Riverside Town Council shuts hotels over licenses
On May 12 1896 Riverside shut Crescent Park and shore resorts by denying hotel licenses. Park closed drinks unavailable amusements dark extra police oversee liquor laws. Locals praise the quiet while Boyden pushes the council to lift the ban. In Providence Dr Francis E Hale acquitted in criminal operation death case. Wheelmen Goodwin and Butts begin 4000 mile San Francisco trip from Providence August expected.
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Crescent Park
Riverside
Boyden
Union Railroad
Riverside Council
Francis E. Hale
Kate Feeney
Common Pleas Court
Providence
K. Goodwin
C. H Butts
San Franciso
Pacific
National Sunday School Convention to meet in Boston
The Sunday school movement reaches a national scale with a Triennial International Convention eighth to be held in Tremont Temple Boston from June 23 to 26. New England will connect with this system, and legislation at the convention will affect one sixth of the population in the United States and Canada.
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United States
Boston
Tremont Temple
New England
Canada
Congress of the
Dominion of Canada
F. J. Cheney Catarrh Cure Ad Offers $100 Reward
One hundred dollar reward offered for cure of catarrh not helped by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Includes endorsements from Craux, Walding, Kinnan, Marvin in Toledo Ohio. Claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Price 50 cents per bottle. Testimonials available.
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Iall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F.J. Chaney
Car & Craux
O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Ohio
Bosworths Celebrate Sixteenth Wedding Anniversary at Wood Street
Friends gathered at Mr and Mrs James H Bosworths Wood street last Friday May 8 to mark their sixteenth wedding anniversary. Music by Arthur O Moore entertained guests who presented gifts including a salad set silver knives and toothpicks a silver bracelet and a china chocolate set from Providence Middletown and Providence connections. Refreshments were served and heartfelt congratulations offered, making the gathering memorable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Adams
Bristol High School
Miss Adams
James H. Bosworth
Wood Street
Arthur O. Moore
Providence
Mra. Bosworth
Geo
Special Town Council meeting on Bristol Hotel license
The council granted Martin V. Newton a retail liquor license for the Bristol Hotel after no longer protesting to withdraw the protest. The chief of police to ensure the barroom is at the building front. Charles Cummings named special constable. Barbour to report on Cranston Worated Mill sidewalk repairs due to Thames Street roadwork. Permission granted to Pelesfote Laforrest to build a harbor aral with $1000 bonds to indemnify. W M Gorham reports on highways.
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Thomas H. Crowley
Martin V. Newton
Bristol ‘Hotel
Crowley
Newton
Police
Charles
W. M. Gorham
Obituaries Notice From This Town May 8 May 10
In this town May 8 Mrs Betsey Angler aged 74 years, and Mrs Hannah PyBogers aged 75 years are listed in a local obituary notice. Additional fragmented names suggest other residents born or passing in May. The readable items confirm ages and town relevance.
Woman's Exchange Holds Annual Meeting and Nominates Officers
The annual meeting of the Woman's Exchange was held Friday May 8 in the EM C A rooms. After reading the secretary and treasurer reports Mrs Bullock chaired the nominating committee and announced officers and managers for the ensuing year including Aird Evgen B Bache and Lucretia Burnham among others. Names listed include Miss Ponte Devel Mrs Leon Arnold Miss Julia Babbitt Mrs Carlin and several others with publication planned Friday.
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C. A
Mra
Bullock
Nomina Immittes
Ecra
Aird
Evgélin B. _Bache
Eige
Spooner
Mis
Riel Leewoman
Ds Blade
Bird nest theft near Thayer farm ends with local jail deal
A man attempted to rob a fish hawk nest near Councilman Thayer’s property by climbing a tree. He was arrested by Sheriff Cady and taken to Bristol County jail but released on Thayer’s consent, promising not to strike nests again.
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Thayer
Matt
Front Providenés
Thayér
Thiyer
Boise
Cady
Bristol County
Providence
Bristol Chapter Holds Meeting Plans Summer Entertainments
The Bristol Chapter met Monday afternoon. Mrs Bache displayed a 1778 Baltimore printed newspaper with a George Washington letter. A plan to entertain through summer and autumn was formed, a committee named, and Mrs Ransom gave an ancestry paper tracing Revolution and later wars. The next meeting is June 8, the season finale.
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Bristol
Mra. Bache
Baltimorae
Geo. Washington
Comodore Perry
Japan
American Monthly
D. A.B
Jane
Bristol Trainalling Artillery Veterans Plan Events
At a Bristol meeting the Bristol Train of Artillery Veterans accepted an invitation from the active Company to attend drill and entertainment Friday night. The 4th of July parade invitation was declined with thanks. The annual election of officers is set for Monday evening. The company will have a spread and Tavite and the officers of military companies will join. Arrangements committee members include Benj T Munro Wh Fred Fish and Wm Moffitt.
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Manuel Silva
Boston
Froit Spinal Menifigitias
Louise W. Miller
Bisssiphar
Mrscalbert
Andrerewair
William ‘Ward
O Néylan
Skal
Klstin
Opera House
Babbitt Jpost
the Post
Giles S. Congdon
Wm. B. Read
Stephen W. Church
John. A. Adams
Peter
H M. Gibson
Bristol Neck
Bristol
Conélate
Benj. T
Munro
Fred Fish
Wm. Moffitt
Water Works Committee Meeting Discusses Proposed Amendment
The Water Works Committee met at the Memorial building with full board present to consider the viability of amending the measure recently sped by the Legislature and adopted at the annual town meeting on March 7, 71896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water ‘Works Committee
Svening
Dornsider
Printing and Ticketing Machinery Supplied for Raffles
A fragment notes supply of printing and ticket numbering machinery for raffles and fairs. It mentions the date and that equipment was supplied, possibly under a contract or procurement context, with references to printing and numbering tickets for events.
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Phoenix Ro
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Bristol Phenix
PUBL
Bradford St
R. I
Farrally Brothers
THE
Phoenix
Siristol
Phoenix NE
G. W. Easterbre
Burgess
EH. Carter
Geo. Pailthorp
Hope Street
Hope and
Bradford Streets
Briggs’ Building
High St
G. C. Waltham
J.B. Mills
M. A. DeWolf Howe
Epworth League
First National Bank
Carl Klein
McKinley
Bill McKinley
Mr McKinley
Ustit
Moxie
McNay’s
J. G. Mills
New York
Hanson
William Hunt
N. N. Cole
Allen T Usher
Jamestown
Chatauqua County
N. Y
Thomas J. Usher
National India Rubber Co
Wilon's
J .F Farrally
Connecticut
Woman's Exchange
Bristol Train of Artillery
Col. Stevens
Corp Gardiner
W. A. Stewart
Diocese of
Albany
Auburn, R. L
Trinity Church
New York State
Hezekiah S. Ingraham
Princeton
C. A. Johnson's
King Philip Steam Fire Engine Company
Charles Nelle
Thames Street
Nelle
Keating Bicycle
Babbitt Post
Mount Hope
Fall River
Newport
Resturn
Jennie Richmond
Fenner
Abbott
U. S. Infantry
L. ¥. Braham
T. Remigrés
District Court
F. T. Remieres
Hope
Bradford
Thomas
Leighton Coleman
D. D
Delaware
Trinity -Church
Burnside Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Ritchie
Carmine Carbone
Capt
Morrissey
Bradford Street
DeWolf Inn
Culinary
Duparquet, Houst & Napuese
Callender, McAuslan & Troup Company
South American Hair Company
Chicago
Locissonnan Foknet Hureday
Whiting Cycle Club
Olneyville
Naval Reserve Armory
Henry M. Slocum
Larchmont
Infanta
Brokaw
Slocum
Herman Canfield
Thistle
Narrows
Mt. Hope Bay
Mt. Hope Bay, and Mr. Slocum
Walker's Cove
State Street
King Philip’ ‘Siéam
Narragansett
Warren
Freman
Thos. F. Peirce & Son
Westminster & Dorrance
Providence, RK
Ee Hams
Saxmax
Smay
Gov’t
Water Committee
Thomas Ee ‘Brrhes
Adelbert Nickerson Christone Wake
Fulton
Alice
Anatles
Carrie Tutein
Natural.Gas, Co
Comedienne
Comedienne.with ‘Kimball-Corinne Opera Co
Col
Dick. Prescott
Coears Cine
Trish
John C. Francis
Primrose ‘and
West's Minstrels
Arid
Easterbrooks
Fish
Myse
Ates
G. C. Walth
Ferry Rona
John -B. Mills
Maho. Peat
Cross
Dewolf Howe
Bourn
Charles Phelp
Peckham
Chestnut and
North Main Streets
White Place
Seth Paull
PHOEN
Capy. Collins Place
State and High Streets
Edward
Babbitt
Gertrude Goodiiig
State ‘Street
St. Michael’s Church
Enterprise Store
Carter
J. F. Peckham
Stablecourt Street
Dm Ies
Teocal Express
Cul Ae Photographer
Carborét
Soho
Banderstrom
Church “Street
Wes
Nea
Aaa
Sparks
Hopt
TOL. R
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