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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1931
Page
2
At a special town meeting on August 11 1931 taxpayers postponed action on sewage disposal to allow study of a new treatment system. They argue the State Board of Purification of Waters would be impressed by the postponement and hope to save fifty to eighty thousand dollars if the new plan proves satisfactory.
Recreation Director George R. Fish says the annual swim will move to a shorter course from the public bath house to the beacon near Poppa squash and back on Sunday Aug 30. Entries close Aug 27 with a small fee to cover expenses. prizes will be announced after entries reach a sufficient number.
William C. Fischer stays at the Hotel Belvedere in New York. J. Winthrop DeWolf and wife return from three months in Europe. Dr. W. F. Williams expected home from Northern Europe. Miss Hattie B. Barns sails home from England and Scotland aboard the Majestic. Mrs. Scott Keith hosts weekend guests in Deerfield. Henry Howland Jr. vacationing with aunt in Warren. Howe couple motor to Quebec two weeks. Getchell party heads to Belfast Maine for a month. Rotary Club to meet without a speaker. members to speak their minds. St Andrew's School boys finish summer camp at Kirkemutt. Rev A R Parshley reads from John Brown's Body at St Michael's. Roswell S Bosworth sings at parade. Mrs Emma Rounds at piano. Donovan family return from Saratoga and Vermont trip. visit parents in Massachusetts. William Williston hosts guests Burling Hall and Russell Swan. Hull noted author and entertainer. Netopian Club plans a Weenie Roast at Mt Hope Bay. Happenings include Harriet Phillips leaving for two weeks in Portsmouth. Patstone welcomes Knoxville visitors. Graves and Stuart weekend guests. McDermott family visits from Astoria. One land deed recorded: Albert Nace to Harold W LeKe. Codola family hosts Pomarico clan and Esposito from New Haven. St Michael's Boys' Club to hike Wednesday. Kearney Post and area posts visit Soldiers Home for entertainment. Dorothy Quito, two, injured chest. stitches by Dr. Bernardo. Collins & Aikman Girls' Club outing to Crescent Park. Studio Club meeting notes and plan for first annual outing next month.
The article notes Pennsylvania as a refuge for diverse European immigrants in the eighteenth century including Dutch Swedes Germans Welsh Quakers and many others, highlighting varied races and creeds that settled the colony. It emphasizes the colony’s religious and cultural diversity amid frontier settlement.
Local notices list a Clambake at Bristol Trotting Park hosted by Bristol and Newport Lions Clubs on Thursday August 13. An August 15 outing of St Michael's Brotherhood is noted and on August 19 a supper and sale by Ivy Guild will be held at St Michael's Parish House.
After a 21 year suspension number 1 of the second volume of The Iris Bristol High School publication is issued. It features Old Academy Colt High School view Col S P Colt donor and current principal photos, editors group pictures and a red cover design by Miss M S Gooding. The 16 page souvenir includes stories jokes poems alumni notes and more. Town Council band committee met appointing Col Joseph B Burgess chair and Edward F Christie secretary to arrange summer concerts with Herreshoff Eagle and Fort Adams bands. plans to meet again tomorrow.
Sunday evening at 6 30 o'clock Rev. William R Trotter will deliver the baccalaureate sermon before the class of 06 at Trinity Church in Bristol High School.
Work started this week on a passenger depot at Bristol Highlands for the growing colony along the road. The good sized structure is expected to provide ample accommodation and should be finished early next week.
The article notes captains from three of four Twilight League clubs setting examples while the M A club relies on a 17 year old left fielding bat. It highlights Francis Head of Colonial Hotel nine batting improvement, Frankie Sousa of LaFazia Drug with strong pitching and fielding, and Sevigny and Greenwood facing protested games. The manager denies NA team support by Colonial Hotel management and outlines hopes for a strong lineup and fair play.
Right fielder Eddie Menard of Collins & Aikman leads at bats with 39 and 17 hits in 11 games, a .431 batting average with 12 runs. Frankie Polak of NI R, 17, tops rubber workers in hitting and fielding with 22 at bats and 7 hits, 1000 percent fielding in 8 putouts and 1 assist. Foxy Marshall and Joe Gomes tied for league home run lead with 2 apiece, while Sousa, Sheriff Brown and others are noted among leaders in the club listings.
Director George R Fish announced a record week at the public bath house with attendance surpassing all prior marks. Supervisor Louis Sylvia reported average daily attendance above twenty and nearly 1000 paid admissions for the week, plus a record number of free admissions for children under ten each day until 3 pm.
The St Michael’s Brotherhood outing is set for Saturday August 15 at Ferrycliffe Farm. An afternoon of chowder at one o’clock, sports with prizes, and a buffet luncheon at five o’clock are planned. Tickets available from committee members or Holmes House. Committee includes Hiram A rounds Charles H Sparks John G Stewart Samuel J Smith Col Arthur W Barrett Herbert R Newman and the Rev Mr Toadvin.
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