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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1919
Page
3
Parish members invite all to a chapel reception honoring Rev A B Hayward who recently accepted the rectorship of St. Michael’s. The event is scheduled for Thursday evening July 10 from 8 to 10 o’clock.
Principal William C Hobbs of the High School and Miss Mary D Easterbrooks of the Reynolds School will meet at 9 oclock tomorrow morning at the Y M C A. All parents with children in Grammar and High School grades who wish to take special instruction this summer are invited to attend and discuss registration.
The YMCA school will start Monday July 14. A moderate fee covers expenses and if tuition income exceeds costs, refunds will be issued to pupils at term end.
Samuel J. Brelsford Jr. was fined 50 and costs by Judge F H Hamill in the Fifth District Court yesterday morning for assaulting Louis Dellamierte on a train at Franklin Street station on June 21. Brelsford retracted his former not guilty plea and pleaded guilty.
Doris Hodges daughter of William C and Emma G Hodges of Bristol Highlands died suddenly in this town on July 3 in her 12th year. The obituary notes her as a child of the Hodges family with Godfrey as a lineage reference.
The Seventh Division and auxiliary groups paraded along State to Hope to Church and High streets, proceeding to Town Hall for review. At Town Hall the program included Invocation by Rev Damrosch Reading of the Declaration Address by Rev Penfold, and songs led by the Royal Band.
During the parade a seaplane flyover occurred at 3 pm and again later. A 5 pm Antiques and Horribles parade formed in front of Remieres' store on Hope street and marched through Church, High, Union, and back to Hope, where judges delivered results. A Royal Providence Band performed in the evening with selections from Verdi Selections and Donizetti.
At 8pm a Royal Band concert performed on the Common featured an overture program and selections ranging from Massenett to Verdi and Strauss. The lineup included Overture II Redi Labor, Pagliacci, Aida, Les Burlesquers, Norma, Gioconda, Mazurka Deltina, and International Hymns.
A roster of committee officers and members is presented including George L. Crown Jr as chairman John G Stewart as secretary Fred Wilbur as treasurer and other named individuals James B Brown Roswell C Colt Samuel Molasky Walter Munroe Philp C Morris John Wahlgren and several others.
Jack Pickford and Lounne Huff star in a melodrama at the YMCA featuring Dick Hale a wealthy financier and Princess Irensa of Maritizia. The plot follows a railroad clash with Texler the King’s financier and a daring rescue that ends with a clever ruse. Theodore Roberts Hobart Bosworth and Raymond Hatton also appear.
Bristol and Warren played on the common with Baker and Bottomley as Bristol’s battery and Fortier Bluin for Warren. Warren surged to eight in the eighth inning, then finished 19 to 8 after a strong run-scoring burst. Bristol fielded well but managed only six runs against Fortier, mostly in the third.
Capt George T Gladding died last Thursday at his Noyes avenue home after a stroke. He was 82, lived alone since his wife’s death, and owned the cat boat Razzle Dazzle with fishing trips on Narragansett Bay. He served on coasting vessels with his father and in Bristol whaling days, later commanding the sloop Genevieve and schooner Republic. Funeral Sunday at 2:30 pm at St Michael's Church with bearers Daniel Coggeshall Fred Hodgdon Amos Gorham and George Carr. interment at North Cemetery.
Philip Berner a Morris Brothers truck driver died at Rhode Island Hospital from injuries after his hand was thrust through a window pane while delivering bottled goods to Bruno Brothers at the Hotel Ferncroft. The accident occurred a week ago and the body was returned to Fall River for burial.
A young auto salesman pursues his employer’s daughter while entering a Los Angeles to San Francisco Grand Prize race. He wins, sets a new car record, and earns the daughter’s hand as reward, under director James Cruze from Marion Fairfax adaptation.
A critic lauds Miss Allison and a distinguished cast led by Walter I Percival Frank Currier Harry Ratenbury James Warton James and Hugh Fay with Marie Walcamp in The Red Glove Gladys Brockwell headlines The Porplandate Spectacle Critics note the plot of corruption in official circles and a heroine who overcomes schemes to win back love Ruth Roland appears in The Tiger's Trail with Mutt and Jeff and Sunshine comming to the stage
Progress in industry and commerce must be viewed from the standpoint of the individual. Social conditions depend on this, and if they restrict personal life no economic argument can justify them.
The article notes Christians in Treves by the second century and a bishop by 314. It highlights the archbishops as major spiritual princes of the early German empire, and describes Treves today as a thriving city of about 75,000, a show city and shrine for Yankee tourists.
The article notes that Ireland has snakes only in a few species and attributes the snakeless belief to a 1758 compositor error translating History of Iceland. It states Iceland is too cold for snakes and the mix up persisted.
A reflective line notes that comfort may fade when others judge you as superior or inferior. It ponders how perception affects conversation and deeds, suggesting humility as a steady path.
Minds, bouillon cubes and flavoring extracts share a common trait they intensify as they are concentrated. The passage notes that strength grows with reduced water content, implying parallel behavior across these substances.
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