Interesting Meeting on Base Ball in Bristol Court House
About fifty young men gathered in the District Court room to discuss starting a Bristol base ball season on Memorial Day. Manager J F Galvin reported on the entertainment proceeds and outlined finances, while a five member committee selected a board of directors and arranged for a Bristol team to play Wakefields and Olneyvilles. Ed Trainor to umpire Bristol games. high school teams from Warren and Bristol expected to play tomorrow on the Common.
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J. F.galvin
Galvin
Frank B.wilson Sas
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Cepee
J F Gavin
J. F. Keating
F. B Wilson
F. B. Wilson
Philip Brady
James Hammill
Edward Trainor
Clarence Waldron
Olneyvilles
Providence
Aew Wakefields
James P. Murphy
James W Franklin
Fred L. Waldron
J. Frank Keating
William 8
Bristol
Warren
New Cup Defender Reliance Turned Over to Iselin Syndicate
The new cup defender Reliance, built by Herreshoff, was handed to manager Oliver Iselin Tuesday afternoon for the syndicate. Alterations and fittings were completed the same day, and the yacht departed for Newport in tow of Sunbeam. Crews were drilled at anchor, and a trial spin proved speed and seakeeping. She then went to New Rochelle for several weeks. Columbia also sailed to Newport.
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Herreshoff Company
Oliver Iselin
Sunbeam
Newport
New Rochelle
Iselin
Columbia
Anniversary of John Howland Pitman Observed at Home
The eighty ninth birthday of John Howland Pitman was celebrated at his Franklin Street home. Friends visited, gifts were given including a bouquet from St Albans Lodge. Pitman, born April 30 1814 in Bristol, is a rope maker by trade and longtime St Michael's Church member, still active and sharp in memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Howland Pitman
Franklin Street
Bristol
Samuel and
Sarah (Howland) Pitman
St.Michael’s Church
Doctor's Electric Bitters Claim Remarkable Cure
Dr T G Merritt of No Mehoopany Pa reports a startling test result and wonderful cure after treating a stomach ulcer with Electric Bitters. The patient had violent hemorrhages and experienced rapid improvement, with no attack for 14 months. Electric Bitters are guaranteed for dyspepsia indigestion constipation and kidney troubles at 60 cents.
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T. G. Merritt
No. Mehoopany, Pa
Ry.ghem
William Toye Dies in Providence Hospital at 56
William Toye a well known resident died at Rhode Island Hospital Providence after becoming ill on North Main Street. Born in Bristol he was the son of the late William and Annie Toye and worked as a foreman at Dreadnaught Tire Company and as a painter. Age 56 years 6 months 1 day his body was brought home to his sister Mrs William F Munro Union and Hope streets for funeral services held this afternoon with interment in North Cemetery.
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William Toye
Rhode Island Hospital
Providence
North Main Street
Mr. Toye
Bristol
William and
Annie (Sterling) Toye
Dreadnaught Tire Company
Wiliam F. Munro
Union and
Hope Streets
North Cemetery
Veteran Civil War veteran dies at Soldiers' Home
Samuel W Tillinghast, a Providence area Civil War veteran, died at the Soldiers' Home yesterday morning. He joined from Coventry in 1802 and earlier ran a Market Square restaurant and a North Main street saloon. He served nine months as Quartermaster in Company G Meytat Pegient Rhode tei and Tanny. He was 72, received an 8 per month pension, and belonged to a Providence Odd Fellows Lodge.
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Samuel W Tillinghast
Coventry
Market Square
Providence
North Main Street
Meytat Pegient
Rhode Tei
Tanny
Death of Rev Safford D Moxley in Melrose Mass
Intelligence reported the death of Rev Safford D Moxley, former pastor of the First Baptist church of Bristol, at Melrose Massachusetts on Wednesday afternoon. Born in 1840 at Plattsburg New York he came to Bristol in 1891 and served seven years, leaving many friends across denominations during his pastorate.
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Melrose
Mass
Safford D. Moxley
First Baptist Church
Mr. Moxley
Plattsburg
N. Y
Bristol
Peck's Bad Boy Tonight at the Opera House
Peck's Bad Boy will be staged tonight at the Opera House in a lively performance of the popular farce. Joe Madison returns to star as the title character and is expected to surpass last year's appeal, while Fred Wenzel returns as the amiable grocer in a cast famed for pranks and fresh jokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opera House
Peck
Joe Madison
Fred Wenzel
Wenzel
Peck's Bad Boy Delivers Lively Comedy With Notable Acts
A vivid review praises an entertainer who makes the audience laugh. Manager Heath showcases a galaxy of specialty artists and the Madison Brothers as two clever boxers and punchers. The act promises non stop humor from curtain rise to fall and should not be missed.
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Heath
Madison Brothers
Peck
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