Editorial rebutts chain stores threat to local merchants
Herman Roe of the Northfield News argues against chain store fears noting local merchants can compete by professional merchandising and strong newspaper ads. He emphasizes collective town boosting, expanding trade areas with new bridge competition and wider regional activity to draw shoppers.
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Herman’ Roe
Northfield (Minn) News
W National Merchants’ Association
Roe
Mount Hope
Portsmouth
Bristol
Island
Rhode Island
Lenten and Easter Services at St Michaels Church
Lent services listed for St Michaels Church through Lent with visiting ministers from St Margarets Brighton Ascension Wakefield Christchurch Lonsdale St Marks Warren and St Andrews School Barrington. Holy Week services include Maundy Thursday Good Friday and Easter schedule with morning and evening prayers, baptisms and children services led by various clergy including Rev Albert Tatned Rev John Crawford Rev Irving Vodovans Rev Charst Temple Rev Albert Crabtree and Rev Wo Magoun Supervising Seaman’s Church Institute Newport involvement on Maundy Thursday Good Friday and Faster Easter.
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St Michaels Church
Albert
Wo Magoun
Seamans Church Institute
Newport
Real Estate Transfer on Charles Street Corner
Joao Pereira and wife Maria transfer the lot and buildings at the northeast corner of Charles Street and Fox Hill Avenue to Manuel Pacheco and his wife as tenants by entirely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joao Pereira
Maria
Manuel Pacheco
Charles Street
Fox Hill Avenue
Local religious notices and community events across Edgewood and Mount Carmel
Rev Fr Boyd preached the Lenten sermon at St Marys while Rev Goodacre led a Home for Aged Women gathering. An anniversary high mass for Mrs Drusalina Romano occurred at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Moose and Knights of Pythias events, bazaars, weddings, and a four Saturday Mt Carmel Bazaar weeks ahead. Local ice dealers face harvest shortfall and may buy from New England.
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Fr. Boyd
St. Paul's Church
Edgewood
St. Mary's Church
James J. Goodacre
Grand Army Hall
Burnside Lodge
Knights of Pythias
New Hampshire
New England
King Philip Lodge
Order of Moose
Eagle Hall
Mt Hope Block
N Waldo Kennedy
Altar Society
The
Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Mt Carmel Hall
Congregational Street
Reba Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows
Pauline Brelsford
Stephen R. Gates
Washington
Ethel Ada
Alexander Edward Geisler
Alexander Geisler
Golden Star Orchestra
Wiliam W Ashton
Pappasquash
David William
Ashtons
Julia Jackson
Providence
Mildred V. Grigsby
Westerly
Auto
Virginia
Middlebury
Local Notes and Shopper Bylines From Town
Mrs. Mary Cabercieras of Thompson Avenue was moved to Rhode Island Hospital by Colt Memorial Ambulance for treatment. Mrs. John T. Lewis of Ashland Virginia visits sister in Bay View Heights then travels to New York to see her son Wardwell Lewis. Also promotes Silk Dresses at Dimond's Corner.
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Les ‘Nova “Sullivan
Joe
Blue Bird
New
York
Mary Cabercieras
Thompson Avenue
Rhode Island Hospital
Colt Memorial
Dimond's Corner
John T. Lewis
Ashland
V. J. de Rocha
Bay View Heights
New York
Wardwell Lewis
Leap Year Birthdays at Union Street and Constitution Street
Mrs Antonio Langello marked her leap year birthdate with flowers music and dancing at 99 Union Street born February 29 1876 she has had 13 birthdays She hosted Edward Quinn and Charles Pendleton Jr at 87 Constitution Street for their leap year and March birthdays with pink green decorations and candy favors A musical program and refreshments followed.
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Antonio Langello
Union Street
Corsica
Daniel Quinn
Constitution Street
Edward Quinn
Charles L. Pendleton, Jr
Real Estate Transfers John H Wall to Arthur Mello
Real estate transfer lists John H Wall selling a lot of land to Arthur Mello and his wife on the Dilvs Ma Wall plat located on the north side of Bay View Avenue.
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John H Wall
Arthur Mello
Bay View Avenue
Hay View Avenue
Mt Hope Chapter Bridge Whist Event at Rockwell Hall
Mt Hope Chapter No 23 0 F S announces a Thursday April 12 bridge whist gathering at Rockwell Hall under YMC auspices.
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Rockwell Hall
Mt Ho@pe
Ladies Aid Society Plans Chowder Dinner at Church
The Ladies Aid Society of the State Street M E Church met at Miss Sarah D. Bosworths home to plan a chowder dinner to be served in the church vestry from 12 to 2 on Wednesday March 7. Mrs Fred G Blais dell Mrs John H Potter and Mrs Abbie Munro will handle the event with committee chair Mrs Rachel Simmons and members Mrs Archibald M Miller Mrs George A Richardson and ex officio Mrs William H Remieres.
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Ladies Aid Society
State Street
M. E
Sarah D. Bosworth
Hope Street
Fred G. Blaisdell
John H Potter
Abbie Munro
Rachel Simmons
Archibald M. Miller
George A. Richardson
William H. Remieres
Sarah Bickford
How Browning Wrote Some Poems from Fleeting Notes
The Manchester Guardian notes Browning wrote a sonnet to Carlo Goldoni on a torn leaf from an eighteenth century book of verse and that How They Brought the Good News From Ghent to Ghent was jotted in pencil on a Bartoli Simboli flyleaf. It laments poets failing to keep notebooks for fugitive inspirations.
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Browning
Carlo Goldoni
Sothby’s
Ghent
Alx
Bartoli
Manchester Guardian
Rhode Island Holstein-Friesian Association endorses tests and weight sale
At its annual meeting in Providence the Rhode Island Holstein-Friesian Association adopted resolutions backing a weight and liquid measure for milk sales, a cattle quarantine bill, and a proposed area testing law. W. J. de Rocha was re elected Vice President for Bristol County with John Usher and Mrs. Susan M. Sheple joining the executive committee.
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Rhode Island Holstein-Friesian Association
Providence
Department of Agriculture
W. J. de Rocha
Bristol County
de Rocha
John Usher
Susan M. Sheple
Chicken Salad Supper Served by Babbitt Relief Corps
Members of Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps No. 19 served over 150 chicken salad suppers from 5 30 to 7 30 PM in Grand Army Hall. Decorations featured cut flowers and lighted candles as the arrangements committee led by Mrs Fred R Mott chaired the event.
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Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps
No. 19
Grand Army Hall
Fred R. Mott
Charles W Wall
Barbara Arnold
Mildred Williams
Charles L Pendleton
Born at Lying-in Hospital Providence a son born
A son was born February 28 at the Lying-in Hospital in Providence to Mr and Mrs Clarence J Smith of Providence The baby’s mother is formerly Miss Susie Easterbrooks of this town
Obituaries Notice from Warren RI Area Deaths
Death notices from this town and nearby areas list Virgil Arruda and Dennis J Doran both died in late February, Mrs Arme Lambert died in South Swansea on March 1, and Sylvester Munro of Warren RI aged 84 with funeral service set for March 3 at 2 pm from 613 Main Street, relatives invited. Additional notices include Freda Phenes aged 54 and other local passings.
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Munro
Warren Roi
Sylvester Munro
George M Wilbur
Main Street
Warren
Pool Tables For Sale At Sansone's Market
Two pool tables offered at cheap price in good condition. Spy at Sansone's Market located at the corner of gh and Bradford streets for this sale.
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Sansone’s
Gh and
Bradford Streets
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