Reminiscences of Bristol Life in a 1908 Letter
A letter from H. E. Smith of Providence recalls Bristol childhood days and class divisions, naming districts Uptown, Downtown, Goree Niggers, and Pappasquash. He recounts rivalries, skating trips to Wilson’s Pond and Gooding’s Pond, schoolfriends and teachers, and a long memory of community life more mixed by color than present.
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Bristol
the Phoenix
H. E. Smith
Providence
Goodings
Barden’s
Union Street
Church Street
George Davos
John Cole
Charley Carey
Kingman
AL Pierce
Frank
Jim Hoar
Frank Ennis
Lu Waldron
Lannie Heath
Dan Willard
Wil Perry
Loxie Dodge
Barnum Luther
Wilmarth
Seth White
Hiram
Charley Luther
Roy Coggeshall
Rowley
Tom Minturn
Mark Byron
John DeWolf
Theo West
Will Perry
Frank Barney
Nat
Frank Herreshoff
George French
John Reynolds
Mate Gibson
Richmond Talbot
Albert Flanders
Biddy Bishop
Fred Pierce
Will Horton
Mant Thompson
Dale Willard
Lannie
Arnie Heath
Rus Newman
Red
Hoar
Charley
Wilkinson
Munroe
Roger Williams Park
Wilson
Gooding
Minnie
Lily Perry
Alice Rogest
Gertrude Minturn
Lily Willard
Louise Greenwood
Hannah Green
Tena Luther
Mary Munro
Sophie Usher
Libby Wardwell
Belle Weeden
Lennie Gladding
Mattie Bunn
Lucinda Pearce
Annie Camm
Kate Tilley
Nelle © Church
Abbie Gifford
Etta Buffinton
Abbie D Munroe
Susan Green
Mr Pollock
Hannah Easterbrooks
Ezekiel Rich
Mary Ann Bourne
Buknell
Ed Anthony
Jim
Charley Simmons
Down Ferry Way
Howdy
Edo
Bradford DeWolf
Memorial 7 High hosts South Kingstown in field game
The Memorial 7 High team faces South Kingstown in a Friday home game on Metacom Avenue east side, near the Governor Bradford Home. Colt, defeated by Cranston, aims to impress as coach Johnny Walker selects Ed Jackson and teammates for the starting lineup. Officials: Referee Fred Sweet Umpire C L Weitz head linesman G R Thompson field judge J J Kelley.
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Colt
Memorial 7 High
South Kingstown
Metacom Avenue
Governor ‘Bradford
Mt. Hope Farm
Westerly
Cranston
Eisenstadt
Principe
Serpa
Gilroy
Morris
Perromi
Plan Mass Meeting on NRA Campaign by Portuguese Societies
Representatives from Portuguese societies in town finalize plans for a mass meeting Sunday evening at Columbia Hall to explain the NRA campaign to local Portuguese residents. Peter Pimental of Providence, linked to the Secretary of State, will speak. Italian societies also plan an NRA meeting soon.
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Columbia Hall
NRA
Peter Pimental
Providence
Secretary of State
Town tax receipts show decline from last year
After closing yesterday the Town Treasurer announced a seven percent interest charge on unpaid taxes. The tax intake totals $162,263.96, about $7,969 less than the prior year. The United States Rubber Company leads with a payment of $29,804.40, while Amos Gorham notes broad taxpayer generosity amid the shortfall.
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Amos
Gorham
United States Rubber Company
Historic Markers Highlight Ohio’s Rich Past Across Buckeye State
Ohio boasts numerous markers marking pivotal events from early settlements to battles and innovations. Notable entries include the Indian massacre near Ashland, Fort Hamilton near Cincinnati, Piqua battle sites, Edison’s birth in Milan, and Perry’s victory on South Bass Island, among many others across towns like Oberlin and Marietta.
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Buckeye State
Ohio
Ashland
Hockingport
Wapakoneta
Fort Hamilton
Hamilton
Piqua
Salem
Thomas A. Edison
Milan
George A. Custer
New Boomley
Mormon Church
Kirtland
United States
Oberlin
Anthony Wayne
Maumee
Waterville
Perry
South Bass Island
New Philadelphia
Marietta
Akron
Beginnings of Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
The work began in 1850 at Stowe's Brunswick Maine home amid poverty and family duties. It first appeared as a serial in National Era Washington and, reborn in 1852 as a book, then as a stage drama shaping a global propagandist life.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Brunswick
Maine
Washington, D. C
God
Pilgrimace of
Bandicoot Rat, India's Largest Rodent Varieties
The bandicoot rat native to India and Ceylon is described as the largest rat species with a body over a foot long and a thick tail. It causes garden and poultry damage by burrowing beneath walls while also supplying a favored meat source for coolies in dry districts, its flesh likened to young pork.
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India
Ceylon
Police Praised for Quick Robbery Case Work in Bristol
To the editor of the Phenix Morris Phinney commends the Bristol Police Department for tracing stolen items from a Labor Day robbery on Metacom avenue. Chief Kavanaugh Officer Serbst and the force quickly gathered evidence, bringing the suspects to trial and delivering strong protection for the community.
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Police
the Phenix
Bristol Police Department
My Bose
Metacom Avenue
Kavanaugh
Serbst
Bristol
Morris Phinney
Fascinating Job of a Small Town Editor
Bristol residents react to a Delineator article praising the editor’s craft. The piece notes the editor’s multifaceted role from reporter to typesetter and columnist, and lauds the newspaper as a cornerstone of a close knit town.
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Mr. Bosworth
Bristol
Anne Bachellor
the Phoenix
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Rio Aree
Risot
Public Aid
John G. Des- Lauriers
D'Amico
Wm. McSoley
Standard Oil* Company of New York
Francisco Bensignano
Wardwell Lumber Company
Beachmount Land Company
Domenico DeCristofaro
Frank O. Rene
Tel
Hope Street
Bristol, R. 1
Edward J. Newbold
Wood ST
Thames Street
G. E. Garvin
Richmond St
Suzman’s
Canzire’s Express
Frank Lanzire
Augustus P. Duffy
W. W. Franklin & Co
Mary Emma Munroe
Mary Imma Munroe
Bristol Phenix
John W Church
Philadelphia
Ledoer
Uae
Saad
Drez
Lorraine Hedlund
Chicago
Bel
THE
Newport Fish Market
Brandfort ST
Bristol, R. I
Newport
M. F. Vhera
Eel Ui
John D. Rockefeller
Frank Frasea
New Jersey
A.D.S
American Druggiate Syndicate
Rex
E. W. Weaver
High Street
Robert J. McKay
G. W. Simmons
Wiliam Street Tel. Con
John C. Trudell
Pocahantas
G. M. Wilbur
Bristol District Nursing Association
Wawsrea
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