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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1910
Page
2
The Bristol post office sets daily mail arrival and closing times including 7.00, 10.00, 2.00, 4.00, 6.00, 7.15 p. m. closes at 7.40, 9.00, 11.80 a. m., 2.00, 6.00, 7.15 p. m. Sunday arrivals at 8.00 a. m. and close 4.50 p. m. Office hours Sunday 9.80 to 10.80 a. m. Sunday mail distributed from carriers racks at south door 9.30 to 10.80 a. m.
An well attended meeting in the chapel featured Charles E. Holmes of Providence, state manager of Mutual Life Insurance, speaking on Little Acorns. He urged self control, civic cleanliness, and personal responsibility, noting governments cannot solve temperance and urging all to help others before refreshments ended the event.
Funeral services for Mrs. George E. Ingraham began at 8 80 in the morning from Cottage Street residence and a 9 o'clock requiem Mass at St Marys Church. Rev Thomas J Gillan conducted the rites with choir participation. Relatives and friends filled the church as Grace Conley sang Ave Maria and Catherine Convuery performed Just for Today. Floral tributes from the Ladies Aid Society and St Charles Branch S O B U honored the deceased. Bearers were John Gallagher Edward Gallagher Andrew Gallagher of Philadelphia and Hugh Breen of this town. Interment followed at North Cemetery.
Outward departures at 7.50 and 11.20 a m, 8.20 and 5.20 p m. Inward arrivals at 8.00, 12.00 a m, 2.00 and 6.30 p m. Express matter due to leave and arrive per Bristol schedule.
Local vacancies and travels fill Bristol pages with updates on Miss Leah Young taking two weeks off and J Connery's two week illness. Residents like Albert Ss. Chesebrough depart for New York and Europe while others return from travels to Niagara Falls and the Berkshires. Real estate transfers include Hannah Simmons estate to Eusibe Dupuis and Beach Terrace land sold to Herman Y. Droz. Community events range from Epworth League talks on The Challenge of the City to Bristol Aerie E meetings and D A R sessions with papers on Causes of the American Revolution. Church revivals and Holiness meetings at Bristol Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene continue nightly with Reverend Raymond and Mr Whitman directing services. Local officials and civic groups host dinners, lectures, and entertainment at Hopeworth Hotel and Bristol Opera House.
The Bristol County Fair and Poultry Show opened amid strong turnout and rising exhibitor interest. Judge Prof. D J Lambert of Rhode Island State College selected prize birds as pens displayed blue, red and yellow badges for first, second, and third places. The exhibit features many fowl varieties with booths for poultry requisites and a notable three leg Plymouth Rock palette.
Contributions of trees at 3 each are listed from several donors including P. Colt Wallace E. Howe Mrs. Fielding Williama I E. de Wolf Miss Madeline Wyatt Benjamin M. MacDougall and W. RK. Davis Bt urging readers to give their trees.
An advertising notice touts Rexall 98 Hair Tonic as a scientific antiseptic treatment to counter hair loss. It claims to stimulate scalp circulation, nourish hair roots, and remove dandruff, with pleasant use and a money back guarantee. Available at The Rexall Store Hope Street.
A witty remark frames domestic strain as a money problem. The exchange suggests financial friction underpins marital conflict, highlighting a single persistent want from the wife. The quote implies money serves as the central barometer of household satisfaction.
Physicians explain eczema germs lie in the inner skin not the surface, so penetrating liquid remedies are needed. The article promotes Oil of Wintergreen in liquid D. D. D. Prescription, offering trial bottles at 25 cents and claiming long-standing success and cures.
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