01 Oct 1926
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1926
Page
1
A historical ad notes several properties including an 18 room three family house with hardpine floors and 40 by 10 rod lot for 6000, a six room cottage with steam heat and a two car garage on Hope Street, and a 17 room house with six acres and gas heating listed at 26000. References include J-M and 9-P plus mentions of orchards and outbuildings.
The Montana Sand and Gravel Company won a $6900 contract for four highways Cooke First and Second streets and Wood street extension. Pasquale G Romano bid $7215 and CC Plumb Contracting Company bid $9802.50 for State Street. Council adjourned to next meeting after canvassing voting lists and delay on some actions.
Treasurer reports contributions to the Florida Relief Fund from Mrs F C Larned to Mrs Edward H Tingles. Amounts include 1500 by Mrs Larned, 10 by Mrs Williams, 500 by Miss Nelson, 100 by Charles B Rockwell Sr, 15 by Miss Wyatt, 100 by Mrs DeWolf, 2 by Mrs Sanford, 16 by Tula Herreshoff, 500 by Mrs Tingles.
The Fayal Disaster Fund lists slow contributions to date. Notable gifts include 500 from an unnamed donor 100 from Lady Henry W. Peterson 209 from R. J) Ford 200 from an individual and 30 from the Patria Club, with tomorrow marked as Tag Das.
Radio listeners hastily report contributions totaling several amounts for Florida sufferers up to this morning. Names include Juliet Coggeshall, J T Shaw and family, Miss Elizabeth Graham, Mary McGuire and P employees with amounts from 5 to 50 dollars.
Gaetano Castigliego transfers to Augusto D Ramos and his wife a lot of land at Silver Creek on the west side of Varnum Avenue.
Republicans defeat insurgents at the Bristol town caucus by 15 votes 194 to 179 with 378 voters. Indorsed slate includes Christian Aust Earle H McKenzie Samuel Connery and Elizabeth Gladding for town committee and Ezra Dixon Elizabeth Gladding Julia A Herreshoff for State and First District conventions. Insurgent list features Philip C Morris Albert D Lollo Julia Herreshoff Everett Church and James J Sylvester among others. The event opened at 7 40 p m and ran until 10 p m with wide turnout from outlying areas.
In a Wednesday courthouse caucus, regular and insurgent factions clashed over ballot sizes six by nine inches and three and a half by eight inches. Final tallies showed 78 for the regular Town Committee and 30 for the insurgent ticket with names of committee members delegates and alternates listed.
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