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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1925
Page
2
The piece condemns releasing two confessed arsonists after eight year sentences as undermining justice. It argues reform is needed in arrests and courts, noting incendiary fires cause millions in losses and criticizing leniency toward bootleggers and hijackers.
Station WJAR in Providence reports letters from Derby and Lancashire England about music exchange plans. The missives mention performers Nora ot Dwrver, Vie MA Hugh, and Brasta Trg as part of a forthcoming program.
A garbled OCR fragment discusses a wedding and a path to union. The text mentions Te SR and Meaty and hints at an old expert and near ord aes but lacks coherent details or identifiable names.
A garbled OCR note hints at dining trouble in New York with unclear phrases and misspellings. It mentions diners and confusion over prices or service. The readable bits point to a chaotic restaurant environment and possible complaints.
Members of the Post and auxiliary are urged to attend a Friday gathering to discuss forthcoming events. Plans include stage rehearsals and a large meeting room setup with Mead as director and Albert A. Edmonds as general chairman of the committee.
The Business Men's Volley Ball League resumes with teams 1 and 2 in action this evening. Team 1 led by S Herreshoff and John Stewart stands at five wins four losses while Team 2, featuring R Dimond and John Wall, is four and five.
Parish notes record Holy Communion for seventy children at St Elizabeth’s Church and list various local activities. A new schooner built by Herreshoff Co for Harvey Flint of Providence was shipped, Vincent Astor’s yacht Nourmahal arrived for steering gear work, and Colt Memorial High School plans practice and a student dance. The town council meets, and local improvements include a shower bath at the firehouse.
The town gathers for charity events at State Street Methodist Church and St Michael's Church activities include sewing meetings and food sales. A Bristol Womans Exchange drive raises funds while a 90th birthday is celebrated for Mrs Spooner. A soprano Arda Connery is cast in Mikado at Infantry Hall Providence. A public farewell profile recalls a beloved local doctor.
Word was renewed here last evening by relatives of the sudden death from heart disease yesterday morning of Ralph Fales Coggeshall of Framingham Massachusetts He was the son of the late Thomas Coggeshall a native of this town and John Ingersoll Coggeshall of South Carolina and brother of Mrs W Elizabeth C Shepard who died in Hartford December 28 and whose body was brought here for burial on December Coggeshall is survived by his wife and a daughter Mia Eleanor Coggeshall three brothers John of Lowell William of Boston and Ingersoll of New York and three sisters Minnie Mosses and Fevella Coggeshall all of Melrose and Mrs Susan Burdak of Hartford Following funeral services in Framingham the body will be brought here Thursday evening for interment at the North Cemetery Rex James J Goodacre pastor of the First Congregational Church will conduct the committal services.
The Bristol Troop meets at 7 30 with Scoutmaster F W Coggeshallt to announce Boy Scout Week plans and review last week’s inspection. The East Shore District Court of Honor meets at 8 to award merit badges under Bradford H Field. Troop 2 divisions A and B hold a joint inspection. Boy Scout Orchestra rehearses for Boy Scout Week under Major Fred M Straight. The Scout Athletic Association votes to start a volley ball league and elects Sheldon Burt as basketball manager.
The Bristol parish registry notes 43 children born out of town and 61 local marriages in 1924, a drop from 1923. Of 23 marriages, five pairs had one party from Bristol. nine couples married elsewhere and five Bristol couples wed non residents. Total marriages recorded 1,195, a 15 percent decrease from 1923.
Funeral services for Ida Gallup a dentist who practiced for 57 years were private at his Hope Street home with Rev James Soundaryere officiating. A floral tribute came from St Albans Lodge No 6 AF&AM where Gallup served 59 years. Burial followed at North Cemetery.
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