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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1917
Page
2
Editorial notes Providence holiday cards were mailed with one cent stamps totaling 13 000 cards. Postmen spent 443 hours 20 minutes collecting extra postage as residents adjust to new rates. Bristol readers are told postal cards need two cents, letters three cents, Bristol residents two cents, and unsealed printed circulars one cent.
One in ten drivers ignore the silent police at the Hope street junction of State and Hope. Despite fewer cars this season, motorists should heed town ordinances or be halted and redirected by police to circle the cop as in other places.
December 31 event at the Naval Armory on Church Street promises a Bristol Red Cross benefit under Company C TA and B T A auspices. This civic affair aims to raise funds through a Monday evening celebration featuring military and civic representatives.
Calendar pads offered at the Phoenix Office and shops display new 1918 pads. Town and state notices include Miss Mina Felson and Anna Felson visiting New York relatives and returns home for Christmas. Numerous names, places and events outline local Christmases, military notes, and community notices.
The Bristol community organized a church event under Company C Bristol Train of Artillery to aid the Red Cross with music by the Fort Adams Orchestra from 8 to 8:30 and a grand march at 8:45. Local prayers and sermons followed with Christmas music repeated by special request. Meanwhile Noel Magee reports from England on his engineering service in the U S Army and postal news from Coggeshall, Farley, with other homefront notes on burglaries and Christmas box collections totaling 4142 dollars for the War Welfare Committee.
Sergt George R Fish of the Third Coast Artillery Company U S A Fort Rodman spent Christmas with his parents Mr and Mrs William J Fish and has returned to Fort Rodman Robbers for the whole family NEW YORK STORE F M Dimond The dance at Cot Memorial High School praised by class of 1915 benefitting the Red Cross Prof Donovan’s Orchestra provided music Miss L M Farrall in Great Barrington Mass recovered slightly after stroke remaining unable to speak clearly.
Knights of Pythias Burnside Lodge No 34 elected Stephen W Hopkins as Commander and Paul Herzig as Vice Chancellor among other officers. Five candidates were invested as Knights. Installation set for Wednesday January 2 and lodge members donated 10 to Halifax sufferers. A homecoming visit to Herman Lodge Providence occurred.
Edgehill Temple No 3 Pythian Sisters elected officers at a meeting in Temple Hall GA R Block. New officers include Excellent Chief Mrs Ernestine Card Excellent Senior Mrs Jessie Caldwell Excellent Junior Mrs Catherine Marz Manager Mrs Fedora Gablinski and others. Installation is set for January 10 with refreshments and a social hour following the meeting.
Owing to high demand on the Chapel during Christmas week the services next Sunday will be held in the Church as usual. Thereafter services will be held in the Chapel to assist in real conservation. The annual Christmas tree exercises for the Sunday School will take place in the Chapel on Tuesday evening January 1 under the St Andrew's Club auspices with help from friends.
Thomas Negus died Wednesday evening at his son in law and daughter Frank C Child 200 Wood street from disease of old age. He was 90, born in Fall River Mass and lived in Swansea and Warren as a market gardener and trapper. Survived by two daughters Mrs Frank C Child and Mrs Charles Luther and two sons George and Barzilha Negus. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm Wilbur's Undertaking rooms Warren with Rev W H Watren officiating. interment in Swansea family lot.
A service flag with 1544 stars was raised Wednesday on the Essex Street building of the United States Rubber Company in Boston. The stars mark employees from subsidiary firms as well as the main corporation.
Several for sale notices appear including a Mason and Hamlin organ in good condition offered cheap by Box 1 E Phoenix Office and J H Peeckham at 23 Court Street also a Ford Touring Car in first class condition for sale via Box C Phoenix Office plus cows for sale from Gov Bradford Farm with B French owner.
The Wampanoaga Encampment No. I O F held its annual election in Odd Fellows Hall. New officers elected include Chief Patriarch DeWitt E Bolster High Priest Col Merton A Cheesman Senior Warden William G Dixon Scribe John G Stewart Treasurer James A Bosworth Junior Warden Elias Buffum Trustees James T Robertson George Arnold and James A Newman They will be inducted on Thursday evening Jan 10 An oyster supper and social hour followed the meeting
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