Rhode Island Liberty Loan Apportionment Totals Released
State committee assigns minimum Rhode Island goal of 28.575 million for the second Liberty Loan among cities and districts. Listings show Providence 319,000. Providence County 1,800,000. Woonsocket 1,800,000. Newport County 1,800,000. Westerly 150,000. Bristol County 42,500. Exeter 280,000. Kent County 220,000. Smithfield 140,000.
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Rhode Island
Poowtucket
Sok Woonsocket
Newport County
Westerly
Bristol County
Exeter J
Kent County
Smiththel
Local Bristol Notes Highlight Social and War Related News
Community items from Bristol and vicinity include visits to New York City and Boston, court jurors named for Providence, upcoming church and Liberty Loan events, local schooling elections, and notices of promotions and service abroad. Also listed are prize-winning livestock, factory earnings, and a yacht launch.
Bristol Notes and Local Social Items From Providence to Camp Devens
Mrs M M Hatch enters St Elizabeths Home in Providence. Robert Capper of the 102d Regiment at Camp Devens is guest of his brother in law Louis Levy. Bristol Council K of C to hold an important meeting with officers installed by District Deputy Shields. Mrs Mary Callan and Miss Annie Breen visit relatives in Chicopee Falls. Duffy Dwyer Carey and Mc Caughey of the 1011th Engineers at Camp Devens are home on 24 hours leave. Board of Managers thanks donors for fruits and vegetables sent to the Home for Aged Women on Donation Day. Wilfred Lemaitre writes he is in a port in Portugal after leaving Bristol with the Naval Reserves last April. Big Footwear sale at Marietta Department stores offers reduced prices this week only. The Daisy Sewing Circle meets at Miss Marion Blease’s home knitting for soldier boys with a Star Spangled Banner singalong.
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M. M Hatch
St Elizabeth's
Providence
Robert Capper
102D
Camp Devens
Louis Levy
Bristol Council
K. of C
Shields
Mary Callan
Annie Breen
Lincoln Avenue
Ayala J. Golden
Chicopee Falls
Joseph L. Duffy
Thomas A Dwyer
Hugh Carey
William D. McCaughey
1011St Regiment of Engineers
Home For Aged Women
Wilfred Lemaitre
Portugal
Bristol
U.S . Marietta
Butler's
Daisy Sewing Circle
Marion Blease
Collins Street
Red Cross Fund Drive Envelopes To Be Distributed
Bristol Red Cross Auxiliary plans to raise funds with house to house envelope distribution. Miss Bertha Wyatt leads the effort and seeks Bristol women to help hand out envelopes, dividing the town into sections. Volunteers may contact Miss Wyatt at State Street or by phone. distribution starts next Monday.
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Bristol Red Cross
Bertha Wyatt
Bristol
Red Cross
State Street
Death of Elizabeth Blaine Four Year Old in Marion Mass
The four year old Elizabeth Blaine daughter of Mr and Mrs James G Blaine Jr died Sunday morning in Marion Massachusetts from acidosis a blood disease that also killed the Blaine infant in Bristol last summer Elizabeth had seemed recovered after a prior summer illness but a sudden relapse proved fatal The family had stayed at the Gardner cottage Ferry Hill then left to visit Mrs Blaine’s father in Marion before heading to Washington for the winter The loss leaves the Blaine couple without children
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Elizabeth
James G Blaine, Jr
Marion
Mass
Blaine
Bristol
Blatmne
Gardner Cottage
Ferry Hill
Mrs Blaine
Manion
Washington
Miss Mary A Harrison Dies After Illness at Rhode Island Hospital
Miss Mary A Harrison a resident of this town until recently passed away at Rhode Island Hospital after several weeks illness. A San Francisco native she is survived by two brothers living there and had long resided in the east making her home with Mrs John B Herreshoff. Her cheerful disposition earned many steadfast friends who mourn her loss.
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Marv Xo Harrison
Rhode Island Hospital
San Francisco
John B Herreshoff
Miss Harrison
James F Lannon Dies in Providence Funeral Given
James F Lannon died in Providence on Saturday after a long illness. He was born in this town, a son of James and Ann Lannon. Survived by one sister, Mass Annie Lannon of Salt Lake City, Utah. Body brought to St Marys Cemetery, burial at the same, bearers Peter Lannon, John Lannon, William Dillon, Gerald Bruanell.
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James F.lannon
Provedenet
James
Ann Lannon
Annie Lannon
Salt Lake Caty
Utah
St Mary's Cemetery
Peter and
John Lannon
Walliam Dillon
Gerald Bruanell
Evening schools open with multilingual courses this fall
Evening schools start October 10 offering Portuguese and Italian speaking classes. Courses include bookkeeping typewriting stenography plane geometry English literature and citizenship test preparation pending sufficient enrollment.
Kerr Martin Marriage at Holy Rosary Providence
Walter Kerr and Miss Lucy Martin wed at the Holy Rosary Church in Providence on October 8, officiated by Rev Father Serpa.
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R Kerr Martin
Holy Rosary Church
Providence
Serpa
Walter Kerr
Lucy Martin
Died Blaine and Harrison Families in New England Notices
Died in Marion Massachusetts on October 7 Rheabeth daughter of Mr and Mrs James Blaine Jr aged four years died in Rhode Island Hospital on October 8 Mary At Farri son funeral at St Marys Church Bristol on Wednesday October 10 at ... deceased and locations unnamed due to damaged text.
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Blaine
Marion
Mass
Rheabeth
James, Blaine, Jr
Harrison
Rhode Island Hospital
Mary
Farrison Puneral
Mary's Church
Bristol
Qweloek
In Memoriam Lou Coggeshall Passes Away This September
An in memoriam note recalls Lou FP Coggeshall who died in September and reflects on his life. The snippet preserves the remembrance without details.
Rally Day Services at First Congregational Church
Rally Day was observed Sunday at the First Congregational Church with a 9 30 a m Christian Endeavor service and a 10 30 a m sermon by Rev John F Whitley on The Forward Looking Church A Roll of Honor was established A noon Sunday School service followed by an evening program at 7 30 featuring reports from church organizations on winter plans and programs
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Congregational Church
First Congregational Church
Christian Endeavor Society
John F Whitley
YMCA Bowling Tournament Opens November Week
The Y M C A announces the bowling tournament starts in the first week of November. Participants are urged to submit their names promptly to the YMCA.
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Y M.C. A
Weekly Grocery Sale Prices From Local Market
This week offers Fancy Creamery Butter at 49c per lb 15c California Sardines in 4 lb cans at 12c 25c Choice Coffee per lb 2c Greening Apples per peck 45c Rye Meal 4 lbs 25c per lb Jell-O 3 packs 25c Corn Starch per pkg Ma 7c Fancy Pastry Flour 1.73 Mecca Cigarettes 6 packs 25c Pickled Tripe 3 lbs 25c.
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California
Funeral of Mrs Dunbar in Smithfield Pennsylvania
The funeral for Mrs. William H. Dunbar died at her home in Smithfield Penn. was held Sunday at 3 p.m. at her son Arthur P. Dunbar's home on High Street. Rev O H Wallace of First Baptist officiated. Burial followed in North Cemetery. Born Waldron in this town she spent 18 years in Pennsylvania since her husband died 25 years ago. Survived by a son and two daughters.
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William H. Dunbar
Smithfield
Penn
Arthur P. Dunbar
High Street
O. H. Wallace
First Baptist Church
Advertised Letters Bristol September 29 1917 List
Bristol September 29 1917 advertised letters include Francisco Ferreira Birto Frank E Case William B Chase Charles Hartley Charles Foti Carleton Grey Baltaza Ferreira Antonio Sarpas Alex Sperandio Manuel V Sylvia Miss Mary Jessamin Miss Margaret Macnair Miss M C Marion Miss Marion Pierce Foreign Baltazar Ferreira Manuel Boteilho
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Bristol
Francisco Ferira Birto
Frank E. Case
William B. Chase
Charles Hartley
Charles Foti
Carleton Grey
Baltaza Ferreira
Antonio Sarpas
Alex Sperandio
Manuel V. Sylvia
Mary Jessamin
Margaret Macnair
M C. Marion
Marion Pierce
Balgiar Baltazar Ferreira
Manuel Boteilho
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Bristol Phoenix
Omec
Hope Street
R. I
Phoenix NE
Wack
Hasbrouck
Wood Street
L. M. Kortright
Phoenix
Lance A M. Coats Y,n.h & H.R. R. Phenix
Balute
Narragansett Rubber Co
Narragansett Rubber Company
Bristol Boys’ Tobacco Fund
Bristol Red Cross Auxiliary
John T Robertson
Burlingham
C B Rockwell
Crispell
Florence T Nelson
Friend
Liberty
Dodge & Camiild CO
Providence, R. L
Adams Express
Post Office
A.M. P.M
News of
Phyllis R Farrally
New York City
S&s
A Partridge
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Portsmouth NH
Trinity Church
Peter Gasper
New York
Washington, DC
Mont Manning
Santa Barbara
Cal
Fverett
LB Church
Nathaniel A Gladding
Antonio Langello
State Street ME
Francis Cooper
Mary King
Anthony J King
Columbia
Eighth Coast Artillery Armory
Ferest
Liberty Loan
Churchill House
Colt Memorial High School
Trank Crabb
Katherine Hadgdon
Gertrude Manchester
Pleanor Lynch
Suzman
United States Rubber Company
Dr Lung
Brockton Fair
Rectory
Drew Merriman Merrill Boynton
Eleventh Regiment of
American Railways Engineers
Somme
Saddler
Boynton
Paris
France
Elizabeth Blaine
Mary A. Harrison
James F. Lannon
Memoriam
Lou FP Coggeshall
Sway
J. F. Gilroy
James T. Haines
Henry P. Trudell
Second Street
Way
Sam, the Shoeman
G. A. R. Block
Aetna Protection
B. W. Wall
B. I
Gorham’s Express
Young's Drug Store
ULL
Renee
Phacenix
Phoenix Office
Mary Bee Brown
Baker Street Warren
State ST
Geo T Sisson
Bradford Farm
Beecham
Pure Food Store
White Swan
Kellogg’s
Duryea’s
Welcome Ivory
P.& G. Naphtha
Star Soapine
Naphtha Pov
Alaska
Maine
Nancy Lifted
Namco
Campbell's
Ned
Colbun’s
Large Head
B. L. Tobacco
Chase & Sanborn
Boston
Graham and Rye Bread
Graham
Charles A. Johnson
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