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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1910
Page
2
An obscure OCR fragment lists names including Mary Noon J F Lavander and A Barbour in Bristol Town as possibly connected to local notice or event. Details are unreadable. no dates or actions are clear.
Editorial notes the council elected a Health Officer without setting pay and plans to decide at next meeting. It argues Mr. Kinninutt would serve Asylum Commissioner for 109, half the usual, suggesting Health Officer salary be cut to 109 or aligned with the commissioner. It recalls Health Officer salary was 200, lacking reports to the council, and proposes equalizing salaries to save 200.
The common man voiced strong opposition to the Payne Aldrich tariff in Massachusetts on Tuesday. Eugene N. Foss won the Fourteenth District by 5,640 votes, defeating Republican William R. Buchanan as the district swung Democratic for the first time, signaling potential consequences for next fall.
In New York at a speech before the American Peace and Arbitration League on Tuesday night, the President said he favors peace through arbitration but wants a navy doubled. The remark echoes the idea of trusting in the Lord but keeping powder dry, yet it contains practical sense.
Since the last issue a $2 contribution from Mrs William B Kimball arrived at the office to aid the laundry remodel at the Children’s Home. The appeal continues and donations are welcomed.
The article marks the two hundred seventy second anniversary of Rhode Island being purchased from Indigenous people for forty fathoms of heads, noting the historical claim and its reflection on regional history.
March 28 Easter Monday sixth Grand Ball under Bristol Council No 379 K of C G A R Hall March 31 Thursday evening in G A R Hall invitation dance by Senior Class O M H 8 April 21 fifteenth annual Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company fair Artillery Armory State street April 7 Thursday evening sixth annual hall Bristol Aerie No 953 Fraternal Order of Eagles in G A R Hall
A humorous old anecdote recalls a farmer's daughter writing her name on an egg, allegedly romantic until she married and became mother of three, a quip about time and memory preserved in cold storage of history.
Mail schedules show arrivals and closures for Bristol Post Office with multiple rows of times. Sunday service lists arrival at 8.00 am and closing at 4.50 pm, with carrier rack pickup 9.80 to 10.30 am. Office hours on Sunday are from 9.80 to 10.80 am.
Times for outward letters and parcels from Bristol are 7.50 and 11.20 a m and 5.20 p m. Inward deliveries occur at 8.00 and 12.00 p m and 3.00 and 7.30 p m. Rates shown are 8.20 and 5.20 dollars.
Local items report flattfish are now being caught in the bay and a sprinkling cart out for the first time Tuesday afternoon. Sheriff Philo V. Cady, recently ill, is able to go out. Chimmeys retopped and plastering and jobbing noted. Capt. J M Into building a two story cottage on Fox Hill. Henry L. Moody sold land to Domenico Palumbo on Bristol Terrace. deed filed. John M. Stowell home for Easter with parents. Edward E. Bonn ill with nervous breakdown at home. Miss Dorothy A. Arnold visiting Washington from Rogers High School for Easter. Onion seed from Northern New York for sale at 1 per pound. samples visible in Phoenix window. Probate Court held special session. Cushman estate custodian appointment allowed. Seven candidates receive first degree at United Brothers Lodge. Fraternal visitation committee reports progress. Poultry talk by Prof. D J Lambert at Men's Q Club next Monday. Col O W Abbott to address club on national unpreparedness.
Seventy seven measles cases reported to the Town Clerk this month. Community notices announce Good Friday services at St Marys St Michaels and Trinity Churches. Local ads list ice cream flavors and a string of shop activities including a oyster supper at Epworth League and a planned 70 foot sloop at Herreshoff boat shops. Public notices urge postal box use and front door mail slots.
Easter services are held with sermons on The Resurrection of Christ. Congregational Church schedules 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. morning anthem O Death, Where is Thy Sting by Edward Turner, Christ Is Risen by Turner, Magdalene by G W Warren. David E Carter is organist.
In the tows on March 24 a son was born to Mr and Mrs M J Mullen. The family greets the arrival as a fresh blessing in the community.
Elizabeth A. Barns died at home in Belfast Maine on March 21 in the 89th year Elisha P Cole died in Warren on March 22 aged 47 James Tower died in this town on March 23 aged 67 The notices list three local deaths with dates and ages for each individual.
A witty exchange contrasts grumpiness and cheer as laughter eases aging. The Houston Post quotes a playful dialog about a hustler, a suitor, and expectations for the fiancée, noting a pretty, capable woman despite the prior misgivings.
Town of Bristol requires annual April registration for dogs over six months. Descriptions, collars, and licenses set at 1.15 for male and 5.15 for female. May licensing available at 2.15 for male and 6.15 for female. Licenses issued from April 1, 1910 at Town Clerk John M. Coggeshall’s office Bristol Rhode Island March 25 1910.
Fragmentary rental notice advertising about three acres of garden land on Main Road Bristgleck near a residence, plus a lower tenement at the corner of Barton Street and Noyes Avenue with hot and cold water and a paved walk, listed by a company.
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