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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1909
Page
4
Bristol February 26 1909 warning electors to meet March 10 1909 at Town Hall for moderator town clerk council and other offices with a single ballot. also probate court announces guardianship choice for minors Marion I D Wolf and Mark Antony D Wolf and sets hearing March 1 1909 with notice to Bristol Phoenix for 14 days.
Town Clerk's Office Bristol will host canvassing sessions on Friday and Saturday March 5 and 6 1909 at 8 PM to review electors for the March 10 town officers election. Sessions continue March 8 and 9 for property voters at 8 PM, to close March 15 for personal property taxes to qualify voters at the financial town meeting.
On February 26 1909 Mary Callan widow of Michael Callan of Bristol resists appointing an Administratrix for the estate. The petition was referred to March 15 1909 at 10 30 am in the Bristol Probate Court for consideration with notice to be published for fourteen days in the Bristol Phoenix.
Reminiscences of Bristol recounts events from 1869 including the Pope’s priestly ordination looming 50 years ahead, Garibaldi’s multilingual prowess learned in America, a brief velocipede craze with a town rink, riders bowing out, a large masquerade at the Armory, and a note on General Grant’s pending presidency.
A collage of 1868 facts and incidents includes Georgia eggs at ten cents a dozen, Napoleon hearing a tin horn inventor, Kansas salt springs praised, and a Rochester watch that runs eight days on two mainsprings. It also reports Bristol marriages and births by nativity, an explosion at National Rubber Co. in Wood Street, and fire damage with minor injuries.
Elder Joseph Myatt of River Point accepts a call to serve as pastor at Advent Church and will begin duties next month. Rev Joseph H Johnson of Highland New York accepts Trinity Church rector post and will start the first Sunday after Easter.
A playful dialogue shows Muriel and Rudolph in a brisk exchange, with affectionate declarations and comic banter. The scene hints at a longer romance arc as characters discuss travel plans and personal timetables.
The Colt Memorial High School will be open to the public on Thursday and Friday, March 11 and 12, from 10am to 5pm. The marble building features extensive frontage on Hope and Bradford streets, a deep basement, large marble stairs, and ornate glass work. Inside, two and a half stories host classrooms, a large library, laboratories, drawing room, and a full set of manual training and storage spaces, with detailed design by Redding Baird Studios in Boston.
A crisp saying attributes to Ruskin that books fall into two classes the books of the hour and the books of all time. The remark contrasts contemporary works with enduring literature.
A concise quotation from the Florida Times-Union notes that more deceit occurs in congratulatory matters than in any other subject, framing social pretenses and flattery as a frequent newspaper concern.
A detailed description outlines two 29582 fest classrooms on the first floor, a teachers’ room, principal’s office, and first floor lavatory. Marble walls and black marble baseboards rise to oak wainscoting while marble stair risers and rubber mat doorway coverings appear throughout. Exterior bas reliefs, monolithic peritted pillars, and a Bay of Naples stained glass window mark the ornate interior. The ell back assembly area, two stories high, will host the high school and events, with skylight and an elaborate stained glass scene. Built by Norcross Brothers for Cooper & Bailey of Boston, cost exceeds 250000 including site and furnishings. town meeting committee listed.
A brief Catholic Standard and Times note quotes a distressed exchange about poverty. It frames a compassionate view of helping a friend in need and reflects the periodical's moral stance on charity and solidarity.
In remarks quoted by the New York Press the figures Hewitt and Jewett discuss the pressure of others walking over them and the sense that their souls feel dominated by external control. The exchange reveals personal strain from persistent neglect and perceived authority.
A New York daily paper promotes a prescription said to aid back ache and kidney or bladder issues before Bright's disease stage. Fluid Extract Dandelion one half ounce Compound Kargon one ounce OCompon and Syrup Sarsaparilla three ounces, shaken and taken as teaspoonfuls after meals and at bedtime. A local druggist confirms ingredients are harmless and affordable and notes it may help kidney function by cleansing the organs and removing waste. Readers are advised to try it if symptoms arise.
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