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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1922
Page
3
Industrial Twilight League managers meet on July 13 decide to discontinue the Twilight League schedule. A patchwork game will be arranged pitting NI R against a strengthened team from BAA Life Savers and Dreadnaughts, to be played Wednesday evening amid town interest.
Bristol scouts plan a full day hike for test passing members meeting at the Scout building at 9 am with food for one meal. The Second Troop schedules weekend camp Takarest with signups by Friday and notices about Yawgoog camp with contact Mr Fish.
A streetbound lawyer Harry Neson faces extortion and threats from Boris with a heavy fee for unethical work. Jeanne Dares seeks protection and stolen papers hidden in a safe deposit. A perilous confrontation follows with a late night rescue and Mack Sennett comedy Be Reasonable as a counterpoint.
A special meeting of Kearney Post is planned at Hotel Belvedere tomorrow at 7:30 PM to discuss post matters. The Convention Committee launches fundraising with a block dance on Hope Street July 22 to support the State Convention on September 8-9, plus a Pastime Theatre movie night and cake and candy sale at AR Hall tomorrow evening.
Entries for the county tennis championship in men’s and women’s singles and doubles and mixed doubles close at the Phoenix Office Friday morning. The tournament will be held on the Excelsior Courts. A team from the East Side Tennis Club of Providence will play the Excelsior team here Saturday.
Fifth District Court session before Judge Frank H Hammill continues the case of John A Hawthorne agent for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals versus Antone Pettis charged with shooting a Sousa dog on July 6. Walter Bovay found guilty of reveling and fined two dollars plus costs.
An average of 2173 persons per day join the various churches in the United States, reflecting ongoing religious affiliation trends across the nation.
Sir Andrew Noble detonated cordite in closed cylinders and estimated temperatures above 5000 degrees Celsius with immense pressure. Sir Witlin Crookes analyzed the carbon produced and found minute diamonds formed under those extreme conditions.
Geraldine Farrar, famed opera star born in Melrose Massachusetts, headlines The Riddle Woman at the Star. Her early life included study with Mrs J Ho Jong in Boston and notable talent from age twelve.
Hope Circle No 70 Daughters of Isabella met to organize a three day carnival for St Paul de Vincente Infant Home in Providence starting today. The event seeks community support through activities and attractions to aid the home.
July events include a Cake and Candy Sale at G R Hall hosted by American Legion Auxiliary Kearney Unit No 6 on July 19, a Black Dance on Hope Street on July 22 by the Convention Committee of Kearney Post 6, and a Food Sale and Whist at Mrs Ralph W Holt’s Hope Street on July 27 to support the Taft School Piano Fund. An August 1 excursion on the Steamer Warwick to Fall River Newport and Rocky Point by St Elizabeth's Church is slated, with a Trinity Parish House Lawn Fete August 1-2 run by Trinity Church Men's Club.
Report says invasive wild bees from the forest steal and move domestic honey from the Grive Harbor district. More than a third of local honey production is claimed by robber bees nesting in hollow trees and cedar trunks, operating in swarms on a community basis.
An advertisement argues kidneys wear with activity and pain. Mrs J H Mott of Bristol testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieve back and kidney pain and dull heaviness after cold or exertion. Buffalo makers Foster Milburn Co promote 60 cents at Buffington Pharmacy.
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