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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1930
Page
2
A fragment listing names and locations on Wood Street including Easterbrooks' Block and I. O. O. F. Building. Several individuals appear alongside addresses 546 and 467 Wood Street with affiliations unrevealed.
At the annual Ivy Guild meeting of St Michael's church officers were chosen for the year. President Miss Georgianna Stenson First Vice President Mrs Arthur Wood Second Vice President Mrs E I Brownell Secretary Miss Evelyn Bache Treasurer Mrs Kenneth A Murdock A supper preceded the business session with a arrangements committee led by Mrs Ernest Waite and including Mrs Farl Hobson Mrs Earl Matthewson Mrs Louis Gallo Mrs John Stewart and Mrs Willam Seymour.
Rev William C Darby leads morning service at 1045 with a sermon titled The Parable of the Average Man Sunday school gathers at noon Epworth League meets at 645 P M and the evening service begins at 730.
Miss Nora Sullivan returns from New York as Bristol group plans guest night at St Mary's Church May 16 rummage sale at Kunz Store and upcoming May 23 food sale. Rotarians attend Worcester district convention. local base ball caps elected. Barrington Town Team vs Bristol County All Stars game slated. fire at 11 2 story house on Terrace Road causes $4500 damage and antique jewelry loss. Mrs Dodworth away when blaze started.
A Tuesday evening fire burned several parcels of wooded land along Narrows road. Ever Ready Company under Chief John Grabert fought the stubborn blaze for hours and saved stacks of recently cut wood with water from nearby wells. Firemen and volunteers protected nearby cottages but hydrants were unavailable in the area.
Rev Howard Hurd leads morning worship at 10 45 with a sermon The Ghost of John the Baptist and church school at 12 15 noon. An evening service at 7 features a sermon The Return of the Lord.
Electric refrigerator buyers should know key facts before purchase. O L Clair offers free information at 17 Burton Street.
For sale listing includes 150 125 1-3 H P General Electric motors 55 volt 150 ft 2 15 16 shafting and pulleys 1500 ft belting and a range of woodworking machines such as band saw shaper moulding machines moulding knives and a rotary planer plus a boiler heater and belt sand paper machine post samler. Located at Building Wrecker 90 Jefferson St Fall River Mass contact Myer Shapiro Tel 342.
Bristol Colt Alumni Association schedules the First Annual Alumni Ball for June 27 at Colt High School auditorium. Sub committees include music invitations hall tickets refreshments printing publicity and police license with members named.
Bristol Council No 379 Knights of Columbus will hold a special meeting Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at its home on State Street State Depot. Walter F. Fitzpatrick will address the gathering and outline plans for a recruitment campaign for the class to be known as The Bishop Hickey Class on June 15. Grand Knight John G Deslauriers seeks a large attendance.
The Mikado performance drew strong audience enthusiasm with a detailed Act I and Act II program listing songs, choruses, and character solos. The Mikado Committee and crew are named with roles including chairman, stage manager, electricians, and ushers. A closing note compares English usage to other languages at historical times.
A month of gifts to the Bristol Children's Home listed by the Board of Managers includes dresses hats and sugar from Mrs Bosworth Mrs Steen and Mrs Kinder ice cream from Bristol Firemen tickets to Reynolds School entertainment and services from Mrs Rockwell and Mrs Levy.
The term boulevard originated in France and was first used for wide streets in Paris. Experts believe it derives from the German hollwerk or the English bulwark, meaning a defensive fortification for walled cities.
Town Clerk announces required voter registration in person for Bristol residents. Registration hours run May and June weekdays 9 AM to 12 PM and 2 PM to 5 PM, excluding Saturday afternoons Sundays and holidays, with extended hours June 27 28 and 30 from 9 AM to 9 PM.
Messenger service notes call C. E. Burns for errands and typing needs. Bristol shop sells and rents Royal Regal rebuilt typewriters and Underwood models. Agents for Corona Portal. cash or easy terms. Carbon paper and ribbons available.
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