Holy Family High School Plans Baseball Game With Colts
Holy Family High School base team from New Bedford is set to play the Colts on the common this afternoon.
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1917
Page
3
Holy Family High School base team from New Bedford is set to play the Colts on the common this afternoon.
Mrs Johanna Walsh widow of Patrick Walsh died at 8 15 this morning at her daughter Mrs Neil B Sharkey 19 Collins Street. A 71 year old Ireland born resident, she had lived here 30 years on Bourn Street. Survived by nine children and 23 grandchildren. Funeral at St Mary's Church Friday at 9 AM with high mass. interment St Mary's Cemetery.
The Bristol D A R met with 33 members and two guests as Mrs A E Wardwell led the session. The group approved revised by laws presented by Miss Anna B Manchester and Mrs Evelin B Bache. Mrs H M Gibson spoke on Washington visits and Red Cross work, with musical selections by Miss Helen Church and Mrs Harry Allen, followed by refreshments.
A tribute to Doctor George La Locke praising his half century of selfless Christian service to all in Bristol. The entry recalls his fearless care for the sick and struggling regardless of race or creed, his prison visits, and his soiled hours of ministry as a beloved figure in the town. He is praised as a grand old man whose kindness eased grief and poverty.
Louise Huff and Jack Pickford star in Booth Tarkingtons Seventeen in five parts at the YMCA tomorrow afternoon and evening. The Famous Players adaptation follows Wham Sylvanus Baxter as he struggles to dress for a party and ends with his mother producing the needed dress suit amid mishaps. Burton Holmes Travelogue Our Middies at Annapolis and a Paramount Cartoon Comedy also screen.
About 35 Burnside Lodge Knights of Pythias members and several Edgehill Temple Pythian Sisters attended divine services at the State Street M E Church Sunday evening. Burnside Lodge met at Castle Hall at 6 45 then marched to the church where Edgehill Temple members greeted them. Rev Dr A C McGilton preached on Love's Conquest vs the Glory of Its Achievement. Special music was provided by the chorus choir.
A Memorial Ode honors soldiers who gave their lives for the country. Jerome L Barrus expresses reverence for those who wore the blue and rests in honored graves with flowers and a quiet drum.
Upcoming events list includes the fifteenth annual King Philip Steam Fire Engine Co. fair in Artillery Hall on April 14 and 21 and 28 and May 5 12 19 and 26. The May Festival of St Marys Parish runs May 14 to 19 in the new church. Mrs Jarleys Wax Works appears May 16 at Odd Fellows Hall under Reba Lodge. A private dance is planned for May 25 at Colt Memorial High School with Lutheran auspices of the class of May 22. Entertainment and motion pictures occur May 22 at Pastime Theatre under the First Bristol Troop Rhode Island Boy Scouts.
Local board records last week list residents with vehicle registrations including 29453 Erminie Wood Bristol Ford 22 hp runabout 29571 Nicholas J Golden Bristol Overland 27 hp touring 27273 Paul Gardner Bristol Indian 7 hp side car motorcycle x4765 Philip C Morris Bristol Republic 19hp delivery x4836 Charles F Dimond Bristol Ford 22 hp delivery plus multiple Warren and Barrington entries for Ford Overland Saxon and Maxwell models. May 12 13 notices announce births in Langello Malafronte and Rivieccio households in this town.
Middleton William Henry 26 from this town died May 10 at the Base Hospital El Paso Texas. Walsh Johanna widow of Patrick Walsh died May 15 in this town aged 71 years.
The undefeated Rowdy Dow team will meet the Nuff Sed bowlers of the YMCA Social League Thursday at the YMCA alleys. Negotiations for a future Rowdys versus North Ends match are underway though no date is set. The North Ends seek rule changes and quirky demands including foul line shifts larger pins smaller balls and ice cream sodas after strings. The outcome and date of the North Ends contest are expected to be published Friday.
Real estate transfers filed with the Town Clerk show George H. Brooks and his wife convey a lot with two buildings on the west side of Hope street to A. H. Negus, who then deeds the same property back to Mr. and Mrs. Brooks.
The Star Theatre screens The Seven Deadly Sins fourth installment Sloth with Charlotte Walker Shirley Mason and George LeGuere a patriotic five act photo play. Wednesday showcases The Cape diamond prominent in The Honorable Argy with Charles Ray Margery Wilson and Margaret Thompson plus extra feature A Modern Enoch Arden and comedy.
The funeral of Mrs Emma P Willams widow of Calvin Williams was held Sunday at 2 pm from her Burton street residence. Rev Dr A C McGilton of State Street M E Church conducted the service. Bearers included nephews from New Jersey and local relatives. Interment followed at North Cemetery Warren with many floral tributes.
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