Bristol Town Council Adopts Night Officer and Fire Hall Upgrades
Bristol town council met to appoint a night police officer Hugh F Kelley and assign duties for night and day patrols. The council approved fire department hose and equipment appropriations and approved funding for a King Philip Company hall repair. An inspector urged safety upgrades for the town hall including exits rewiring and a fire hose roll. Trust lands were accepted for burial lots and preparations for the upcoming election were outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh F. Kelley
Tires
Walter E. Hoard
Joseph San Sonci
John H. Morrissey
Kelley
James W. Goft
Nicholas J. Golden
Bristol
Board of Engineers
Bristol Fire Department
Counocil
King Philip Company
Daniel G. Coggeshall
Fire Department
King Philips
James W. Goff
Mbuildings
David S. Wilcox
William B Spooner
Edward J. Prest
William Williams
The
Phonix
Monthly Meeting of Fire Companies
The King Philip and Hydraulion fire companies held their monthly meetings in their respective halls on a Wednesday evening. Four new members were voted into King Philip, two membership applications were received, and a committee was formed to buy red shirts. A Veteran Association was discussed but no action taken. The Hydraulion meeting saw two membership applications and a bean supper enjoyed by members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Philips
King Philip
Hydraulion Company
George Stewart
William McCormick
Robert J. Anderson
Vaccaro Brothers
Which Church Do you Prefer in Town Council Race
A letter to the editor from Stephen T. Church disputes ancestry claims about Dr. Russell S. Church and asserts his own long service on the town council and presidency. He states his family’s political legacy to justify support from the party for the upcoming election next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Phantx
James Allyn
Russell S. Church
Thomas A. Church
Stephen T. Church
Memorial Window Design for St Michael's Church
Gorham Mfg sends a two part memorial window design for late Herbert F. Bennett to be placed in St Michael's church. The window features St Paul and a centurion as Christian soldiers with an angel figure and the inscription Well done good and faithful servant. No order placed yet due to insufficient funds. current subscription about 8250.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorham Mfg
Herbert F. Bennett
St. Michael’s Church
St. Paul
Evanglistic Meetings At Bristol Move With Strong Attendance
Dr Ostrom leads a week of evangelistic meetings in Bristol drawing large crowds and awakening spiritual interest. He speaks at Rockwell Hall and various churches, with afternoon factory meetings and a schedule of sermons on themes like The Prayer That Wins and What Do I Live For. Local clergy attended and endorsed the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ostrom
Bristol
Rockwell Hall
Bickford
T. Newton Owen
Mr. Buckey
Pawtucket
Mr. Vote
Providence
John McVay
Geo. H. Peck
Ostrrom
White House
State Street
M. E
First Congregational Church
Namgait
Cranston Worsted
Herreshoff’s
National India Robber Company
Methodist
Dr. Ostrom
M. E. Church
Goodwin
Opera House
Henry Ostrom
Mass Meeting Congregational Church
Dixon-Dow Wedding Unites Ezra Dixon Jr and Carrie Dow
Ezra Dixon Jr of this town and Miss Carrie Dow of Providence wed in Boston Tuesday at 4 PM. After lunch at Parker House, the ceremony at Tremont Street Methodist Episcopal Church was officiated by Rev. George H. Perkins, uncle of the groom, with double ring vows. The couple received gifts including Stoddard Travel Lectures and a liberal check. Dixon is son of former Rep. Ezra Dixon and a member of Prest & Dixon, window screen manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ezra Dixon, Jr
Carrie Dow
Providence
Boston
Parker House
Tremont Street Methodist Episcopal Church
George H. Perkins
Stoddard
Europe
Dixon
Ezra Dixon
Prest & Dixon
Bristol Wins from Brown University Bowling Match
The Y M U A bowling team defeated Brown University on the local alleys last evening. Visitors posted 496 in the first string but Bristol clinched the match with a tight roll off winning by 10 pins. Murray and Sallaint contributed key spares as Bristol claimed the win and a 3 pin second string and a 477 third string, using DeWitt's Little Early Risers aspirin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.M.U.A
Brown University
Bristol
Murray
Sallaint
Briatol
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Warseeeccumeen OO
Connery
John Shepard
Emma E. Carey
Constitution Street
Warren, KR. I
Japa
Lac
F. T. Remieres
Cor, Hope and
Bradford Street
Waldron-Brownell CO
Graves and Aces
Ritchan Furniture
Bradford Tree
R. P. Smith
William Street
Dixon—Dow
Brown
DeWitt
W. H. Buffington
Cyrus P. Brown
H. Martin Brown
Otis Everett
Joshua M. Addeman
Waldo M. Place
Ward E. Smith
Charles H. Manchester
H. Howard Pepper
Frederick B. Wilcox
Hope Street
Edward D. Kunz
Bristol, R. I
Hurley Bros
Packard & Fields
Hanan & Son
Hope ST
A. P. Nerone
Earl & Prew
Staples Coal Company
Foot OF
Union Street
and Young
Bristol County Gas & Electric Company
Young’s Drug Store
Bristol, R. le
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