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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1909
Page
2
Editorial lauds last evening's town meeting as the best conducted in years citing citizen awakening to town business, strong turnout of taxpayers and spectators, and the effective leadership of Moderator Mr Prest. The session, including the Coit High School presentation, completed in under three hours, a rarity for Bristol.
The town praised itself at a financial meeting for its attendance and orderly conduct. Dr W F Williams Rev W R Trotter and Philip Brady discussed the move to the new High School building, recommending occupancy during spring recess from April 2 to April 12 to have sessions in the new building after April 12.
Luigi Romano reported a missing boarder and valuables from Bradford Street including a gold watch, a slate, clothes, and a dress suitcase. Chief Morrissey alerted regional police. a pursuit led to two suspects in Fall River where a struggle ended with arrests and property recovery though the watch remained missing.
A Liverpool tailor displays a bold slogan in a conspicuous shop window reading Man is made of dust. Dust settles. Are you a man The line pairs plain truth with a challenge to customers, reflecting a distinctive personal philosophy.
A playful exchange notes a lost glove today the left one missing. The conversation jokes that the left glove is typically worn by a woman and carries her prettiest rings.
Uncle Eben jokes that the hardest workers are not those who write speeches but those who play the cornet. He quips that if the loudest talker did the work, politicians would be forced to find real tasks.
A historic advertisement touts Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders used by a nurse at a New York Children’s Home. It claims to break up colds in two hours, cure feverishness, headaches, stomach trouble, teething disorders, and destroy worms. Sold at druggists for 25 cents, with samples mailed to Allen Olmsted in Le Roy New York.
Bristol post office schedules list multiple mail arrival times throughout the day and closing times. Sunday hours show general delivery windows for stamps and mail pickup, with specific times for Sunday morning mail and racks at the south door.
Outward departures at 7 50, 11 20 a m, 3 20, 5 20 p m. Inward arrivals at 8 00, 12 00 a m, 3 00, 7 00 p m.
Mrs. John Loughran and daughter Margaret visited the Laveys in town. Miss Lillian M. Wilson, recently ill, is staying with Mrs. UO Young. Petit jurors named for Providence Superior Court. Rents receipts advertised at Phoenix office. Corrections on former teachers mentioned for Walley school. St Marys Sunday school concert tickets on sale at Sparks drug store. Five runners listed for March 29 race around the Common. first prize five dollars. Epworth League topic Our Pattern led by Mrs Seraphine B Paull. Rev John McVay preached. male quartet sang Jesus and The Wayside Cross.
Harmers begin planting onions as the community gears up for social events. The Hay Seed Club plans a social at G. A. R. Hall tomorrow, while the Bristol Dramatic Club prepares a three act comedy after Lent. John Chadwick, 88, ill with whooping cough in Mt Hope block apartments. John E. Bourne sells Bristol Narrows tract to Martha Hodges et al and filing at Town Clerk.
The Star Theatre screened one of its best assortments with The Football Warrior as the headliner. The Indian youth hero wins a football game and defeats a rival in a tense club-house fight, amid details of romance and college life. A second feature, For The Sake Of A Uniform, plus other high quality selections, capped an evening many patrons called worth the admission. Standing room grows tight after 8 15.
A 4x7 ft silk American flag was presented to the local high school yesterday afternoon by the Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps. Mrs William J Kish led the ceremony as presenting officer, with Miss Annie Luther ill and unable to attend. The program featured a chorus, flag presentation by Mrs W J Fish, addresses by Principal Charles A Marsh and George K Fish, poems by Mrs Emma E Cary, and songs including Star Spangled Banner America and The Lord is Great. After remarks Mr Fish noted a larger flag would be gifted when the Colt Memorial building opens.
A Lima Ohio notice from T. B. Singleton promotes Uric-O as a harmless speedy remedy for rheumatism. He claims a four year battle with the disease and $4000 in medical costs before using two bottles locally, reporting restored activity. Uric-O is sold by J H Young & Co with samples available via Smith Drug Co Syracuse New York.
A quoted remark portrays a wife directing her husband not by a heavy hand but with a light touch. The speaker contends the influence is subtle and habitual, noting the wife’s decisive, restrained method rather than domination.
Russell Griswold Colt, son of Col. and Mrs. Samuel Pomeroy Colt, married Miss Ethel Barrymore the actress in Hyde Park Massachusetts at 9.80 on Sunday morning. The ceremony was at the Church of the Most Préciona Blend and required dispensations due to Lent. Witnesses were John Barrymore and Roswell O. Colt. The couple spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs John Fairchild in Dedham then returned to New York.
J Ogden Armour head of the packing business writes that the Chicago Y M C A is the finest institution of its kind in the city. He lauds its fifty years of growth and its mission to help young men use off duty hours in pursuits that are pleasant and profitable. He pledges to give 25000 dollars to support the association.
A speaker mocks rhetoric and political cynicism by noting a man ready to sell his vote for a dollar fifty, while claiming a loyal yellow dog cannot be bought. The crowd urges a livelier, bolder delivery from Yeader of Elocution as the scene unfolds.
A senior partner suggests obtaining a corporate lawyer opinion, while a junior partner objects to the high Express charges. The exchange highlights concerns about cost versus professional guidance in a business matter.
Coming events list Bristol March 17 to April 22 includes Opera House programs three acts La Macchia Di Sangue and All Tangled Up, a Trip to Europe, social and minstrel shows under St Mary’s Sunday School Hay Seed Club Italo Amerikan Dramatic Club Bristol Council 379 G A R Hall Y M C A Fraternal Eagles Bristol Aerie 958. Events span St Mary’s Sunday School, Hay Seed Club, Italo American Dramatic Club and local fraternal groups.
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