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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Oct 01, 1915

Page

3

Obituary of Mrs Josiah C Fuller of Providence dies in drowning

Mrs Josiah C Fuller of Providence died by drowning in Paddock Bay during last Sunday's gale. Her body was brought to Atlantic Massachusetts for interment at North Cemetery at 2 pm today. She was married to Josiah C Fuller of Plympton Massachusetts twenty years ago and leaves a daughter Bertha La Croix Fuller and several brothers and sisters.

Josiah C. Fuller North Fuller Atlantic Mass Paddock Bay Mré Providence Josiah’ C. Fuller Plympton Teyon

Raffaele Proto Dies After Brief Illness at Home

Raffaele Proto died Tuesday at noon at his Ryaff Avenue home after a brief illness from pneumonia. Aged 36, the Italian-born resident leaves a widow, four children, two brothers and two sisters. The funeral was held at St Mary’s Church with a requiem mass by Rev Thomas J. Gillan, followed by interment at St Mary’s Cemetery. Members of Societa Santa Maria Maddalena attended in a body and served as bearers.

Raffaele Proto Ryaff Avenue Italy St. Mary’s Church Thomas J. Gillan Societa Santa Marcia

Indictments for Murder Involving Mrs Mohr And Aide

On a Bar rington murder night in August 31 1924 four defendants Mrs Elizabeth Frances Mohr Cecil Victor Brown Henry Howard Spellman and George W Healis were indicted by the grand jury in two counts each One murder charge and one assault with intent to kill count In Mrs Mohrs case one indictment accuses accessory before the fact to the Mohr murder and the other accessory before the fact in an assault on Miss Emily Burger Bail set at 15000 for murder counts and 5000 for the assault counts Mrs Mohr posted bail with Frank C Pettis Two men were taken to Providence and jailed after appearing before the grand jury and the other two remained in custody at the Providence County Jail.

Elizabeth Frances Mohr Cecil Victor Brown Henry Howard Spellman George W. Healis Charles Franklin Mohr Barrington Elmer J. Rathbun Superior Court

Star Theatre Tonight and Saturday Photo Plays

Star Theatre presents tonight and Saturday programing with The Broken Coin two act drama led by Grace Cunard and Francis Ford and Jane's Declaration of Independence in two parts. Broncho Billy features The Tie That Binds and Mr Jarrs Magnetic Friend a Vitagraph one reel comedy. Saturday showcases ten reels with The Dawn of a New Republic five reel master piece The Tattooed Hand two acts an adventure of The Girl Detective The Law of the Open a Western with Sidney Ayers The Lovers Lucky Prediction and a Joker comedy.

Star Grace Cunard Francis Ford Bison Broncho Billy Mr. Jarr Vitagraph Sidney Ayers

The Whitening Harvest and An Unexpected Meeting Sermons

The pastor will speak Sunday morning on The Whitening Harvest God s Method of Reaping with Holy Communion to follow. Sunday school and Bible Class at noon Epworth League at 6 45 p m on The Vindication of a Heroic Life led by Mrs G A Richardson and at 7 30 p m The pastor s subject An unexpected meeting An early caller Special music by a male quartet morning and evening.

Epworth League G. A. Richardson moma+ ing

Advertised Letters Weekend Edition 1915

Weekend list of unclaimed mail includes C Cherniad G B Lane Pete Paquain Tom Riggem G E Smith two women Bessie Brown Jose Dorondo Bee Reilly Corinne Minard Mrs L A Tavares D G Coggeshall P I. The notice reflects post office practice for undelivered items and names several individuals by surname.

Wen C. Chiernad G. B.lane Pete Paquain Tom Riggem G. E. Smith Bessie Brown Jose Dorondo Miss Bee Reilly Corinne Minard L. A. Tavares D. G. Coggeshall

Married in New York Sept 28 1915 Ayerst Taffinder and Margaret Knowlton Brownell

Lieutenant Sherwoode Ayerst Taffinder U S N and Margaret Knowlton Brownell wed in New York on September 28 1915. Also noted Warren Sept 28 birth for Hannah Bowen widow of Will Stanely in her 89th year. Proto in town Sept 28 Rafael Proto aged 36. An Invitation mentions Old Smith and a domestic dinner invitation.

Taffinder—Brownell New York Sherwoode Ayerst Taffinder Iss Margaret Knowlton Brownell Stanley Warren Hannah Bowen Wiall Stanley Proto Raffaele Proto

Upcoming Local Events Schedule in Barrington and Bristol

The notice lists events from October to November including Harvest Home Festival at Trinity Church, a Brockton Fair excursion, canning lecture by Prof. E. K. Thomas, harvest supper at Barrington Grange, private dances at Colt Memorial High School, a Bristol Company artillery concert, a Dreadnaught Hook and Ladder fair, a Harvest Whist for St Mary’s Church, and a minstrel show and vaudeville by the First Bristol Troop Rhode Island Scouts at local venues.

Fae Ad Yacht Club Trinity Church Brockton Fair Hope and State Streets Colt Memorial High School E. K. Thomas Rhode Island College Town Hall Barrington Barrington, Grange Company C Bristol Train of Artillery G. A. R. Hall St. Mary’s Church B. V. M. Society St. Mary's Hall First Bristol Troop Rhode Island

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