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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1906

Page

2

Babbitt Post G A R Holds Meetings Plans Memorial Day

On Tuesday May 29 1906 Babbitt Post No 15 G A R met in Grand Army Hall for a regular weekly session. News included a visit by Department Commander George L Greene of Providence on June 29 and Memorial Day arrangements. The Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps noted the June 8 visit of Department President Mrs Rosa Pratt and staff. Resolutions on the death of oldest member Mrs June Middleton were read and adopted. A $10 contribution was made to the San Francisco fund. Memorial Day poem was read and General Orders from Providence were presented by Premart: omatry Finch.

Babbitt Post G. A R Grand Army Hall George L. Greene Providence Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps Rosa Pratt Emma E. Cary June (. Middleton San Francisco Amy Phelps Srs. Omatry Finch

Guests Registered at the Hotel Belvedere

The hotel lists recent guests including Miss A L Agnew and E H Peckham of Newport A T Levy of New York F E Emarson of Pawtucket William Cohen M Dubome H E Rolle of New York T Guild of Providence Mr and Mrs J A Potter Providence Mrs E F Tallman Providence Dr Church Providence William H Johnson Chatham Pennsylvania.

Hotel Belvedere A L Agnew E. KH. Peckham Newport A. T. Levy New York City F .E. Emarson Pawtucket William Cohen M. Dubome H. E Rolle New York T. Guild Providence J. A. Potter E. F Tallman Dr Church William H Johnson Chathan Pennsylvania

Letter to F M Dimond on paint and postage

A letter critiques paint quality and pricing. The writer argues Devoe paint offers genuine value, noting the true composition of competitors and warning against overpriced coverings and false durability. The note ends with a postscript from Congdon Carpenter Co citing their Providence R I paint sales.

Devoe Devoe & Co Congdon & Carpenter Co Providence R. L

Bristol and Vicinity Notes and News of Local Interest

Bristol Post Office hours and mail schedules are listed with arrival and closing times for weekdays and Sundays. General delivery and stamp sale windows are detailed, including Sunday hours and carrier racks for mail retrieval.

Dress suits to let at New York store in Memorial Day sale

The New York Store on State Street advertises dress suits for rent open until 3 o’clock on Memorial Day. The item highlights blue serge suits at 15 dollars and promotes Connery’s straw hats, with various local notices about residents, events, and upcoming parades.

New York State Street Connery’s

Card of Thanks Expressing Gratitude to Bristol Town Council

Card of thanks from Royal Michaellense Autonomic Beneficent Association Incorporated. Thanking Town Council and people of Bristol for courtesies during parade and exercises. Signed by J J Arruda Luiz do Couto Antonio Souza Manual Boteiho Manuel Moniz Adolfo Garcia on behalf of Royal Council No 8.

Bristol Royal Council No 8 Royal Michaellense Autonomic Beneficent Association, Incorporated J J. Arruda Luiz Do Couto Antonio Souza Manual Boteiho Manuel Moniz Adolfo Garcia

No Electric Power Delays Phenix Printing

No electric power in town today due to a transformer burn out at the Providence main plant. The National India Rubber Company stitching room and Phenix presses were idle, delaying today’s issue until repairs were completed and power returned at 7.35 p.m. This marks the first serious delay in seven years of electric service.

Providence National India Rubber Company

Championship Medals For Bowling Offered

Manager David of the Casino Bowling Alley offers medals for June and July bowling. The highest ten single strings of duck pins receive a solid fold medal, and the ten highest strings of big pins receive a solid silver medal. The medals will be exhibited in the Phoenix show window in a few days.

David Casino Bowling Alley Nledark Phoenix

Post Office Hours for Memorial Day Observed

Post Office hours set for Memorial Day from 6 30 am to 11 am and 7 30 pm to 7 80 pm. One delivery by carriers with no rural carrier delivery. No money orders issued or paid. Mails dispatched and received at the usual times.

Rogers Free Library Donation List of Donated Works

A catalog of books available by donation at Rogers Free Library including volumes by Crawford Sullivan Winchester Rothschild Jefferson Wilson Spargo Snell Rowe Sankey Graham American Eloquence James Way of an Indian Rose Eytinge Twain Ward Sienkiewicz Trollope Gayworthys Faith Gartney and others plus travel and nature titles and multivolume sets. The note lists many authors and titles with emphasis on classic literature biographies religious works and travelogues.

Crawford America Alaska Sullivan John Wesley Winchester Russia Villain Lincoln Rothschild Joseph Jefferson Wilson Spargo Blackmore Country Snell William O’brien Rowe Sankey Samoa Stevenson Nero Phillips Davenport Graham James Remington Rose Eytinge Mark Twain Lady Baltimore Wister Castle Crockett Cheney Lympus Waller Sienkiewicz Ward Yolanda Major Freeman Thurston Canaan Turkingtons Veryman Brady Eggleston Thanet Hornung Barchester Towers Trollope Paul Fiamfmetta Gayworthys Faith Gartney Girlhood Leslie Goldthwaite Whitney Champions of the Round Table Pile Lang

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