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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1966
Page
6
A Bristol reminiscence recalls a four year old hearing the war end in 1914 while a dogged mother sobbed. Warren 1914 notes Captain Benjamin Church plans tautog fishing and jokes about carpentry and soldiers. Classified ad promotes silk hosiery at Besaws and a sale of farm implements.
Warren 1914 Senior Class met to discuss graduation preparations at Town Hall. The group voted requesting that friends refrain from sending flowers to mark the occasion.
A Barrington garden column offers quirky, practical tips from 1958 including a nail method to deter cutworms, transplanting tomato plugs with root-safe squares, peat moss wetting aid via soapy water, and cautions on garden work to avoid excess plant effort. Also notes the 1916 arrival of the Corintha schooner with 216 tons of logwood from Nassau bound for a Dye Co. manager.
Bristol residents recall the big fish hawks prized by locals as the electric supply from Providence faltered. The outage disrupted daily life and highlighted the birds’ impact on infrastructure.
In Bristol 1926 a school committee hearing weighed removing Colt High School’s agricultural program. About a dozen farmers and educators attended plus School Committee members. W J de Rocha claimed 67 local agriculturalists exist within ten miles and argued the program’s value for training future farmers.
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