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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1909

Page

3

Bristol Honors Col. Colt With Spontaneous Home Welcome

A two year absence ends with Bristol giving Col. Samuel Pomeroy Colt an unprecedented homecoming. A 180-member reception committee, bands, fireworks, and electric lights outline a grand parade from the hotel to Linden Place. Ex-Gov. Augustus O. Bourn presents a framed silver keepsake. Colt salutes Bristol’s citizens and vows to spend more of his life there.

8. P.colt Bristol Asylum Road Col. Colt Babbitt Post No. 15 Bristol Train of Artillery Herreshoff Marine Band Bonard Charles A. Emerson Col Colt Providence William McCaw William Wardwell Joseph L. Saillant Herreshoff William Miner Merton A.cheesman G. A Augustus O. Bourn United States Rubber, and Rubber Goods Manufacturing Companies Joseph E. Simmons Roger Stewart Edward P. Gladding Muscente Imperial Band of Providence Sig. A. Muscente Board of Fire Engineers Daniel G. Coggeshall Joseph E. Edmonds George King J. William Wood Hydraulion Engine and Hose Co Nea Walter G. Coggeshall King Philip Steam Engine Company Robert Peterson Skunk Club Stephen ‘I’. Church Harry Allen Wood and Hope Streets National India Rubber Company Wood Street Church Street Hope Street Franklin Street Colt Memorial High School Linden Place State Street State Wood Franklin Hope Again E. L. Dunbar John F. Magee Howe Home Sweet Home Belvedere Gov. Bourn Christie’s Union Orchestra Judge Colt High Street Reeves A. O. Bourn O. L. Bosworth J. P Reynolds B. Rockwell J. F. Farrailv W. Fred Williams Terrence McCarty J. W. Franklin William M. Gorham Asa W. Hathaway Wallis E. Howe Ezra Dixon William L. Manchester

Bristol Homecoming Demonstration Honors Col Samuel Colt

The Bristol welcome for Col Samuel P Colt on October 12 1909 drew remarkable public support. Committees thank all who assisted with voice heart and hand and report all financial obligations met with a small balance to be donated to the Children's Home.

Committee of

Wilsons welcome a son in London town

In October, a son was born to Mr and Mrs Henry E Wilson of London Ind and grandson of Mr and Mrs John H Tucker of this town.

John H. Morrissey Thomas Dwyer James W. Goff Henry Serbst Everett L. Church Hugh Kelley Gerald Brunnell Achille Maturi Luigi Romano Wilson Henry E. Wilson London Eny John H. Tucker

Deaths Dated Oct 18 Include Infant Edson

Obituary note records the passing of Muriel Edson infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Lent, and the death of Ina Warren on October 18.

Lent Ina Warren Muriel Edson Walter C. Lent

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Memorial High School Capt Patrick McGovern Col Luke H. Callan William Doran Chas O F. Thompson Anhas P. McGinley John W. Church Samuel Norris, Jr Arthur A. Cushman Fred L. Dunbar William Spary James Oliver. H. Blaisdell William Golden Asst John’ Connery Fore John R. Mott James FE. Brown Calender Jefferson F. . Galvin Draggist Elmer Current Wilmarth H. Colwell Wira Chester R. Dunbar Gaiter Edward E. Wilkinson Colr Holts H. Bailey, Jr Arthur L. Williams Bristol Fite & Drum Corpus James F. Keating Colt” Memorial High School Geo. Fish John Leahy Chas. Miller George H. Peck Thomas P. Brightman W. H. Buttington LeBaron Bradford W. Dek. Brown W.H. Bell J. H. Bailey, Jr J. Winthrop DeWolf O. A. Barbour Elnathan P. Brownell Oliver H. Blaisdell Charles B. Brigham J. B. Burgess Philip Brady Philo V. Cady H. H. Cabot James 0. Church O. H. Church Howard W. Church R.S. Church John M. Coggeshall Robert J. Connery William M. Oconnery BE. G. Cobleigh Wendell R. Davis W. F. Duffy L. Dunbar Frank M. Dimond O. Dimond C.F. Dimond R. H. Dunbar J. F. Farrally Philip H. Farrington Jas. W. Franklin F. F. Gladding H. Maitland Gibson J. ©. Gallup Aga Hathaway H. M. Howe Cornelius J. Hasbrouck Frank H. Hammill Nathaniel G. Herreshoff Charles Henning Benjamin L. Hall John B. Herreshoff Charles A. Johnson Edward D Kunz Eugene LeClair J. Harvey Merrill J. Howard Manchester Wm I. Manchester Benj. M. MacDougall James A. Miller Samuel McCaw Joseph L. Martin P. Henry Morrie A. M Merriman Augustine P. Neronge James A. Newman A. Russell Newman Frank Paull Seth Paull A. R. Paull Edward J. Prest C. V. Perry J. F. Peckham John P. Reynolds Chas. B. Rockwell Clinton T. Sherman O. R. Siegel Parmenas Skinner, Jr Hon H. H. Shepard Joseph B. Sim Fred Bowler William Bradford Lieut Thos. P. Brightman James F. Brown William A. Brownell Russell D. Bullock Edward EK. Bunn M. A. Cheesman Chandler Coggeshall J. Louis O Coggeshall Wilmarth H. Colwell John Conley John Connery Thomas J Samuel Kinder Amos Lanphear Robert Lanphear James F. Lavander Edward Leahy George Liebrsich John Magee Robert A. MccCaughey C. P. McGinley William McKeon Augustine McLean Harry I. Minsher John H. Mott James A. Manro William O'T. O. Donnell Clarence A Edward H. Bunn Howard R. Newman William M. Connery George Lisbreich W. Dek’. Brown Stephen T Cburch Samuel Wardwell Kalibi George W. Warren Horace Miller COL. S. P. Colt W. RB. Davis Royal Morris Morris Stewart
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