Funeral services for Miss Helen Frances Petty held
Funeral services for Miss Helen Frances Petty, who died last Thursday morning, were held Saturday at 2 PM from her Thames street home. Rev. A B Howard of St. Michael's Church officiated. Floral tributes came from Edgehill Temple Pythian Sisters and National India Rubber Company Stitching Department employees where she worked nine years. Bearers included Elmer Maxfield Bertram Bullock William Maddox Edward Bullock Thomas Downey and Joseph Walker. Interment was in North Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen ‘Frances Pétty
Thames Street
A. B. Howard
St. Michael’s Church
Edgehill Temple
Pythian Sisters
Miss. Petty
Bristol Troops Plan Social Hike and Scout Events
A Bristol Troops event returns after a woods gathering where five candidates learned herd mysteries. Plans include an all day Columbus Day hike meeting at 9 15 at the Scout building with food. Both troops meet tomorrow at 7 30 for competition craft instruction and a basketball team will organize. Each scout should bring a recruit.
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America
Bristol
Bristol Chapter D A R Hosts 37 For Afternoon Program
Bristol Chapter D A R and guests totaling 37 were entertained by Mrs. A M Merriman at her Hope Street home. Mrs H H Cabot presented a paper on Baptists and Quakers in Colonial Rhode Island. Duets by Mrs William C Hobbs and William C Hobbs Jr. highlighted the afternoon. A whist party and a candy cake sale were planned for Hotel Belvedere on Oct 25. Tea was poured by Mrs Charles R Blackmar Jr and Mrs F H Buffinton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Daughters of the American Revolution
A. M. Merriman
Hope Street
H. H. Cabot
Rhode Island
William C. Hobbs
Vieira and Pachecco Marriage Intentions Filed
Manuel Luiz Vieira and Miss Anna Pachecco of this town filed marriage intentions, signaling their plan to wed. They are both residents of the same locality and have announced their upcoming nuptials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel Luiz Vieira
Anna Pachecco
Funeral of Mrs Rose Cappizzno in Mount Carmel Church
The funeral for Mrs Rose Cappizzno wife of Joseph Cappizzno of this town was held Saturday at 9 o clock from the Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel A requiem mass was sung by the pastor Rev Joseph Pola The Neo Sicilia Society attended in a body with relatives as bearers Interment was in St Marys Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Cappizzno
Joseph Cappizno
Rhode Island
Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Joseph Pola
Neo Sicilia Society
St. Mary’s Cemetery
William T. Dempster Died in Stoughton at 59
The body of William T. Dempster who died in Stoughton Massachusetts on Saturday at age 59 was brought here today and interred in the family lot at North Cemetery this afternoon. Funeral services were held in the Mortuary Chapel by Rev G E Edgett. He was a son of the late John and Ann Dempster, former residents of this town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam T. Dempster
Stoughton
Mass
North Cemetery
G. E. Edgett
John and
Ann Dempster
D Azevedo Held Over on Manslaughter Charge in Clulde Case
A Attleboro officer Jose D Azevedo was deemed probably guilty of manslaughter and bound over to the grand jury in 5000 bail for the July 31 death of Ernest Clulde. Witnesses Cunha Conley Downey and Claire testified to a confrontation at Wood and Constitution streets as shots fired from a revolver entered Clulde in a moving car. Dr O R Siegel treated the wounded man, with Cunha driving and no defence testimony offered.
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Jose" Mirilda DiAzevedo
Ernest Clulde
Attleboro
Mass
Fifth District
Frank .H. Hammill
D’azevedo
D'Azevedo
John J. Fitzgerald
Wood
Bradford
Cunha
Conley
Downey
Joseph Francis
Frank O'Neil
Claire
Constitution Streets
Constitution Street
Clulee
O. R. Siegel
Real Estate Transfers in Bristol Narrows and Kickemuit Areas
Everett Coggeshall transfers a land lot at Bristol Narrows to Charles A. Childs. Charles Henry Stevenson and wife of East Providence transfer a Kickemuit land parcel to Charles Marble of Taunton. Calvin B. Goff of Rehoboth transfers a Kickemuit tract to Rhoda Marble of Taunton.
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Everett Coggeshall
Charles A. Childs
Bristol Narrows
Charles Henry Stevenson
East Providence
Charles Marble
Taunton
Kickemuit
Calvin B. Goff
Rehoboth
Rhoda Marble
Meeting notes on school and religious instruction plan
Fragment from a 1920s report discusses a Tegel SLR committee meeting proposing to turn a plan into school authorities, arranging religious instruction hours by the Superintendent Hobbs. It covers enrollment, attendance, high school expansion, evening and factory schools, truant officer reports, and suggested teacher appointments.
Waquoit Stranded After Hitting Rock Off Pappasquash
The 60 foot power boat Wadquoit on the Prudence Island route struck a rock near Pappasquash Point last Friday night and suffered a hole in the starboard bow. The crew spent the night aboard the partly sunken vessel and were rescued Saturday morning by William Shepard. The Waquoit remains stranded as repairs are awaited while the Armena takes over scheduled trips.
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Wadquoit
Prudence Island
Prudence Island Navigation Company
Pappasquash Point
Waquoit
William Shepard
Armena
Obituary of Miss Julia B. Dunbar Resident of This Town
Miss Julia B. Dunbar of this town died Sunday morning at 3 30 at the home of her sister in law Lena R Dunbar 48 Oliver street She was in her 73rd year born April 27 1849 daughter of William and Hannah H Coggeshall Dunbar and resided here all her life She was a prominent member of the First Baptist Church and the Mite Society Survived by sister in law Lena R Dunbar and a niece Mrs Irving F Wales of Providence Funeral services will be conducted from her late residence tomorrow afternoon at 2 by Rev Francis R Enslin pastor of the First Baptist Church Interment in the North Cemetery Family lot
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Julia B. Dunbar
Lena R. Dunbar
Oliver Street
Miss Dunbar
William and
Hannah H. (Coggeshall) Dunbar
First Baptist Church
Mite Society
Lena R Dunbar
Irving F. Wales
Providence
Francis R. Enslin
North Cemetery
Newport Civil War Veteran James Melville Dies on Furlough
James Melville aged 83, a long time resident of the Soldiers' Home, died Sunday morning at his niece Mrs William Williams Newport address while on furlough. Born in Newport he enlisted in Company L Ninth Rhode Island Infantry and Company D Twelfth Rhode Island Infantry. He was admitted to the home January 24 1912. Funeral services will be held in Newport with interment there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Melville
Soldiers
William Williams
Newport
R. I
Melville
Rhode Island Infantry
Thanksgiving services at St Elizabeths Church marked by reception
Special services at St Elizabeths Church featured a 10 30 a m solemn high mass with Rev Antone Lopes delivering the sermon and Rev Francis Vieira leading as Celebrant. After the service 600 parishioners gathered at Columbia Hall for a reception honoring Pastor Francisco Vieira returning from a four month Azorean visit. Vieira received a purse for money and a basket of pinks, with local children performing songs and recitations. Frank Francis chaired the committee overseeing the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Elizabeth'’S Church
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Antone Lopes
East Proviedence
Franciston G. Vieira
Antone. Lopes
Francis Dennis
Columbia Hall
Wood Street
Francisco Gieira
Azore Islands
Vieira
Frank Francis
Seasoned Sailor Buckley Visits His Mother in Town
William F. Buckley, chief gunners mate and ordinance instructor at the Naval gun factory in Washington D C, returns to his hometown to visit his mother Mrs. Thomas Buckley at 36 Mt Hope avenue. A former resident, heRecallserved in Vera Cruz during the Mexican troubles and led the Naval unit at Princeton University for 11 months under Rear Admiral C H Goodrich in World War I, also serving in France with submarines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Buckley
United States Navy
Naval Gun Factory
Washington, D. C
Thomas Buckley
Mt. Hope Avenue
Buckley
Navy
Vera Cruz
Princeton University
C.H. Goodrich
France
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Pieter Vener
Hope
Avenue
Te Sanambar
Cty
Sea of
Co-operative, Realty’ “Association
Association
Insurance
A. A. Edmonds
Eg Ap Mar Rtrs
Migne If
Lyceum Forum
Rockwell Hall
Garvin
Gilman
Ord Guy
Ems
Hobbs
Court Street
Hayman
Burton
Oliver
Walley
Byfield
Clowes
Mary Andrade
Marguerite Brogan
Factory
Franklin Street Garage CO
BUICK
Chevrolet
Ad Tee
Bristol Realty, & Amusement CO
Ing. Mat
Arrow Films
K Ho xi
Hall ‘Room Boys
National Pictures Offer
Alfalva
Virginia
Balzac
Robertson-Cole
King Arthur
Round Table
Franklin Mills
Nature
Welch
Bigelt
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