Inter-town baseball series sparks Bristol Warren chatter
The Bristol and Warren clubs prepare for a two game series starting on the common with Big Charlie Burdge for the uptown team and Frankie Souga for the home club. Expected stars include Ripper brothers Emmett Sevigny Greenwood Young Maddox Cooney and Eddie Menard with Harvey Gladue sidelined on crutches. Manager Ed A Currier Jr directs a hopeful squad as fans plan large turnout for this key matchup.
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Bristol
Warren
Burr’s Hill Park
Big Charlie Burdge
Uptown Boys
Frankie Souga
Sousa
Ripper Brothers
Bill Emmett
Sal Sevigny
Greenwood
Jack Young
Maddox
Johnny Cooney
Cooney
Harvey Gladue
Harvey
Joe Kelley
Jack Finnell
Henry Devron
New England
Charlie” Burdge
Eddie Menard
Leo Menard
Frankie Sousa
Jimmie Garvin
Glenlyon
Tony” Baker
Dr. D’angelo
Babe” Ethier
Ed. A. Currier, Jr
All Stars to Face Coronas in Riverside Exhibition
Baseball fans can catch Kid Hope's Bristol County All Stars and the Coronas of Riverside next Saturday afternoon in the first of a three game series. The event promises fast play and local sports excitement in a rare matchup.
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Bristol
Warren
ALL Stars
Coronas
Kid Hope
Bristol County All Stars
Coronas of
Riverside
Defiance Hose Company Holds Annual Field Day at Trotting Park
Defiance Hose Company hosted its annual field day at the old Trotting Park on Fales Farm Bristol Neck drawing about 75 members and guests. Luncheon featured clam chowder and a Rhode Island clam bake by F H Miller Co East Providence. Sports included soda water drinking race 100 yard dash shoe race and horseshoe pitching with multiple first place teams. Foreman Harry R Gray Roydon M Wardwell and Joseph P Cunha organized the event.
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Fales
Bristol Neck
Defiance Hose Company
F. H. Miller Company
East Providence
Rhode Island
George Seyer
Joseph Cunha
Elmer Rounds
Joseph Rego
Manuel Terra
John Masterson
Leo Sylvia
James Oliver
Joseph Terra
Abner Baker
Charles Oliver
Charlie Wilcox
Angelo Andrade
Harry R. Gray
Roydon M. Wardwell
Joseph P Cunha
Bristol 1680 Celebration invites missing Bristolians
The committee urges all people called to rehearsals to arrive on time and notes many former Bristolians have not had their names and addresses forwarded to headquarters for invitations. It cannot assume responsibility for missing invitations unless townspeople provide names of friends and relatives.
Bristol Chapter D A R Map for Sale
An illustrated Bristol map showing items of local consequence has been prepared by the Bristol Chapter D A R for sale to fund celebration expenses. Copies may be obtained from members or local stores, with Miss Cora M. Hill Regent and committees led by Mrs Samuel Wardwell and Miss Alice Almy in charge.
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Bristol
D A. R
Cora M. Hill
Samuel Wardwell
Alice Almy
Committee pictures on display at Celebration Headquarters
Three different samples of the committee picture taken Sunday will be on display at Celebration Headquarters in the Hotel Belvedere on Wednesday. This will give a person a chance to order the one he prefers. F H FARLEY STUDIOS Adv.
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Celebration Headquarters
Belvedere
F H. Farley
Adv
Alumni banquet invites Bristol High graduates by class
The Bristol-Colt High School Alumni banquet committee seeks broad turnout from old Bristol High School graduates. Each class picks a member to locate classmates, with speakers Bishop Louis Sanford Professor Wilfred Munro and Miss Mabel Bragg invited. The list shows invited graduates from 1858 to 1898, notes later entries published earlier.
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Bristol-Colt High School
Old
Bristol High School
Louis Sanford
Wilfred Munro
Mabel Bragg
Helen L. Shepard
C V H Mayo
Annie Fef. MacDougall
Wilfred H Munro
Isabel M Wardwell
LeBaron Bradford
Belle Weedens
Fanny Morse
Manton Luther
Abbie Caggeshall Stevens
Ina P Warren
Archie Hawks
Edward G Easterbrooks
Alexander G. Fales
A A. Alden
Fred Arnold A
Harriet P Church
E.I Brownell
Clinton T. Sherman
Martha B Paull
Wm. T O'Donnell
Emma B Stanton
Howard W. Church
Gertrude M. Hasbrouck
Bessie L. Kenney
Cora M. Hill
Robert Gifford
D B. Sullivan
the Phoenix
Regatta Day Marked by 250th Anniversary Festivities
Regatta Day launches the 250th town anniversary with a grand ball at the State Armory on Founders Day eve. Boxes and general admission tickets are on sale, and the day features a major regatta, band concerts, dances, and a variety of ceremonies across the town.
Founders' Day Parade to Highlight Bristol Anniversary Night
Music will accompany dancing from 9 p m to 1 a m with the Grand March at 10 p m. Town, state and national notables along with Colonial military officers in full dress will attend the Founders' Day parade and midnight observance. Committee members include Mrs Alfred Merriman Col Edwin Godfrey secretary treasurer, Mrs Charles Rockwell Jr Mrs Daniel Knowlton, Mr Robert Connery, Mrs Henry Wood.
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Bristol
Alfred M. Merriman
Edwin S. Godfrey
Charles B. Rockwell
Daniel W. Knowlton
Robert J. Connery
Henry Wood
Knights of Columbus to Feature Float in Parade
Bristol Council No. 379 votes to enter a Christopher Columbus landing themed float in the 250th anniversary parade. A 12 member committee led by Joseph E. Connell plans decoration and night illumination at the Knights of Columbus Home on State Street. A second degree was conferred on a class of candidates at the special meeting.
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Bristol
Knights of Columbus
Christopher Columbus
Joseph E. Connell
State Street
Commendatore Giovanni Chiaia To Give Providence Concert
Commendatore Giovanni Chiaia a noted dramatic tenor will perform a grand concert at Infantry Hall on Thursday evening October 2. His manager Albert D. Lolo announces the event after Chiaia’s acclaimed debut in New York on August 2. Critics compare him to Caruso and note his recent Montreal success in Aida and upcoming engagements at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on September 23 25 and 27.
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Infantry Hall
Caruse
Giovanni Chiaia
Albert D. Lolo
Chiaia
New York
Polo Grounds
Caruso
Montreal
Aida
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Factory Fire Dept Outing at Governor Wardwell Farm
Members of the National India Rubber Co fire department, about 40 guests, held their annual outing and clam bake at Governor Wardwell Farm east of Metacom avenue. A chowder luncheon preceded a busy afternoon of games and sports, with a marathon to Soldiers' Home grounds won by John J. Sylvia. The event concluded with a 4:30 clam bake under Jim Munro, and a baseball game captained by John A. Rherman.
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National India Rubber Company
Governor Wardwell Farm
Metacom Avenue
Jim” Munro
John J. Sylvia
John A. Rherman
William H. Hughes
Capt. Rherman
John Tattrie
Marion Peters
Manuel Sousa
John Rohrman
Samuel Hackley
Albert Rosa
Joseph Ventura
Daniel E. Dwyer
John Grabert
William A. Bottomley
Joseph Paull
Fred Guevremont
Joh Mack
Samuel E. Hackley
John A. Rohrman
Nelson Wins Excelsior Tennis Club Championship
Robert W. Nelson defeated Alden Estes of Pawtucket in a five set match to win the Excelsior Tennis Club men's singles championship. The final scores were 4-6 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-4, with Estes taking the first and fourth sets and Nelson the second, third, and fifth. The match featured strong drives along the sidelines and precise placement from Nelson. Estes relied on powerful serves and a sharp net game.
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Robert W. Nelson
Excelsior Tennis Club
Alden Estes
Pawtucket
Estes
Nelson
Reception to Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron
An October 2 reception at Colt Memorial High School honors the Worthy Matron and Worthy Patron of the Eastern Star. Local members invite friends and families to attend the event.
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Eastern Star
Colt. Memorial High School
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