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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1915

Page

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Town Council Grants Concreting Petitions and Licenses

The semi monthly council session awarded a contract for extending the Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company cellar and approved concreting on Hope street and High street property fronts. Licenses were issued for swill collection and a vending operation. New street lights and a proposed wall on Hope street were discussed with plans expected soon.

Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company Woe and Matheson Augustus O. Bourn High Street Archibald M. Miller Hope Street Albert E. Benard Anna R. Thompson John B. Herreshoft Anchorage Burton and Burnside Streets Providence Telephone Company Hope and Bradford Streets Manuel C. Brown Dora Felson Thames Street Babbitt Post Maus S. Wheelwright Elisha Hibbert Callan Burnside Memorial Francis P. McGovern Mt. Hope Avenue Woodlawn Avenue DeWolf Avenue Lawless Estate

Modern Sewing Society entertains vestry crowd at church

A successful evening program by the State Street M E Church Sunday School featured vocal and instrumental numbers, readings, and the one act play The Modern Sewing Society. The event, under William H. Maxfield, drew a large audience and praised performances by Edith Deveaux, Miss Marguerite Flowers, Miss Ina Marshall, and many others.

State Street M. E the Modern Sewing Society William H. Maxfield Tipperary Sunshine Orchestra William Remyeres Garden of My Heart P. J Deveaux Edith A Deveaux P. J. Deveaux President Marguerite Flowers Marion Coggeshall Miss Flutter Edith A. Deveaux Gossip Ina Marshall Green Nellie Sylvester Pert Ina Flowers Knowall Pauline Sylvester Jones Elsie Batcher Wise Marion Potter Truthfull Emily Pollock Brown Ethel Blaisdell Simple Caroline Starkey Miss Small Mary Cady Short Dora Batcher

Anniversary observances mark Trinity Church milestone

Special services mark the 40th anniversary of Trinity Church. Holy communion at 7 30 a m and morning prayer at 10 with a solemn procession and 10 30 Eucharist. Rev Lucius Waterman of St. Thomas Hanover N H preaches. Rev Charles E McCoy delivers a sermon. A reception follows 8 to 10 p m in the parish house with the Bishop James DeWolf Perry in attendance.

Trinity Church Whitsunday Lucius Waterman D. D St. Thomas Church Hanover N. H Henry Wateman Charles E. McCoy James DeWolf Perry

Unfair Town Council Bid Let For Hydraulion Building

Eugene Leclair criticizes the town council for awarding the Hydraulion Hall contract to Weaver and Mathewson for 505 without public bidding. He cites an approved 450 town appropriation and a suggested 375 bid, noting the decision favored carpentry specialists over mason work, with 130 in unnecessary expense.

Hydraulion Weaver and Mathewston Gasper Messrs Weaver Mathewson Bristol Eugene Leclair

Prize Speaking Contest at Colt Memorial High School

The Colt Memorial High School held its annual prize speaking contest Tuesday evening in the school auditorium with a large audience. Ten students competed for gold prizes donated by Col. Samuel P. Colt, awarding first prizes of $10 to Miss Leah Gardiner and Edward Keegan, second prizes of $7.50 to Miss Catherine Morris and William Gardiner, and third prizes of $5 to Miss Theresa Sullivan and Lawrence Greenwell.

Colt Memorial High School Samuel P. Colt Leah Gardiner Edward Keegan Catherine Morris William Gardiner Theresa Sullivan Lawrence Greenwell Edward D. Kunz Saint Michael's Claudia Wilson Elizabeth Williston Bregent

Dulling Conscience Says Sin Repeated Becomes Permissible

A brief aphorism cites a Talmud maxim that repeated sin dulls the conscience and makes wrongdoing seem acceptable. The quote frames moral reflexes as fragile and easily corrupted by habit.

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