Bristol Notes and Sailor News From Mount Hope District
The column reports on social visits by Mr. and Mrs. Holton in Bristol and shipyard figures including Geo Saunders building an 80 foot sloop yacht. It mentions the US steamer Mistleo lighthouse tender arrival from Staten Island, local court fines for drunkenness, and a fire engine crew update. Also notes a man losing sight in one eye on the Ballymena and hope of recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Saunders
Bristol
United States
Mistletoe
Webber
Government
Staten Island
Bristol Cornet Band to open Hydraulion parade schedule
The Bristol Cornet Band will play from 9 to 10 am on the 4th in front of Hydraulion Engine and Hose Co fire station on Hope Street then escort the line of march, with an evening concert from 8 to 10 pm in front of the station. A wedding follows with Miss Lizzie Cameron and Mr Charles Herwig marrying at Mrs. Harriet Cameron’s residence with Rev. Henry A. Stevens officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Cornet
Hydraulion Engine and Hose Co
Hope Street
Harriet Cameron
Lizzie Cameron
Charles Herwig
Chicago
Ill
Henry A. Stevens
Congregational Church
New York
Bristol High School
Arthur P. Johnson
Gertrude Marie Hasbrouck
Martha Amelia Gray
Emily Gardner Munro
Elizabeth Uzelle Wardwell
Rebecca Cobb Peckham
Annie Catherine Lavender
Russell Shepard Church
Emily G. Munro
Elizabeth A. Wardwell
Forest
Annie Catharine Lavander
Elizabeth Azelle Wardwell
Elizabeth J. Wardwell
Emma G. Munro
Geo. L. Locke
Geo. L. Locke, D. D
Gertrude Marie Hautiquok
Martha A. Gray
Annie C. Lavander
Russell S. Church
Our Little State
Rebecca C. Peckham
Emily G. Moynre
Mount Hove
Elisabeth A. Wardwell
J. Howard Manchester
Geo. A. Littlefield
Grand Army Hall
A. U
Bristol Train of Artillery
Pidossafot
High Street
Bristol Cornet Band
A. Pickles
Hydraulion Engine & Hose Co
Charles O. Wilson
King Philip Steam Fire Engine Co
William H. Andrews
Burnside Drum Corps
le, Clarke
Dreadnaught Hook Ladder & Hose Co
William T. Rawson
Allen Hook & Ladder Company
New London
Conn
Walley
Hope
Town Bridge
Franklin
Bradford
Bradford Street
Town Hall
Middleboro
Keller
W. E. Todd
Advent Christian Church
Louise P. Chadwick
D. Moxley
First Baptist Church
Samerica
H. A. Stevens
Bristols
East Providence
P. U
Bristol Neck
Bristol
Newport
Rifle Regiment
Bouss
Tampa
Harold
Rollinson
Epworth League Elects Officers At Semi annual Meeting
Epworth League at State Street M E Church held a semi annual election naming Rev. Wm J Smith as president and Mrs Wm J Smith as vice president of spiritual work. Mrs Nathaniel Gladding becomes second vice president, Mrs Frank Wardwell third, Carl A Bishop fourth, Miss Sadie B Paull secretary and Walter L Blaisdell finance officer. The group voted to omit summer meetings during Dr Wm Coburn's school. Department reports show seventy average attendance and 23 new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
State Street
M. E
Wm. J. Smith
Department of
Department of Mercy and Help
Nathaniel Gladding
Frank Wardwell
Carl A. Bishop
Sadie B. Paull
Department of Finance
Walter L. Blaisdell
League
Wm. Coburn
Dorothy the fast 21 feet boat at Bristol ready for season
The Herreshoff Manufacturing Co launched the Dorothy a 21 feet boat built for Ex Secretary of the Navy William H Whitney of New York with mahogany hull and 81 feet overall length. It will race at Larchmont Club events starting July 4 and joins Henry A Laughton in ordering another boat of the same design. Also in Bristol, a court case Bullock vs Hayes over professional services concluded with Bullock ordered to pay about $1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herresshoff Manufacturing Co
Dorothy
Wm. H. Whitney
New York
Larchmont Club
Bristol
Kings
Henry A. Laughton
Venti Catboat Tied Up in Harbor Amid Quiet Week
The small catboat Venti owned by Jacob Martin lay in the harbor this week, with Gee awaiting qualification and the scene marked by calm, somber weather as dock workers kept watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venti
Jacob Martin
Dr Coburns Summer School Opens With Lectures
Dr William Coburn directs a two week summer school at the Town Hall with Bible reading Physical Culture lectures and an illustrated talk on Jesus the Christ in Art. Daily entertainments accompany lectures and a evening collection helps cover expenses. Admission 10 cents per lecture 26 cents with reserved seats. season tickets for thirty lectures cost 1.50. Tickets at the Woman's Exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Coburn
Jesus the Christ
Holy Child
Sr. Coburn
Woman’s Exchange
Town Council Special Meeting Actions and Appointments
A Monday special Town Council session with full attendance appointed Col. C. A. Greene as auctioneer for the year and James Goff as special constable. Sparks and Fish fireworks permit granted for July 4 under statute. Fire Engineers authorized to equip hose carriages. Street name placement committee formed. Town bills ordered paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. C. A. Greene
James Goff
E.C. Sparks
Fred Fish
Board of Fire Engineers
Gibson
Probate Court Revisits Holmes Will Contested Bequest
The Court of Probate held a special session to further hear the will and codicil of Thomas G. Holmes. Executors Holder B. Bowen and Archie Hawkes faced a ruling that the will failed to meet statutory witness requirements. The prior contest awarded the estate to Julia and Silas Holmes, the testator’s children, who now inherit outright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court OF Probate
Spooner
Thomas G. Holmes
B. Bowen
Archi& Hawkes
Julia
Silas Holmes
Archie Hawkes
Boydon's Crescent Park Opens with Grand Summer Lure
Boydon's Crescent Park near Rhodd Island opens on Thursday June 28 1894 at 4 pm offering a vast seaside amusements complex. George invites guests to enjoy a blue shrimp and a piece of Pentadet Satan while the park features Hippodrome Circus Maximus Japanese Festival and daily fine dinners with stable baths and comfortable rooms for visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boydon
Crescent Park
Rhodd Island
Coney Island
George
Boyden
Delightful Town Hall Concert Praises Potter Faucher and Company
A Town Hall program Thursday night featured Ella Frances Potter soprano with Henri Faucher violinist, Alma Lord mezzo soprano, Sadie Walford elocutionist, and Hans Schneider accompanist. The audience praised Potter’s Ave Maria and Little Boy Blue recitals, calling the event a rare musical treat. The notice also mentions Mrs. Amy Sylvester being adjudged insane and consented to Butler Hospital, a note on left handed counts in Bristol, and the First Baptist Sunday school Floral Concert set for July 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Hall
Ella Frances Potter
Henri Faucher
Althea Lord
Sadie W. Walford
Emerson College School of Oratory
Herr Hans Schneider
Potter
Faucher
Aides and Processions in Bristol County Fourth of July Observance
Aides carry Orator of the Day Reader of the Declaration and officiating clergymen through town with town officials and lawmakers. The program includes a finale, fireworks on the Common, and a potential Town Hall band performance if weather turns stormy. Notables listed include Epwakp Anthony Eurcene Romps and Robert Gregg injured in a rubber mill packing room accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Customs and Post Office
Bristol
General Assembly
America
John M. Carter
Epwakp Anthony
Eurcene A. Romps
Frank Oars
Benz. R. Wison, Jr
F. Perers
Aurex G. Fauts
Isaac M. Goran
L. B. Waxrpron
Robert Gregg
Married Couples Tie In Town Chapters
In this town Jane 25th at the bride residence Rev A Stevens officiated uniting Charles Herwig of Chicago Illinois and Milas Lizzie Cameron of Bristol. In this town at the parsonage June 27th Rev H A Stevens joined Charles T Stevens of Portland Maine and Miss Lillian A Solett of Bath Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
A. Stevens
Charles Herwig
Hicago
Milas Lizzie Cameron
Bristol
H. A. Stevens
Charles T. Stevens
Portland
Lillian A. Solett
Bath
Maine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Home News
J. B. Herreshoff
Charles F. Holton
Springfield
Mass
Irving Finch
Naval Reserve
Wm. H. Andrews
King Philip Stoam Fire Engine Co
Burnside
Lodge K. of P
Dé Page
Esquire
Horace M. Barnes
Europe
Joseph Gifford
Mount Hope
Abby D. Munro
Mount Pleasant S. C
Laing Normal and Industrial School
Nathaniel G. Herresshoff
Liverpool
Etruria
King Philip
Providence
Hydraulion Engine Co
Bosworth
Wm. Faulkner
David Me Aos
Wm. Lee
Charles Finley
United Brothers Lodge No 18
S. O
O. F
John Campbell
Ballymena
Miller
Henry W. Hayes
Russell D. Bullock
Common Pleas Division of
Supreme Court
Patrick Hammill
Hammill
Bullock
Messrs Hammill
B. M. Bosworth
Hayes
Dr. Coburn
Farneil Hall
Spark’s
Amy Sylvester
First Baptist Sunday School
Church Street
Court Street
Sharpi
A. M. Gibson
J. M. Carter
O. H. Straight
Capt. Leahey
Naval Reserve Torpedo Company
Wm. Hodgkinson
Naval Reserve of
R. I
Hugh Willoughby
RB. I
Barconp Division
Tramp Orvistox
Marshal
Thomas Carter
de Look
Roden
Bones
Tambo
Robin Hood
de Koven
Cox
Robert Bonney
Henry Stoehr
Eilenberg
Tobias
Morse. Bray
Jane Middleton
Henry Middleton, Esq
Trenton, N. J
Rio
R.S
L. A. Clark Co
Bridgepott
C. F. Gladding
Warren, R. I. Woman's Exchange
R.I
D. W. Curtis
Leff
Constitution Street
C. Bennett
Constitution Stygat
Donte
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