
Charles Tuttle
New York State City
Tax rate to be known in a few days
John J Lavander secretary of the Board of Assessors said the 1932 tax rate will be very close to 2.09 dollars per 100 of ratable property. He is rechecking the figures and will release them to the public within a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J Lavander
Board of Assessors
L Lavander
Happy Hikers Visit 77 Massachusetts Parishes
St Michael's Church hosts the Happy Hikers from the Church Army Cadets Providence Training Center during a 700 mile trek through Massachusetts. Cadet Frederick W. Brownell from this town is a member of the group. They plan a stop on Wednesday September 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Michael's Church
Providence
Massachusetts
Frederick W. Brownell
Rev A O Dewey to Preach at Union Church
Rev Arthur O Dewey of the City Missions of New Bedford will preach at Union Church on Sunday morning. Mrs Dewey will address the children before the program. Special music is planned. A. S. Davidson of Brockton will not attend this service due to commitments at the Brockton Y M C A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur O. Dewey
City Missions
New Bedford
Union Church
Dewey
Prudence Island
Dewes
New American
Friendly Relations
Providence Y. M. C. A
Prudence
Dennison
S. A. Davidson
Brockton
Outboard Boat Capsizes in Bristol Harbor
Two unidentified youths nearly drowned when an 18 ft outboard motor boat capsized in Bristol harbor near the Bristol Yacht Club. Capt William Sanford of Pappasquash Road pulled the youths from the water, helped right the boat, and shortened the rope on a rowboat they were towing, after which they continued on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Highlands
Bristol Harbor
Bristol Yacht Club
Eelpets
William Sanford
Pappasquash Road
Sanford
Marriage Intention License Issued in Town
Town Clerk John W. Church issued a marriage license to Jesse Fraize Vieira of 176 Thames street and Ida Justina Arkanzano of 46 East State street. The couple resides in this town and filed intentions yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Church
Jesse Fraize Vieira
Thames Street
Ida Justina Arkanzano
East State Street
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Bayside Block Island
Bath House
Pastime Theatre
Wat
Ree Porter
Pat O'Brien
Maf
Adolphe Menjou
Minna Gombell
Joan Marsh
Arthur Plereon
Walter Huston
LAW and Order
Lewis ST
Mark Hellinger
Charles Beahan
Merry-Goldwyn- Mayer
Paramount News
THE
Gloria II
Clorta I Preneh
Black Marr Wecall
Tittle Rhrody Tillinghast
Shrimpe Gardner
Fales
Phantom Rockwell Ee
Ntouette Steele
Empress Danforth
Leahy Pappas
Remora Nicholson
Plt Howe
Red DeWelt
Fr. E. V. Hughes
Utica, N. Y
Empire State City
John T. Robertson
A. O. Dewey
Gorham Sterling
Edward
Kunz
Bever
N. J. & H. W. Vermette
Thames Street Telephone
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