Bristol Council to Fairly Review Bristol Electric Light Petition
Friday November 29 1895 report of Bristol Town Council’s Wednesday meeting. President Gibson and the council aim to resolve the street lighting issue for taxpayers’ benefit, seeking fair terms without granting unrestricted corporate privileges, and favor consolidation of lighting firms to lower costs while guarding town interests.
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Bristol Electric Light Company
Gibson
Electric Light Company
Bristol
Providence Election Gives Good Government Victory in City
The Providence election Tuesday produced a clear win for the Good Government party with Hon. Edwin D. McGuinness elected mayor by 897 votes. The city hall machine faction split, aiding reformers as Democrats and independents prevailed. City offices show varied party gains, while McGuinness faces a reform era with high expectations.
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Providence
Edwin D. McGuinness
Olney
Common Council
Board of Aldermen
Granger
M. J. Cummings
John A. Maguire
McGuinness
Bristol Electic Light pipes petition hearing adjourned
Bristol town council considered the Bristol Electric Light Company petition to lay gas pipes from the Warren line to near the Bristol gas house with a proposed clause tying town lighting rates to New England averages. The hearing adjourned to Saturday December 7 at two oclock for fuller debate and possible consolidation discussions.
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Bristol Electric Light Company
Warren Town
Bristol Gas House
Ceep
O.L. Bosworth
W. B. Bogert
Gibuson
Toion Council
Bristol
R.I
Bristol Electric Light Company of
R. I
Bristol Gaa House
Brustoll Exxorric Liexr Co
Bi Bogert
Treas
H. I
New England
Electric Light Company
Bogert
Warren
Bristol Post Office and Local Happenings
Bristol area notes report mail close times for the Bristol Post Office and nearby routes. Local events include church services, musical performances, lodge meetings, and a revival. shipments and yard work at Wardwell Lumber. sales at D A Pierce. social gatherings, weather impacts, and boatyard activity on Saunder's and the Majorie yacht.
Thanksgiving Guests and Seasonal Visits Across New England
Holiday travel and gatherings fill regional towns as residents and visitors share Thanksgiving meals. Names include Furley, Pearse, Bull, Condon family, Avery, Kingsley, Koehr, Peckham, Coggeshall, Willard, Gardner, Schlosser, Farley, Walsh, McCarty, Thiele, Heat, and Gasper with movements between Pawtucket Newport Providence Malden Boston New Hampshire and New Brunswick New Jersey. A sale ad notes wool suits and overcoats for six dollars at the New York store.
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Johiard
Condon
Malden
Mass
Soma
Abeir
Bristol
Miss
Julia
Avery
Columbia
Conn
A.W
Kingsley
Joachim C. Koehr
Germany
Sand
Bénjamin
Peckham
Providence
J. F
Mire
Jerome Willard
Jamaica
Plains
Mr. Willard
John Coggeshall
Rowland H. Gardner
Mr. Gardner
Boston
Flora
Colchester
Geo. Schlosser
National India Rubber, Co
New Brunswick
N. J
James Farley
Patrick Walsh
Dennis McCarty
Richard ‘Thiele
James Heat
Peter Gasper
New London
Thanksgiving dancing social at Burnside Lodge No 34
The third annual Thanksgiving social of Burnside Lodge No 34 K of P was held at Pythian Hall with a large crowd. The grand march was led by Mr and Mrs Julian Close and the dance continued from around 9 PM to 3 AM with supper during a midnight intermission and elaborate programs supplied.
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NIX
Naval
James Milburn
Benton
American Mechanics
W. F. Peters
Burnside Lodge No. 34
K. of P
Pythian Hall
Julian Close
Fragmentary Text Summary Card
Readable fragments describe a vague cultural note with scattered phrases. No clear names, dates, or locations are identifiable to form a concrete news item or event.
Storm Damage and Rescue Of Turkeys From Pappoose Squaw Run
A heavy storm Tuesday night drove the sloop Teazer and cargo of turkeys toward Bristol from Prudence Island. Capt. Horace Shippie and an assistant rode out gale rips off Pappoose squaw Point. The Teazer sprang leaks and grounded on Hog Island. Shippie saved the cargo and reached Bristol in a borrowed boat.
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Monro & Son
Call and Bee
Bristol
DA. Pierce's
State Street
John ‘F. Howard
Boston
Horace ‘Shippie
Kidsloop Teazer
Poosesquaw Point
Les
Hog Island
Shippie
Leazer
Prudence
Avsbotn
Bristol Harbor
Shippig
Aually
Hog, Teland
Brutal dog fight reported near Thames street barn
A violent dog fight occurred near a barn on Metscom Avenue shortly after midnight Wednesday. The two dogs, a bull dog and a mastiff, dueled for two hours before the pit was cleared. no arrests were reported.
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Metscom
Bull Doga
Tog Boo
Pecticon
Thames -Strae ‘ Milla
Bhishai
Bagan
Rand
Atres
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Bradford St
B. I
Farrally Brothers
Port Oakelaga
Phoenix
G. W. Easterbrooks
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Burgess
Hope Street
E. H. Carter
Hope and
Bradford Streets
Geo. Pailthorp
Briggs
High St
Opera Hansa
J.N. Morris
J. C. Alger Guardian
Morris
Furnaca
J. F. Scanlon
Fitzsimmons
Providence News
Crow
Turkey
Bosworth
Consolidated Company
Manhattan
C. A. Johnson’s
Sadie Paull
M. E
Congregational Church
Dora’ “Bosworth
Adams
Trilby
Titcomb
Saunder
D. A
Lord
G. A. R. Hall
State Street M. E
Abbott
Medford
United Brothers Lodge No. 18
Majorie
Augustus ‘S. van Wickle
Baltimore
Bristol Train of Artillery
Jacob R. Togran
Epworth League
O. K
New York
Pansy Club
Mabel Pearse
First Baptist.church
Monro & Son's
Wardwell Lumber Company
Ladies’ Aid Society
D. A. Pierce
Thames Street
Cushing
Newport
G. A. Con Verse
Hierreshoff’s
W.F. Putera
van Wickle
Ferry Road
Bristol Commandery
Order. ‘of the Golden ‘Cross
Elmer
AS Rounds
Wm. H. Maxfield
Joseph T. Lindsey
Henry M. Darling
Elisabeth Earle
Pawtucket
Frank H. Furley
Paanix
Thomas Pearse
Sumner Bull
New Hampshire
Lizsle EB. Coggeshall
Union Street
Clifford Eddy
Thanksgiving
U. Ss. Gov't
Hakee A
Mas Areeta
City
Conisay
Editha’s
Mrs
Frances Hodgson Burnett
A.Q
Mary Connery
Easterbrooks
Drs. Heilborn
Charch
Peable
Wealminster Street
Bristol Phanix
Smith Bros
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