JUNE - 6/17 TO 22. Bus trip to Mackinac Island &Frankenmuth, MI. $570 pp double; $550 pp triple. Fullpayment due at signing. Call 215 788-9408 for flyer.

JUNE - 6/24, 1 to 8 PM. BCHF sales & info table atAnnual Celtic Day in Lions Park. Sponsored by CelticHeritage Foundation 215 788-5232AUGUST - Sun., 8/5 between 3 & 6 PM. Annual Peach

Festival. Angel food cake topped with fresh peaches & icecream, plus beverage. takeouts available; bring container.Baked goods table. $5 adult, $3 under age 12. BenefitsBCHF awards to Bristol High School Graduates.

SEPTEMBER - Saturday, 9/8, Noon to 8 PM. BCHFsales & info table at Annual Italian Festival in LionsPark. Sponsored by Bristol Lions Club, 215 785-2677.

SEPTEMBER - 9/29 TO 10/8. “Trains & Canyons of theSouthwest” including the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta.

Call 215 788-9408 for detailed flyer. $250 pp deposit; finalpayment by 7/29.OCTOBER - Sat., 10/20, 10 AM - 4 PM. 36th Annual

Historic Bristol Day. Theme: Harriman and the Shipyard,1917 - 1922.NOVEMBER - Wed., 11/28, 7:00 PM. BCHF’s annual

business meeting incl. election of Board members, fol-lowed by program & refreshments. BCHF headquarters.Free.FEBRUARY 2013 - 2/3 through 2/15. 13 day/12 night

Southern Caribbean Cruise from NYC. For cruise flyercall 215 788-9408. $500 pp deposit; final payment by10/20.

• BCHF Headquarters are at 321 Cedar Street, Bristol• For current information about activities and events,

check out our web site at www.bristolhistory.org.

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BCHF Calendar of Events for 2012

A “Peachy” AfternoonOur annual Peach Festival will be held on Sunday,

August 5, starting at 3:00 and ending at 6:00 p.m., inBCHF’s air-conditioned headquarters at 321 CedarStreet. During those three hours, Ways & MeansCommittee members will be serving generous portionsof angel food cake topped with fresh NJ peaches andvanilla ice cream, along with a cool beverage.

Should you be entertaining that day, consider treat-ing your guests to this scrumptious dessert, either atour home or yours. If the latter, you supply the con-tainer and we’ll fill it up.

Additionally, with the support of our faithful volun-

teer bakers, there will be a baked goods sales table laden with a variety of homemade goodies.

Tickets are $5 for adults and$3 for children under age 12 and may be obtained at

the door. The proceeds from this event are earmarkedfor BCHF’s annual awards to four Bristol High Schoolgraduates, Class of 2013.

Since there is no GAZETTE in July and August, wehope you’ll circle Sunday, August 5, on your calendarnow. We look forward to seeing you then. In the mean-time, best wishes for a safe and enjoyable summer!

Condolences Are Extended to the Family ofFormer B.C.H.F. President, Tillie Van Aken

We are sorry to learn of the death of former B.C.H.F.President, Tillie VanAken on May 24, 2012. Tillie wasa very faithful worker at B.C.H.F. and served as ourorganization’s President from 2002 until 2005. Shealso was a very active Ways and Means Committee

member and participated in most of our organization’sactivities. We extend our sincere condolences to thefamily of Tillie VanAken. As a member of the BristolHigh School Class of 1942, Tillie received the award ofValedictorian of her Graduating Class.

Help NeededLast month we recruited volunteers to staff BCHF’s

sales and information table at the June 24th CelticFestival in Lions Park. Now we’re soliciting help for theAugust 5th Peach Festival. The peeling and slicing ofpeaches and the setting up of the room usually get under-way around noon, serving is from 3 to 6 p.m., and clean-up follows. If you’re available to lend a hand and/or ifyou’re willing to supply an angel food cake or a home-made goodie for the sale table, it would be greatly appre-ciated. For further information and to sign up, contactKathy Barniskis at 215 943-0258.

The next time you hear from us - in September - we’ll

be asking for help on Historic Bristol Day, Saturday,October 20. HBD is a major undertaking and requiresmany willing workers to make it a success. Among ournumerous needs are: able-bodied males with vehicles totransport, set up and remove signs, tables, chairs, andtrash receptacles; people to staff the private homes,exhibits, ticket & info tables, trolley pick-up and drop-offlocations, etc., etc. We’d be extremely grateful if you’dgive us two or three hours of your time that day! If youneed more details, please leave a message at BCHF head-quarters (215) 781-9895) and someone will contact you atthe earliest opportunity.

Please Note the Change of Address for the Remittance of yourMoney or Unused Tickets for our Sagolla Watercolor

Please remit all money or unused tickets to Helen Younglove, 717 Mansion St., Bristol, PA 19007. The raf-fle will close at the conclusion of Historic Bristol Day, Saturday, October 20, 2012. Thank you for your help.

Bristol Riverside Theater - 2012“SUMMER MUSICALES” -

Hooray For Hollywood / Love Is Here to Stay / Runaway BroadwayPhone 215 785-0100 for tickets, dates and additional information.25th Anniversary - Congratulations, Bristol Riverside Theatre

SUPPORT OUR “PEACHY” AFTERNOONAND OUR HIGH SCHOOL AWARDS

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From Out Of The Past The following items were excerpted from June 1892 issues of

THE BUCKS COUNTY GAZETTE.6/2 - - SOMETHING NEW IN DENTISTRY. A lady dentist is

located at No. 50 Bath Street. Her prices are very reasonable. Dr.Heineken will be at her office to extract diseased teeth, withoutpain, with her own medicines, every Wednesday until 12 o’clock.The price of extraction will be deducted from the price of newteeth when ordered.

Local intelligence:One of D. Landreth & Sons’ barns at Bloomsdale was

destroyed by fire early Tuesday morning. The livestock was safe-ly rescued but about twenty tons of hay, a wagon, harnesses, etc.,were destroyed. The fire was first observed in the hay-mow andis suspected to have been accidentally set on fire by tramps. Thebuilding was partially insured.

The Liberty Cornet Band, which has been assiduously practic-ing for several months, furnished good music on Memorial Day.The new costumes of the band members were much admired.

Mr. J. Curtis Howell has secured the agency for the sale of thenew, improved Philadelphia Washing Machine. These machinescan be seen at the Bristol Cash Grocery, No. 329 Walnut Street.

“Groceries in Great Variety and Cheap at FOSTER’S. EdwardH. Foster, The Dorrance Street Grocer.”

“New Shoe Store in 2nd Ward! J. EDWARD LOVETT hasopened a new shoe store at the cor. Dorrance & Wood Streets,where he has a large assortment of shoes for men, women andchildren. Especial attention is directed to his stock of Men’s FineKangaroo Shoes.”

6/9 - - ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD. At theannual meeting of the school board, the financial statement of theTreasurer, Edward H. Foster, was presented and ordered to befiled. It shows that there is a balance on hand of about $2,800, outof which the treasurer’s superintendent’s and janitors’ salariesare yet to be paid. The salaries of the secretary and treasurerwere made one hundred and twenty-five dollars and one hundreddollars, respectively, the same as the present.

“The Latest Popular Song, “Come Back to Mother’s Home,” forSale at W.H.J. WILSON’S MUSIC & STATIONERY STORE, Milland Cedar Streets.”

“SAMUEL W. BLACK, Dealer in Fine Groceries! Fruits andProvisions. Teas and Coffees a Specialty. Goods DeliveredPromptly. Your Trade Solicited. Cor. of Radcliffe & Mill Streets.”

“Ice Cold Soda Water, as cold as you want it, at COLLINS’, No.317 Mill Street.”

“When in Want of Fine Dress Goods at Low Prices, Do NotForget to Examine the Stock of J. WESLEY WRIGHT, Bristol, PA.”

“The Best Geraniums that Have Been Sold in Bristol ThisSeason, $1.00 a Dozen. CHAMBERS’ FLOWER STORE, 223Market Street.”

“E.M. ELDRIDGE’S GROCERY AND PROVISION STORE,Wood and Mulberry Streets, is the place for fresh vegetables inseason. Try a Can of Roast Beef (a Luxury), Twenty Cents a Can.”

Local Intelligence:Children’s Day will be observed in the Wood Street M.E.

Church next Sabbath morning. A temperance concert exercisewill be held in the evening. A short address will be delivered bythe pastor on “The Scientific Certainties about Alcohol.”

Invitations to the wedding of Miss Jennie Fine, daughter ofPostmaster W.H.H. Fine, to Dr. Francis L. Abbot, on Wednesday,June 15th, at the St. James Episcopal Church, have been issued.

The fifth annual entertainment by the pupils of St. Mark’sparochial school will be given in the new school building onRadcliffe Street on Friday evening, June 17.

6/16 - - COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. The finance and publicproperty committee reported a draft of a lease to Wm. E. Doronand Kate H. Doron for the Market Street wharf for ten years at arate of $50 per annum, the lessees to rebuild the wharf and pro-vide a comfortable waiting room for passengers on the boats. The

lease was approved. The police committee’s attention was direct-ed to the number of dogs in the borough which did not have own-ers, and instructions were given to the committee to have themkilled.

Local Intelligence:The annual examination for teaching in the Bristol public

schools will be held on next Saturday. None but applicants forpositions will be examined.

The Farmers National Bank will be closed on Saturdays at 12o’clock noon, until the 15th of September. Business men should becareful to bear this in mind.

The benefit to Fire Co. No. 2, at the Indian Wigwam, on BathStreet, last night, was largely attended.

A horse thief was captured at Bristol on Friday. He gave hisname as John Walters. He stopped at the Closson House and hadin his possession a fine horse and buggy, stolen from MonmouthJunction.

“HOGUET’S WHOLESALE AND RETAIL PIONEER DRUGSTORE! Nos.. 13 & 15 Mill (Main) street. The oldest and largestin Bucks County (established in 1844) by the present proprietor.L.A. Hoguet, Druggist and Pharmacist.”

6/23 - - Local Intelligence:There are three tennis courts on Jefferson AvenueThe mumps are prevalent among Bristol children.Messrs. E.T. Steel & Co. are putting up another building at

their mills on Washington Street.Two boys were arrested last Friday evening for bathing in the

canal basin being improperly clad. One of the boys paid a fine andthe other took 24 hours in the lock-up.

The pupils of St. Mark’s parochial school held their commence-ment exercises in the school hall last Friday evening. There wasbut one graduate this year, Miss Mary Tynan. The scholars allacquitted themselves very creditably.

“A.E. BAYLIES, Jeweler and Practical Watchmaker, 307 MillStreet . . . Reliable Goods, Reasonable Prices.”

“A New Industry. The undersigned are prepared to undertakeall kinds of Electro-Plating in Nickel, Silver and Gold. AlsoElectric Bell Work of every description. ARDREY BROS., PondStreet.”

“Ready Paints in Every Color. We have sold hundreds of gal-lons, without complaint, as low as $1.00 a gallon! DR.PURSELL’S DRUG STORE, Bristol.”

“FRANK S. MOSS, Practical - Blacksmith. Canal Street, bet.Washington & Dorrance.”

6/30 - - HIGH SCHOOL EXERCISES. The closing exercises ofthe Bristol High School took place on Tuesday evening atRiverview Hall. It was the most notable event of the kind thathas been witnessed here. Every seat in the hall was taken; manywere obliged to stand the entire evening, and a large numberturned away. The pupils acquitted themselves admirably. Thegraduates were seven in number; these are their names: Ida M.Jones, Maggie G. Myers, Carrie G. Minster, Lucy W. Sooy, LizzieBailey, Griffith C. Ratcliffe and J. Walter Jones.

Local Intelligence:The Bristol Wheelmen will go to Philadelphia on Sunday

morning and from there will take a spin out the Lancaster Pike.Burlington Island is a favorite resort for picnic parties this

summer. Quite a number will go there from Bristol on the Fourthto celebrate.

On Saturday evening of this week, the St. Paul’s Mission peo-ple will give a “Lawn Party” at the residence of A. WeirGilkenson, Esq. Admission will be five cents, with cake, icecream, fruit, etc., for sale. Boats for a moonlight row on thecharming Delaware will be in readiness. If it rains, walk on to theMission Hall on Mill Street, where the entertainment will in thatcase be held.

“E.W. MINSTER’S LIVERY STABLE AND ICE DEPOT, PondStreet near Market Street.”

Discover the beauty and splendor of Arizona andNew Mexico on the “Trains and Canyons of theSouthwest,” Sept. 29 to Oct. 8. This BCHF sponsoredtrip includes round-trip air, transfers, hotel accommo-dations, 9 breakfasts, 5 dinners and extensive sight-seeing as follows: Phoenix, Camelback Mountain,Paradise Valley, Old Town Scottsdale, Jerome(America’s largest ghost town), Verde Canyon, Sedona,the Grand Canyon, the Painted Desert, Petrified

Forest National Park, Santa Fe, and Albuquerque forthe International Balloon Fiesta.

Beat the winter doldrums by taking a SouthernCaribbean Cruise, Feb. 3 to 15, 2013. The Norwegian“Pearl” departs New York City, visiting the followingports-of-call: San Juan, St. Thomas, St. Maarten, St.Lucia, Barbados and Antigua.

For information on these trips, contact HelenYounglove at 215 788-9408.

Two Trips

B.C.H.F. Board of Director’s member, Robin Butrey-Simmers is calling to your attention an announcementthat appeared in the March 2012 issue of THEGAZETTE. It is a fundraising activity entitled“Basket of Books” which will take place in autumn ofthis year. All types of books to cover every interest areaccepted. We will welcome history, art, children’scrafts, cookbooks, novels and everything in between.In this day of e-books there are many of us who stilllove good “old-fashioned” books.

The next activity at B.C.H.F. when you may donateyour books is our Annual Peach Festival on Sunday,August 5th. You are asked to bring your very gentlyused books to BCHF, so that they may be added to ourfund raising event.

If you have any questions about making a bookdonation, please call Robin at 215 788-4406 or BCHFheadquarters at 215 781-9895. You may also reach usat our website; www.bristolhistory.org.

A Basket of Books Reminder

All concerts start at 6:00 PM unless otherwise listed. Bristol Lions Club summer concert series are held inLion’s Park on the waterfront.

June 3 - Mojo KingsJune 10 - Sound WavesJune 17 - Gary Tosti (Garyoke)June 24- Annual Celtic Day Festival - 1:00 PM to 8:00 PMJuly 1 - Special BlendJuly 8 - RJM ProjectJuly 15 - Doris Simon Swing BandJuly 22 - JaydedJuly 29 - 41st Annual Puerto Rican Day Festival

2:00 Noon to 8:00 PMAugust 4 - Just Jays (Karaoke)August 12 - 18th Annual Afro-American Festival - 12:00 Noon to 8:00 PMAugust 19 - Society Music MakersAugust 26 - The Geezer BandSeptember 2 - The Tri-County BandSaturday, September 8 - 29th Annual Italian - Festival / 12:00 Noon to 8:00 PMSaturday, September 15 - Doo Wop In The Park - 5:00 PM to 11:00 PMSaturday, October 20 - Historic Bristol Day - 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM

Congratulations Bristol Lion’s Club - celebrating 61 years in Bristol.

Summer 2012 Concert Schedule

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Can You Imagine Knickers?In 1922, several Bristol High School girls were seen walking on Radcliffe St., wearing knickers with woolen

stockings from the knees to their feet. They also had matching jackets over a blouse. They were reported to lookvery nicely dressed; however, the knickers caught the attention of those who were seeing this style of dress forthe first time. It was determined that they were members of a girls athletic team from the high school who thatafternoon would be traveling to George School at Newtown to compete. Styles of dress continue to change. Itwould have been interesting if those commenting in 1922 could have projected ahead to 2012 and see the stu-dent fashions being worn in the present time.

2012 B.C.H.F. MembershipThe following individuals, families and businesses have joined the Bristol Cultural and Historical Foundation as

members for the year 2012. If your name does not appear below, and you would like to continue to support the workof the Foundation, you may join now using the coupon at the bottom of this page. Additional members will be notedin our September newsletter.Andrew V. AccardiMr. Michael AlbertsonDonna AlbrightCatherine AndrescavageRussell & Pauline AngermannLuke & Mary AntonelliMary Frances AstaKathleen & Andrew BarniskisSamuel W. BlackEdward A. BlackshireDelores BrownPhyllis & Paul BrowneMrs. Lucy ButterworthGrace CarterSarah E. CarterAnthony & Lois CentafontMary Anna Chereisky

& FamilyJ. CianciosiAnn & Nelson ClementsHoward J. CollierAlice & Vincent CordiscoAnthony CostantiniJennie & John CostantiniStephanie CroquezDorothy CusanoJean D’AngeloJoseph & Jeanne D’EmidioMary & Fran DanisJoan DavidEllanna L. DelaneyJoanne DeliaAgnes A. DickNancy M. DiMiccoDr. Dominick DinunzioHelen DmytrykMarie DoughertyBob & Nancy DoyleGrace & Tony DuvaMary Ann EnnisFidel IspositoWm. & Pat EspositoAnthony & Irene EspositoMary FawkesDr. & Mrs. Edward FloodSonia & John FoderaroBarbara FordhamJoyce & Bill FrakeBarbara & Ernie FreerHarry R. GambleMary, Mark & Christina

GesualdiMiss Anna Louise GetzJoseph M. Gilardi

Joseph & Marianne GowaskieC. GraffPaul GregoryLinda M. GriggsElisabeth HalpertTom & Carolyn HankersonTom & Pat HarrisMr. & Mrs. David M. HarrisAnna HarrisMeghan HartnettAndrea HarvieEdward F. HickeyJeanine HilleslandM.C. HirschLorraine & John HoffmanJohn N. HolmanLois HouserBeverly HowleyFrancis & Ellen HufnellDr. Joanne HullingsSandy HumbrechtMr. & Mrs. James B.HumpreysLauren IvanchenkoJean JacobyNancy JencaLynda JohnsonFlorence JungGustav KaechelinDee KasperitisMary & Jody KehoeClarence KingTom & Diane King Sr.Rosemarie KirbySandra KlugAlbert & Sharon LalliRalph & Jo LalliCharlotte Landreth-MelvilleBarbara Anne LaRosaJoe & Anna LarriseyJane B. LarzelereMary Ann LauttMarylou LeedomEd LevyRuth R. LewisSuzanne J. LigatoEva LigatoMarie LitvinasBob & Carol LongMarjorie Ann LottMs. Jean K. LowdenRose LusticaDelores A. LynamHerta Mackay

Mr. & Mrs. Arthur MancusoDawn & Don MartinRita Marie MathiasFrank McColeCharles J. McGeeDave McGlynnRegina McHughMary McIlvainDr. P.W. McIlvaineRegina A. McIntyreGeorge & Dorothy McMurtryPat & Bill McNamaraPauline E. MichalskiMary Lou MiddlekauffMarilyn L. MilbourneHarold & Carol MitchenerGloria & Ed MittlemanBetty J. MoorePaul MooreMr. & Mrs. Isadore MoriciPaul MurraySheree NapoliElaine NelsonJohn & Gail NocitoThomas & Eleanor O’ReillyDorothy Paglione-RappMike & Virginia PaleaficoRuth P. PalmerJane PaonePhyllis PavoneWilliam Pearson, Jr.Mary PetroneKay PhillipsEleanor PirriEsther M. PodolskyMichael & Linda PriebePhilomana QuattrocchiThe Ratini FamilyHelen B. RaymondJanice RhodesThomas & Noreen M. RileyNicholas A. RizzoJohn & Mary Anne RocheClara RomeoLinda RowanJan RuanoKeith RussellAnthony & Margaret RussoRalph & Joyce SabatiniTeresa SakowskiYvonne P. SampselCharles & Dolores SampselJoanna & Rich SchneyderGloria L. Seacrist

Mary SheppardRobin Simmers-ButreyClara SmithJoyce & Howard SmoyerMary Ann SmoyerGloria L. SnyderLeonard & Danielle SnyderMr. & Mrs. Joseph J. StalloneAlan C. StonebackPaul SullivanJane SuttonPaul & Veronica Swift

Marie E. SwistakSidney TaylorAndrew & Joyce ThompsonElaine TostiRichard L. TostiTillie VanAkenNancy & Lisa VaseyRegina VaseyRon & Jane VattimoAlan & Audrey VogenbergJacquelyn & Harvey VolkShirley VolponiVeronica & Ronnie WalkerMr. & Mrs. Ted WalpArleen WarrenWilliam & Susan WatkinsBarbara WeirMargaret R. WentzPauline WhiteBonnie WhiteDorothy & Joseph WilsonMs. Margie WilsonKaren D. WilsonEllen D. WinslowAnne M. WinterHelen YoungloveArt & Rhonda Younglove

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Bertucci Maren AssociatesBossler’s Wheel AlignmentBristol Fire CompanyBristol Jewish CenterFidelity Savings & Loan

Assoc. of Bucks CountyGreat ID’sHarris ComfortMolden Funeral ChapelMothers & Others

2012 Membership Dues: ______ Individual $12.00 ______ Family $24.00 _____ Business $50.00

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Make check payable to B.C.H. F. Mail to: B.C.H.F., P.O. Box 215, Bristol, PA 19007

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The following appeared in the June 2, 1892, issue of THE BUCKS COUNTY GAZETTEADVICE TO THE ENGAGED

To the ManIf you think that a woman is any weaker minded than a man, stay where you are.If you intend to treat yourself any better than you treat your wife, don’t take one.If you have an idea that you are too good for a picked up dinner, remain a bachelor.If you have found it a hard task to be happy yourself, don’t try to make any one else happy.If you are marrying her for her figure, it would be wise on your part to watch her diet very closely.If you have chosen a pretty woman without regard to her other qualities, halt; you are on the wrong road.If you think that a house should have only one head, and that head be yours, postpone your wedding

indefinitely.If you are one of those men who think 10 per cent of their income belongs to the taproom, in heaven’s name

let marriage alone.To the Woman

If you are marrying for money only, you must only expect to get what money can buy.If you are going to marry a man for his looks, you mustn’t be surprised when he gives you black ones.If you are marrying a man to reform him, it behooves you to exercise all the zeal and patience of the

reformer.If you have an idea that a cookbook and an allowance can make a happy home, you should get yourself to a

nunnery with all convenient speed.If you are extremely fond of dancing, you would do well to marry a dancing master.If you don’t feel that you are qualified to be a poor man’s wife, don’t marry a rich one.If you only contemplate taking a husband in order to gain greater freedom, don’t be surprised if he should

profit by your example.If you are going into the thing blindly, don’t hold up your hands in holy horror when you get your eyes

opened.

On Wednesday, May 23rd a bus with high schoolstudents from Clayton, NJ arrived in town to spendthe day in various activities culminating with a visitto the Bristol Riverside Theater in the evening toenjoy the musical, “RENT”.

Arriving in the morning, they toured the MargaretR. Grundy Museum and Library. They had free timeto walk to Mill Street to enjoy a little lunch. In theafternoon, Tour Guide, Harold Mitchener, joinedthem for an hour’s bus tour of Bristol Borough.Following the tour, the bus went to Silver LakeNature Center where the group had an opportunityto avail themselves of the Nature Center’s activitiesand displays. Their next stop was Annabella’sRestaurant where they had their evening meal.Their day in Bristol was concluded with the musicalat the theater.

Clayton, NJ is located in Gloucester County in thesouthern portion of the state and is a boroughapproximately the size of Bristol Borough. Claytonwas founded in 1850 by a settler, named JamesFisler who named the community Fislertown.Taking advantage of the sand in the area, he starteda glass industry. The borough of Clayton was formed,May 9, 1878. Today, the town has one of the largestsand, concrete block and stone industries in the U.S.

The school group was reminded that if they werevisiting before May of 1931, they would have had tocross the Delaware River using the ferry boat; theBurlington-Bristol Bridge did not open until May ofthat year.

We continue to welcome out-of-town guests toBristol Borough.

Bristol Tourism Is Alive and Well

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Sailing RegattaThe following was submitted by Mark Gesualdi, who has volunteered to chair a Historic Bristol Day Car exhibit.The 36th Annual Historic Bristol Day will spotlight the 90th Anniversary of the annexation of the Village of

Harriman into Bristol Borough. The event will feature a car exhibit honoring former auto dealerships of theHarriman district of Bristol. The exhibit will feature American-made cars that are 30 years old or older. There willbe a special collection, where possible, for each former dealer, which will feature the makes and models sold during thedealership’s time in Harriman. There will also be a graphic display highlighting the history of each former dealer.

Go ahead, take the challenge, ride around Harriman and see how many car dealership locations you remember.Try to match the various makes with the proper location. Several makes were sold at more than one location duringdifferent time periods. Also, try to remember the dealer names for each location. Most importantly, be sure to attendthe car exhibit on Historic Bristol Day, Saturday, October 20, and check your answers to see how well you did.

The car exhibit and graphic display will befrom 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the rear of BristolHigh School on Trenton Ave. between Garfieldand Harrison Streets.

Can you believe that 10 auto dealerships werein Harriman at 10 separate locations, and that 12different makes were sold at one time or another?The locations were:

1520 Farragut Avenue1626 Farragut Avenue1776 Farragut AvenueFarragut Avenue & McKinley Street2000 Farragut Avenue (which is actually in

the 2200 block, if you can believe that?)

Green Lane and Farragut AvenueGreen Lane and Radcliffe Street1415 Radcliffe Street498 Green Lane2401 Farragut AvenueThe makes sold were:Cadillac MercuryChevrolet OldsmobileDeSoto PlymouthDodge PontiacKaiser WhippetLincoln Willys-Knight

Unfortunately, for participantsand spectators alike, the AnchorYacht Club’s plans to hold a sailingregatta on Historic Bristol Day2011 were foiled due to strongwinds and rough waters. However,BCHF is very pleased to announcethat the AYC’s sailors haven’tabandoned ship; that is to say,they’re planning to raise theirsails on October 20, 2012, and nav-igate the Delaware River betweenBuoy 51 and the BurlingtonBristol Bridge. The award ceremo-ny will be held at the BristolWharf, marking the conclusion of36th Historic Bristol Day.

Historic Bristol Day Car Exhibit - Interesting Facts

. . . Continued “Questions about Harriman”We hope that you have been able to answer most of

the previously published questions about Harriman.Here are a few more to test your skills.

31. The third wife of Averell Harriman wasappointed Ambassador to France by which U.S.President? It was in Paris that she died while servingon this post.

32. On what street did Averell Harriman live whileserving as the head of the shipyard?

33. When the river was deepened at the PA shore-line to accommodate the launching of the ships, wherewas the river bottom earth pumped?

34. What was the industry that was located at thecorner of Wilson Ave. and Green Lane prior to theopening of the Walnut Hill Wax Company?

35. In what year was the underpass constructed onGreen Lane at the main line of the railroad?

36. There was once a car dealership located at thecorner of Green Lane and Radcliffe St. where theLoyal Order of Moose is presently housed? What was

the name of the car dealership?37. On what street was Fire Company #6 once

located?38. In what year was the original building of the

Calvary Baptist Church erected on Green Lane?39. For what was Seabird Drive named?40. Huff-Deland, Keystone and Fleetwings are

three names of a similar industry in the Harrimansection of Bristol. What was made at those industries?

41. What creek separates the Harriman sectionfrom the original part of Bristol Borough?

42. How many tracks ran through Harriman andthe other section of Bristol, prior to the PennsylvaniaRailroad’s elevation of the railroad in 1910?

43. What Bristol Borough Burgess (Mayor) owneda patent leather factory across the railroad tracksfrom the upper portion of Harriman? It was locatednear the back parking area of the present AmishMarket.

Answers to Harriman Questions31. President Bill Clinton32. North Radcliffe St.33. The end of Burlington Island34. Grinding Wheel Company35. 1931

36. Weed Chevrolet37. Hayes Street38. 194839. An amphibious airplane

made in Bristol

40. Airplane41. Adams Hollow Creek42. Four43. Clifford Anderson

The Anchor Yacht Club is one of the oldest boat-ing clubs on the Delaware River. It was foundedin 1906 as a canoe club and is now home to bothmotorboat and sailing enthusiasts. Pictured hereare the AYC’s officers and trustees at the club’s2012 opening ceremony held on May 5.

Recently in the local newspapers there haveappeared various suggestions for use of BurlingtonIsland, other than the natural way it is presentlyfound. In the “Bristol Courier” newspaper April 4,1921 a proposal was made to raise high qualityturkeys on the island. The “Philadelphia Inquirer”of April 3, 1921 had an extensive article about hav-ing a “Turkey Range” on the island opposite Bristol.

Turkey farms, it was found, can be difficult ven-tures. Some that were established in Pennsylvaniadid very well, but many others failed. In general,poultry men insist that turkey growing is the “mostprecarious branch of the business”. The loss ofyoung turkeys each season is very high mostly fromexposure.

It was suggested that Burlington Island couldprovide ample protection. It was felt that the riversurrounding the island would also add to the protec-tion. It is known that turkeys will travel many miles

in one general direc-tion. They do not fly incircles or backtrack;however, they do notpass over waterthrough which theycan not wade.

There had been con-cern because of therecreational use of theisland. It was suggest-ed that the upper por-tion of the island be reserved for the turkey rangewith the portion toward Philadelphia being kept foramusements, picnics, swimming and boating.

It was predicted that approximately 5,000 highquality turkeys annually could be marketed fromthis venture. The island did not become a “turkeyrange”.

Turkey Production On Burlington Island?