Nominations filed and local notices mark busy town day
The town saw nomination papers filed for state and district offices with about 150 names on a Good Government party ticket and Mr Turner filing for representative with around sixty names. A court case over trespass was dismissed for non appearance, and local factory incidents included a boy injuring his leg in a knife accident. A pigeon with aluminum leg bands drew attention from Hasbrouck block. Gas heaters ease the cold as Bristol County Gas and Electric offers to provide heaters to applicants at J H Young & Co Hope Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasquale Ferraindo
N. I. RB. Co
O. R. Siegel
Hasbrouck
P.F
Thomas Wilson, Sr
Susan Gifford
Jonathan B. Munro
George W. Simmons
Robert A. Black
Juniper Lane
Bennett
Good Government Party
Bosworth
Mary A Hargraves
Guiseppe Giaggio
William Kearney
National India Rubber Co
Kearney
R. Siegel
Bristol County Gas and Electric Company
J. H. Young & Co
Hope Street
Daughters of the American Revolution Elect Bristol Chapter Officers
Bristol Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution elected a full slate for the coming year led by Chapter Regent Mrs Wm McRan som and with Secretary Mrs Edward I Brownell Registrar Mrs Edward Easter brooks Treasurer Mrs Charles A Johnson Historian Miss Alice B Cole and an executive board including Mrs R H Dunbar and others. Reports showed sound finances and harmony marked the meeting as officers were introduced and members sang America. The executive board will meet Monday at 8 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of the American Revolution
Bristol
Wm McC Ransom
Edward I. Brownell
Edward: Easterbrooks
Charles A Johnson
Alice B Cole
R H Dunbar
G . Stanton
S. D. Wardwell
Annie C. MacDougall
A C. Barton
A. B. Manchester
Starr
H W Bache
MacDougall
Devoe Paint Ad Promotes Savings By Size of House
A 1910s style letter ad from Drover & Co urges readers to compare paint usage and cost per gallon. It cites several customers by name and location noting their yearly gallon usage with Devoe compared to rivals. The message argues weaker paint costs more gallons, and that painting cost is per gallon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devoe
Aaron Higgins
Plainfield
N.J
Ezra Rathmell
Williamsport
Burt Young
Girard
Nathaniel Barber
Canton
N. Y
F. W. Drover & Co. P
O.easterbrooks
Handsome residence burned at Hopeworth
The home of Dr. William C. Canfield at Hopeworth was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Loss estimated at about $10,000 with about half insured. The three story wooden and stone house near Mt Hope bay burned rapidly in a northeast wind. Items lost included jewelry, stamps, a fur coat and Civil War autograph letters. Fire likely started from an electric transformer. A separate note reports a man in Three Mile Bay injuring his hand with a nail and praising Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Canfield
Hopeworth
William C. Canfield
Hopeworth Sanitarium
Canfield
P. Skinner, Jr
Pawtucket Mutual
Providence- Washington
Josephine C. Canfield
W.C. Canfield
Mt. Hope Bay
Sanitarium
Dr. Canfield
Lincoln
Gen Grant
Hopeworth Company
Morrissey
Hall
Fall River
School Committee Reports Regular Monthly Session
The school committee met with twelve members present and about an hour long. Superintendent Reynolds cited crowded lower grades but no new school needed. Bills of 330.81 approved. Purchases authorized: ash cans up to 30 dollars and a new Remington typewriter for the High School. Teachers may attend the Institute of Instruction in Providence on Oct. 22 and 28. A laboratory expansion for chemistry was approved including a partition to create a larger room. Up to 50 dollars authorized to fit a lab room. powder fire extinguisher discussed with no action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds
Institute of Instruction
Providence
Byfield
Annual Meeting of Y M C A Highlights Progress
The annual meeting reports stronger finances and growing membership. President Howe lauds cost cuts, state championship tennis success, and Boys' Club work led by Weeden. Treasurer Sherman cited a deficit drop to a modest balance. expenses and receipts show improvement. Upcoming plans include basketball, bowling, and a football season with scheduled speakers and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Howe
Merriman
Farrally
Dimond
Com
Weeden
Sherman
B M. McDougall
J. F. Farrally
J W Best
G A. Arnold
W. F. Fish
W E. Howe
H. F. Bennett
L. L. Anderstrom
Maud Muller to Be Staged at Bristol Opera House Next Week
The New England pastoral play Maud Muller comes to the Bristol Opera House next Tuesday evening. It promises the delicate humor and tender pathos of Shore Acres and Way Down East with a sweet love story. Miss Augusta Trae leads the cast as Maud Moller. Also includes a note on Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and a brag for the Bristol Phoenix Job Printing Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Maud Muller
Bristol
Shore Acres
Augusta Trae
Maud Moller
Providence party inspector fails to enter Grinnell home
A young man called on Frederic Grinnell at High street Sunday claiming to be sent to inspect the house. Mrs Grinnell alerted John B. Herreshoff, who interviewed the visitor and he left without entering. Police Capt. Morrissey received a description of the man and an officer saw a matching figure at the depot shortly after the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederic Grinnell
High Street
Providence
Morrissey
Over-Work Weakens Your Kidneys Advertisement
A historic warning on kidney health promotes Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure with claims of treating kidney and bladder trouble. The ad urges readers to mail for a free sample and pamphlet while naming Binghamton New York as the company base.
You’ve eaten seven biscuits Robbie says
A hostess offers more biscuits as a girl declines. Little Robbie eagerly counts, revealing she has eaten seven already and he knows the tally. The exchange captures a quiet domestic moment with a playful, observant child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robbie
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M. A Wat
Terrence McCarty
Cholly
Freschey
J. C. Mount
Three Mile Bay
Chamberlain
W. H. Buiington
The
H W. Warren
Warren
Hoo
H. W. Littlefield
L. C. Bradshaw
E W.grove
Central Fish Market
Amos Trudeau
Tam
Octave
le Clair
A. Sanderson
Corner High and
Burnside Streets
Bill
Cae
Bradford St
R. I
Ees
Beecham
Beecham’s
Rhode Island
Equitable Life Asshtange Society of
U.S
the Belvedere
D. S. Salisbury
Union St
Mechanics Building
Boston
Creature
Kittie
Fairyland
Jim Key
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