Bristol News Roundup: Uncalled Letters and Progress Notes
May 26 uncalled letters listed for Rudolph Levander Eliase Gravel Col K Dunshee and others. Local progress includes Bay View avenue macadamization completion, regatta talk, court cases and Newport escort plans, and civic events with churches schools and a forthcoming Fourth of July program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Levander
Eliase Gravel
Col. K. Dunshee
Thomas Chaflin
Mary Conway
Local trade urged to advertise to boost town business
Citizens urged to subscribe and advertise in the local journal to sharpen town commerce. An example shows home dealers losing customers to city sales due to neglecting price displays and weekly ads. The piece cites The Slatington News on newspapers boosting local trade and notes Trinity Church Parish funding two more chimes and an upcoming Newport excursion from Bristol.
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Slatington
Pennsylvania
J. C. Ayer Co
Lowell
Mass
Trinity Church Parish
Mount Hope
Fall River Line
Newport
Bristol
Grand Musicale at Grand Army Hall Delights Parish Members
Grand Musicale at Grand Army Hall drew a full attendance from Trinity Episcopal Church parishioners on Monday evening. The program featured G. W. Warren baritone Eleanor Trotter and Ralph Kinder Jr baritones Chas W Young tenor Chester Burgess G B Hawley bass Samuel Kinder violinist Arthur Cortell baritone Sally Herreshoff pianist and soprano Althea Lord soprano C W Kunze tenor Ralph Kinder Jr autoharp and Edward Bayliss alto with Charles W Tirrell baritone Alice B Wyatt contralto and reader Mrs A B Cortell. An accompanying quartet included C W Young S Kinder J Kinder and G W Warren. Accompanists were R Kinder Jr and Mrs A B Corthell.
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Grand Army Hall
Trinity Episcopal Church
G. W. Warren
Eleanor Trotter
Ralph Kinder, Jr
Chas. W. Young
Chester R. Burgess
G. B
Town Council Meets Reviews Bills and Appoints Library Trustee
A special town council session examined and allowed many town bills and referred them to the Auditor. Ezra Dixon was appointed Trustee of Rogers Free Library to fill the vacancy caused by George H. Farrington’s death.
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F. T. Ramieres
State Street
M. E. Church
Geo. H. Farrington
Bay View Avenue
Main Road
Ezra Dixon
Rogers Free Library
George H. Farrington
Probate Court Acts On Wills And Appointments
At a semi monthly Court of Probate session Judge William H Spooner presiding the will of Maria Hargreaves and its codicil were approved with Mary Ann Hargreaves named executratrix. Martha D Gardner's will presented and allowed Geo F Stanton appointed administrator bond 15000 with sureties Sarah Bliven and Sarah Bradford appraisers named. The account of Russell A Newman as executor approved for allowance.
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Court of Probate
Council Chamber
William H. Spooner
Maria Hargreaves
Mary Ann Hargreaves
Martha D. Gardner
Geo. F. Stanton
Sarah Bliven
Sarah Bradford
Thomas
Church
Lewis Bb. Waldron
Herbert F. Bennett
Russell A. Newman
Finishing Bay View Avenue Promoted by Bristol Town Council
Community leaders press Bristol Town Council to complete 850 feet of Bay View Avenue already macadamized plan. They note 200 tons of bottom stone and 150 tons crushed stone available nearby, estimating $1600 to finish, arguing immediate completion benefits travelers and taxpayers without bias.
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Bay View Avenue
James Connery
Bristol
Memorial Day Arrangements by Bristol G A R Post
Memorial Day observances announced by Babbitt Post No 15 G A R Bristol May 30 1894 with assembly at 10 am in full uniform and a parade to North Cemetery then Juniper Hill Cemetery a programme at 8 pm and a Memorial Sunday service May 27 at 2 30 pm with Divine services at the Methodist Church veterans invited to gatherings and flower contributions welcome at Grand Army Hall May 29 to 9 am May 30.
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J. Augustus Miller
A. Whittenore
Dora Bosworth
Gertrude Talboo
America
Advent Christian Church
Clarance E. Booth
Charles H. Bickford
James McCarty
Burnside Lodge
K. of P
Bristol and Warren
Newport
Col
C. H. Straight
Bristol
Bristol Light Infantry
Co. C
Bristol Naval Reserve
Warren Artillery
Department
Babbitt
James F. DeWolf
No. 8
S. of W
Bristol Cornet
North Cemetery
Washington Street
Juniper Hill Cemetery
Grand Army Hall
Hope Street
Sons of Veterans
Woman's Relief Corps
Memoria
Woman’s Relief Corp
Methodist Episcopal Church
G. A
Roll of Honor list of deceased soldiers and sailors
A memorial roll of honor for the town lists 163 soldiers and sailors who served in the rebellion. Memorial day May 30 will see graves marked by Babbitt Post. The notice invites relatives or friends to report omissions to Commander Henry F Oard or the Paanz office to complete the roll for future reference. Names span North Cemetery and St Marys Cemetery with many individuals including Joseph Alger, George Alger, Henry R Arnold, Henry F Bush, Adams J Bennett, and others.
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Babbitt Post
Henry F Oard
Paanz
North
Joseph Alger
George Alger
Henry R. Arnold
Henry F. Bush
Adams J. Bennett
Anson B. Burnham
Wanton O. Bowers
Herbert Baker
Archibal Bell
Leonard Blake
Albert Barrus
Lewis Bliss
Frank Bisnce
James Blackmer
Frederick Bullock
James H. Bullock
John R. Brayton
Robert Clough
Ebenezer
Cheesboro
Isaac N. Cobb
John Cameron
Benjamin F. Congdon
Thomas D. Chaffee
Henry O. Collins
John W. Dearth
Robert H. Dunbar
Freeborn C. Dunbar
William H. Dunbar
William H. Doty
William D'Wolf
George T. Easterbrooks
William H. Easterbrooks
Richard Edwards
Napoleon D. Edwards
Josephus Franklin
Benjamin F. Fenner
John Finley
Edward Gee
George H. Gladding
James N. Gladding
Henry F. Gladding
George W. Gladding
William T. Gorham
Isaac Gorham
Philo P. Hwakes
Isaac H Mhonr
Nathan B. Heath
William Hant
O. H. Harrington
Joseph £. Handy
Daniel Ingraham
George Ingraham
Frank Jones
Samuel Kinder Jr
William Kinder
Crassander Kingman
John P. Lindsey
Jeremish Luther, Jr
Hiram Luther
Ivaac Liscomb
Jonathan Lake
Isaac B Manchester
Alexander Manchester
Richard McCartney
Alfred Mclintyre
Benjamin 8. Munro
Benjamin F. Miller
William A Muller
Henry Marland
James G. Mason
Edward M. Meiggs
John Meigg
Simeon A. Newman
George M. Pierce
Spencer Pratt
John Potter
Casper Paull
Allen Pierce
Memorial Day Tribute and Local Notices in Bristol
A memorial tribute lists departed comrades including Robert Anderson and Gen Ambrose EB among others. The Bristol paper advertises subscriptions with a Hartro Rocker gift and a Boston Store display of furnishings at Providence prices. Birthday surprise marks Ella May Waldron’s sixteenth, with a social gathering and music. News notes: Andrew J Wilson moves to Newport News with Herreshoff tie ins and Charles B Brigham joins Torpedo Station, Newport.
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Robert Anderson
Ambrose EB
Burnside
William Burns
John Bullock
Samuel Bagnall
Arphibus Card
John Collins
Willian Donnell
James F. DaWolf
Charles Freeman
George
Fitts
Robert Hanneywell
Patrick Hearng
Frank Keating
Byron Liscomb
Theodora Livesey
Lorenzo V. Ludwig
William Lawton
Daniel G Lake
George E. Lawder
George Mutton
Barney McCabe
Alexander McKenzie
George Moexfield
Allen Mott
Jeremiah O’brien
Benjamin Peckman
Jeremiah Penno
James Rogers
Abel Blarkey
Michael Spellacy
Robert ‘Oye
George P. Warren
Furl
Stars and Stripes
Ella May Waldron
Walter Waldron
Andrew J. Wilson
Herreshoff Manufacturing Co
Newport News
U. S
Charles B. Brigham
Newport
R. I
Notice to Mariners Buoy Movements and Obstructions
Narragansett Bay entrance and various passages report buoy movements and a wreck erased near Brenton Point and Narragansett Pier. Lighted Dolphin altered and additional buoys shifted along Warren River, Bristol harbor, Fishers Island Sound and Watch Hill Point affecting Newport and Watch Hill approaches.
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Narragansett Bay
Brenton Point
Narragansett Pier
Newport Harbor
Western Passage
Warren River
Bristol Harbor
Fishers Island Sound
Watch Hill Point
The Fetioing Master Presented by Whitney Opera in Providence
The Whitney Opera company stages The Fetioing Master at Providence Opera House on May 25 26 led by The Dresden China Prima Donna Miss Marie Tempest. The production uses the same sets and costumes as the New York run. Tempest leaves the season to lead her own Marie Tempest company in light opera musical comedy and French vaudeville launching in New York in fall under Fred O Whitney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Opera House
Whitney Opera Company
Dresden China
Marie Tempest
de Koven and Smith
Laura Schirmer Mapleson
Metravojiien
New York
Miss Tempest
Fred O. Whitney
Queen Victoria Reigns Through Prosperous Reign
Victoria Alexandra, born at Kensington Palace on May 24 1819, became queen on June 20 1887 and was proclaimed Empress of India on January 1 1877. She recently celebrated her 75th birthday and is noted for a highly successful government compared with prior queens of Great Britain.
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Victoria_Alexandria
Duke of Kent
William IV
Kensington Palace
London
Great Britain and Ireland
India
Delhi
Ayer's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Spring Medicine
An eighth line advertisement touts Ayer's Sarsaparilla as the best spring medicine and urges readers to give it a trial.
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Ayer
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Ethnological Congress of All Nations
Santiago de Cuba
John R. Montrose
Chas. A. Slocum
Bunty
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Bristol Narrows
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Warren
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Allen D. Wright
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