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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1916
Page
2
The Bristol post office operates from 6 45 a m to 7 30 p m with money order registry and postal bank open 8 00 a m to 6 00 p m Mails arrive at 7 00 10 00 a m 2 00 4 00 6 00 7 00 p m and close at 7 30 8 50 11 50 a m 1 50 5 50 7 15 p m Sunday mails arrive 8 00 a m and close 4 50 p m.
The notice lists outward departures from Bristol at 7.50 and 11.20 am and 2.20 and 5.20 pm. Incoming services arrive at 8.00, 10.00 am and 2.00, 4.00 and 7.00 pm.
Reba Rebekah Lodge drill planned while Hezekiah Wardwell returns from abroad. Highways surveyor L H Callan repairs Church street. Munro family moves to Church street. Germano Gentile and Lina Ascola file marriage intentions. Bristol hosts dog show winners and a Fourth of July planning push. Auction of land deeds, Burns Lodge activities, and social events fill the week.
Editorial urges a durable fix at the muddy State street foot near the railroad. The writer proposes laying granite blocks to create a dry, solid landing for travelers and to better support the macadam, noting brick at Constitution street works but may be inadequate for heavy traffic on State street.
Reports indicate no immediate break with Mexico but a verbal working plan pledged at the El Paso meeting aims to guard the border. About 10,000 Mexican troops have been moved to patrol the Texas frontier where U S forces are absent.
After a preliminary hearing in London Sir Roger Casement and Daniel J Bailey were committed for trial for high treason over the plan to land arms from a German ship on the Irish coast during the uprising.
The 16th Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company fair ends tomorrow after two Saturday evenings in GA R Hall. Visiting groups include King Phillip Steam Fire Engine Co First Troop Rhode Island Boy Scouts Defiance Hose Co Central Fire Co Warren Johnston Hose Companies of Manton Fast Greenwich Fire Company and Watchemaker of Last Providence.
A Leap Year Party was held at the home of Mr and Mrs Edward Harper on Church Street Tuesday evening. Barrett and Remieres Orchestra provided music. Attendees included Col and Mrs Arthur W Barrett Mr and Mrs Walter T Remieres and friends from Philadelphia. Refreshments were served.
Impurities in blood blamed for rheumatism and Scott's Emulsion praised as a blood builder and strengthener. The ad notes thousands aided daily and warns against alcoholic substitutes. In a separate item, Jesse Enos sustained a left foot laceration at Narragansett Rubber Company. Dr. O R Siegel treated the injury, not serious.
A Tipton Daily Times quote stresses individual enterprise as the path to prosperity and declares the public owes no man a living. The message emphasizes taking initiative and effort to secure one's share.
This week offers Gold Medal Flour and condensed milk along with canned goods such as beans and sardines. Fresh produce includes lemons, pineapples, oranges, and grapefruits with special prices for summer fruit and peaches in syrup.
Jersey Ayrshire and Holstein milk tuberculin tested by State Veterinarian with April fat of 4.2 percent. Johnny Cake Meal for sale. Prop B French operates Governor Bradford Farm.
The Colt Memorial High School Glee Club performed in the auditorium on Wednesday evening with old fashioned songs and Hiawatha's Childhood in one act. Soloists and roles included Nancy Lee Love, Miss Malafronte, Miss Alice Murphy, and Miss Helen Scanlon. The program featured choral numbers, dances, and the Firefly Dance conducted by Miss Mary Bolton.
A local humorous mock trial presented by the Sunshine Club stars twelve charming women as jurors. Presiding judge Frank H. Hammill leads a dramatized scene about a questioned suitor, with tickets limited to 350 and admission 25 cents at the State Street M E Church lecture hall on Thursday evening May 25.
Madame Petrova stars in Playing With Fire at the Pastime Theatre produced by Metro Picture Corporation. The drama follows Jean Servian a cameo cutter who loses her sight and regains it to marry a grateful man, then faces infatuation and a crisis as she saves her step-daughter from ruin at personal cost.
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