Halloween Observance Brisk in Town With Dances and Costumes
Halloween night drew crowds as costumed children and teens roamed the streets. Trinity Church Young Men's Parish Club hosted a dance at the Parish house with prizes for best costumes and music by the Strand Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Young Men’s Parish Club
Trinity Church
Isabelle E. Bosworth
Edward Doyle
Helen H. Trotter
Howard Newman
Frank Paull
Charles E. McCoy
William Bradford
C. E. McCoy
Richard R. Cornell
Strand Orchestra
George R. Fish
William Remieres
Frederick Macauley
S. Wesley Gladding
Norman R. Hathaway
Chester R. Burgess
George Knuettel and Mary Toolin Wed in Providence Church
George Franklin Knuettel of Providence and Mary Elizabeth Toolin of this town married at St Marys Church in a Wednesday 7 o clock ceremony officiated by Rev Thomas J Gillan. A reception followed at the Bartley Keegan home on High street and the couple departed in the afternoon for a wedding trip to Boston and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Franklin Knuettel
Providence
Mary Elizabeth Toolin
St. Mary’s Church
Thomas J. Gillan
Bartley Keegan
High Street
Boston
Vicinty
Dear Children of Bristol Help Belgium and France Children
A Bristol plea urges children to donate three cents daily to aid Belgium and northern France war victims. An American helper returning from the region reports hundreds of hungry, cold orphans needing food and warmth this winter. Donations should be placed in a box at H. M. Darling's store labeled For the Children in Belgium and Northern France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Europe
France
Belgium
America
H. M. Darling
Educating the Blind in England and Wales
The report notes that England and Wales together operate 40 special schools for the blind, highlighting national provision for blind education and school distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Wales
Connery Nominated Democrat Standard Bearer in First District Race
William L. Connery, Bristol native born March 28, 1890, has been nominated by the Democratic Party after a caucus contest. A former candidate in the First District, he is active in local politics and veterans groups, with a background in factory work, fire service, Knights of Pythias, and a grocery business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L. Connery
Mr. Connery
Bristol
Democratic Town Committee
National India Rubber Company
Consumers’ Rubber Company
Narragansett Rubber Company
Bristol Fire Department
Hook, Ladder and Jose Company
Connery
Knights of Pythias
Burnside Lodge
Rhode Island Company
el Karam Temple
Knights of Khorassan
Providence
Frank N. Easterbrooks
Wood and
Charles Streets
Bristol Dramatic Club
Visit to Mt Hope Park by Rhode Island Naturalists Club
More than 30 members and guests of the Rhode Island Field Naturalists Club toured Mt Hope Park last Saturday. Led by Harold L. Madison they rode from Providence, visited King Philip's Chair and R. F. Haffenreffer Jr.'s museum, and listed 24 tree species, six bird types, and as many nests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island Field Naturalists Club
Harold L. Madison
Roger Williams Park Museum
Providence
Franklin Street
Bristol
Vicinty
Mt. Hope Park
King Philip
R. F. Haffenreffer Jr
Mt. Hope
King Philip’s Spring
Pitman
Bristol Mothers Club Holds Annual Meeting at Colt Memorial High
The Bristol Mothers' Club met on Wednesday at Colt Memorial High, opening with a piano solo by Miss Mary Bolton. Mrs Benjamin M Mac Dougall was elected secretary and Mrs George L Drown treasurer. president and vice president to be selected next meeting. Multiple committees were appointed and reports given as members enjoyed refreshments and social time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Mothers’ Club
Colt Memorial High School
Mary Bolton
Benjamin M. MacDougall
George L. Drown
A. M. Merriman
Dexter Thurber
Katherine E. Scanion
A. P. Nerone
Richard R. Cornell
Peter Gasper
Clinton T. Sherman
Frederic B. Brownell
Herbert B. Burnham
Eugene LeClair
Stephen W. Hopkins
Howard W.church
Julia H. Gorham
Edward I. Brownell
Edward G. Easterbrooks
Lena D. Morris
Thomas McCaughey
Amos Gorham
Helen B. Warren
Ina P. Warren
Firemen Meet to Plan Socials and Scout Bazaar
Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company votes to attend the Boy Scouts bazaar on Nov 18 and forms a fair committee for late January. Foreman Robert J. Anderson to price a pianola attachment. Oyster stew served after the meeting. King Philip Steam Fire Engine Company backs Boy Scouts and Lafayette Cercle events. one member to honorary list. Dreadnaught Hook Ladder and Hose Company adds two members and accepts the bazaar invitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company
Boy Scouts
Robert J. Anderson
Richard Rensehausen
King Philip Steam Fire Engine Company
Lafayette Cercle
St. Jean Baptiste
NEW Y. M. C. A. PRESIDENT ELECTED BY BOARD
The Y. M. C. A. Board of Managers met to act on the nominating committee report naming John R Edwards as President along with George E. Leighton and George S. Pailthorpe as Board members. The report was unanimously accepted and the appointments were elected by ballot.
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Y. M. C. A. Board of Managers
Board of Managers
Charles B. Rockwell
Wallis E. Howe
T. Clarke Brown
John R Edwards
U. S. Navy
George E. Leighton
George S. Pailthorpe
Mixtures in Type Metal Use For Printing
Type metal combines 65 parts lead 25 parts antimony and 10 parts tin to form the alloy used for printing types.
Funerals for Mary Grabert and Frank Crockford Held
Miss Mary Grabert funeral conducted by Rev Anson B Howard from her sister Mrs Bernard Moiles home on Wood Street with burial at North Cemetery. Frank Crockford funeral held at his Cole Street residence with Rev Dr A C McGilton officiating and interment at North Cemetery. bearers included Asa Hathaway Frank A Rounds Robert E Lanphear and Walter E Simmons. Floral tributes from coworkers and organizations noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Grabert
Bernard Moiles
Wood Street
Anson B. Howard
St. Michael’s Church
Jacob Grabert
Fred Grabert
Herman Grabert
John Evers
North Cemetery
Frank K. Crockford
Cole Street
A. C. McGilton
State Street M. E
Servces
Asa W. Hathaway
Frank A. Rounds
Robert E. Lanphear
Walter E. Simmons
Advertised Letters for Bristol on October 28 1916
Letter list includes men Joe Costa Joe J Raposa Frank Rose and women Miss Emily Anthony Mrs Mary E Codman Miss Cummings Maria Ditlesson Miss Katherine Mc Eldowney Mrs Mary Munroe along with foreign names Andrea Abate Domenico Arbilo Luigi Azzato Marino Luz Alves Loreta M Duffy Jose de Sousa Antonio dos Santos Francisco da Costa Tumo D G Coggeshall P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol, R. L
Joe Costa
Joe J. Raposa
Frank Rose
Emily Anthony
Mary E. Codman
Miss Cummings
Maria Ditlesson
Katherine McEldowney
Mary Munroe
Andrea Abate
Domenico Arbilo
Luigi Azzato
Marino Luz Alves
Loreta M. Duffy
Jose de Sousa
Antonio Dos Santos
Francisco da Costa Tumo
Secret Orrine treatments advertised to break drinking habit
An advertisement promotes Orrine as a home based cure to break alcohol habit without time loss. It offers two forms No 1 secret and No 2 voluntary treatment at $100 per box, with a money back guarantee if no benefit, and a booklet available from W. H. Buffington on Hope Street.
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Orrine
W.H Buffington
Hope Street
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Ghosté
Knuettel—Toolin
Pillsbury’s Health
F. N. Easterbrooks
R. I. Field Naturalists’ Club
the Phoenix
Bristol Phoenix
Phenix of
Hartford Republican
Colt High School
Firemen’s Meetings
D. G. Coggeshall, P. M
Fom
Insurance and Mortgages
N. J. Golden
Union Street
Foster's
Rhode Island
J. E. Knott
Broad St
Providence, R. I
John Temple Drury
Belvedere Sun Parlor
Eva Handy Hall
University Avenue
R. I
Telephone Angels
New York State
Concord
Philadelphia
Newman Bros T
Opta Et
Phoenix
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