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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1928
Page
3
The second cofferdam for the Mount Hope Bridge tower pier on the Portsmouth side was launched at high tide Wednesday morning. The 88 by 45 foot cofferdam will sit 48 feet deep for the Portsmouth pier and 60 feet for the Bristol pier, moored by several 12 ton Chinese anchors, with whistles marking the launching.
More than 125 persons attended the Washington Eve dance at the Bristol Casino Tuesday night under the National India Rubber Company entertainment committee. Harold Sheffer's Colonial Orchestra provided music. the dance ran until 1 o'clock Wednesday morning.
Detailed program listing for a Colonial Review and Minstrels event. Names include Brightman Mrs M and A DeWolf with performances from Privateering Days and Spirit of 76 selections. Harpists Anna Feeler Elizabeth Love Selma Rohland. Interlocutor Judge Edward L Leahy introduces the Thirteen Original States with performers Morgan Bullock Deitz and others.
The church advertises a 800 am Holy Communion and 1030 am Morning Prayer with address. A church school meets at 12 M. An evening prayer service is planned at 730 pm with address.
First Sunday in Lent schedule lists Holy Communion at 2:00 am and Sung Mass with sermon at 10:45 am. A noon Church School and Bible Class follows, then Evensong with sermon at 3:00 pm.
The First Congregational Church announces a night service at 7 30 and Sunday morning worship at 10 30 with a sermon on Measurements of Manhood. The Church School meets at 12 o clock followed by the monthly missionary program and offering. Sunday night features praise and preaching with the sermon theme The Supreme Passion.
Church schedule lists events at 256 Hope Street. Prayer meeting and choir practice Friday evening, preaching and Sunday School Sunday, with services and times noted. Community notices include regular worship activities.
Friday evening prayer meeting at 7 30 led by Harold W Baker. Sunday morning worship at 10 30 with Junior Church in vestry for first grade pupils and preschool children. Church School at 11 45. Evening service at 7 30 with Children's Story followed by sermon.
Court St Church of the Nazarene invites all to Sunday 10 45 am service with preaching. Sunday school at 12 noon and evangelistic service at 7 pm. Prayer meeting Friday 7 30 pm. Good singing. Cordial invitation to worship. Pastor is Frank H Bowers Jr.
The text argues youth is a spiritual energy not tied to age and that aging reflects decay only if one loses spiritual and intellectual vitality. It suggests wisdom grows with years, with energy redirected rather than lost, and warns against inherited or chosen habits of weariness that age the mind early.
John P Gavit emphasizes that parenthood is a difficult trade requiring study of child nature and proper guidance. The piece argues that parents must learn how to nurture a child as a companion and ally, shaping the future relationship and the child’s view of them through understanding and intelligent parenting.
Dr. C. M. Wilson of St Mary's Hospital London argues four kinds of courage and fear in soldiers and civilians. The vanishing type is the person who feels no fear in an age full of dangers. Other types include fear without action and fear that is faced with steadfast resolve, and fear transformed into reckless frenzy.
Entomologists note several honeydew types from aphids and plant exudates. Insects such as ants and bees are drawn to the sugar secreted by leaves. Honeydew from bees is often dark and unpalatable, while fungi and overgrowth can also cause exudations.
Swedish paper pulp districts have used white water from sulphite mills to lay dust on highways. The waste liquor binds dust as it dries and smooths the road. It is suggested to add hygroscopic salt to the white water to keep the surface slightly moist and enhance effectiveness.
A puzzled scene unfolds as a child notes the mother's cracked forehead while she contemplates dinner. The mother replies with a teasing denial, turning the moment into lighthearted family humor.
Workmen for John H. Wall who owns the Reynolds House on Hope Street found a two board wooden door with wrought iron hinges. Chalk on one side reads Reynolds 1760, indicating age. Wall offers to place the door in Burnside Memorial Hall if accepted by officials.
Two accidents occurred Wednesday afternoon. At Hope and Franklin streets Miss Loretta Walsh and J Martinez collided causing slight damage. At High and Washington streets a coach owned by Paul Milh magegl was sideswiped by Helen B Hara at Fall River damaging both vehicles.
Bristol Chapter D A R held a Colonial tea with exercises at Hotel Belvedere. Mrs Clinton T. Sherman presided and Capt George F E Hathaway spoke on The National Defence Act. Miss Mabel Salisbury led songs and tea concluded with decorated tables and blue bell accents. Sixty attended. schools and town offices closed. mills remained open.
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