New Teacher Appointed Principal at Newton High
Charles A. Marsh of Newton Mass was elected principal of Newton High School to succeed Joan C. Davis. Marsh, 32, a Brown University graduate, will earn 1600 annually after a 250 raise. Annie M Lobin chosen as grades teacher. Preparations for opening day underway with calls for possible Franklin Street school if enrollment grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Marsh
Mr. Davis
Newton Highlands
Masa
Joan C. Davis
Byfield
Marsh
John P. Reynolds
Mr. Marsh
Lynn
Mass
Brown University
Pawtucket High School
Annie M. ‘Lobin
Bertha Balfour
Franklin Street
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Permanent Relief in Rhode Island
Rhode Island testifiers report lasting kidney and back relief from Doan's Kidney Pills. Frank Lapre of Woonsocket recounts prolonged suffering before using the remedy and notes permanent improvement. A later 1905 statement confirms repeated use over six years with consistent results. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents for 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Rhode Island
Frank Lapre
Eagle Mill
Clinton Street
Woonsocket
R. I
Rouseau & Brown
Lapre
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Billy Bruce A Romance of Bristol
In Bristol Town Billy Bruce seeks a home and marriage with Annie Snow. He buys an engagement ring, plans a house, and hires local craftsmen LeClair the Mason and Snow Brothers for plumbing and heating. Insurance and a wedding trip follow, with shopping at local stores and a Bristol Auto Co. purchase signaling a prosperous future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Billy
Bruce
Annie Snow
Waswoade
LeClair
Thames Street
Mery
Anderstrom
Bristol Auto Co
Rhode Island News Roundup Highlights Several Local Events
Rhode Island notes report a Pontins schoolhouse addition, poor scallop crops, and a 250 per ton coal price rise in Providence. The Chase Chace reunion drew 200 in Boston, while Pawtucket firms faced counterfeit checks. Public works probes bridge dispute, and Met Life staff enjoyed a Rocky Point outing with a clambake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Providence
Narragansett
Rocky Point
Is It a Bluff Tax Collector's Notice 1908
Public notice from Bristol dated May 15, 1908 alerts delinquent taxpayers to pay town taxes due by June 20 to avoid further expense. Collector GEO H Peck declares levy on unpaid property and cites citizen concern that past levies were never enforced to the full extent.COMMENTS from locals note moral courage of collectors and a challenge to enforce the law. RN T states nonpayment since 1906 and intent to continue unless compelled by law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo
H Peck
Bristol
George
Mr. Peck
Citizens 10 General
Advertised Letters September 6 1908 List
Advertised letters for the week ending September 6 1908 include A G Stewart K E Burr P Carmero Geo Henry Ben F Harrington Slias Hughes John Ganes Sec Gardner Geo M Mackenzie Lieut Reines Miss EK Blake Miss Lizzie Perry and foreign names Maria de Gloria Furtado Jose de Souza Garbaidulio Catherina de Sounza. A stray line cites a proverb about a hammer and a shadow over a House of Friendship and a comment on the Business Billionsite sunshine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Stewart
K. E. Burr
P Carmero
Geo. Henry
Ben. F. Harrington
Slias Hughes
John Ganes
Sec. Gardner
Geo. M. Mackenzie
Lieut. Reines
Also Mentioned on This Page
LIGN
John Temple Drury Drury
Pawtucket Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Main Street
Pawtucket
R. L
P. Skinner, Jr
Hope Street
Rhode Island College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts College
Howard Edwards
Kingston, R. I
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Boston
L. Watson & CO
Industrial Trust Co
Billy” Bruce
Browne
E.D. Kant
Jewe
Straight
Col
GC. i
Joseph Buttam
Joseph
Snow Bros
Snow
Snow Brothers
George H Peck
Goldes
Max Makowski
Cobleigh
Irving Smith
Marving Dew
Watts
Orgelman
Auto
Dr. Daniel
Reed House Furnishing Co
Pontins
Chase- Chace Family Association
the Vendome
Gonald
W. H. Barclay
Pawtucket Central Falls Bridge
The
Rhode Island Medical Society
Rhode Island Hall
F. B Faller
State House
Fred Dragon
Moosup
Norwich Hospital
Alfred Stone
Stone, Carpenter,& Sheldon
Peterboro
Nshh
Charles H McFee
Lorisa Carlo
Mano Slaughter
Riverpoint
William W. Eades
Lorraine Mills
Pawtucket River
Red Bridge
William Heath Hodgkin
Lyne
Florence Sarah Qidham
Malden
Newport
City-by
Peconic Bay
Riverhead
N. Y
James Fournier
East Greenwich
Justice of the Peace Reeva
Mattituck
L. L
Peter Fournier
James
Greenport
Long Island
St Edward's Parish
Count de Rochambeau
Narragancett Pier
John Franklin Sprague
Block Island
New Shoreham
Fort Adams
Robert Belanger
Taunton
Edward A Barnes
Station 4
John Short
Woonsocket Hire Department
Jared
Short
Lieut
Barnes
Alexander Troup
Connecticut
Bryan
Grand Central Station
Cleveland
Cal Troup
Internal Revenue
District of
Burrows & Kenyon
Dean Street
Deacon Pardon
Mary Sweet Tillinghast
First Baptist Church
Rhode Islander
Pardon Tillinghast
Westerly
Marning
James A. ‘Tefft
Harriet Taylor Tefft
Robert N Turner P
RN. T
William J. Faulkner
Florist
Vernon Street
Warren R. I
Daggett’s
W.H. Buffington
Hansschneider Piano School
Clara L. Diman
Burnside Street
M. Wilbur
M.C. A
Phileas Fontaine
Staple
Thames St
S. B. Paull
Chiropodist
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