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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1916
Page
3
Thursday lineup at the Pastime includes Lillian Tucker and Edwin August in Evidence a five act drama plus Hobart Enjoys The Phantom Fortune a three act piece and selected comedies. An opening quip extols steady effort and ongoing growth.
Mrs. C B Rockwell Jr acts as matron of honor at the Bristol event for Miss Sarah Sackett and Chester Snow, to be held at 6 pm in the First Congregational Church Providence. Attending Bristol guests include Mr and Mrs B M MacDougall Mrs H F Bennett C B Rockwell Jr and George E Leighton.
A Friday evening game at the YMCA marks the official bow of the National India Rubber Co team in new uniforms. Edward Freeman, former Williams College star, is hoped to captain the squad. A series starts March 25 with the R I Commercial School team, one of the state’s fastest.
A calendar of local happenings includes the Thirteenth annual fair of King Philip Steam Fire Engine Co at Artillery Halls on State Street, plus vaudeville at Pastime Theatre, dances at G A R Hall and Naval Reserves Armory, charity sales at St Marys School Hall, Cantata at State Street M E Church, a food sale at Mrs Angevine’s home, and theater by St Elizabeth’s Dramatic Club and the Bristol Train of Artillery through February 21 to 29 with the Washington Ball and Leap Year Dance marking the end of the month.
Last evening the Hoopers defeated the South Ends in three straight games. W. Manchester rolled 126 pins and Frank Clark 118. G. Bush, the Hooper fraternity’s Noble Grand Horse Shoe Carrier, added 105 and 276 total.
The Fifth District Court before Judge F H Hammill found Joseph Freitas guilty of assault and fined him 15 dollars plus costs after an appeal was noted. Other actions include Thomas Finnergan sentenced to six months in the state workhouse for vagrancy and additional continuances in civil cases.
Star Theatre presents The Turmoil a five act picturization of the famous novel direct from Modern Theatre Providence with Valli Valli and George Leguere in the cast. Also screens In Search of a Wife No Babies Allowed with Max Asher The Red Circle episode Ruth Roland Lighthouse by the Sea and other features and giveaways.
Howard B. Dunbar formerly with W. H. Bell’s upholstery department teams with George Smith of Providence to run a Bristol shop at 31 Burnside Street. They will offer upholstery, furniture refinishing, mattress repair, and carpet and linoleum laying services. Their ad appears in another column.
Charles Dimond Jr Paul Canada and Rowie Springer will attend the annual Boys Convention at Newton February 18 19 and 20 Clifton H Merriam physical director will accompany the group A strong program is planned with an expected 600 delegates to attend and return with enthusiastic reports
Tickets are selling fast at Hamill's Dry Goods for a Bristol Brotherhood sponsored event in the Pastime Theatre tomorrow evening. The program features the Schumann Quartet of Providence, violinist Miss Beatrice Ball, East Providence comedian Henry B. Chace, reader Miss Louise Archibald of Fall River, plus two Francis X. Bushman photo plays.
The Babbitt W R C met Friday evening in the G A R Hall. Department orders announced the Providence Convention set for April 14. President Elizabeth Gladding to speak at 2 30 tomorrow at her High street home. Members attended Flag Day events in schools last week and gifts were given for anniversaries to Martha Kenney and Nancy Taylor. Refreshments followed.
Remedies advise avoiding exposure and drafts and eating well. Dr. King's New Discovery, made from pine tar healing balsams and mild laxatives, claims to kill germs soothe throat and reduce inflammation. Marketed for over 45 years it promises relief from coughs and colds.
The Rhode Island Equal Suffrage Association hosts a Food Fair booth run by Bristol County suffrage officers. Carrie Chapman Catt will speak at Sayles Hall Thursday at 8 p.m., with Harvard’s Prof. Johnson and an organ recital beforehand. Catt will attend a luncheon at Narragansett Hotel, followed by a delegation, with invites via Miss Bauer.
A testimonial from H. B. Smith of San Francisco 1915 says Sloan's Liniment relieved three weeks of chronic rheumatism and stiff neck after a few days of use. The ad promotes 25c bottles at druggists.
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