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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1906
Page
1
A grand Miramar reception hosted by Mrs. Francisco E. de Wolf honored Baroness Blanche Levay de Kistelek. Notables from naval, social, and professional circles attended, with elaborate refreshments and jeweled attire, highlighting a season’s finest society event.
A morning musicale at the D'Wolf Inn featured performers Gertrudesbrouck Reynolds Rockwell Randall Cameron MacDougall Hasbrouck Ware and others in a program with violin solos piano duets vocal and violin pieces. The event ran from 11 o'clock in a commodious music room with pieces by Grieg Eichberg Hauser Handel Xerxes and others.
A large and hungry party enjoyed a Sunday bake at Bee Park in the eastern part. Skidoo club members Joe Bertrand Gua Smith Robert Murray Thomas Tobin John White and James Welsh provided refreshments. Arthur Ranger won the weight throw and Thomas Christy the 100 yard dash. Will Tom and James Walsh oversaw the bake. Next club outing planned for next month.
The All Collegiates of Fall River defeated the D'Wolf Inn team 17 to 6 on the Common in a Wednesday afternoon game. Visitors collected twenty hits to the home nine's thirteen while eight innings were played. Notable players included Jim Drohan Jack Kenyon Duvalley and J Violette for the visitors who led early and widened the gap with a five run first inning. D'Wolf Inn was short three regulars but fought back with strong pitching and fielding from Hampton Huggins and others. Final score 17-6 with eight runners left on base for the Collegiates and eleven for the Inn.
A supper and fair will be held at O'Wolf Inn on Thursday Aug 2 from 4 30 to 10 p m to benefit the organ fund of St Michael s church. Various tables are assigned including supper candy lemonade doll grab box apron cafe fancy cake with Mrs H R DeWolf Mrs J E Fletcher Mrs H W Hayes Miss Helen Wheelwright Miss Christine Howe Miss Lillian Wilson Mrs William P Gladding Miss Edith Howe and Miss Isabelle Hoffman in charge.
Col. John H Bailey Jr and Col Andrew J Meiggs of the Bristol Veteran Association visited the Bristol Train of Artillery in Rhode Island at Island Park. The camp by the Seaconner river housed 28 members in 15 tents with officer and cooking tents, and Lieut Col Merton A Cheesman led daily infantry drills and maneuvers.
The message urges keeping a box of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for sunburns cuts bruises piles and boils. It asserts the product as a long standing standard despite imitators and warns buyers to ensure they get the genuine DeWitt’s Salve for emergencies at home.
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