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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1919
Page
2
An editorial warns that tomorrow's special town election for an unexpired term of the late John M. Coggeshall could shape the office for years. Voters should prioritise fitness over party, cast ballots between 9 am and 8 pm at Town Hall or Court House, and avoid political bias.
The piece reports President Wilson's stance on a potential strike by 500,000 soft coal miners demanding a five day week six hours a day with a 60 percent wage increase. Operators oppose the demands as unreasonable while Wilson, bedridden, urges legality and readiness to enforce the law to protect national coal supplies and avert production loss.
The message urges Rhode Island residents to donate 260000 for relief of starving Jews in Eastern Europe. It emphasizes humanitarian duty over race or creed, citing 6 million Jews affected and over a million children suffering from hunger and disease.
An item lists Bristol train times for outward and inward service. Outward departures at 8 小时 20 and 11 20 am 2 20 4 20 and 5 20 pm. Inward arrivals at 9 00 and 11 00 am 4 00 and 5 00 pm. 2 00?
Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps hosts a dance at G AR Hall this evening. United Brothers Social Club plans a public whist at Odd Fellows Hall tomorrow. Notices include winter underwear sales and church activities. Rex Daniel F Fullam begins duties at St Mary's Church with a 9 AM mass. Rev Davis preaches, Col Johnson to address League of Women Voters. Miss Winifred Scott receives a silk umbrella from National India Rubber Co Schedule dept and later begins as bookkeeper at Colt Farm.
Harold Peckham and family visited Providence guests of Mr and Mrs Thomas P Brightman. A private Hallowe en dance at the Bristol Yacht Club house guest music by The Crown Orchestra.
Sugar arrivals in Rhode Island and visits by Miss Maud May Morton highlight a busy Bristol area update. Figures include hotel manager Harry Morrissey convalescing and Thomas Downey discharged from Camp Dix returning home soon. Church bells mark daylight saving time change as town plans a naval armory day and social event with local organizers selling tickets at the door.
The St Michael s Church choir gave a well received Sunday evening recital echoing the Providence Choir Guild festival of last June. The program featured Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Baker and anthems Now the Day is Over Targett Light in Darkness Jenkins Praise the Lord O Jerusalem Hall Te Deum by Parker. The solo quartet included Miss Aida Connery Mrs James F ODonnell Allen F Potter Pardon R Kenney. Walter H Angell served as organist and choirmaster.
A 20 by 30 foot building on the Holmes property north of St Michael's is for sale and may be moved. Apply Phoenix Office. Also listed are three tenement houses for sale by F N Easterbrooks and two desirable Oliver Street lots offered by A Nerone at 686 Hope Street with telephone 23 W. Upright piano wanted with instrument details to Box X at Phoenix Office.
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