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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1908
Page
2
A garbled OCR catalog lists varied classifieds including help wanted items, rooms to rent, sales ads for Phoenix offices, and general goods such as shoes skirts and groceries. Names like Mrs E A Barrows and Mrs DeWolf appear among scattered descriptors.
An editorial urges Bristol to seize a Chelsea fire opportunity by offering land and power to manufacturing firms. It notes Sugar House space, good shipping, and land near the Asylum crossing ready to be sold to firms with $50,000+ capital. A public meeting is proposed to coordinate offers to Chelsea manufacturers.
The Bristol Post Office schedules mails arriving at 7 00, 10 00, and 12 00 noon with closing times at 8 00, 8 45, 11 30 am and 7 15 pm. Sunday mails arrive 8 80 pm and close 6 00 pm. General delivery for stamps is 4 80 to 5 pm. Office hours Sunday 9 80 to 10 30 am. Express outward 7 85 and 11 05 am, 3 05 and 5 05 pm. inward 7 45 11 45 am, 2 45 and 6 45 pm.
The ferry boat Bristol, in service all summer on the Newport and Providence Railway Company line between this town and Bristol Ferry, will be dig continued after Sunday. It will be taken to the dry dock in Newport for overhaul and then return to its dock at Constitution Street for winter. Steamer Sagamore to serve on the line.
Frank J. Cheney, senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo, swears the firm will pay one dollar for each cured case. Ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure targets blood and mucous surfaces, urges testimonials, lists Toledo address, and notes price 76 cents. Also promotes Hall's Bile for constipation.
In the Excelsior Tennis Club finals Miss Helen Wheelwright edged Miss Mollie Wheelwright 15 18, 7 5 to win the ladies consolation. The match score totaled 127 to 107 with a silver cup donated by Miss Mollie Hamill. Paul Howe beat Dr W F Williams 6 1 6 2 to win the men's consolation and receive a silver match safe as the field progressed.
The Finley family, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Finley, fear for their son Sidney who left the service last July after four years with the North Atlantic squadron. He served aboard the Flagship West Virginia and was to be discharged July 1, with a worldwide cruise noted, and letters sent to his mother were returned. He is listed as 18 and previously trained at Newport Training School.
Coming events include an Oct 7 evening recital by Miss Mary Pierce’s pupils at G A R Hall and Oct 8 Harvest Home Festival at Trinity church. Also advertised DeWitt's Little Harry Risers pills as a kidney remedy sold by W H Buffington, touted for backache and bladder inflammation.
At the Warren M. E. church second quarterly conference on Wednesday evening Presiding Milder W L Ward of the Providence District presided A license to preach the gospel was granted Kirtland H Wilson Wilson is well known in town and Warren He was employed by Undertaker George H Wilbur for years then moved to New York City where he served as secretary of the Boys Department of the Washington Heights Branch Y M C A
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