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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1907
Page
2
The text notes Earnest Petsold's acquittal for the Helen Brown murder and recalls a Dutch jury verdict of guilty but not proven. It also mentions the recent deaths of two deposed bank officials and the trial of Mrs Bradley for Senator Brown of Utahs murder, linking to the adage The wages of sin is death.
The State Returning Board finished its tally and on Wednesday afternoon declared B Ralph Watrons, the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor, elected over Charles Sisson, the Democratic candidate, by a margin of nine votes. The total ballots numbered 67,991 making it the closest contest in recent memory. The board allegedly favored the Republican in ruling on irregularly marked ballots, and a court injunction to halt signing the certificate may not be pursued until the final disposition is resolved.
Mr Keene, president of the Independent Watch Dealer's Association, visited the White House with a watch in an American case bought in England. He claimed the same model costs Americans at least 10.58 dollars, and the piece was engraved to show the Watch Trust's methods. Roosevelt declined the presentation, noting the publicity benefits to the cause.
Sunday meeting at the YMCA features Prof Horatio B Knox of State Normal School giving an address to men at 4 o clock on Leaders in forlorn hopes. Miss Mae Rounds will sing. Knox is known as an interesting speaker by those who have heard him before.
Bristol Post Office hours and mail schedules listed including arrival and departure times for weekdays and Sundays. Express service hours by Earle & Prew show outward and inward cutoffs.
The masquerade skating contest at Pokanoket Hall and the supper and sale at State Street M. E. Church parlors were postponed. Garren plans to New York City then Florida for the winter. William Kirkwood gains Brown University assistantship. Bristol Hotel closes amid factory slowdown. Belevdere remains open while O Wolf Inn closes for winter. Real estate transfers include Church Street property via Samuel L. Pitman et al. Birthday party for George Rowland Fish highlights a quiet weekend. Edward Payson Weston completes a cross country walk in record time. Local gatherings note sermons on thanksgiving and a missionary life, plus several social engagements and a large Hotel Belvedere dinner. Hydranilion Minstrels head to Soldiers Home for veterans entertainment. A Bristol Highlands injury incident and a mayoral reception at K of O club mark a busy midweek.
The Popular Moving Pictures by W. H. Smith return to the Bristol Opera House tomorrow for afternoon and evening shows with new films The Highway Men and Smuggled Into America. Miss Julia Walsh will stay for the remainder of the season singing illustrated songs including Ya Been Looking For You Ada. Manager Lannon plans to show the song as soon as colored slides are arranged.
A sewer trench on Bristol Neck between Diamond Avenue and North Cemetery caved in for over 100 feet on Tuesday at noon due to quicksand. Suburban railway tracks were damaged and passengers walked around the spot until this morning when trains resumed. Contractor Eugene LeClair Jr and three crews continue digging out trenches and will resume laying sewer pipe shortly.
Thanksgiving program held in the principal's room from 2:30 to 3:30 with grades 4 to 6 performing songs and recitations. Delia V Mee entertained with solos, accompanied by her sister Anna Mes. Various class items included recitations like November and A Legend of the North, and songs such as Morning Home and America.
An advertisement urges relief from indigestion and dyspepsia with KODOL, described as a reliable safe digestant for heartburn belching and disordered digestion. The ad notes quick relief and lists W. H. Buffington as the seller.
Mothers are urged to use Kennedy's Laxative Cough Soref for babies and children with coughs and colds. The remedy, flavored like maple sugar, contains no opiates and acts as a laxative to move the bowels and drive the cold from the body. Sold by W. H. Buttington.
Nancy Baker aged 10 of Warren sustained a severe eye injury when a wooden stick was tossed from a second story window on Wheaton street. The eye ball was pierced and doctors fear loss of vision. She was taken to Rhode Island Hospital after treatment by Dr. Marchant and her family physician Dr. Siegel. Witnesses say the stick was thrown from the Skuse tenement. a girl Marion Manchester, similar in age to Nancy, was visiting at the time. Some witnesses cite an argument, others call it accidental. The hospital report offered no hope for restoration of sight.
Thanksgiving Day was quietly observed in New England town with mild weather. Services were held at St. Michael's Trinity St. Mary's and First Congregational churches. A list of visitors staying with local families follows, including residents from Newport Providence Brockton and Boston visiting at various homes on Hope Street Bradford Street and Bay View Avenue.
An old advertisement promises clear skin when the liver is normal. Rings Little Liver Pills claim to relieve headache constipation and biliousness at 25 cents, sold by CO. W. Sparka DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve is promoted as cleansing and healing for skin and pills, sold by W. H. Baffington.
A fragment recalls a daughter posing with her father while four police officers restrain him. The scene hints at a tense family moment amid law enforcement involvement, though details remain sparse and ambiguously framed.
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