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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1908
Page
2
A situation warrant was announced involving J. B. Barnaby Jones and a property on 56 High Street. Town Sergeant sent to Public Market amid activity tied to Narragansett Brew and ongoing search at 985 Hope Street.
The Rogers Free Library will feature a diverse new acquisition list tomorrow. Titles include Religions and Medicine, Worcester Dictionary of Faith and Folk Lore, Decisive Battles of The Law, Four Victorian Poets, On the Trail of The Immigrant, New American Type and other essays, and Life of Chaplain McCabe among many others.
Excelsior Tennis Club hosts Edgewood Tennis Club players including Dr O Cooner Yr A W Barrows N P Hutchinson and a fourth unnamed competitor in a matinée match. Kristel ain singles contenders RO W Nelson FM Dimond and HOW Boreton will compete starting at 2 pm with doubles champions Charles and Woolf Fischer of New York noted for past success.
An old advert touts Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup sold by W H Butlington, claimed to ease throat irritation and stop the cough while acting as a laxative to clear a cold, urging use for rapid relief and noting wide availability.
Mails arrive at 7 00, 10 00, 8 m, 12 00 m, 200, 4 00, 6 45, 7 15 p m. Mails close at 8 06, 8 45, 11 80 a m, 1 45, 5 45, 7 16 p m. Sunday mail arrives 8 30 a m and closes 5 00 p m. Geneva stamps sale window 4 80 to 5 p m. Office hours Sunday 9 80 to 10 80 a m. Sunday mail distributed from carriers racks at south door 9 30 to 10 30 p m.
The notice lists departure and arrival times for the Earle and Prew express. Outward trips leave Bristol at 7:85 and 11:05 a.m. and arrive at 8:05 and 5:05 p.m. Inward trips depart at 7:45 and 11:45 a.m. and 2:05 and 6:45 p.m.
A wide scan of Providence area notes reports Archer returning from Virginia, Potter family moving to winter home, Knights of Pythias social, Drury and Munro talks, and several local visits. Also covered are civic notices, boat shop activity, and a Burnside Camp passport presentation.
Beware of ointments for catarrh that contain mercury as such products injure the sense of smell and disturb the whole system when absorbed. Use only on prescription from reputable physicians. Hall's Catarral Cure, by F J Cheney Co Toledo, contains no mercury and is taken internally to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. Sold by druggists 76c per bottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The recently chosen Republican Town Committee met and elected W. R. Davis as chairman H ER Strong as secretary and J Peckham Jr as treasurer. Other members are O F Dimond and A W Barrett. Notices were sent to many for delinquent poll taxes and rubber tiling is being laid in Colt Memorial High School halls and stairs. The new committee will extend assurances to the old committee to assist this fall in party work.
Bristol Chapter D A R held its annual meeting on Monday afternoon Mrs Edward G Easterbrooks was re elected Regent with officers named Vice Regent Mrs Charles A Johnson Secretary Mrs H M Dixon Treasurer Mrs Margaret D B Stanton Registrar Mrs E B Bache Auditor Mrs Lewis B Waldron Historian Miss A B Manchester Executive Committees include Miss Elizabeth Bullock Mrs Lillian N W Greene Mrs Annie E MacDougall and others The nominating committee and grave decoration committee were named The annual reports of Secretary Historian and Registrar were received.
John Wanamaker announces extension of free delivery to all towns in New England, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, expanding the policy beyond the prior hundred mile radius from New York City. The Wanamaker chain, dating to 1896, now uses a combined two-building complex on Broadway and Tenth Street with extensive floor space. Readers are invited to request the Fall and Winter catalog mailed free.
Lorraine C Bradshaw is born to Mr and Mrs Louis C Bradshaw in Kansas City Missouri on September 24 a daughter is announced confirming the birth and parental names.
Married notices list Frank Warren Vickery of East Providence and Mary Alice Newbold of this town wed October 16 by Rev St Cann of East Providence. Also Graham Pegram wedding in Providence October 18 at St John’s Church with the Bishop of Rhode Island assisted by Rev Lester Bradver. Sr Isabel Homer, daughter of Johyll Combe Pegram of Providence, to Rev Richard Rathborne Graham of Whigford. Sands in New York October 13 aged 78, Judith Sands formerly of this town.
Iversipond Pianos offers pianos rented to wealthy clients at Newport Beverly and Bar Harbor returned to Boston and now for sale at liberal discounts from last season prices. Some were new last June and wear was removed to look like new. Pianos on floor for examination or mailed price list to distant purchasers. Attractive terms for time buyers. Call or write.
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