Warrant for May 18 Town Meeting On Open Asylum Road and Sewer
A column carries the warrant for a special town meeting to be held Monday evening May 18 at 7 30. Officials will review a report on Warren and Bristol and Warren Water Works, consider opening fencing and repairing Asylum road, and approve a $500 appropriation to construct a sewer on Washington street. Taxpayers are urged to read the warrant in detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Bristol and Warren
Asylum Road
Washington Street
Bristol
Aid for Children's Home Cup fund directed to charity
Since the last issue the collecting boss took charge of the loving cup fund for Col Colton. Twenty dollars above cup cost were added to the Children's Home fund. Additional contributions include a ten dollar eighty five cent gift and other small sums totaling the surplus to fifty six dollars. Names listed include A Friend and Neighbor five hundred, Mrs E S French three, Mrs EB 3S Babbitt five, G M Wilbur one, T D Bowen five, plus two thousand for surplus Col Colt Cup fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Colt
Phenix
E. S. French
Babbitt
Trial set in Warren for vitriol attack case
District Court in Warren continued the case against Thomas Janssen accused of throwing vitriol at his wife Sarah Janssen and others at West Barrine. Mrs Janssen remains hospitalized in Rhode Island and William Clinton is in critical condition, with feared loss of his left eye. Trial date is Monday May 13. Coroner Charles H McKenna of Barrington versus William Tierney was adjourned to May 11, linked to a lineman’s fatality alleged to be due to the defendant's negligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Janssen
Sarah Janssen
William H. Clinton
Frederick Faber
West Barrinetop
Warren
Janssen
Rhode Island
Clinton
Charlies H McKenna
Barrington
William Tierney
Adams
Mails Arrival and Closing Times at Bristol
A brief list shows express mail deadlines and sailing hours for Bristol by Earle & Prew. Outward departures occur at 7.85, 11.05 a m, 3.05, 5.05 p m and inward arrivals at 7.45, 11.45 a m, 2.45, 6.45 p m. Sunday hours are included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Earle & Prew Express
Local Notices and Social Updates From Town Clerk and Town Business
The article lists various town items including marriage intentions at the town clerk, dispatch of 400 tons of anthracite coal for Seth Paull Co, and appointments for petit jury duty in Providence. It notes truancy enforcement by Officer Morrissey, a YMCA banquet, highway improvements praised, estate transfers to Mrs. Martha Ashton, and records filed at the town clerk. It also mentions visits by Commodore McKee and architect Hopkins regarding a new summer residence at Blithewold, Soldiers' Home improvements, deer sightings at Juni per Hill cemetery, a Bristol Opera House production with Lillian Mortimer, poll tax collections, Biograph Company closing night at the cinema, and a soprano singer from Providence performing with St. Bernards choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francisco Millenheg1
Maria Pirro
Colmar
Port Reading
Seth Paull Co
Robert Young
John J. Doran
Superior Court
Providence
John H. Morrissey
Young Men’s Athletic Club
Fes
William L McKee
Architect Hopkins
Boston
James L Verence Co
Bristol Opera House
Lillian Mortimer
George H. Peck
Biograph Company
Thomas Walsh
Walsh
Holy City
Miles Brothers
New York
Paul Smith
St. Berhard’s Chapel
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Claim
Frank J Cheney swears his firm F J Cheney & Co will pay one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The oath was written in Toledo Ohio on December 6 1886 before Notary A W Gleason. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and promises testimonies free. The Takefall's Family Pills for constipation are also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onto
Toledo
Lucas Country
Frank J Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Eney
Coal price cut reported in town and Warren
The price of coal in this town and Warren was reduced 25 cents per ton yesterday. The town notes several local business and social items, including lodge meetings and upcoming fundraisers for the Uniform Bank. The Bristol aerie of Eagles plans a memorial service with Rev. John McVay speaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Bristol Aerie
Order of Eagles
Grand Army Hall
John McVay
State Street -M. E
Bristol Town Meeting Warned Over Water Works and Asylum Road
The town of Bristol warns voters to meet May 13 1907 at 7 30 PM to approve a water works agreement with Bristol and Warren Water Works, consider opening and selling Asylum Road to Samuel P Colt, and authorize sewer construction on Washington Street. Also to act on related municipal measures and directives.
Istalena Begins Trial Spin For Pynchon Sloop
George M. Pynchon’s 67 foot Istalena made an initial two hour trial in the bay on Wednesday afternoon with owner, his son Henry F. Lippitt, Walter Sturges, Captain Harry Haff, foreman Asa Hathaway, crew of 11, and designer Nathaniel Herreshoff aboard. Built at Herreshoff shops last winter, the sloop is one of three new Herreshoff designs set for races at Larchmont Oyster Bay Newport and NYYC events this summer. Eighty five feet overall, 62 feet waterline, 16 foot beam, 11 foot draught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Pynchon
New York
Henry F. Lippitt
Walter K. Sturges
Providence
Harry P. Haff
Asa W. Hathaway
Edward Nelson
Newport
New York Yacht Club
Kodol touted to relieve sour stomach and dyspepsia
A Newport Tennessee reader attests that occasional Kodol after meals cured his dyspepsia. He says three one dollar bottles cured him three years ago and he has not been bothered since. Kodol is guaranteed to give relief and is sold by W H Buttington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Jones
Newport
Tenn
W. H. Buttington
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Bristol Phoenix
Bristol County
Hope Street
R. I
Abel
Phoenix
Phoenix News
W. M. Connery
Briggs
Wood’se
High St
W. J. Fish & Co
Brownell
Leonard Digati
James Hoard, Jr
Garfield Ave
J .F. Sheern
Franklin Street
John the Shoeman
C. W. Thiele
Bosworth
Aid For Children’s Home
District Court
Dodge & Camfield
Exchange Place
Providence, KR. I
Peirce
Thos.f.peirce & Son
Dorrance and Westminster Corner
Bristol and Vicinity
Bristol Post Office
A.m
P. m
Sunday Mails
South Door
A. P. Nerone
Burnside Lodge
K. of P
Uniform Bank
Sons of the American Revolution
Orrin L. Bosworth
Evelyn H. Wilson
Charles B. Wilson
North Cemetery
Reynolds Avenue
A. M. Merriman
Winifred Ennis
Catherine Street
Theresa Main
Wood Street
John Lake
Stephen Messina
Dorothy Q
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
H. M. Hollis
Kr. L. Gay
E. G. Buckland
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Warren Club
Howard L. Clark
Half Way Hill
New England
Buckland
Elwyn C. Fish
National India Rubber Company
Fish
R. Onshmab
First Congregational Church
Mason James Peake
Harriet Talbee
Frank E. Tallee
Walter White
North Attleboro
Mass
State OF
Providence Plantations
County OF
Bristol, R. J
Herbert F Bennett
Samuel P Colt
Bristol and Warren Water Works
Narragansett Bay
Samuel P. Colt
North Point Farm
Samuel P. Coit
Asylnt Road
Middle District
Providence, Warren & Bristol Railroad Company
Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad Company
James C. Church
Said
Town Arm
High Street
Munroe Avenue
Tames Hoard, Jr
Leonard Digat
Bradford Street
Bristol & Warren Water Works
Wahker
A' Brownell Co
Lke
Burton Agent
H. Buffington
R I
Garfield Avenue
Risto
Telephone
L. Union
J. F. Sheern
Westminster St
R. A Black
Juniper Hill Cemetery
Cransty
Dresa, Lybeck
Bristol, R. I
Uie R
D.R. Eng Farm
Poppa Iaash
C. R. Cc
Belvedere Hotel
Hope Steel
Plymouth Rocks
K.K. H. Dewolf
Burton Street
Xing
Cleveland
Cleveland Baking Powder CO
Frederick I. Johnson
ST. Andrew’s Industrial School
KR. I
the German Clothing CO
State Street
John Alden
Haxati
ST. Louis
Am Adriea
Coe HY. Boat Builder
Ooo Street
Alaska
Empire Brand
Harlequin
CG. A. Johnson
W. H. Buffington
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