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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1916

Page

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Town Council Considers State Street Extension Plan

At the semi monthly meeting a three member committee including Edwin Kingsey and Charles Rockwell Jr. was appointed to supervise the extension of State Street to Metacom avenue. A $1500 appropriation was approved to lay out extend and construct the street from the easterly end of the extension to Metacom avenue.

State Street Pen Edwin’ Bi¢,Kindsey Charles B. Rockwell, Jr Philip Brady Metacom Avenue Financial Town National India Rubber Company J. H. Young Industrial Trust Company Mary F. Heath Babbitt Post Post First Congregational Church Manuel Ignacio Vargas Wood Street Roma Street Coggeshall Street Committee On Highways Warren Line Town Bridge Bristol Garden Club Mary R. Drury Paul Bruno Bradford Street Pappoosesquaw Colt Memorial High School Baseball Association Oliver School Parmenas Skinner Justicia Oliver Street McGovern

Mount St Joseph College baseball star Eddie Murphy noted

Baltimore coverage highlights the Murphy brothers for Mt St Joseph College. Eddie is praised as star second baseman, out with a sprained ankle when Villa Nova snapped their win streak. Herbert of St Joseph's pitched a no hitter against West Maryland 5 to 1. Bristols vs Esmonds game set for tomorrow at 3 30 with Garvin and Bottomley in the battery.

Baltimore Mt St Joseph College Murphy West Maryland Bristols Narragansett Esmonds Bristol Garvin Bottomley Freeman

Bristol Yacht Club Holds Spring Meeting and Plans Regatta

At the Bristol Yacht Club meeting Commodore John Palmer II presided. The club will send a representative to the Newport naval cruise, charter a vessel for the Astor Cup races in August, and stage a midsummer regatta. Sumner Ball and Robert Lanphear were named to committees. a steward was hired and May 31 opening set. Sympathy offered for Darwin Almy and Herbert E Strong.

Bristol Yacht Club John Sumner A. Ball Regatta Robert E. Lanphear House Darwin Almy Herbert E. Strong

Noted yacht designer Chesebrough killed in sea wall crash

Albert S. Chesebrough, prominent yacht designer, died when a runabout with LeBaron C. Colt and Col. L. H. Callan went over the Pappoosesquaw sea wall on Colt Boulevard last night. Colt survived with severe injuries. Callan rescued him and later saved Colt from drowning while Chesebrough’s body was recovered beneath the overturned car. Chesebrough, born in this town, trained with the Herreshoffs and Brown University before designing steam and sailing yachts in Boston and Wilmington, Delaware.

Albert S. Chesebrough LeBaron C. Colt Auto Col. Callan Colt National India, Rubber Company Mr. Colt Col L. H. Callan Pappoosesquaw D. R. Case Pappoosesgiaw Point North Point Mr Colt Mr. Chesebrough Col. M. A. Cheesman Howard Clark Mr. Case Warren Line Mr. Clark Merriman Colt Farm Siegel Caroline Louisa (Herreshoff) Chesebrough E. Stanton Chesebrough New York Providence Murray & Goff Brown University Herreshoffs Boston Wilmington Del

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