Local notes and social rounds in Bristol on Hope Street
Residents report on tree signs and area improvements. Notable items include a ring found on Burton Street marked Sarah Russell 1757, church and school events, auctions, fairs, and local visits. Ship duty by Bristol Reserves, clambake by the Light Infantry, and various local excursions are noted amid weather and farming talk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Street
Bradford
William Springer
New Bedford
Mass
King Philip Steam Fire Engine Co
Hydraulion Engine Co
Epworth League
St. M. E. Church
Manchester
New Hampshire
Geo. W. Simmons
Emma Carey
Samuel W. Church
George Pollock
Frank Thurston
Bristol Naval Reserves
U. S
Miantonomah
Goddard
Davis
Bristol Light Infantry Sand Veteran Association
Connected
Lahey’s Woods
Metacom Avenue
W. H. Andrews
Munro
Probate Court records show estate actions and marriages
A probate court session reviewed the estates of Henry Wood and others with allowances and distributions. The report notes marriages of James Lee to Sarah Bovaird of Philadelphia and Emiline Pailthorpe to William Bullock in Warren, with local details of ceremony and residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Probate
Moses Wogdy
Henry
Wood
Henry M. Thompsons
Kthasles
Bomson
Catia
New Yachts at Herreshoff Works in Bristol
At Herreshoff Manufacturing Co a 84 foot private steam yacht for John B Herreshoff is under construction with finer inboard material and refined layout. A 131 foot model for Mr Hostetter of Pittsburgh will be built to top standard and launch in spring 1895. The Judy, 102 feet long, now at the works, was sold to Hostetter as part payment and can reach sixteen miles per hour. Other orders promise more yachts this season. Bristol politics swirl as Democrats debate the Bristol post office job with candidates Easterbrooks Scanlon Wilson and others vying for the $1800 salary. Scanlan is viewed as having pull, Christie’s support could decide the winner.
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C. A. Greene
George Fitts
Franklin Street
T. C. Wardwell
L. B. Colt
Samuel P. Colt
Thurston’s
Point Pleasant Farm
South Swansea
Francis
Herreshoff
Peninsular House
Herreshoff Farm
Pappoosesquaw Neck
Brooklyn
N. Y
Chas. E. Cole
Franklin and
High Streets
Bristol County
Wm. P. Flower
New York
Levi P. Beer
Herreshoff Manufacturing Co
John B Herresshoff
Eugenia
Hostetter
Pittsburgh
Hostetter Bitters Fame
Judy
New Orleans
Herreshoffs
Bristol
J. J. Christie
Chas. F. Eiasterbrooks
Dennis Scanlon
Democratic State Central Committee
Benj. R. Wilson Jr
Scanlan
Mr. Easterbrooks
Christie
Bristol Naval Reserve Armory Planned Near Wharf
The Bristol Naval Reserve Torpedo Co receives approval for a new armory after a state funded plan and specifications backed by Governor Brown. The two story 114 by 746 foot blue and red granite building will sit at the west end of the Bristol wharf, with drill hall, offices, lockers, and a flagstaff tower, featuring ash interior finishings and hardwood floors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Naval Reserve Torpedo Co
Chas. F. Chase
General Assembly
Brown
Bristol
Cranston Woolen Mill
Church Street
Wharf
Nuptial Rites Celebrate Emmy Seiffert and Capt William Andrews
The wedding of Miss Emmy Louise Seiffert and Capt. William Henry Andrews took place at the Meyers residence on State Street. Rev. Dr. George L. Locke officiated and presented a bound Episcopal service. the couple will reside at 81 Franklin Street after a reception and a firehouse celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret J. Lee
Cook Street
James Lee
Sarah Maria Bovaird
Philadelphia
Geo. L. Locke
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
New York
Fred Meyers
State Street
Emmy Louise Seiffert
William Henry Andrews
King Phillip Steam Fire Engine Co
George L. Locke
Martha Seiffert
Charles Bennett
Providence
King Philip
Thames Street
Franklin Street
Providence Opera House hosts Wang and Daly’s Comedians
D W Truss and Co sole owners present the well known Wang at Providence Opera House on Sept 20 21 22 with a river landing scene from Pechaburi Siam Daly’s Company of Comedians appears Sept 24 25 offering a matinee Tuesday and a run through Tuesday evening with the Comedy A Night Off and 7 20 8. The troupe arrives from London’s Daly’s Theatre Leicester Square for a celebrated season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Truss and Co
WANG
Providence Opera House
Siam
Pechaburi
Bangkok
Accustin DaLy
London
Ayer's Pills Promoted for Digestive Irregularities
Classic advertisement extols Ayer's Pills as superior medicine for all irregularities of the digestive organs, claiming broad effectiveness and reliance for common stomach issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayer
Portrait of Rev Joseph Belcher Sought by Bristol Residents
A Bristol reader seeks information about a long held portrait of the Rev Joseph Belcher born 1668 in Milton Massachusetts. The painting, once owned by a Bristol family, was given to a society after relocation and now remains in Dedham. Amos Perry, Librarian, requests any locating details.
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The
Bristol Phoenix
Bristol
Joseph Belcher
Milton
Mass
Harvard
Dedham
Providence
Amos Perry
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