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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1958
Page
2
The Burnside Memorial Building reopens after renovation with Council Chambers moved to the second floor and Tax Assessors, Town Clerk, and Town Treasurer offices on the first floor. Open House runs 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. tomorrow, per Town Clerk Anthony J Dennis. Photos illustrate changes toward a more efficient administration building.
Dr. Louis Giddings of Brown University will lead a three month series of talks on Indian topics at the Haffenreffer Museum of the American Indian in Mount Hope. Sessions for Rhode Island and nearby Massachusetts pupils will be held Tuesdays at 11, with tours and Q A. Lectures cover Native and Settler in Old New England and Exploring Early Man in the Arctic, with assistant Stephen Dyson aiding.
In a special session of Fifth District Court before acting Judge Joseph D Accardi a young man faced three charges of beesking and entering in what was described as one of the slickest carrests in Bristol yesterday. Thomas P Bonsante, 36, of 71 was released on $1000 bail for each offense for trial on October 6. Police said the details are under investigation.
The 180 foot buoy tender Spar, home port Bristol, is en route after hydrographic work along Greenland and Baffin Island since early summer. A new commanding officer is expected to take over on arrival, with Lt. Charles V. Cowing moving to a West Coast assignment. The Spar’s forthcoming return echoes its historic September 24, 1957 homecoming after circumnavigating North America.
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