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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1915
Page
3
Local observers are told a new unnamed comet will be visible next month as it nears the sun and reaches perihelion about July 20. It will be about 40 million miles from Earth at mid month and may be seen with the naked eye by late month. The comet currently sits in the morning sky and may be spotted before dawn with a small telescope, reports the New Milford Gazette of Connecticut.
In Providence nearly everyone buys their clothing at Barnaby's, a leading local retailer cited by residents for its wide selection and low prices. The mention underscores Barnaby's status as a go to shop in the city.
The Deprato Statuary Company of Chicago will erect a steel altar faced with Regalico at St Elizabeths Church. It measures 12 1 2 feet wide and 19 feet high, with angel statues on each side and electric lights. The front panel shows a bas relief Last Supper, with flesh tones and cream and gold hues. Rev A P Rebello has bought brass candlesticks and wall screens will be added later. Next Sunday Feast of the Crown services will include a street parade of white dressed girls and a band.
The Fourth of July Committee met in the Council Chamber and arranged a Memorial Day game between the Bristols and the N I R Co team. The winning squad will earn the July fifth game on the common. Bristol is allowed to use the diamond on Saturdays and holidays except July 5.
Mr E Williams of Hamilton Ohio writes that Pine Tar Honey is the family's dependably effective cold remedy. The ad claims it penetrates throat and lung linings, destroys germs, and aids natural recovery, available at doctors or druggists for 25 cents.
Comrade Samuel B Spinning died at the Soldiers Home Saturday evening. He joined Slo Cum Post Providence and entered the Home June 8 1914. He served nine months in the Second Connecticut Light Artillery. Born in Bridgeport Connecticut he leaves a Providence wife. He married Isabel F Pearce December 2 1873. A musician and singer he traveled with groups and led local choirs. Funeral conducted by Rev C E McCoy at the Home 945 o clock this morning. Interment in Soldiers lot North Cemetery.
Comrade George F Crocker died at the Soldiers Home in this town early Sunday. He served three years in Company I First Rhode Island Infantry and was admitted from South Attleboro Massachusetts December 30 1908. He was 76, born in Cumberland Rhode Island and leaves a wife in that town. The body was taken to Valley Falls for burial.
The Probate Court convened before Judge Edward L. Leahy with several matters. Final accounts for Frederick Marz and Harold R. Fish were addressed, with some continued to June 7 and guardianship discharged. Executorships were granted to James F. Stoughton and Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company plus Clinton T. Sherman for Sophia Wardwell, with bonds set at 1000 and 150000 respectively. Appraisers named. other estates approved for distribution and sale.
President Wilson told about five hundred guests at the Hotel Biltmore that the United States stands for humanity and self restraint. He said America asks nothing for itself but what it has a right to ask and will not take by force. He asserted the nation should stand for universal human ideals and avoid imperial pretension.
In the Fifth District Court Judge F H Hammill heard Joseph Chirello plead to an assault on Roy A Flowers a night telegraph operator at the Franklin street station of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company He was fined ten dollars and costs The trespass and ejectment case of Angelo St Angelo versus Filadelphia Carabotta was answered and continued one week
Housekeepers are urged to use a Brass Scraper to reach hard to clean corners and crevices. Priced at 10 cents, it saves time and effort in maintaining sanitary kitchens. Available at Hope Drug Co. F. T. Remieres and A. M. Miller's.
Portugal reports a serious revolution with rebel warships bombarding Lisbon. Cabinet resignations stir order, Joao Chargas shot, Freitas killed by police. Meanwhile British forces push toward La Bassee from Neuve Chapelle, Germans retreat along Yser, and fighting persists near Przemysl and across the San River region.
Annual event in the auditorium features readings such as The Woriceless Chimes and A Legend of Bregent along with solos by Theresa Sullivan and Leah Gardiner. Judges include J R D Oldham and Chester R Shaw. Prizes amount to 10 7 5 dollars for each gender.
A letter from Maud Howe Elliott commends the Bristol Mothers' Club for addressing a key national issue in Rhode Island. She praises the club’s approach to educating mothers as central to child education and cites the schoolhouse as a dual purpose space for learning and community.
According to a German scientist hailstones form from the electricity of thunderstorms that accompany them, a process described as the storm’s electrical influence shaping the ice.
A newborn giraffe stands six feet tall from hoof to head just after birth, highlighting its rapid growth and distinctive long neck as zoo staff greet the newborn.
An ad describes rheumatic conditions including Acute and Chronic Rheumatism Rheumatic Headaches Sciatic Rheumatism and Lumbago and claims Sloan's Liniment provides instant relief with regular applications It promotes a 25 cent bottle and urges keeping it handy for emergencies.
Joseph C. Gladue and team officials petition the Bristol Fourth of July Committee for exclusive use of the town common baseball diamond on the Fourth, arguing the Narragansett League team is organized and already holds Saturday rights, with a planned Bristol vs Warren game to attract crowds and offset seasonal losses.
Since the reign of George II no ab breviations have been allowed in legal documents in England. The note records a shift toward full spellings affecting official records and legal phrasing.
A wry note on consequences of vice, stating that one need not sue to settle the cost of sin as wages are collected in due time. The line hints at moral causation and self-inflicted accountability without court action.
A Bristol resident, Michael Collar, describes relief from back pains and kidney symptoms after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The ad cites 30,000 Americans endorsing the remedy and urges readers to ask for Dean's Kidney Pills, priced 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo handles the product.
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