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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1918
Page
2
A notice lists the Gallagher family at Prospect Farm located on 20 Charles Street Gooding Avenue. It provides ownership and property context for the reader without further details.
The Bristol County Poultry Association holds its tenth annual exhibition in G A R Hall starting Tuesday December 10 and continuing through Wednesday and Thursday. A total of 130 entries are shown, up from last year, highlighting strong local involvement and wartime resilience. The children's exhibit emphasizes youth participation in food conservation.
The United Brothers' Lodge No 13 10 OF held its annual election Tuesday evening. Officers chosen: Noble Grand Raymond A Card Vice Grand Hiram A Rounds Recording Secretary Fred Whalbur Financial Secretary Amasa C Williston Treasurer George U Arnold PG Trustees George A Arnold PGMs James A Newman William J Munro Hall Committee Col John H Bailey Delegates John G Stuart Samuel Molasky to Odd Fellows Home Association William J Munro as delegate
The Bristol YMCA basketball team defeated the Fall River YMCA 20 to 14 last evening. Despite being outweighed, Bristol played a clean sportsmanlike contest and praised their hosts. Bristol plans a rematch in Bristol near Wednesday at the Y M C A gym.
Local notices announce Red Cross foil and tire collections ending at A Pnerone’s, Bristol Chapter DAR meeting at Hotel Belvedere, and various shop ads. Event items cover poultry show, Rotary and lodge visitations, Navy veteran's homecoming, Republican committee actions, and church lectures this week.
Readers learn that Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to cure catarrh through internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Proponents offer $100 for any failure to cure and invite testimonials from customers. Sold by druggists for 76 cents.
Mrs Sarah Birmingham of Bay View Avenue learns her son Priv Frank Birmingham is in a French hospital after being struck in the face by shell fragments in the Battle of Chateau Thierry. He was born and educated in Bristol and faces possible lasting disfigurement if he recovers.
The YMCA screens Louis Huff and Jack Pickford in Sandi a Paramount photoplay based on Alice Hogan Rice. The story follows a Scottish immigrant who stows aboard a ship, meets a Kentucky belle, and grows into a ready mate while facing a dissipated brother. The event includes wildlife film, a Burton Holmes travelogue and a cartoon. Five free tickets at matinee. evening admission ten cents for those presenting this notice.
James Gallagher died Monday at his Rock Street home. The funeral was held Wednesday at 8:30 am from his residence, then at St Mary’s Church for a high mass at 9 am. The Gregorian Mass in B flat was sung. offertory pieces and flowers noted. Interment followed at St Mary’s Cemetery with pallbearers listed.
The funeral for Mrs Margaret D W B Stanton, who died suddenly last Sunday, was held Wednesday at 2 pm from the home of Mr and Mrs Charles F Sanford 1222 Hope Street Bristol. Relatives and friends attended and floral tributes came from Brown University Bristol Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution Bristol Fortnightly Club and the Home for Aged Women board of managers. Rev Anson B Howard officiated. Bearers were Charles F Sanford William Bradford William B Pearse Benjamin M MacDougall Morton Chace and Samuel W Church. Interment followed at North Cemetery.
The Gallagher family expresses heartfelt thanks to relatives and friends for the kindness and sympathy shown during their recent bereavement and for the beautiful floral offerings.
Bristol Aerie No 953 of the F O E will hold a meeting next Monday at 8 PM in the Aerie Rooms. All members are urged to attend.
The Star Theatre presents The Firebrand with Virginia Pearson showing tonight amid other features Ruth Roland Hands Up Margery Wilson The Hand at the Window Broncho Billy The Vagabond The Tron Test weekly cartoons and more. Monday brings Alice Brady in At the Mercy of Men Tuesday shows The Unbelieve8d.
The notice outlines events from December 10 to 25 including the Bristol County Poultry Association exhibition at G A R Hall, a Pastime Theatre musical for Our Lady of Mt Carmel, a basket party by Con No 15 A P A Madeirense in Columbia Hall, Xmas Eve dance by the Maryland Club at G A R Hall, and a Christmas night dance at Hotel Belvedere hosted by Trinity parish Acolytes' Guild.
Matteo Ozzorone transfers a house and lot on the south side of Usher avenue to Francesca del Vecchio. Isabella Mathewson transfers a house and lot on the north side of Cole street to Cranston Worsted Mills.
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