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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1907
Page
2
The writer appeals to motorists on the Pappoosesquaw road near Coggeshall Church corner to toot their horn when approaching and turning the corner and to slow to under twenty miles per hour for the safety of children.
At the annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of the State Street M E Church officers and committees for the ensuing year were elected Ezra Dixon president George H Peck secretary William H Maxfield former treasurer declined re election Fred G Blaisdell elected repairs on church building and Fales estate George T Pollock and George A Richardson parsonage Frank T Remyres church organ George H Pack sexton committee Ezra Dixon
A crossed high voltage line burned on a Hope street curb. J H Young moved the live wire from the street with a bottle he carried to his drug store. A boy named Jobo Archer touched the wire in bare hands and suffered a painful shock but was not seriously injured. Parents are urged to teach children about dangerous loose wires.
A prompt pleasant remedy for coughs and colds Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is recommended for dates and children but good for every member of the family It contains no opiates and does not constipate contains honey and tar and tastes nearly as good as maple syrup Children like it Sold by WH Buffington.
Notes from the Bristol post office list mail arrival times at 7 00 10 00 12 00 2 00 4 00 7 15 a m and closing times 8 00 8 45 11 30 a m 1 45 5 45 7 15 p m Sunday arrivals 8 30 and closing 5 00 p m General delivery stamps 4 30 to 5 p m Office hours Sunday 9 30 to 10 30 a m Sunday mail from carriers racks at south door 9 30 to 10 30 a m Express matter departures 7 35 11 05 a m 3 05 5 05 p m arrivals 7 45 11 45 a m 2 45 6 45 p m
Sunday excursion to Rocky Point sails from Steamboat wharf at 12:30 with returns after the ball game. Mrs J H O Wolf arrives for the summer and occupies LeClair cottage at Constitution street. Local items include summer school openings, baseball plans, sale ads, car safety concerns, and social notices.
Local applications fail to reach the disease but internal remedies purify blood and cure catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is claimed to be prescribed by top physicians for years and to act on mucous surfaces. Testimonials available. F J Cheney & Co, Toledo, Ohio, price 75 excels. Wall's Family Pills for constipation also advertised.
The Fourth of July Committee announced partial plans for the celebration with a Newport Artillery unit bringing a band, plus three other bands, Fort Adams, Herreshoff Marine, and an Italian band. Antiques and Horribles entries are coming in, with athletic games scheduled at 5 p.m. The Hydrants fire company will line the procession alongside four Naval Reserve companies and the Newport Artillery, plus other local groups.
July 13 Saturday evening at Hall on Wilson's Lane a dance for Portuguese under Tony Marshall for the Church of Santora de Con ceirao Terciera Azores. July 11 Thursday evening at G A R Hall Grand Social under Tony Marshall for the Church of Senhora de Conceicao Tercira Azores damaged by earthquake. Week of July 15 Sixth Annual Championship of County by Excelsior Tennis Club entries close July 9 at 10 am. July 15 Monday evening Bristol Opera House Our Boys a three act comedy drama by a local cast for Y M C A Debt Fund.
In Warren District Court yesterday the case State vs Jacob Bassinng charging him as a fugitive from justice was continued for another week pending Governor Higgins’s decision on extradition to New York. Bassinng runs a Thames Street store and acted as selling agent for a New York firm amid disputes over a large shoe sale.
In Excelsior Tennis club handicap events Ira Shepard 80 defeated C B Perry 0 6 6 4 6 8 in singles Saturday. This morning Martha Rockwell and Ira Shepard 153 6 2 6 4 won mixed doubles over Helen Church and J Brown 6 2 6 4. Finals set for next week with Ira Shepard vs R W Neilson and Miss Rockwell vs Ira Shepard and Miss Hamill vs R W Nelson. Bert Barber Elton Wis praises DeWitt Kidney and Bladder Pills claiming rapid relief from kidney and urinary issues. 250 for a weeks treatment sold by W H Buffington.
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