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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1919
Page
2
An oddly formed notice references probate administration and a reserve related to Ireland on a local page. It mentions lost items like batteries and gowns and notes an appeal for rents and sale items suitable for a small classifieds column.
Town Council of Bristol Rhode Island adopts resolutions mourning Reverend George L Locke D D rector of St Michaels for 52 years. They praise his piety charity and lifelong service and extend sympathy to his family with publication in the Bristol Phenix and record spread.
Fragmentary text with unclear names and places. missing context prevents a clear event summary. The readable bits show a person named Nadine and references to salty and FR Sto but lack dates, organizations, or outcomes for a proper news card.
Charles A Johnson, once ill with influenza, is recovering. The State Board of Public Roads repaired Ferry road. Bristol Improvement Association holds its monthly meeting next Monday at Hotel Belvedere. Nora Sullivan will open a dress shop in the Easterbrooks block next Monday April 7. Bristol War Welfare Committee meets tonight at 7 30 at Hotel Belvedere. Mr and Mrs Charles H Church and daughter Millie D Church go to Pasadena for a visit. King Philip Lodge officers will be installed next Monday in Pokanoket Hall. A high mass of requiem for Mrs Francis P McGovern at St Marys Church. Hope Circle will serve a May breakfast in St Marys Church from 5 to 8. May 1 stationery sale for Land’s Sake uses Bowker’s Fertilizers. Wardwell Lumber Co Bristol sells them. Pentecostal Church services listed, Rev Arthur J Myers pastor. Mark Sullivan of Collier’s Weekly spoke on The Peace Conference at Colt Memorial High School. introduced by Rear Admiral John R Edwards. Augustus P Nerone retires after 40 years with his Bristol shoe store. new owner from Taunton, MA. Junior Branch Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality elected officers: Fra Vermette president, Theresa Mormissey VP, Carrie Vera secretary, RINE GLA treasurer. Rev Dr A C McGilton will speak on The Call of the Wild and the Call of the Master. evening sermon Life’s Conquests. Shoe ads from Levy’s State Street. Private Ambrose McGovern of the 107th U S Infantry, visiting Bristol after overseas service with the 27th Division A E F, discharged at Camp Upton.
The Sermah Baptist Church lists Sunday events with 1030 am service on the Heavenly Register and a 12 pm Sunday school led by Superintendent Fo Headgdon. An evening Portuguese mission at 615 includes Jerusalem in History and Prophecy with a choir item.
Mrs Lillie Church transfers house and lot on the north side of Burton street to Mr and Mrs Herbert A Warner.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a cure for catarrhal deafness caused by Eustachian tube inflammation. Claims nature of deafness and offers one hundred dollar reward for any incurable case. Circulars free from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
Senator Connery and Senator Laugy push to have the State Board of Public Roads assume maintenance of the Warren and Barrington bridges, with a finance committee report and calendar placement for next Tuesday. Governor Beeckman’s appointee Judge Leahy to the State Tax Commission was confirmed unanimously, and Connery won use of the State naval armory for Memorial Ambulance Fund relief under suspension of rules.
The Second Bristol Troop of Boy Scouts of America, led by Scoutmaster George R Fish, held its inaugural meeting and drill in the Scout building on Hope Street. Assistant Scoutmaster Fred erick W Coggeshall and senior patrol leader Frank Francis head a group with officers Manning Brayton Gangene and others. Both troops plan a Colt Memorial Ambulance Drive next week and a public demonstration in June after an efficiency contest runs through June.
Andrew S Rounds funeral held at 2 30 PM at the home of his son Hiram Rounds 996 Hope Street. Rev H Wallace of First Baptist conducted. Bearers included Lewis Waldron Raymond Card Henry Childs and Fred Williams. Interment in North Cemetery.
In a northern England tale a factory worker receives a gift for her neck that backfires. A maid expects a pearl necklace but the parcel reveals only a bar of soap, prompting amused disbelief at the misunderstanding and cheeky honesty of the prank.
A Detroit Free Press reflection notes the trouble with a man worth knowing is his frequent disagreeableness and the reluctance of others to make a second effort to know him.
A compact remark defines the terms egotist and logotist as men who openly celebrate their own self-satisfaction, noting their inability to conceal pride.
Classified notices show several lost items and requests and small ads. A missing gold cuff button returns to HCONIX office. a willow go cart offered at BOX 493 Bristol R1. a 12 room house and 10 lots plus a car listed near Mt Hope Ave and Goodings Lane. employment ads seek a woman for Renerss housework and a horse care worker after 6 pm.
Fragmented text references Luther and Jeriks Luther with an April 1 1919 date fragment. Readable items are insufficient to confirm event or location details. The record cannot determine a coherent action, person, or organization from the provided lines.
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