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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1906
Page
3
The Town Clerk's Office announces an application to sell intoxicating and malt liquors by W B Lockwood at Hotel Balvedera Hopest for retail. The Town Council will hear all who wish to speak on December 4, 1906 at 8 p m in Council Chamber. Herbert F Bennett, Council Clerk.
Mrs Harriet Smith Symmes of Louisville Kentucky died Friday afternoon at Hopsworth Sanitarium after a month with Brights disease and heart trouble. She was born in Louisville the daughter of Abram Owen Smith and Harriet L Hunter Smith. Services were at St Marys Church with Rev O A Edwards. Her husband Anthony Lockwood Symmes a Cincinnati businessman survives two adult children Cleves Symmes and Frances Symmes, a Providence teacher. Remains sent to Kentucky for burial.
Funeral services were held across several cases. Delia M. Dupuis of Wood Street lay in state at St Marys Church with a requiem high mass, bearing a large floral tribute from S J Charles Lodge. Alfred B Ward, a former local cutter, was interred in North cemetery with K of P rites. Theodore P Johnson of Flushing, Long Island, buried at Juniper Hill cemetery after services in New York, leaving a wife and two daughters.
The Bristol Y M C A football team beat the Hillsides of Fall River 10 to 0 in a late afternoon game. Both sides showed solid defense and frequent punting, with HK. Stuart scoring two first half touchdowns and McDade adding one in the second half before darkness halted play. Officials were Referee Newman, Linesmen Wardell and Munro, Timekeeper Robertson.
No docket was assigned to Bristol so there was no Superior Court session yesterday morning. Court Clerk Henry M. Thompson was notified Saturday that no cases were assigned to the November session. Sheriff Philo V. Cady said there would be no session this term in the judge’s absence, and in accordance with the law the court adjourned to meet next April.
Saturday evening Mr and Mrs Mathew K O'Brien marked the 10th anniversary of their marriage at 688 Wood Street. About twenty five friends attended including Miss Nora Curtis of New Bedford and Miss Nora Goff, with piano pieces and vocal solos. A collation followed. Mr O'Brien wed Amy Babbitt on November 17 1897 per Rev S Moxley, Baptist church pastor.
An advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney, liver and bladder issues. It claims heart and lung complications arise from kidney trouble, offers free sample bottles and a book, and gives Binghamton New York as the address for orders.
District Court heard Patrick Flyon of Warren plead guilty to drunkenness before Judge Bosworth. Flyon paid an $8 fine plus costs after Chief Macomber testified he had a good reputation at the mill. Frank Watts, also of Warren, admitted being a common drunkard and received six months plus costs at the House of Correction. A civil case Mary A. Hargreaves vs Pietro Rom motion to amend was granted and the case of Rigardo Mettees et al was entered and continued for one week.
In early Bristol days whaling thrived and captains linger, but modern locals still fish near Brenton's reef. A late night trip on the Four Brothers ends with a detached rowboat, a Greek salvaging it for five dollars, and the crew returning home chastened yet safe.
A notice reports a daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh F. Kelley in November. Another entry notes a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Rielly on November 17. A third entry records a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Durand on November 20.
Mrs Harriet Smith Symmes died at Hopeworth Sanitarium in this town. She formerly resided in Louisville Kentucky and is survived by relatives. Funeral arrangements will be announced by the Symmes family.
Real estate transfers filed include a lot on Half Way Hill from William H. Simmons to Peter Gaspar. The item appears in the town clerk's transfer records with single-party ownership change documented.
An old advertisement promises to cure a cold in one day with Grove’s Bromo Quinine Tablets and offers a refund if it fails. The ad emphasizes a Money Back guarantee and features Grove’s signature on each bar.
Griatzor and Agee take the Dicey TO 106 in an industrial project at the Industrial Urrust Co building in Providence Rhode Island with local business activity noted.
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