Overseer of Poor reports Bristol expenditures and receipts
The 1908 09 annual report details 418 applications for aid, with total expenses of 31 784 57 the largest in nine years. It notes a fall 1907 downturn raising demand for food and fuel and lists receipts totaling 1 582 99 and expenses 1 784 87 including groceries fuel salary medical care and burials. 279 people benefited including many Bristol natives and foreigners. with Davis Wilson fund covering 6 412 53 over nine years and a proposed 700 00 appropriation for 1909 10 to carry the department forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
K. L
George H. Peck
Davis Wilson
Staples Coal Co
Howard
John B. Merreshoff
Marshall Waldron
Ann Fletcher
Charles Bristed
Tam
Chia
Davis ‘Wilson
Azores Islands
Italy
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Ireland
England
New York State
Canada
Connesticut
Pennsylvania
Sweden
Germany
United States
New England
State Hospital For the Insane
Rhode,Island Hospital
Providence
Springfield
Mass
Bright
Newport
New York
Sage
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Financial Town Meeting
Davis Ilson Fund
Conneil
Philip Brady
R.J
DeWitt's Little Hurly Risers Sold By Buffington
The best known pills and the best pills made are DeWitt's Little Hurly Risers. They are small easy to take gentle and certain and are sold by W H Buffington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
W. H. Buffington
Y M C A Notes Highlight March Activities and Standings
Warren leads the boys in group games with Providence second as March contests unfold. The race includes a team photo for the winning squad to hang in the building. Standings show Warren 65, Providence 62, Bristol 50, Fall River 33. John Collins tops the testa standings with 198 points, George Fish 181, W Hamill 178, and others listed. A Saturn bowling lead persists despite two strings lost. An exhibition for local business men is set for March 23 at 5 15 p m followed by a ticketed supper. A third educational trip to Namaquit Mill occurred today. Baseball funds grow for an MCA League team. tryouts open to more members. The seniors class expands. gymnasium Bible classes meet midweek. The weekly topics move from Popular Amusements to The City, with Bible class Thursday at 4 15 p m. Spring weather prompts exercise and deep breathing to strengthen lungs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Providence
Bristol
Fall River
John Collins
George Fish
J. Collins
W. Hammill
H. Fish
W. Gale
N. Hathaway
W. Cook
H. Barton
L. McCaw
Namaquit Mill
Merrill
Association
Rubber plants to close for stock take period
The National India Rubber Company mill in town will close this Saturday for two weeks for annual stock taking and resume Monday April 5. Woonsocket Rubber Company plants at Woonsocket and Millville will close March 25 for a week. Both under United States Rubber Company control. Superintendent Schlosser says the shutdown allows the stock taking in the shortest time. Agent LeBaron O Colt notes a bright outlook with many orders pouring in nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National India Rubber Company
Woonsocket Rubber Company
Woonsocket
Millville
United States Rubber Company
Schlosser
Vinol praised as cure for chronic coughs and bronchitis
A Maplesville Alabama reader credits Vincl for restoring health after grippe left a persistent cough and bronchitis. The testimonial claims Vinol combines tonic iron with cod liver oil without the oil and markets Vinol as a strength builder for all ages, endorsed by Hope Drug Co in Bristol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vinci
R. ER. Hicks
Maplesville
Ala
Hog Island Oyster Watch Lights up Harbor Nights
Report outlines Hog Island Oyster Watch led by N A Lybeck patrolling oyster beds with powerful searchlight. Logs detail nightly flash times, vessel movements from Bristol and Rocky Point waters, and patrol actions affecting firms including Frank W. Smith American Oyster Co and Payne & Butler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hog Island
N. A. Lybeck
Frank W. Smith
American Oyster Co
E. H. Matteson
John Shepard
Payne & Butler
Rocky Point Oyster Co
H. C. Rowe &, Co
Ideal
Bristol
Geo. M. Long
P. P
Bb. N
B. N
Rocky Pt. W
James Morgan
We Three
S. W
Viodex
Gov. Buoy
Kickemuit
Ivernia
Annie M
Warren Financial Town Meeting Spurs Heated Debate
The Warren annual financial town meeting drew sharp protests over town conditions and a proposed 25 cent per day raise for patrolmen and the Chief of Police. The session, lasting over an hour, kept the budget largely at last year’s level while approving numerous appropriations including for the fire department roads schools and street lighting. A plan to place Kelley’s bridge under the State Board of Public Roads was also discussed and a committee appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Kelley’s
State Board of Public Roads
George Hall
Highway Department
Miller Street
Oak Street
Touisset Road
Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims Society Details
The Hon. Thomas W. Bicknell is secretary general and registrar of The Sons and Daughters of the Pilgrims, a Providence founded national patriotic society established December 21 1908. Its aims include memorializing Pilgrim history, studying civil government principles, promoting social rights, civic virtue, ballot purity, temperance, and reliance on divine guidance. Contact Thomas W. Bicknell at 254 Pleasant Street, Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Bicknell
Pilgrims
Pilgrim News- Letter
The
Society
Pleasant Street
Providencs
DeWitt Osrbolized Witch Hazel Salve Sold Locally
W. H. Buffington sells DeWitt Osrbolized Witch Hazel Salve touted as effective for whapped hands cuts burns bruises scratches and especially piles with quick healing through skin penetration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
W. H. Buffington
Rhode Island Press Club Holds 18th Annual Meeting
The 18th annual meeting of the Rhode Island Press Club was held at the O Wolf Inn with nearly 60 members and guests present. Postmaster Hasterbrooks’ commission expired Feb 23 1805 but he remains acting until a successor is appointed. The National India Rubber Company factory restarted after a week shutdown due to coal and material shortages from the blizzard. Snow receded with little highway damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island Press Club
O’wolf Inn
Hasterbrooks
National India Rubber Company
Town Meeting Elects Officers and Sets Highway Bid Policy
The annual town meeting opened at Town Hall with M. T. Bennett presiding for the last time as moderator. He declined re-election and was replaced by William H. Spooner after a unanimous vote. Herbert F. Bennett became Town Clerk as town officers and council members were named, including five Town Council members and numerous department heads. A debate on Highway surveys ended with the Town Council appointed as Commissioners of Highways. The meeting recessed for two hours and then resumed to finalize appointments across schools, health, poor relief, and public works, with a broad slate of officials listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. T. Bennett
Bennett
William T. O. Wardwell
E. W. Branson
James Hoard
Benjamin M. Lincoln
Henry H. Bosworth
John A. O. Gladding
Clark H. Straight
John 8. Pearce
William Williams
Charles H. Spooner
George Tilley
Charles V. Perry
James Connery
Nathan N. Cole
A. Frank Usher
James D Wardwell
Loring Cogge
Ezra Mason
Edward F. Carrigen
Charles A. Barbour
John Lake
Parmenas Skinner, Jr
George A. Pike
Isaac E F. Williams
George A. Arnold
J. H. Manchester
Samuel Norris, Jr
Henry S. Swan
James M. Gifford
Edward 8. Babbitt
Chandler H. Coggeshall
Johna P. Reynolds
Loring Cogg
Samuel O. Bullock
Samual QO. Bullock
Henry Goti
Samuel Lindsey
U Charles F. Simmons
North
Henry Goff
William F. Bowler
John 8
Ingraham
George W. Simmons
James Tobin
William H. Simmons
Josephus Gooding
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praised in Kentucky Ad
Mrs Lizzie Holland of Noah Kentucky reports relief from headaches nervous prostration and heavy periods after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound. The ad promotes the remedy as the best for female troubles and offers free confidential advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Noah, Ky
Pinkham
Lizzi Holland
Noah
Town meeting discusses Soldiers' Home bid and town officers
Col S P Colt spoke on an act to establish a Soldiers Home now before the General Assembly. William C O Wardwell moved to form a three citizen committee to push for locating the Home on a town farm. Appointed were Herbert F Bennett William IT O Wardwell and Orrin L Bosworth. Meeting adjourned to March 9 at 10 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyman B. Bosworth
James Hoard
John
Ingraham
Benjamin T.munro
Thomas J. Usher
Hiram B. Munro
Col.s. P. Colt
General Assembly
William ‘C. O. Wardwell
Herbert F. Bennett
William IT
O. Wardwell
Orrin L. Bosworth
Rhode Island Field Naturalists Club Spring Outings
The Rhode Island Field Naturalists Club lists spring and early summer trips with leaders and sites. April 24 Lime Rock flora and insects. May 1 Bristol Ferry birds and plants. May 8 Swansea birds and flowers. May 15 Saunderstown and Hannah Robinson sites for a Strenuous walk. May 22 Meshanticut Park bird census. May 29 Mount Hope Bristol bird census. June 5 Iron Mine Hill birds and flowers. June 12 Attleboro fossils. June 19 Worden's Pond mountain laurel azaleas and swamp horn. Train or electric line transport noted for each trip. Bring lunch on select walks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island Field Naturalists’ Club
Lime Rock
Anna C. Burrows
Woonsocket
City Hall
Bristol Ferry
E. H. Pitman
Warren
Bristol
Union Station
Swansea
Lillian Luther
Fall River
Market Square
Saunderstown
Hannah Robinson Place
McSparren Hill
Hannah Robinson
A. E. Steve
Greenwich
Narragansett Pier
Meshanticut Park
H. E. Walter
Quity Hall
Mount Hope
Lila Hurley
Wishhawk
Warren and
Iron Mine Hill
Beacon Pole Hill
Cumberland
O. W. Loveland
Providence
Franklin
Cumber and Electrics
Attleboro
Theodora Cornell
Attleboro Electrics
Worden's Pond
J.B. Barlow
Shore Line
Kingston
Sour stomach remedies in a dated ad
An 19th century style advertisement claims sour stomach sours dispositions and that digestion can be aided by Kodol for Dyspepsia and Indigestion. It asserts the product digests any food and urges purchase from W. H. Buffington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Buffington
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Annual Report
Philo Hay Spec. Co
Newark
N. J
Harfina
Bend
C. W. Sparks
Vino
Hope Druc Co
Phnix
the Phenix
R. I. Field Naturalists’ Club
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