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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1918
Page
2
A Massachusetts judge punishes two burglars caught stealing cabbages and potatoes with $50 fines each. They must pay in installments and stay under police surveillance until full settlement. The ruling signals gardens are protected and garden contributors deserve enforcement against theft.
Estate of John B Herreshoff and Rhodesland Hospital Trust transfer to Henry Soloman of Providence a two story dwelling and land share on Smith Street. Joseph L Buffum and J A Janson transfer a house and lot on West Hope Street. Joseph L Buffum to George H McClure a house and lot on West Hope Street.
Miss Ruth Paine visits aunt Mrs Ida Burt in Bristol area while Mrs John McGinley of New London guests Judge and Mrs O L Bosworth. Miss Helen Malone visits cousins on Metacom Avenue. Rev T Newton Owen to preach at First Congregational Church. Mrs Charles Potter of New York stays with the Wardwells on Hope Street for August. Bernard M Callan overseas with Battery C 66th Artillery. family notified. Shoe sale at Bristol and Warren Shoe Co. Grace Matheson returns from visiting aunt with cousin Doris Dunbar. Tea at High Street home hosted by Hon and Mrs LeBaron B Colt. daughters and granddaughter helpers listed. Town Council member’s letter signed Native Taxpayer prompts action offer. Textile Workers strike to resume pending War Labor Board inquiry. Moose excursion to Newport and Rocky Point attracts 165 by Sagamore, later 155 return. Children honored at Gibson Road home for Esther Ryone’s tenth birthday and Deep River Moose event. Morgan alobid visiting Bristol last evening. 57-year absence noted. Seven people prostrated by heat Wednesday. Providence reports 96 degrees. Bristol cooler with NW breeze.
Readers learn that catarrh can be cured by constitutional treatment via Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The ad claims internal action through the blood to heal mucous surfaces and strengthen the constitution. Proponents offer $100 for any untreatable case and invite inquiries to F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio.
Mrs. Samuel Brelsford is critically ill at Hope Street home. Rev W M Partridge to officiate at Trinity Church Sunday. Mrs Joseph Morrissey and daughter Mary of Providence spend August with relatives. Several locals announce safe arrivals overseas of relatives in the 66th Artillery and other units. Daughters of Isabella plan a whist for Hope Circle. A beetle of colorful beans is displayed in the Phoenix office window.
Near Miss Josephine returns from Stonington Conn. Mrs. H. M. Howe of Philadelphia occupies her summer residence at Ferry Hill. Mrs. E. M. Briggs and Miss Carrie Briggs stay ten days at Brooks Farm North Smithfield. Mrs. Harriet R. DeWolf leaves for Jamestown R. I. for a few weeks visit. Miss Martha Graham District Nurse takes annual vacation. Mrs. Peter C. R. Morris substitutes. St Michael's Sunday School invites Ivy Guild for a basket picnic Sept. 7. Charles Blackman Class of 1918 Colt Memorial High School passed civil service exam and begins as stenographer in the U S Navy Aeronautics Division War Department in Washington DC.
Navy recruiting notes boilermakers are in demand for the regular Navy for the war duration. Salary includes 77.50 monthly plus government paid dependents allotments and low rate insurance. Age 21 to 35. Apply to Lieutenant Commander Newton Mansfield in New York or at any recruiting station.
Listings include a horse in good condition owned by Manuel Pacheco at 78 Charles Street a group of fifty pigs at Gov Brad Ford Farm run by B French Prop twenty room house and lot at 232 Hope Street available through F Breasterbrooks cows including bred Holsteins and cows of all descriptions listed by Gov Bradebury Farm B French prep
Annie Durand, 52, wife of Theodore Durand, died suddenly at home on John Street. Born in Ireland, she came to this country as a child. Funeral held at 8:30 a.m. from her late residence, then St Mary's Church for a requiem Mass at 9, with interment in St Mary's Cemetery.
Marguerite Clark appears tomorrow at the Y M C A in a screen adaptation of Prunella the stage hit she starred in at the Little Theatre New York and which attracted the Paramount concern to sign her for films The picture titled Love in a Dutch Garden comes from Granville Parker and Laurence Housman and is said to be more beautiful than the stage version
An ad promotes Ho Kara a pure grease free skin cream claimed to relieve itching and heal pimples acne barber's itch eczema and ulcers. W H Buffington's Drug Store sells a large jar for 35 cents with a money back guarantee if it fails to deliver as claimed.
Under Maurice Tourneur supervision the production showcases unusual futurist settings and striking costuming. The initiative emphasizes novelty and artistic ambition in this early screen effort.
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