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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1908
Page
4
A dense record of acts and chapters including provisions on public laws, delinquency, fisheries, court salaries, and a uniform sale of goods law. It lists sections affecting taxation, punishment, maritime matters, and contract formation, with enactment dates and official attestations. The material focuses on governance, legal procedures, and commercial code amendments.
In a Friday finals day at Excelsior Tennis Club, R W Nelson defeated BD DeWulf Jr in four sets 6-0 1-6 6-4 6-8 to win the club championship. Nelson earned four aces and the match was praised as one of the season’s best with a crowd present. The runner-up received a cap and the cup stays with Nelson pending another defense.
The School Committee held a regular meeting last evening in the Byfield building with the full board present led by Superintendent John P Reynolds. Registration at the High School surged past previous records prompting ninth grade room usage and a shift of teachers and classrooms.
Public schools opened with the largest attendance in history. Total registrations reached 1100, about 380 to 400 more than last year. Principal Charles A. Marsh and new commercial teacher Miss Helen A. Stedman started in the High School, already crowded beyond capacity. School Committee met to plan for the crowded conditions. Six training teachers assigned for Oliver and Walley schools, with staff including Miss Elizabeth R. McCotter, Miss Ethel Crouvin, Miss Mare L. Cranshaw, Miss Grace Sherwood, Miss Alice M. Gallup, and others.
Francisco E de Wolf leaves Mira mar for New York to sail tomorrow on the 8 S S Lucitania for Liverpool. He plans to reach Switzerland by the 27th, where Mrs de Wolf stayed during his trip. Next month they will tour by automobile through Italy Dalmacia Austria Hungary and return to Nice for the winter before Bristol next May.
In bushland Australia travelers meet many small silvery lizards perched on logs. Startled they spring in frantic bursts, shedding tails and leaving wriggling stumps as the mutilated lizards flee to safety.
Train and electric car service details issued for weekdays begin June 15 1908. Service highlights include routes and operating times for travelers across New York New Haven Hartford area with specific schedules and stops noted in the guide.
Rhode Island Suburban Railway announces updated timetables for the Barrington Warren and Bristol line effective late July 1908. Weekdays show City Hall Providence departures from 5 45 A M to 1 15 P M with hourly runs. Bristol departures begin at 6 15 A M with a dense hourly to 10 45 P M plus late runs. Sunday weath of service extends from 7 45 A M to 10 15 P M with half hourly gaps and late evening trains to Riverside.
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