House Boat Sea Serpent Destroyed by Fire
Fire badly damaged the houseboat Sea Serpent owned by Capt. John Into at Sanford and Goddard shipyard near the harbor head. The blaze, discovered around 4 am by undertaker Robert McKay, was confined to the boat with help from local residents including Senator James O Church and family. The hull was left as waste, insured for about 300 dollars, with no hydrants in the area and a missing Hog Island searchlight cited as a strange coincidence linked to the incident.
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Sea Serpent
John Into
Sanford ‘& Goddard
Robert McKay
Warren
Thomas Dwyer
First District
James O. Church
H. W. Church
Same
Parmenas Skinner
Newport
Hog Island
Relief for Women and Australian Leaf Cure
An advertisement touts Mother Gray's Australian Leaf as a safe regulator for women's ailments including back, urinary, bladder, and kidney pains. It claims a pleasant herb cure with a sample package available by mail for 50 cents from The Mother Gray Co. LeRoy, New York.
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Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
LeRoy
Bristol Post Office Mails Arrive Schedule
Mails arrive at 7.00 10.00 a m 12.00 m 2.00 4.00 6.46 7.16 p m Globe 8.00 8.45 11.80 a m 1.45 5.46 7.15 p m Sunday mails 8.80 a m Close 5.00 p m General delivery stamps 4.80 to 5 p m Office hours Sunday 9.30 to 10.80 a m Sunday mail from carriers racks at south door 9.80 to 10.30 a m.
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Mails Globe
A. m
P. m
South Door
Train times for Earle and Prew express service
Outward departures from Bristol at 7.50 and 11.20 a m 3.20 and 5.20 p m arrive times given 8.10 and 12.00 a m 3.00 and 7.00 p m inward.
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Bristol
Earle & Prew
Local notes and society items from Bristol and nearby
James B Galvin of Providence visits friends in town. Easter millinery opens at Mrs Stanley's 70 State Street. Defiance Hose Company dance at Bristol Neck hall. Barge Newport carries 650 tons coal to Staples Coal Company. Smith's Ice Cream Parlors advertised. Power launch for Commodore Bourn leaves for New York. Local gas plant worker John Houlihan moves to Walham Lake Sanitorium. William G Jenks new fill. Bristol Train of Artillery held supper and dance with Ladies Auxiliary. Lenten services at St Marys Church. St Michaels and Trinity Church notices. Daniel H Kenney promoted to assistant general manager in Detroit.
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James B. Galvin
Providence
Edison
O. W. Sparks
Beenie Weber
Naugatuck
Conn
Defiance Hose Company
Bristol Neck
Newport
New York
Staples Coal Company
Smith
Bristol Opera House
Dodgers
Babbitt Post
William B. Read
Isaac Cohen
Max Makowsky
Samuel Breslaw
Herreshoff’s
F. G. Bourn
New York Yacht Club
Smith’s
Hasbrouck Block
John Houlihan
Bristol County Gas & Electric Company
Wallam Lake
William G., Jenks
Woonsocket
Bristol Train of Artillery
Lavey
Imperial Orchestra
St. Mary’s Church
John Toohey
St. Patrick's Church
Valley Falls
Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
St. Michael’s Church
George L. Locke
D. D
Trinity Church
Frederick W. Howe
Phenix
Daniel H. Kenney
Hall & Lyon Company
Detroit
United Drug Company
Kenney
Henry James
High Street
Olive
Main St
Warren
Clarence E. Booth
Wood Street
W. BF. Duffy
F. M. Dimond
Mary G. Brechin
Rhode Island Hospital
Barbara A. Anderson
L. H. Ognant
Gardiner
Maine
Ladies Sodality of
St. Mary’s Church Fields
Thomas J. Gillan
John McVay
Pawtucket
Louise Dunbar
Alice Dunbar
William Angevine
Reading
Mass
Thomas S. White
Boston
S. Haskell White
Betsey E. Bent
Bristol
Main Street
Westerly
Charlestown
New England Southern Conference of Methodist Churches
Methodist Episcopal
State Street M.E
M. A. O Cheesman
W Fred Williams
James
Lavander
Hammill & Lavander
Col Cheesman
Attorney Lavander
O. B. Rockwell
Oceana
Nassau
St. Thomas
Virgin Island
San Juan
Porto Rico
Kingston
Jamaica
Colon
Panama
la Guayra
Puerto Cabello
Venezuela
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Bridgetown
Barbados
St. Pierre
Martinique
Santiago
Havana
Cuba
Roy B. Cook
Providence Telephone Company
George Sunderland
Telephone Company
Sunderland
Ono
Farmers report and backward spring in town
The rural notes describe a backward spring and farmers reporting crops. A northern lights viewing Sunday evening is noted as present and beautiful. Local residents mentioned include Ferdinand Winslow of East Mansfield visiting relatives, Henry James with articular rheumatism at home, and Olive’s Ice Cream in bulk and delivered. Community notices cover shop ads, hospital admissions, church activities, and travel plans of townspeople.
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Ferdinand Winslow
East Mansfield
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement
Bristol resident Miss Jane Hanning testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills cured her kidney troubles after back ache and urinary issues. The ad notes the remedy's price of 50 cents, its availability at J. H. Young & Co., and Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo as sole US agents, urging readers to remember the name.
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Bright
Dean
Bristol
Jane Hanning
High St
R. L
J. H. Young & Co
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
SERVANT STOLE SILVERWARE IN Poppasquash case
Miss Milena Austin, a 20 year old servant, was arrested after silverware and gowns vanished from Misses Middletop. Officers traced the theft to her baggage near the Willows at the harbor and found a teapot cover as corroborating evidence. George Austin posted $800 bail for her release until Monday morning.
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Pepparsquashs
Miss Middleton
Miss Austin
Goff
Poppasquash
Poppasquash Crossing
Poppasquash Road
Willows
Morrissey
Misses Middleton
Chief Morrissey
S. A. Taylor
Elysie Middleton
Serbst
Providence
George Austin
Rockland
R. L
Austin
Wife and Hat Clash Over Easter Gift
Nell recalls a vow of religious respect in marriage while Belle laments her husband’s refusal to buy a new Easter hat. The brief exchange highlights domestic tensions over faith and stylish attire.
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Nell
Belle
Question of hereditary talent in a family dialogue
A dialogue fragment explores belief in inheriting qualities from forefathers with a confident reply affirming long line of exceptional talent across generations.
Funeral of William B Read at 81 Constitution Street
The funeral for William B Read was held Saturday afternoon at his home, 81 Constitution Street, with Rev. George L Locke presiding. Floral tributes came from Babbitt Post No 16 G A R, Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps No 19, Lt Herbert F Bennett Camp No 8, Sons of Veterans, Ivy Guild, St Andrews Club, and Bristol Opera House management. Bearers were Henry F Card Joseph Gifford Nathaniel Gladding and Carrington P Slade, all members of Babbitt Post. Burial followed at North Cemetery.
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William B. Read
Constitution Street
George L. Locke
St. Michael’s Church
Babbitt Post
G. A.R. Babbitt Woman’s Relief Corps
Herbert F. Bennett
Sons At Veterans
Ivy Guild
St. Andrew’s Cliub
Bristol Opera House
Read
Henry F. Card
Joseph Gifford
Nathaniel Gladding
Carrington P. Slade
North Cemetery
All Tangled Up at Bristol Opera House Benefit Show
Local players present a three act comedy All Tangled Up at Bristol Opera House on Thursday evening April 15 to aid the YMCA. A minstrel show under St Charles Branch Ll 0. B. VII is set for April 19 Monday evening at the same venue.
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Bristol Opera House
St. Charles Branch
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Babbitt Relief Corps
Nellie N. Read
Potter
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CANBY
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Westminster Steel
Washington Street
Willis S. Pino
Washington St
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