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A jailed defendant appears before the Fifth District Court on a fixed bail set at $100. The hearing covers basic charges and pending proceedings.
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1928
Page
4
A jailed defendant appears before the Fifth District Court on a fixed bail set at $100. The hearing covers basic charges and pending proceedings.
The body of a former resident died in Pawtucket Saturday night and was brought home for burial. Rev. Mr. Wickes of Pawtucket conducted the committal service in North Cemetery. The deceased, a teamster, had been ill with hardening of the arteries. He leaves a wife, previously Miss Lillian Cornell, three sons and two daughters.
Pasquale Fernandes of Roma street and Assunta Piccirillo of South street Barrington intend to wed. Manuel Peters Jr of Bay View avenue and Mary Rapoza share the same address. Alfred Thomas Oliver of Charles street plans marriage to Mary Elizabeth McCallum of Wood street.
Alice M. Childs of Barrington transfers land on the south side of Narrows road to William L. Coggeshall. Mary Ross Rice conveys a tract at Bristol High lands on the northwest corner of Ridge and Forrest roads to Elizabeth E. Garrity.
Miss Katherine Duffy led the vote with 1010 ballots, followed by Miss Bertha Gerrardis with 367 and Miss Imma Slinger with 148. Other contenders trailed, including Mrs. Alice McHugh Coughlan 105, Miss Claudia DeWolf 90, and Mrs. Isabel Morris 80, among many more.
The second weekly rehearsal heads to tomorrow at 8 pm in the John Post Reynolds School auditorium under director John B Archer. With growing interest, many new members are expected to join the chorus.
Edward E. Bunn former President of the Town Council was operated on yesterday afternoon for appendicitis by Dr. Thomas W. Grzebjfen of Providence.
The Rhode Island State Board of Public Roads voted on September 12 to take land in Warren Rhode Island under Chapter 97 of the General Laws and filed a descriptive plat No. 244 with the Warren Town Clerk on September 18 1928. The description covers land along Warren Metacom Kirkemuit avenues with rights and easements for highway use and details a center line reference and several stake points. Attested by board members Abram L Atwood B F Robinson J W Hanley and clerk G R Wellington the true copy notes the recording in Warren on September 18 1928.
The well known business man died Wednesday evening at 631 Hope Street. The services were conducted by Rev James J Goodacre pastor of the First Congregational Church. Interment was in the North Cemetery. Honorary bearers were Dr Alfred M Merriman Benjamin M MacDougall William A Paull and Dr William Y Fox.
Community events include an Altar Society dance at Mt. Carmel Hall on Oct 24 with a Get-together Supper and Doric Club hosted entertainments at the Masonic Temple the same evening. Other listings cover private dances at Bristol Yacht Club, a Oct 31 bridge event at Reynolds School, and a Nov 12 afternoon dance in Grand Army Hall by The Checker Boys.
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