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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1921
Page
3
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The text describes a parish centennial effort at St Stephen's Providence with a missionary offering to fund new buildings and a program of services. It notes Sunday morning worship with communion, children's Mass, Sunday School, a centennial offering during Choral Mass, and evening services. A Trinity Men’s Club meeting is planned for Monday with chowder and singing, inviting men and boys over sixteen to attend.
Services at 10 30 and 7 30 mark a centennial observance of the Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society. Special offerings support the Nation Wide Campaign for building projects in Domestic and Foreign fields. Church School officers meet at 5 in Holmes House. Rev John M Hunter to preach at 7 30. Weekday schedule starts November 16 from 2 30 to 3 30. dismissal forms available.
A church announces a Friday 7 30 service as preparation for Communion and a Sunday 10 30 worship with Lord's Supper. The Church School meets after, and an Adult Bible Class session is urged. A union service at the Methodist Church at 7 30 features Rev G E Edgett on A Vision of a Warless World. Rev James Goodacre is the pastor at 123 High Street.
Sunday schedule lists morning worship at 10 30 a m The Church School at 12 Epworth League devotional at 6 30 led by Miss Mildred Pollock Union meeting at 7 30 with sermon The Vision of a Warless World.
Morning service at 10 30 led by Rev Francis R Eastlin with the sermon The Passing of Mars Sunday School follows at 11 45 but moves to State Street M E Church due to a union service.
Tomorrow at 9 30 two Boys Department teams will play football under the Physical Director. Tonight at 7 30 the first Industrial Workers Social includes pictures music and a talk. Next Tuesday at 6 Industrial Committee supper plans the season. Dr E H T Foster of New York will attend and address members. Tonight at 7 45 bowling enthusiasts meet to plan the Y League. Prizes for the Industrial Bowling League include trousers shoes cigars a carton of cigarettes a valise an outing shirt a pipe and a chicken.
Plans advance for a third Boy Scout troop in town after a mass meeting of interested boys held yesterday in Reynolds School auditorium.
About noon and 80 boys attended as Assistant Deputy Commissioner George R. Fish was welcomed by Principal Hopkins. Col Merton and A Cheesman outlined scouting benefits and Troops 1 and 2 performed a first aid and fire building demonstration. Another meeting is planned Monday afternoon to form the troop.
A Hallowe'en party hosted by the Let-Us-Be-Friends Club and the Progressive Club at the First Baptist Church vestry featured a corn field setting with pumpkins. Thirty couples in grotesque costumes joined games, fortune telling by Mrs. Harold Pedhey, ghost stories by Col. A W Barrett, and prizes for best outfits.
Frederico d Almeida and Miss Maria da Conceicoa, both of this town, filed marriage intentions as recorded in the local notice.
The Rhode Island State Board of Public Roads issues a corrected description of land taken in Barrington for highway purposes under the 1920 law. The statement notes parcel details at Peck's Corners, Willett Avenue, and Washington Road, including parcel area of about 4,720 square feet and rights to the adjoining highway. The corrected description and plat No. 25 were filed with the Barrington Town Clerk on November 3, 1921.
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