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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1919
Page
2
The town votes to fill the late John Coggeshall’s term with a special election on Wednesday October 29 polls open 9 am to 8 pm Republican caucus to nominate a candidate October 8 at 7 30 pm Democratic caucus October 9 at 7 30 pm at the Court House
Col. L. H. Callan to lead the 16th Division in the annual Union of the Holy Name Societies of Rhode Island parade in Providence. Holy Name groups from St Marys St Elizabeths and Our Lady of Mt Carmel to march in the event.
A son named Mauro was born to Mr and Mrs Michael Della Silva in this town on October 3 1919 reinforcing family joy and local life.
The notices list marriages including Alexander Macrae to Helen J. McCormick in Providence on Oct 1 1919. William H Gale to Vera Bronson in Los Angeles and Providence. Henry L Murphy of Pawtucket to Jennis L Trainor in this town with ceremonies around Sept 1919. Record cites Rev Asaph S Wicks and Rev Thomas J Gillan as officiants.
Notices report Crandall in Warren Oct 3 1919 Captain Oscar M Crandall in his 63d year and Davis in Warren Oct 3 1919 Mrs Mary E Davis aged 49 Morse in this town Oct 2 1919 Emily Stevens Morse daughter of the late William H and Sarah G Munro Morse funeral from 210 High Street Sunday Oct 5 at 2 30 p m Relatives and friends invited to attend
Verse memorial honoring Mrs Jeannette Rush wife and mother. The poem praises her courage and beauty of life, stating the world is richer for her life and Heaven for her death. An angel now beside her memory graces Ss. W C records.
In memory of SLUR A MACIEL who died Oct 2 the family recalls her as a loving wife and mother now one year since her passing. Joseph Maciel and Son note the grave near by as they reflect on her absence and the home she left behind.
Old papers for sale at Phoenix Office. Tower Woman's Relief Corps visits Soldiers Home. Miss Irene F Usher leaves for New York City to spend winter. Conductor B D Bosworth takes annual vacation. Shipyards lay up boats for winter. Sisters of Mercy move into new St Marys Church home. Tomorrow special sale on dependable shoes at The Shoeman. Patstone Coggeshall wedding planned next Thursday Oct 9 at Trinity Church with reception at 122 Mt Hope Ave. Walk Over Shoes promotion. Second degree conferred at United Brothers Lodge No 13 I O O F. Fraternal visit planned with Excelsior Lodge of Newport. Minstrel show planned during visit. Store closes for holidays and reopens Saturday night at 6:40. Knights of Pythias Burnside Lodge receives two new membership propositions. Welcome Home Celebration report notes Sept 24 success. Page rank class to be conferred next Wednesday evening.
News notes from Bristol and nearby towns recount attendance at the Brockton Fair with Bristolians present. Milk prices rise on Oct 1 from 14 to 15 cents per quart and 8 cents per pint as the daylight saving law ends on Oct 26. Private Leo Sylvia leaves for Camp Rodman after a furlough. Harold Van Voast sustains a severe hand cut at the National India Rubber Company plant.
A local notice advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine claiming it cures catarrh in all stages through internal use. The ad offers a $100 reward if it fails and invites readers to request testimonials from Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio, noting it is sold by all druggists for seven cents.
Mr Davis spoke at the army commissary department event detailing how the Y workers faced frontline danger with several killed and many wounded. He displayed Lusitania medals and German currency samples, sharing humble reflections on his experiences and the era’s hardships.
James G Hammill returns from Maplewood New Hampshire while a Bristol sale promotes ladies goats at JACOB MOLASKY. Newport Charles Sherman and wife plan a year abroad entering Grenoble and Paris institutions. Rev McGilton speaks on wealth and Palestine at area services as Newman Brothers hosts a dahlia exhibit with the Newman Victory bloom and white peonies.
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