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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1919
Page
2
Editorial regrets Town Council President Wallis E Howe and Councilman John H Wall will not seek re election. They have been fearless and independent in town duties and backed movements for town improvement. They may have erred but acted with honest effort, serving the town rather than themselves.
Discharged men and nurses in Bristol are urged to return honor roll record blanks to the Phoenix office or Buffington's drug store. The data will be used for medals at the Welcome Home celebration and to complete town service records. Everyone who served should fill out a blank.
Team No 3 captained by F M Dimond shocked Lavander by 15 to 4 in a surprise victory The win marks the first loss this season for team No 1 and the first win for team No 3 in the league game.
John W. Rumph and wife transfer land and buildings on the south side of Bay View avenue to Francis E. King and others in a recent deed. The transaction records a property transfer within the local real estate market.
The Army casualty list notes Corp. Andrew Arone of 17 Mason avenue as slightly wounded. Local notes cover firm discounts at New York Store, Wampanoag Encampment meetings, church sermons, a Bristol road appropriation proposal, naval discharge headlines, and residents serving or returning from service with details on families and addresses.
Readers are informed that Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to cure catarrh at all stages through constitutional treatment. The advertisement states the medicine works via the blood on mucous surfaces and offers a $100 reward if it fails to cure, with testimonials available upon request.
Local items report illness of Thomas Goff and his mother Mrs Goff with pneumonia Dr C Louis Bagnell and Bristol youths of the 66th Heavy Artillery expected home soon. Society events include the Principessa Elena Society fair in Italian Hall and Edgehill Temple candidates. Town politics note Wall and Boynton withdraw from Town Council and School Committee races. Herreshoff foreman Elisha Hibbert resigns. Edwin F Lindsey named successor. Bristol Naval Base nurses home. legation updates from Ireland. Armory and wharf repair appropriations advance. Portuguese American Citizens meet at BE Hall. Church collections and parish events noted. Chimes Normandy cast dance at Colt Memorial High School. Phyllis Farrally visits Norwalk. Bowker Fertilizers advertised. Bristol pool tournament standings tied after recent match with Warren.
The Senior class of Colt Memorial High School holds a private dance Friday evening in the auditorium, part of the February events.
A marketing letter extols Hazeloch Herb Remedy as a relief for female disorders citing a testimonial of backaches and pains cured. The ad claims the Indian formula is a trusted herbal extract with a money back guarantee and urges sufferers to buy from lending druggists at 120 Dick Street, Pawtucket.
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