Balloon society plans and local political events in 1880 Bristol
A Phenix report from October 16 1880 describes balls formed to aid science and gather learned professionals, along with Bristol Light Infantry parade to Warren for a review. Clergy visits, a Garfield and Arthur Campaign Club trip to Newport, and a torch light parade by a young Republican Club mark local civic activity. Demostratic delegates are listed for Providence convention. M A Fuller fled town leaving unpaid bills.
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London
France
America
Bristol Light Infantry
Cahill
Warren
Garfield and Arthur Campaign Club
Bristol Cornet Band
Newport
Richard Borden
Young Republican Club
Hope
Bradford
Messra
I F. Williams
L. B Colt
Court House
Providence
Messrs
Benjamin M. Lincoln
J. Richmond Talbot
John J. Christie
Misra
H. J. Pitman
William ¥. Paull
Thomas Duffy
Annual Meeting Of The Y M C A Elects Officers
The Phenix notes an Oct 1870 Y M C A annual meeting held in association rooms. William H. Spooner presided as officers were elected for the year including President Spooner and Vice Presidents Edward S. Babbitt P Skinner Jr George Burgess John Lake Mason Pierce Jr Recording Secretary Benjamin Greenwood Corresponding Secretary William Miller Treasurer James French Librarian Robert Andrews with standing committees named for Episcopal Methodist Congregational Baptist South Christian churches.
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Association
William H. Spooner
Building Fund
Edward S. Babbitt
P. Skinner
George H. Burgess
John Lake
Mason W. Pierce, Jr
Benjamin Greenwood
William J. Miller
James E. French
Robert S. Andrews
Episcopal Church
Samuel Pitman
John H. Pitman
William E. Fales
Methodist Church
Allen I. Ushar, Jr
Richard B. Franklin
Congregational Church
William O. Manchester
Frederick A. Easterbrooks
William T. O
Wardwell Baptist Church
George A
Tax Remittance Critique in Phoenix Letter to Editor
A reader charges W W with misstatements in a Mildred Williams tax remittance case. The letter cites statutes, questions council legality, urges appealing to the Superior Court, and critiques church-member bias in council votes.
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Ediots
the Phoenix
W. W
Mildred Williams
Williams
Missouri
Messrs
Hasbrouck
Paull
Mysteries win two strings and total in YMCA bowling
In a YMCA bowling event the Mysteries topped the Combinations with two string wins and the highest total of the night. Yamovl and Manro starred with scores of 108 104 and 117, setting a new three string record of 329 and breaking the single string mark.
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Yamovl
Manro
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Esther
Barnaby
New England
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Onyldren
Gomer Westmineece
Dorranice Streets
W. H Buffington
Briggins
Diay
R. “Murray
Munro
Alex Davidson
R. Haylor
J. Davidson
N. Johnston
Jim Manchester
F. Clark
H. Schaftt
Dingbat
S. Your P. Kenney, Jr
Kinlock
Allan
Dingbah
Wilbur
Ie McCaughey Balfour
Balk
BE. West
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Wilson
O. Hillaeons
John Best
L. Gorham
R Newman
Kenney, Sr
Hank Hanks
Aeg
Booth Bend
Bamanal
Totl
Lenox Soap
Crown Orchestra
Hope St
St. Providence
L. F. Cohen
Berwick Cakes
Hiram A. Rounds
R. S
Hope Grocery Store
Samuel Young
Miss Viola Tillinghast Brown
New England Conservatory of Music
State Street
Epworth League of the
M. E.church
Goodyear
Bristol Shoe Repairing Co
Hope St. G
John Temple Drury
Hope Street
Royal Standard Typewriter
U Cae
Royal Typewriter CO
Royal Typewriter
New York
Washington
R. I
Elizabeth L. E
Champion Shoe Repairing Co
Star
Theatre Moving Pictures
Canal Street
Norfolk
Newport , News
Baltimore
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Philadelphia
A. L. Bongartz
Fall River,Mass
James Barry
Sherwin-Williams
Henry M. Darling
Construction
Co. Carpenters and Builders
Thames St
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