Private Charles Farley Letters Home From France
Private Charles Farley of Co D 101st U S Engineers writes from a hospital in France to his mother Mrs Bernard Farley. He describes a strenuous front-line journey, wearing a six month service stripe, awaiting return to duty, and notes his YMCA purchases and modest finances. He urges courage and expresses hope to be home soon.
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Charles Farley
Phoenix Office
Co. D. 101St U. S
YMCA
Charles
Naval boys win two in 24 hours at base baseball field
The USS Du Pont baseball team defeated the National India Rubber Night Hawks 6 to 2 and Colt Memorial High School 13 to 11 within 24 hours.
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USS Dupont
National India Rubber Nighthawks
Colt Memorialigh
Repairs and civic notes from the Bristol area
Local items report clock tower repairs at St Michael's and repairs in the Bristol vicinity. Notables include promotions in the U S Army, vacations for James Fay, summer visitors at Ferry Hill, Red Cross cap returns, dances at G A R Hall and St Joseph's Hospital fund, and graduation news from Brown University and Colt Memorial High School.
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St. Michael’s Church
Benjamin I Lindley
Granville P Lindley
Boston
Albert A. Edmonds
301St Engineers
U S. A
Camp Devens
James P. Fay
Hopkinton
Mass
James W Salisbury
New York
Ferry Hill
Red Cross
William T O'Donnell
W. Fred Williams
G. A. R Hall
St Joseph's Hospital
F. E. Suzman
Colt Memorial High School
Colt Athletic Association
Irwin
East Greenwich Academy
France
State Street
MFE
McGilton
Marion Sherman
Aunie Desmond Sisson
Women's College of
Brown University
Harleigh van Slyck
Wrigley
Roswell Sewell Bosworth
Frank Keating, Jr
American School of Osteopathy
Kirksville
Keating
United States Army
L Carleton Colt
Sense Guard
Smith Street
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Cure with Bond
Frank J. Cheney a senior partner of F J Cheney & Co., Toledo, swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Notary A W Gleason certifies December 6, 1886. Claims medicine acts through the blood, with testimonials and free samples offered. Sold by all druggists. Hall's Family Bylg for constipation also noted.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Chaney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Frank J. Cheney
A. W. Gleason
F J Cheney & CO
Ohio
Wbe
Families celebrate a 64th wedding anniversary
West household marks 64 years of marriage at 25 Summer street. Also noted are postponed dances, weather improving crops, a return from Washington, and various local happenings including baptisms, injuries, court actions, and community club formations shaping a busy local week.
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F. E. Suzman
G. Nelson West
Summer Street
United Club
Mary Manchester
Harry Orgelman
Oakland
Cal
Colt Memorial High School
Henry Donovan
Mrs Gaver Perkins dies in Taos event obituary report
Oscar T Perkins of Fairhaven died last Tuesday evening at St Luke's Hospital New Bedford Mass Born October 6 1864 in Springfield formerly lived in this town Daughter of Henry Andrew Patt and wife of Oscar T Perkins Two children Mrs Louis F Armes and Harry T Perkins funeral from Fairhaven home held this afternoon at 130 Interment at North Cemetery at 430 with brief grave service
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Nathaniel Gladding
Rhode Island
Robert E. Lanphear
Washington
Lanphear
Burnside Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Thrift Stamp Club
Quintal
High Street
A. M Merriman
FE. Suzman
Bristol County Past Noble Grands
Norton
Mass
Henry Serbst
Scanlon
James Rickson
Providence
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Providence City Hospital
Eugene Garzone
Frank Venuti
Thomas Head
Wood Street
Justice of the Peace
Philip Brady
Fifth District Court
Bristol
D H Child
Mariano Pacheco
Pedro Jorge Costa
Rev
Nierta
Oscar Tv
Perkzgos
Aft
Fairhaven
St .Luke's Hospital
New Bedford
Springfield
Henry Andrew Patt
Oscar T Perkins
Louis F. Armes
Harry T Perkins
North Cemetery
Marriages and Deaths Reported in Providence and Nearby
Marriage notices show Manchester and Marlowe wedding in Providence and a June 5 union of Adams and DeWolf families in town. A funeral for Elizabeth DeWolf, widow of George W Adams, is planned from Hope Street residence. Also listed is Mrs Analena Louise Perkins of Fairhaven, in her 54th year.
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Manchester - Marlowe
Providence
Fr Smith
Leonard Manchester
This Town
Marcella Marlowe
Military Minstrel Show Postponed To June 18
The Third Company New Bedford Fort Rodman Massachusetts postpones its military minstrel and vaudeville show to June 18. Aims to boost the nearly exhausted Company Fund with performances by performers from across the United States and features including the Camouflage Quartet and a war-time sketch Somewhere in France. Tickets sold at Hamill's Dry Goods Store or from 19th Company members.
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New Bedford
Fort Rodman
Mass
Roomac Ty
United States
France
Bristol
Hamill
German Alien Females Must Register in Bristol 1918
Notice to Chief of Police Thomas Dwyer from United States Marshal John J. Richards names him as Chief Registrar for German alien enemies. It requires all German Empire females aged 14 and up in Bristol who are not naturalized to register at Police Headquarters Burnside Memorial Building from June 17 to June 26 1918 between 6 am and 8 pm, under penalties of law.
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Thomas Dwyer
John J. Richards
United States
Burnside Memorial
Bristol
Longtime Herreshoff shipyard worker undergoes operation
Samuel W Munro, a 42 year veteran and former fireman at the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company boat shops, had an operation at Howe Private Hospital Providence on Wednesday. The appendix was removed and a septic kidney growth cleared. He was reported resting comfortably after the surgery.
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Samuel W Munro
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Howe Private Hospital
Providence
Edgar Smith
Munro
Washington Street
South Kingstown Beats Cal Memorial In 5–3 Baseball Clash
South Kingstown High School defeated Cal Memorial High School 5 to 3 at the former place on Monday. McCarthy struck out 21 for the winners and Cohen drove in the decisive run in the 10th inning. The Bristol Grammar School edged Sub-Freshmen 7 to 6 in extra innings with Newton scoring the winning run.
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South Kingstown High School
Calt Memorial High School
Bristol Grammar School
McCarthy
Cohen
Newton
Warren
Afternan
Aeahve Ghildatraat
Wetherill
Pastime Theatre Presents Bushman Bayne In Cyclone Tale
Francis X. Bushman and Beverly Bayne star in a Metro All Star Series film shown at Pastime theatre tomorrow evening. Bushman plays Cyrus Higgins D. D the traveling preacher known as Cyclone and Bayne portrays Sally Phillips the belle of Yellville a Southern mountain town. Five acts feature a fighting parson taming Yellville amid queer and the Stars and Stripes. The program includes Pathe News Triangle and cartoon comedies.
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Francis X. Bushman
Beverly Bayne
Yclene Higgins
Yellville
Mr Bushman
Cyrus Higgins
D. D
Sally Phillips
The
Stars and Stripes
Pathe News
Triangle
Green's August Flower Sold By J H Young & Co
August Flower allegedly treats stomach ailments and liver disorders, claimed to ease sick headaches constipation sour stomach and indigestion. It is described as a gentle laxative that cleanses the digestive tract and stimulates bile production. Sold by J H Young & Co.
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J H. Young & Co
Beecham
Areagiete
Star Theatre Tonight Shows War Photoplay and House of Hate
The Star Theatre presents William Fox photoplay featuring George Walsh, a U S war story from draft to trenches with home front efforts. Pearl White stars in The House of Hate with usual comedies and a Triangle drama Until They Get Me. Paulie Stark leads in this five act frontier tale along with Pathe News Triangle and cartoons.
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the Star
William Fox
George Walsh
United States
Pearl White
House of Hate
Triangle
Frontier Life
Paulie
Stark
Pathe News
Woman Wanted and Cottage for Rent Notices
A capable woman is sought for general house work at 208 Hope Street. A furnished summer rental is available at Le Bristol Narrows with accommodations for eight people. apply at 5 Lake, Little’s Narrows.
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Hope Street
Leristol Narrows
Lake
Little's Narrows
A. Easterbrooks
Baptist Pastor to Exchange Pulpits and Start Prophetic Series
Rev. O H Wallace will swap pulpits with Rev. Herbert Hilton of Dighton Mass on Sunday morning. Beginning Sunday evening June 16 he will preach a series of prophetic sermons illustrated with large Pacific Coast painted charts supplied for him.
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O H. Wallace
Herbert Hilton
The
Baptist Church of
New 26 ft cabin motor boat for sale
J. F. Gilroy offers a newly built 26 ft cabin motor boat with a Brown 2 cylinder engine, special magneto kerosene carburetor, electric lights, battery boxes, anchor, ropes, reversing gear and canvas cover. Recently painted and overhauled, hauled out for inspection. Phone East Prov. 41-R, between 5 and 9 p.m.
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EAST
Plants for sale at Garfield address
Pansy plants doz. Aster plants doz Pepper and Egg plants doz Tomato plants 2 doz Apply at 19 Garfield A Bris.
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Garfield A Bris
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Bristol Post Office
BR. I
Phenix
Phenix New
H. M. Darling Northup Bros
Richard C Quirk
Place & Foster
C. A
Hasbrouck
Jam L. Connery
Hope St
Phoenix
P. V. Cady
W. R. Prescott
Commission Phoenix
Priv
Dodge & Camfield Co
Butler Exchange
Providence, BR
Adams Express
Adams
Post Office
Funke Sopartagente
A.M. P.M
News of
Gaver. Perkins
Pastime Theatre
Star Theatre
Gorham’s Express
Young's Drug Store
Mie
F. M Dsmond
Easterbrooks
GOV
Bradford Farm
J. F. Gilroy
Wm. L. Connery
Charles St
Mt. Hope Bay
Drury
Saile
John Temple Drury
Tel
Enue, OL
R. I
Atedisiering
K. A. Osterberg
Central Street
Staples Coal Company Qealers IN
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Pure Food Store
Mason’s Fruit Jars
Armour
Charles A. Johnson
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