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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1922
Page
6
Friday evening service at 7 30 and Sunday morning worship at 10 30 with a sermon by the pastor on Reasonable Faith Baptism of children church school assembly after the morning service Children's Day observed with exercises at 4 pm Evening service will be omitted
Morning service at 10 30 led by Rev Francis Robushin focuses on Children’s Day themes. Sunday School gathers at 11 45 with a special evening Children’s Day Concert at 7 30 by the Sunday School.
The minister Rev Gick Edgett will preach a sermon for the young people on the topic A Hive of Bees. Children’s activities run at 12 o’clock and a vesper service follows at seven in the evening.
Sunday morning service at 10 o clock led by Rev Johnson. Sunday School at noon. Evening service at 7 o clock.
June schedule lists Primrose Club dance at Columbia Hall on Wood Street. Three act comedy Nothing But the Truth by Class of 1922 at Colt Memorial High School auditorium. June 15 lecture by John Nolen at Brestol Chamber of Commerce. June 20 three act comedy Pee My Heart at Pastime Theatre. June 22 Masotas Ball at St Albans Lodge. Early July parish event at Holmes Memorial House and Locke Close.
A Bristol detachment of the Train of Artillery led by Calvert A Cheesman joined Boston festivities for the 24th anniversary of the Ancient and Honorable Artillers Company. The day included a noon luncheon at Faneuil Hall, a parade reviewed by the Mayor and Governor, a memorial service at Old South Church, a drum head election, a banquet at the Copley Plaza, and an evening of entertainment and addresses. The unit traveled by automobile.
Boy Scout notes show Silver Box Patrol of Troop 2 winning the May Patternes Shield while Qwit Patrol leads the year by 78 points. Ow Patrol hosts a meeting and plans for July 4th events. Troop 2 reports town parade plans, tests, and duties for the upcoming holiday, with campment and communications emphasized.
Bristol Apron Committee reports approximately 1500 dollars received from apron sales and entertaining events for Rhode Island Hospital Block-Aid. Final returns from whists and expenses claims are pending while efforts praise Bristol women for leading the benevolence and carnival booth efforts.
Incomplete OCR fragment hints at a birth notice listing a newborn and likely a parent or family names. Details are unclear due to garbled text but the event type and subject appear to be a birth announcement with identifiers obscured by errors.
A library staffer recalled a confusing incident when a patron asked for a book titled The House Built on the Sticks. The librarian identified the mix up with Bangs' The Houseboat on the Styx and guided the patron to the correct title.
In Berlin a blacksmith named Paul Walter posing as Prince Plesg, with four companions, requests a death sentence for burglary. The judge rejects the plea, sentencing Walter to prison and the others to terms. An unrelated Philadelphia anecdote about a lecturer and an enthusiastic listener follows.
A designer explains color setting using salt to fix blues pinks and some reds. Use a large tablespoon per gallon of lukewarm water for most fabrics, with stronger salt for black fabrics. Soak browns yellows and tans in a vinegar solution, and if light yellows fade add strong coffee to warm rinse water.
Weather lore notes birds that foretell rain. The green woodpecker is called the rain bird for its laughing cry before a deluge. The missel thrush is dubbed the storm cock for singing ahead of wind or rain.
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