Fraternal Visit Sparks Dance and Sketch at Olneyville Lodge
Twenty seven members of Reba Rebekah Degree Lodge I O F visited Priscilla Lodge Olneyville Monday evening. Visitors distributed refreshments and enjoyed a comic sketch Fat and Thin performed by Reba Lodge members. A kitchen orchestra provided music and dancing followed. Visitors returned to Bristol Tuesday morning.
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Escope
Ea Cing
Ore
Olneyville
Reba Rebekah
Priscilla Lodge
Reba Lodge
Bristol
Rhode Island farmers tour on corn borer control
Local sessions on Metacom avenue and Hope street Bristol Neck addressed by County Agent William H. Wood and U S Department of Agriculture rep F Slocum explained corn borer extermination. Fall plowing recommended. demonstrations showed deep stubble coverage. About 15 attended morning, 20 afternoon sessions.
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Sithicn
Rhode Island
Fair Brent
Board -of Vocational’ Education
Thomas
J. Mahoney
Metacom Avenue
John Usher
Hope Street
Bristol
William H. Wood
Farm Bureau
F. Slocum
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Twilight League champs praised at NI Rubber Company banquet
The National India Rubber Company team, Twilight League champions, were honored at a Tuesday banquet with about seventy attendees including company officials and Twilight League governors. Players received leather jackets as thanks, a Providence caterer provided a feast, and Eddie LeClerc's Bristolians supplied music for the event.
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National India Rubber Company
William Lalor
Comptroller’s Department
United States Rubber Company
M. R. Co
John Andrade
William I. Baker
Manuel Perreira
Jack Gallagher
Joseph Silvia
Kelley
James J. Drummey
Frank Sousa
Leo Menard
Herbert Remick
Edward J. Flanagan
Louis Rinaldi
Martin Mansi
Joseph Pereiira
Shean
Cra
Robert J Ford
Maurice C Smith, Jr
George J O'Brien
Legion Post and Auxiliary Nominate Officers at Meeting
At the Kearney Post No 6 American Legion and Kearney Unit Jones Auxiliary meetings in the Makowsky Block officers were nominated. Names include Harold W Gifford commander and Helen A Condon secretary. The election is set for November 2 and the lease of headquarters was renewed. Armistice Day events were scheduled with a social after.
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Kearney
No 6
American Legion
Jones’ Auxiliary
Legion
Makowsky
Harold W Gifford
James T Pierce
Charles FE Callery
Earl E Dunbar
William A Bottomls
Fred E Garvin
Fred M Straight
William FE Flanagan
Bertram W Wall
I. H
Marjorie Edmonds
Jennie Straight
Elizabeth Gifford
Catherine Troiano
Alice M Coughlan
Margaret J Pierce
Sarah Callan
Roselma Desilets
Wilhelmina M . Cashin
John Post Reynolds
Post
Hallowe’en
Bristol Ont Canvassers Meet Before November Election
Town Council of Bristol Rhode Island as Board of Canvassers will meet in the Memorial Building on Friday November 2 1928 at 730 PM for canvassing and correcting voter lists to be used at the election held on the Tuesday next after the first Monday in November 1928 This is the final canvasser meeting before the election John W Church Town Clerk 1923 1926 1930 dates listed
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Bristol
R. I
John W. Church
Fire damages Canfield residence at Mt Hope Bay
The Oct 12 fire destroyed Dr William C Canfield’s handsome home on Mt Hope Bay shore in Bristol. Valuable personal belongings including diamonds were lost. Bristol Train of Artillery led by Col Arthur W Barrett returned from New York after attending a city fair. St Marys TA Society and St Marys Fife and Drum Band joined Father Mathews birth anniversary observance at Pawtucket with about 75 members present.
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William C. Canfield
Mt. Hope Bay
Hopeworth
Bristol
Arthur W Barrett
New York City
Old Guards
Madison Square Garden
St. Mary's TA Society
St Mary's Fife
Father Mathew
Pawtucket
Marriages in this town reported in Phoenix paper
In this town on October 14 and October 15 1903 Rev John F Downing assistant pastor of St Marys Church officiated James W Goff and Miss Helena V Conroy both of this town Michael Coughlan Jr and Miss Sophie Rohr man daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Rohrman both of this town were married.
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John F Downing
St Mary's Church
James W Goff
Helena V Conroy
St Mary’s Church
Michael Coughlan, Jr
Sophie Rohrman
Henry Rohrman
Five Acre Woodstreet Tract Sold to Viets Peck in Civil War Era
Walter D Briggs and heirs of Nicholas Peck sold five acres on Woodstreet Company C to Viets G Peck. The event accompanied parade and ceremonies transferring old battle flags from the old State House to the new one. Also notes Miss Lois L Munro elected assistant librarian at Rogers Free Library. Capt Job Terry repairs Bristol County Gas and Electric Co wharf. Sydney DeW Herreshoff, son of N G Herreshoff, injured by stepping on rusty nail yesterday.
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Walter D Briggs
Nicholas Peck
Viets G. Peck
Woodstreet
Naval Battalion
R. M
Babbitt Post
No. 15
Old State House
New State House
The
Rogers Free Library
Lois L. Munro
Job Terry
Fall River
Bristol County Gas & Electric Co
Sydney Dew Herreshoff
Capt N G. Herreshoff
Farley Receives Gifts Before Departure to Chicago
Capt John J Farley who left here yesterday morning for Chicago to be foreman at the Morgan Wright Rubber Co factory was presented with a pair of gold cuff links by employees of the druggist sundries department and received a ten dollar gold piece as a token of friends.
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John J. Farley
Chicago
Morgan-Wright Rubber Co
Annual Meeting of the Olympian Club at YMCA
The Olympian Club of the YMCA held its annual meeting on Wednesday evening with many in attendance. Officers elected include President Anthony Mariano, Vice President John F Silvia, Secretary Manuel Rebello, and Treasurer William Mander, plus several committees. The club’s basketball team, under captain John Marshall, won the county championship last spring and is training for the season. Retiring president John Raposa received a pencil set, six new members were admitted, and refreshments were served.
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Olympian Club
YMCA
Anthony Mariano
John F Silvia
Manuel Rebello
William Mander
Joseph Nunes
Manuel Correia
Anthony Cardoza
James Salzano
Anthony Fernandez
Joseph Perry
Anthony Marino
Anthony Garcia
John P Marshall
John Raposa
Joseph Pereira
Frank Sousa
George S Pailthorpe
John “Foxy” Marshall
Eveready
Annual Roll Call At First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church held its annual roll call and supper with about 75 members and guests present. Otis M. Bailey reported as treasurer and Rev H W Baker spoke on future events. Rev Charles L Seashores of Watertown Mass delivered the address.
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First Baptist Church
J Henry Buffum
James W. Carnes
Harry Bullock
Fred R. Mott
Otis M. Bailey
H. W. Baker
Charles L. Seashores
First Baptist Church of
Watertown
Mass
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Kemp
New England
Judge Kemp
Filberts
Buffingson’s Pharmacies
Ferncroft
Squire’s
Sunkist
State Street
Taunton
F. Reginald Dimond
Anderson & Company
A RA Securities
Hospital Trust
Be Doe
National India Rubber Co
Legion Post
Auxiliary
Phoenix Files
the Phoenix
Bay View Avenue
Hope Villa
Bradford Street
Biltmore Land Co.,. Inc
Empire Street
Providence
Liberty Tailor
Phoenix
Pha
Waldron Company
Ing Co
St. Louie
Stoetos
Newman Bros
Newman
Swift
Bristol Broilers
Anaka
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