Fire alarm system proposal confuses town with numbered streets
Ex-fireman C H S urges restoring the town siren and a coded number system to pinpoint fires. He suggests blowing a street number for north south streets and cross streets to locate the blaze, with special cases for outskirts and the Neck. The scheme would cost little, needing only printed cards.
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the Phoenix
Thames Street
Hope Street
High Street
Wood Street
Pappoosesquaw Road
Washington Street
Bay View Avenue
Mount Hope Avenue
Hope
State Streets
Wood and
Franklin
Union and
High
Old Kentucky Jubilee Quartet to Perform in Bristol
The Old Kentucky Jubilee Quartet will perform at the State Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Bristol on Wednesday evening December 5. The group blends vocal quartets, solos, humorous monologues, and string pieces with plantation and camp meeting melodies, promising an evening of delightful music and broad appeal.
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Bristol
The
Phoenix
Old Kentucky Jubilee Quartet
Southern Melody Singers
State Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Old Virginny
Nellie Gray
Kentucky
Joe
Boy Scouts Bazaar Nears Closing With Parade
The First Bristol Troop of Boy Scouts of America directs a bazaar at G. A R Hall ending tomorrow evening with a short street parade. The Hydralion Engine and Hose Company and visiting Scouts attend. Prizes awarded tomorrow. Proceeds benefit Bristol American Red Cross chapter with two thirds going to the local branch.
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Bristol
Boy Scouts of America
G. A R. Hall
Hydralion Engine and Hose Company
American Red Cross
Obituary of Philip W. Gladding
Philip W. Gladding died at his son in law's Warren home at 76. He lived on Bourn Street and served as a familiar town figure guiding small boats and fishing parties. He is survived by two daughters and three sisters with a funeral held at the North Cemetery Mortuary chapel.
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Philip W. Gladding
Herbert Evers
Child Street
Warren
Bourn Street
Nathaniel
Sarah A. (Waldron) Gladding
Zanzibar
Africa
Philip
Philip Gladding
John T. Ashton
Mary Montross
George S. Luther
Isabel Sparks
Annie Bowler
North Cemetery
A. C. McGilton
State Street
M. F
Dennis McCarty Bristol resident dies at 83
Dennis McCarty age 83 longtime Bristol resident died yesterday at 3 30 at 231 Wood Street due to old age illness. Born in Ireland he worked at Old Sugar Refinery and National India Rubber Company. Survived by wife Catherine Head two sons Dennis J. and Charles two daughters Mrs Patrick McGovern Mrs James F Brown and Miss Margaret McCarty. Funeral from Wood Street to St Marys Church with requiem mass at 9. Interimment at St Marys Cemetery.
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Dennis McCarty
Bristol
Wood Street
Ireland
John
Ellen McCarty
National India Rubber Company
Catherine Head
Dennis J. McCarty
Charles McCarty
Patrick McGovern
James F. Brown
Margaret McCarty
St. Mary’s Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Mrs Sophie Thurber Dies in Auburn Interred Here
The body of Mrs Sophie Thurber who died in Auburn Rhode Island on November 18 at age 68 was brought for interment at North Cemetery on November 22. The death was due to cerebral hemorrhage. She was a daughter of the late John Ingraham of this town.
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Sophie Thurber
Auburn
North Cemetery
John Ingraham
Triple Funeral for Mrs Skinner and Two Sons in Plainfield
The funeral for Mrs Edwin Angell Skinner and her sons Robert Craig and Edwin Angell Skinner Jr was held at the home of Pasmenam Skinner in Plainfield. Rev John E Whitley conducted the service and burial was in North Cemetery. Mrs Skinner died in Baltimore earlier in the week. the children died Nov 19 in Baltimore. Mrs Skinner was the daughter of the late Rev Dr Robert H Craig. Edwin A Skinner, a civil engineer with the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington, is a Brown University graduate class of 1895.
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Edwin Angell Skinner
Robert Craig
Edwin Angell Skinner, Jr
Plainfield
Pasmenam Skinnes
Edwin Rangel Skinner
John E. Whitley
First
A Congregational Church
North Cemetery
Baltimore
Skinner
Robert H. Craig
Presbyterian Church
Amity
N. Y
Edwin A. Skinner
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Brown University
Evangelistic Campaign Opens Next Sunday at Pentecostal Church
Rev Mary C Woodbury of Southampton Mass will lead an evangelistic campaign beginning Sunday Dec 2 with opening services at 10 30 am 3 pm and 7 pm The revival is said to have brought hundreds to Christ with daily services at 7 30 pm through the week except Saturday Pastors invite attendance and urging visitors to come with prepared revival spirit.
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Mary C. Woodbury
Southampton
Mass
Woodbury
Christ
Thanksgiving Day in Bristol Observed in New England Style
Thanksgiving was celebrated in Bristol with veterans home on holiday, high school dance and crowded theaters. Religious services were held across St Michael's St Mary's and St Elizabeth's with masses and sermons by local clergy. Visiting relatives included Mrs Minnie Brownell and Miss Gertrude Church among others from Providence Lasell and Boston.
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New England
Children’s Home
Soldiers’ Home
Benjamin Church
Town Asylum
St. Michael's Church
George L. Locke
St. Mary’s Church
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Bristol
United States
First Congregational Church
O. H. Wallace
First Baptist Church
Minnie Brownell
Providence
Gertrude E. Church
Annie C. Dimond
Lasell Seminary
Charles F. Dimond
Winthrop DeWolf, Jr
Rhode Island Naval Reserves
Pelham
N. Y
Charles Albert Rounds
Boston
George Rounds
Worcester
H. Nelson G. Terry
Fall River
Frank Rounds
Eugene A Rounds
Church Street
Everett L.B. Church
H. R. Newman
O. R. Siegel
Successful K of C Whist Raises Funds in Bristol Parish Hall
The Knights of Columbus War Camp Fund gained about $100 from a whist night at Parish Hall Bristol Council No. 379. Thirty two tables filled with players. prizes awarded to Mary McGovern Mary Nerone Annie Sisson Ellen O Gorman A P Nerone Robert J Connery Daniel Sullivan John M Lannon. The total in Bristol reaches about $425. aim to reach $500 soon thanks to local merchants donations.
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Knights of Columbus War
Wood Street
Bristol Council
Mary McGovern
Mary Nerone
Annie Sisson
Ellen O’gorman
A. P. Nerone
Robert J. Connery
Daniel Sullivan
John
J. Lavander
Bristol
John M. Lannon
The
Phoenix
K of C. War Camp
Senior Class Dance at Colt Memorial High School
The Senior Class of Colt Memorial High School held a private dance in the auditorium on Wednesday evening. Prof. Donovan's Orchestra provided music. Patronesses included Mrs. John R Edwards Mrs. Robert A. McCaughey Mrs. Octave LeClair Mrs. William Bradford Miss Charlotte Young and Miss E Marguerite Flowers. Refreshments were served at intermission.
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Colt Memorial High School
Donovan
John R Edwards
Robert A. McCaughey
Octave LeClair
William Bradford
Charlotte Young
E. Marguerite Flowers
Gifts for Brides Presented at Reynolds School
Two presentations to public school teachers were made at Reynolds School on Wednesday noon. Mrs James O Donoghue received a silver salad set from all the teachers in town and Mrs William D McCaughey was given a silver dish from the teachers at Reynolds School. The presentations were made by Col John H Bailey, the principal.
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John Post. Reynolds
James O'Donoghue
William D McCaughey
Reynold’s
John H. Bailey
Constabulary Target Shoot Yields Tight 46s at 25 Yards
The Bristol Constabulary held a morning target practice at Col. John H. Bailey’s farm range. Roy Dunbar and Frank Slade posted excellent scores, tying for first with 46 out of 50 at 25 yards.
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Bristol Constabulary
John H. Bailey
Roy Dunbar
Frank Slade
Questionnaires to be mailed to all registrants
Questionnaires will be mailed to all registrants not now in military service beginning December 15. Those who fail to return the new forms within seven days after mailing will be classified as delinquents, per instructions to all selection boards issued Wednesday by Provost Marshal General Crowder.
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Crowder
St Michael's Church to Dedicate Service Flag
A staff from the tower window will display a parish service flag with about forty stars. The flag is to be dedicated during the 10:30 a.m. service on Sunday.
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ST. Michael’s
St. Michael’s Church
LeRoy Harrison Newbold and Eva Renne Married at Warren
LeRoy Harrison Newbold, coxswain on the U S battleship Virginia, and Eva Renne daughter of Frank Renne of Warren, wed Tuesday morning November 27 at St. John's Church Warren. Rev Henry Archambault performed the ceremony and said high mass afterward. A wedding breakfast for relatives and friends followed at the bride’s home corner Barney and Wood streets. Guests from Pawtucket Warren and this town attended. Newbold leaves today to rejoin his ship.
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LeRoy Harrison
Newbold
Virginia
Eva Renne
Frank Renne
Warren
St. John’s Church
Henry Archambault
Barney
Wood Streets
Pawtucket
Coxswain
Jules Verne Play At Pastime Theatre Tonight
This evening the Pastime Theatre presents Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand League Under the Sea with a 4 PM matinee. Saturday features Emmy Whelen in The Outsider a six act Metro Wonderplay about a girl's fight for happiness.
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Jules Verne
Pastimes Theatre
Emmy Whelen
Metro
Married Couples in Town wed Two Pairs
The record reports marriages in this town. LeRoy H. Newbold of the U S S Virginia and Eva Renne of Warren married by Rev Henry Archambault. Also Joseph Perrone and Rose Silvestri, both of this town, wed by Rev Joseph Poja.
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Newbold
Renne
Warren
Henry Archambault
LeRoy H. Newbold
U. S. S. Virginia
Eva Renne
Perrone
Silvestri
Joseph Poja
Joseph Perrone
Rose Silvestri
Obituaries and Death Notices in Baltimore Area
In Baltimore on November 19 and 26 and November 29, Edwin A Skinner and family report multiple deaths. Robert Craig, age 5, son of Mr and Mrs Edwin A Skinner, died November 19. Edwin Angell Skinner Jr., age 3, also died November 19. Roberta Craig Skinner, wife of Edwin A Skinner and daughter of the late Rev Dr Robert H and Rachel M Craig, died November 26. Dennis McCarty, age 83, died in this town on November 29.
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McCarty
Dennis McCarty
Skinner
Baltimore
Robert Craig
Edwin A. Skinner
Edwin Angell Skinner, Jr
Roberta Craig
Robert H
Rachel M. Craig
New Books at Library for Saturday December First
Library announces new acquisitions available Saturday December 1 featuring Diplomatic Days O Shaughnessy Adventures and Letters R R HD Davis Romance of the Omanoffs Mc Cabe History of the Reformation Sanford God the Invisible King Wells Heines Poems translated by Untermeyer Altar of Freedom Rinehart Little Grandmother of Russian Revolution Breshkowsky My Home in the Field of Mercy Huard Modern Pagans Sheldon Soul of a Bishop Wells Jean Christopher Rolland volumes 2 and 3 Preacher of Cedar Mountain Definite Object Where Your Treasure Is Changing Winds Campfire Girls Ditto Amid the Snows Ditto in the Outside World Easy Steps in Cooking Fryer Mary Frances First Aid Fryer La Croisee des Chemins Bordeaux Jean d Agreve de Vogue A Hor Secca Chagar Vita di Benjamino Franklin Rotondi Also by donation Coming Democracy Furnay The War and Humanity Beck German Terror in France Toynbee Between St Denis and St George Hueffer Voice of Belgium Cardinal Mercier.
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Library
O'Shaughnessy
R. R HD Davis
McCabe
Sanford
Wells
Heine
Untermeyer
Rinehart
Breshkowsky
Field of Mercy
Huard
Sheldon
Jean Christopher
Rolland
Cedar Mountain
Vandercook
Fryer
Mary Frances
Bordeaux
Jean d’ Agreve
de Vogue
Chagar
Vita di
Benjamino Franklin
Rotondi
Furnay
Beck
France
Toynbee
St. Denis
St. George
Hueffer
Voice of
Belgium
Cardinal Mercier
Y M C A Bowling North Ends Sweep Rowdy Dows
North Ends won two of three strings against Rowdy Dows on Tuesday evening. H Newman rolled a record string of 130 and three string total 304. J Birtwistle had 109 and 100 and a three string total of 303. Scores follow.
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Dows
H. Newman
J. Birtwistle
Newman Kenney
Arvey
Rowdy Dows
J. Bottomley
Cromer Seseewe
W. Bottomley
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BOY Scouts Bazaar
Staples
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F. N. Easterbrooks
Mrs
Pentecostal Church
K. of C
War Camp Fund
Constabulary
Goott & Bowne
Bloomfield
N. J
Pastime Theatre
Y. M. C. A. Bowling
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Tor
Railroad Avenue
Croade Street
A. French
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Cornelius Harrington
Ygareetes
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Newman Bros
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