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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1929
Page
6
On the first Sunday after Trinity St Michael's Church lists services at 8 am Holy Communion 9 45 am Church School 10 45 am Morning Prayer and sermon and 7 pm Young People's Fellowship.
On First Sunday after Trinity the church offers Holy Communion at 8:00 a.m. a Sung Mass with sermon at 10:45 a.m. Church School and Bible Class at noon and Evensong at 7:30 p.m.
Rev H D Graetz to preach at 10 30 Sunday morning on Closed Doors. Church School gathers at noon. Evening praise and preaching at 7 30.
Rev R J Chrystie presents morning sermon Eyes That See at 1030 In Epworth League Miss Viola Anderson leads at 645 Evening service at 730 features sermon The Good and the Bad Contrasted Laid out for parishioners in this concise church notice
Mr. Mark Strickland leads morning worship at 10 30 with topic The Abundant Life. Sunday School follows at 11 45. Evening sermon at 7 30 on Pigs and PIGS. Miss Else Nesbit directs song.
The Church of the Nazarene on Court Street lists weekly services led by Rev Jesse Richardson. Sunday morning worship begins at 10 45 with Sunday School at 12 15 and an evening service at 7.
Bristol probate court to consider will of Charles B. Rockwell on June 17 1929 with fourteen day notice published in Bristol Phoenix. Alfred Hill estate also slated for June 17 1929 probate in same court with notice. Administrator James F Stoughton named. creditors urged to file claims within designated time.
The article advises using a hammer with a relaxed grip to prevent strain in the hand wrist arm and shoulder. It recommends holding the handle near the end and relaxing the grip just as the nail is struck to avoid tension in muscles.
An entry describes the Rows of Chester as passageways along house fronts under upper floors with stairs access from the street. It notes the term is old and meaning related to "rews" and is now chiefly used when capitalized to refer to local storage or place name.
A French artist drew a race-track scene for Woman's Home Companion fashion pages. One horse ran the wrong way, he quipped that the horse is left handed, a common trait in France.
The text notes that many valuable discoveries arise from accidents and trained observers. It cites Priestly discovering oxygen, Willson of calcium carbide, vulcanization by Goodyear, Roentgen with X rays, and Becherel on radioactivity as examples of serendipitous findings in science.
A septuagenarian in Armaugh Ireland sought the return of two goats he said were stolen, but he later admitted he had given them away after remarrying. The court dismissed the case.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Denis Ferreira at Union Hospital in Fall River Massachusetts. The baby joins the family at 1074 Hope Street with no complications reported.
Estates of Margaret Lucy Caroline and Frances Oliviera request ahli guardianship for Rose Oliviera as guardian of their persons and estates with notice published in Bristol Phoenix. The probate court set a hearing for June 15 at 10 AM in the Court Room for guardianship approval. Marian Boutilier named Administratrix of John Henry Potter’s Bristol estate, with creditors to file claims by law.
Memorial Day programs were held in multiple schools with Rev. Anthony R. Parshley speaking at Guiteras Memorial School in the afternoon and Colt Memorial High School in the morning. Students and Bristol Community Band members performed selections and recitations, including Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and Flanders Field, with various band numbers and patriotic tableaux.
Rev Herbert D Graetz supply minister at First Congregational Church will speak at the Men’s Simon Brotherhood gathering Sunday morning at the First Baptist Church.
Memorial Day activities drew hundreds as Babbitt Post No. 15, Grand Army of the Republic, hosted a parade and ceremonies at North Cemetery. Hope street crowds watched a police platoon, post leaders, and the Portuguese Independent Band among participants despite heat.
A Bristol area procession moved along Hope Street to North Cemetery for a program of dirges, readings, and salutes by the Bristol Train of Artillery Band and other groups. Wells present included Rev Anthony Parshley and Paul Clark with wreath ceremonies at the Soldiers and Sailors monument and at Juniper Hill gravesides.
The late Dr William Cullen Kemp reportedly held the longest college study career in America. Beginning at age eighteen he remained in school to earn a stated income as long as he stayed enrolled, attending Columbia University classes for sixty years.
Estate filings for Moses Wood Pauline N Doringh Martha Ashton and Oskytel H Clarke Ward show probate dates set for June 3 1929 at 10 AM in the Bristol Probate Court Room notice to be published weekly for fourteen days in the Bristol Phoenix. Industrial Trust Company guardian presents its fifth account for Oskytel Clarke Ward with June 3 1929 hearing. Court clerk JOHN W CHURCH oversees filings.
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