Bristol News Abridged School Changes And Local Notes
At a special School Committee meeting Miss Mary B Fitts resignation was accepted and Miss Anni Pierce chosen for first grade east. Ellery W. Greene was selected for the northeast district, and Miss Hattie M. Fales took the fourth grade post. A reception for Miss Marion Roorbach honored the Giffords 51st wedding anniversary. Other items include social events, a new fish market, thefts, ship arrivals, a clambake, and notices of meetings and local happenings.
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Mary B Fitts
Anni Pierce
Martha E. Mason
Ellery W. Greene
Hattie M. Fales
Anna R. Thompson
Caroline Slade
Swansea
Mass
Town Council approves petitions and deeds in weekly session
Town Council met in the Council Chamber with full attendance. The petition by Rebecca Reynolds to connect her estate at State and Thames with the sewer was granted under usual conditions. Hannah W. Drury’s sidewalk on Hope Street was approved. Bids for coal for the memorial building were to be requested. Gibson named to consult on a monument for Davis Wilson’s burial plot. John R. Magee granted liquor license. Police report for August showed 16 arrests and various incidents. numerous town bills were approved for payment.
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Rebecca Reynolds
Corner State
Thames Street
Hannah W. Drury
Hope Street
Gibson
Wm. T. C. Wardwell
Davis Wilson
Wilson
John R. Magee
Wedding Bells At St Marys Catho lic Church
A pretty Tuesday wedding at St Marys Church united Miss Katie Nerone and Mr. Robert Walsh of Warren Rhode Island. Rev Father McCabe officiated as guests filled the church for the high mass ceremony with organ music and a reception at the bride’s home. The couple will travel to Warren Fall River New York Philadelphia then reside in Warren.
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Burnside Lodge
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E. Clarke
Colchester
Sarah Carpenter
Moses Connery
Gooding
Bristol
Jake Witherspoon
New England
Fall River
Herreshoffs
George Saunders
George
S. D. Moxley
First Baptist Church
Edward W. Young
T. W Wyman
Scribner & Smith's Circus
C. A. Barbour
Babbitt Post
Lorenzo Kenney
Pittsburg
Penn
Grand Army
Bristol Ferry Road
Messrs
Henry
August Menslage
Boston
Gallico
Hog Island
B.C
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
P. McCabe
Katie Nerone
Augustine Nerone
Mary A. Nerone
Robert Walsh
Warren, R. I
James Ahearne
Providence
Edward F. Christie
Kyrie
Leonard
Warren
Fall River Line
New York
Philadelphia
FitTsIn
H. A. Stevena
Woseph King
St. Paul, Minn
Macys
Fitte
Pretty wedding in Franklin street ceremony
Miss Mary B. Fitts and Mr. Joseph King wed at 10 30 a m on Wednesday at the bride’s Franklin street home. Rev Henry A Stevens officiated. The couple, later to Boston and then St Paul Minn, will reside in Minnesota after a brief tour of Montreal and Niagara Falls.
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Mary B. Fitts
George Fitts
Delaney Fitts
Joseph King
Bristol Electric Light Co
St. Paul
Minnesota
First Congregational Church
Boston
Canadian Pacific
Montreal
Niagara Falls
Seabrooke to star in Tabasco at Providence Opera House
The comedian Tom Seabrooke, known as a friend of literature, will perform his new comic opera Tabasco at the Providence Opera House on September 10 11 and 12. His routine includes anecdotes about collecting books and blue stocking neighbors.
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Thomas Q. Senatrooke
Ian
Tom
Seabrook
Pye
Claude Duval
Horsethief
Rover
Rockies
City Directory
Patent Office
Joe Miller
Seabrooke
Providence Opera House
Prince Pro Tom to Be Presented at Providence Opera House
The Boston Museum Organization presents Prince Pro Tom at the Providence Opera House on September 18, 14, and 15 under RM Field. The company stars Annie Lewis Fanny Johnson J Sadler Fred Lennox George Marion Charles Kirk Harry Davenport and others with John Graham directing a large chorus and orchestra. William Munro, a noted athlete, also appears in racing and field events from recent contests.
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R. A. Barnet
Fabasco
L. 8. Thompson
Providence Opera House
Boston Museum Organization
RM. Field
Boston Museum
Annie Lewis
America
Fanny Johnson
George Marion
Charles Kirk
Harry Davenport
John Graham
Providence
Bristol Moonlight Outing Club Trip to Crescent Park
The Bristol Moonlight Outing Club plans an evening outing to Crescent Park, Tobin's Bon Ton, as part of a social gathering.
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Bristol Moonlight Outing Club
Crescent Park
Tobin
Ayer's Sarsaparilla Promises Strength After Illness
It claims to strengthen the system weakened by disease and pain and to neutralize poisons left by diphtheria and scarlet fever. The advertisement asserts it restores the debilitated patient to health and vigor.
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Ayer
Louis Church Clambake Planned on September 12 at Bristol Neck Farm
Louis Church hosts another clambake next Wednesday September 12 from 12:30 to 1:00 PM at his Bristol Neck farm offering a shore dinner for attendees.
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Louis Church
Bristol Neck
Washington Letter on Cleveland Policy and Sugar Tariff
Washington dispatch analyzes President Cleveland's possible aim to lose House control, naming postmaster appointments and campaign strategy. It notes Secretary Gresham's stance on reciprocity with Spain and sugar bounties, and cites Cosgrove and Manderson on party strength and tariff disputes with potential court challenges over sugar bounty repeal.
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Washington
Cleveland
National Capitol
Congressional Campaign Committee
Congress
Gresham
Senate
Europe
Spain
Cuba
Porto Rico
Secretary of State
United States
State Department
Sugar Trust
Philip T. Cosgrove
Republican Clubs of
Michigan
Grand Old Party
Manderson
Carlisle
Act of Congress
Chronology Puzzles In This Issue
A portion of this issue includes scattered chronological puzzles hidden in the home news. Readers may spend an hour trying to solve their correctness and find the intended path to a long Way Home victory.
Prayer Guide Emphasizes Attentive Faith And Trust
An Advent Christian text outlines five steps to prayer including attention, acknowledging helplessness, desire for grace, trust, and perseverance. It cites Mark's healing story to illustrate faith and confidence in God, followed by local church notices and a caution about defacing town property with carved signs.
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God
Edward M. Tilley Visits Bristol Before Returning Home
Edward M. Tilley, formerly of this town, is visiting relatives and has journeyed through Shesogh the 42 irondacks Saginaw Lubec and other places. He plans to stay in Bristol for some time before returning to his home in Berkeley Virginia.
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Louis Gagne
Fall River
Adolphus Picard
Raymond Paull
Picard
J. H. Soule
Tranklin Street
Louis
Edward M. Tilley
Irondacks
Saginaw
Lubec
Bristol
Berkeley
Norfolk County
Virginia
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