Bristol's Herreshoff family might be best-known for building world class yachts, but early in the 20th century they briefly got into the car business. Shown above is an advertisement from 1910 of the Herreshoff car, which was designed in Bristol and built in Detroit. Alas, only a few of the cars were made, and it is unknown if any survive.

Culled from the pages of the Bristol Phoenix this week in March 1908:

House break

The police have been notified of a break at the summer residence of William G. Low at Ferry Hill. Entrance was affected through a window which it is thought had been left unfastened.

Stabbed over cards

Last evening, about 10.30 o'clock, two Italians named Dominick D'Alessio and Luigi Cosentino, while engaged in a friendly game of cards at the saloon of Joseph R. Silva, 164 Bradford street, quarreled, during which the former pulled a knife from his pocket and stabbed the latter. The stabbing was done so quickly that those in the saloon hardly realized what had occurred, and no one is reported to have seen the weapon. D'Alessio, after stabbing his friend, quickly left the saloon, leaving his coat and cap behind and up to noon today, the police had been unable to locate him. Cosentino ... was stabbed in two places, one over the kidneys, and the other just below the ribs. The outcome of course cannot be determined at this time.

Northern Lights

The aurora borealis, or northern lights, attracted considerable attention during the early part of last evening.