Bristolians Capture Large Turtle at College Lake
Hyde Uabot and two friends from town and Pawtucket canoeing near Rhode Island College at Kingston overturn in a chase after a three foot long turtle. They pry the reptile from the mud, carry it to the college, and exhibit it in a sea chest as a curiosity amid talk of selling or using it for turtle soup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Uabot
Rhode Island College
Kingston
Sunoday
L. Francie
Herréshoft
Asviz: Thornley
Pawtucket
Thirty Acre
Terra Firma
Barlow
Zoological Department
College
Captain Gladding Dies After Paralytic Shock at 83
Captain Gladding born Feb. 6, 1828, died Sunday after a paralytic shock at his son’s home on Metacom Avenue. He served as ship master, U.S. Navy, and in Civil War transport Flight. Survived by two daughters, a son, a brother, and a widow. Funeral Thursday at 2 PM from High and Barton home with Rev. Dr. Locke. burial in North Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel
Gladding
Sanday
William
Metacom Avenue
Warren
O. R. Siegel
W. Fred Williams
Capt Gladding
Capt
Richard
Martha D. Gladding
Sally
Albany
New York
Leonidas
Nelson Waldron
Bristol
Cape of Good Hope
Chico
Cubsa
Three Brothers
Usher Brothers
Philadelphia
Pendleton
Allien Middleton
James Y. Smith
J.T. Weaver
Chariesa Baylies
Pelican
Charlie
Ava
Nautilus
United States Transport Flight
United States Navy
California
San Francisco
Captain Gladding
High and
Barton Streets
Capt. Gladding
Abby Sweet
Susan Anthony
Charles L. Wardell
Providence
William P. Gladding
Misa
Alice F. Gladding
George T. Gladding
Henry D. Gladding
Pawtucket
High
Dr. Locke
St. Michael’s Church
North Cemetery
Miss Waldron Leaves National India Rubber Company after forty years
Harriet Waldron, employed since May 2 1870, served in the ring room then shoe room of the National India Rubber Company for forty years. She oversaw grafts under six foremen, acted as forelady 1893 1905, and recently retired with a farewell reception, cake, and Daybreak pinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet’ D.waldron
National India Rubber Company
The
National
Minas Waldron
Edwin J. Middletop
Miss Waldron
Terrence McCarty
Gaiter
Littl Company
Beatrice May Mott Dies Suddenly at Home
Beatrice May Mott daughter of Frederick Raymond and Ethel May Mott died suddenly at 6 30 this morning at 7 Burnside Street after a ride in her baby carriage yesterday. She fell ill with convulsions and died twenty minutes later. Funeral Thursday at 2 PM from Burnside Street home. Rev A Stowell of First Baptist Church to officiate. Burial at North Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice May Mott
Frederick Raymond
Ethel May Mott
Burnside Street
A. Stowell
First Baptist Church
North Cemetery
Infant Mary Peneiro Passes After Pneumonia
May Peneiro died Saturday at her parents home on Thompson avenue from pneumonia. She was 1 year 11 months old. Funeral was held Sunday at 2 o'clock and burial followed at St. Marys Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Peneiro
Antone Peneiro
Thompson Avenue
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Infant Fannie Deriso Dies of Measles
Eight month old Fannie Deriso, daughter of Boneventure and Rose Deriso, died yesterday afternoon at their Narragansett avenue home from measles. Burial was held this afternoon at 2 o'clock in St Marys Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Deriso
Boneventure
Rose Deriso
Narragansett Avenue
St. Mary's Cemetery
Rhode Island Church Federation Meet in Warren
The Rhode Island Federation of Churches holds a semi annual gathering this afternoon in Warren at the Methodist Church with a supper at six. Five minute talks include Warren’s No-License Problem and the Nassasoit Association. A 7 30 public meeting follows with choirs supplying music and speakers from Providence and nearby towns discussing social welfare and church efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island Federation of Churches
Warren
Joseph Hutcheson
J. A. Hanteux
Charles W. Abbot
Jackson
Mansio
Robert B. Parker
St. James Episcopal Church
Providence
Charles Harley Smith
South Street
W. W. Deckard
Arlington Free Baptist Church
Corset Parlor Showcases Mile Claff Lingerie Display
A Providence corset parlor in the Lapham building at 200 Westminster Street presents Mile Claff’s custom corsets built on hygienic principles. The exhibit, modeled after Paris shops, features delicate artistic lingerie and is endorsed by leading physicians from New York, Boston, and Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Milo
Claff
Lapham
Westminster Street
Mile
Lesding
New York
Boston
Mile. Claff
Paris
Longer arms not glasses in old man remark
A terse exchange features Howard and a man nicknamed Say with a sharp jab about sight and courage. The speaker jokes about needing longer arms to reach distant targets, turning a critique into humor about perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard
Cure Your Kidneys with Doan’s Pills
A Bristol testimonial from John Holmes of 220 Thames St. describes years of kidney trouble with frequent secretions and back pain and credits Doan’s Kidney Pills with bringing relief after a few boxes. The ad urges cure before diabetes or Bright’s disease and lists Foster-Milburn Co. of Buffalo as US agents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Bright
Bristol
John Holmes
Thames St
R. I
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
A Certain Cure for Aching Feet Ad
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease as a remedy for tired feet. The blurb promises quick relief and trial samples, urging readers to purchase the product for 25 cents or obtain a free sample.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Rae
Adreas
Allen Y
DeW Perry and others officiate major church services
In Pharnix of April 17 1889 Rev James DeW Perry of Germantown Pa officiated at St Michael's Church and Rev Granville Yoger preached at the Congregational Church. Town officers were elected including Elisha Wardwell Henry Goff and William R Taylor as Assessors of Taxes and James Morrison reappointed pastor of State Street M E Church. The annual Town Meeting elected officers and approved a varied slate with Wardwell Goff and Taylor as Assessors and a large ballot count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dew. Perry
Germantown
St. Michael’s Church
George L. Locke
Granville Yoger
Cohasset
Mass
Congregational Church
James P. Lane
Elisha M. Wardwell
Henry Goff
William R. Taylor
W. V. Morrison
State Street M.E
Bristol Cornet Band
Fire Department
P. Colt
J. H. Manchester
Bradford Street
William H. Spooner
Franklin Street
O. A. Greene
Hope Street
James A. Estee
Byfield School
Herbert Lane
Bernard Lane
Gertrude West
Archie McL
Hawke
Ella Blakeslee
Hattie Munro
Hawks
W. W. Perry
Archie McL. Hawks
Vacancy caused by removal from town listing several officials
The vacancy caused by the removal from town includes Howard M. Jones James P. Lane Samuel P. Colt Edward W. Brunson and William J. Miller filling roles from Superintendent of Public Schools Parmenas Skinner Jr Pound Keeper George T B Chaffee and Commissioners of Asylum Isaac Liscomb John W Monro Samuel Taylor with the specified names and positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard M. Jones
James P. Lane
Samuel P. Colt
Edward W. Brunson
William J. Miller
Parmenas Skinner, Jr
George T.B. Chaffee
Isaac Liscomb
John W. Monro
Samuel Taylor
Election of town officers held at Town Hall
Phenix reports the March 26 1870 town meeting elected officers including Moderator Messadore I Bennett Town Clerk Peter Gladding Town Council William J Miller Theodore P Bogert William H Spooner Isaac F Williams and Edward W Brunson Justices of the Peace John O Pegram Nathaniel T Saunders Mason W Pierce James Lawless and David Waldron Town Treasurer William R Taylor Town Sergeant James Hoard Jr Sealer of Weights and Measures William P Manro Auctioneers George H Reynolds A Greene and John H Gladding Assessors of Taxes William R Taylor Henry Goff Nehemiah N Cole Collector of Taxes William Bradford with town tax paid at 99-100 of one percent Also lists Oorders and Surveyors of Wood Packers of Fish and Provisions and Surveyors of Highways by district with many named officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew J. Trotter
Henry Goff
Trotter
William H. Spooner
George O. Eddy
Charles F. Herreshoff
Isaac F. Williams
Spooner
Eddy
Charles A. Greene
Charles A. Barbour
Greene
James N. Gifford
Goff
Game Ag
Bennett J. Munro
Orrin L. Bosworth
Frederic A. Warner
John B. Taylor
James Hoard
Benjamin M. Lincoln
John H. Gladding
John A. O. Gladding
James F. Stoughton
Elisha M. Wardwell
William R. Taylor
Cordera
Wood
Charles VY. Perrys
James D. Wardwell, Jr
Albert O. Luther
William Williams
Charles Paull
Obasarles H. Gooding
Thomas ©. Church
Loring Coggeshall
William V. Morrison
Charles J. Rogers
Henry Crocker
Joseph Mietz
Joseph ‘H. Johnson
Parmenas Skinner, Jr
LeBaron B. Colt
Charles Dew. Brownell
Seth W.ehayer
George L. Locke
Phenix
Messadore I. Bennett
Peter Gladding
William J. Miller
Theodore P. Bogert
Edward W. Brunson
John O. Pegram
Nathaniel T. Saunders
Mason W. Pierce
James Lawless
David Waldron
James Hoard, Jr
William P. Manro
George H. Reynolds
A. Greene
Nehemiah N. Cole
William Bradford
Gideon Gifford
William Diman
James B. Gladding
Royal Sandford
John N. Miller
Henry R. Manchester
Nehemiah Qole
Isaiah D. Simmons
Samuel Martin
George T. Greene
Moses B. Wood
Bradford Reed
Joseph Munro
Samuel White
Josephus Gooding
OG. F. Herreshoff, Jr
James M. Gooding
Coming Events at Institute Hall and Local Halls
May 8 weekly hops begin at Institute Hall Warren under Sunnybrook Social Club. May 4 Wednesday evening dance in G A KR Hall under Pickles and Hounds. May 4 Wednesday rummage sale in State street Bristol Chapter D A B in the former T J Connery market. May 5 Thursday closing reception of Miss Mildred Usher Gorham's dancing class at G A R Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Institute Hall
Warren
Sunny Brook
G. A. KR. Hall
Pickles and Hounds
Bristol
D. A.B
State Street
T. J. Connery
G. A. R. Hall
Mildred Usher Gorham
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Puanix Office
W. i. ; Buffington
Antone
Oliver
J. J. Bata
W. Perry
Mary J. Mord
Wight
Ferry
Ehompeon
Krease
Antone P Aoliy
J Joseph
L. ‘Baffum
Mortannes
Albert A. Baker
Providence R. I
Ernie 2Muel Gladding
Peneiro
Carey
Lambert
R. J. Federation of Churches
Ree
Reed House Furnishing Co
Messadore T. Bennett
Esa
Thomas O. Cburoh
Andrew R. Trotter
William H. Spoon
Bridges Drug. CO
Hope St
Sparrow
SOBA
Sherwin-Williams
W. P. Is
Bristol Construction Co
Constitution St
Peter Gustiany
C. W. Wall
Queen OF Sea
Merchants and Miners Trans, Co
Norfolk
Newport News
Baltimore
Fall River
Providency
A. L. Bongartz
Fall River,Mass
James Barrx
Herman G. Thiele
State ST
A.W. Orgelman
Chiropodist
GEO Smithson
Prep
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