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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1920
Page
3
This evening at 7 30 the congregation meets for a service of song and sermon led by the pastor following a 10 30 morning worship with sermon How God Tests and a church school session. A district nurse report for August notes 25 new patients and 0 deaths this period, with 20 remaining under care and 27 advisory visits.
A call for residents to invest in and promote local improvements. Emphasizes talking about plans writing about progress supporting good leaders maintaining sidewalks and homes, helping protesters, avoiding negative talk to strangers, and backing public enterprises with personal funds. Encourages pride and civic duty for a thriving community.
John J Gallagher died Wednesday at his Bristol home after months of illness from a complications of diseases. He was 35 or 36, born in town, son of Mrs Sarah and the late John J Gallagher. He formerly held a clerical post in the Wire Division of National India Rubber Company and leaves his wife Rose Nunes and three children. He belonged to Bristol Aerie No 953 Fraternal Order of Eagles and Bristol Council No 379 Knights of Columbus. Funeral from 49 Catherine Street at 8:30 AM to St Marys Church with a requiem mass at 9. He is mourned by his mother and many friends.
The Hydraulion Engine & Hose Company of Bristol rejoices as their hand engine Defender, sent to Rockland for a parade, is located in Bath and returned by midnight freight. It will be shipped to the Rhode Island State League muster on Labor Day, with two other Bristol engines at Oakland Beach. About 65 Hydraulion and Defiance members will travel by Champlin's power boat from Newport to attend the muster and trial playouts follow tomorrow night.
The listing promotes Friday's feature The Tattlers produced by William Fox starring Madlaine Medeedes with divorce as the theme. It praises Miss Traverse as an emotive lead and calls the play a winner. It also previews Saturday Herbert Rawlinson in A Dangerous Affair and Hidden Dangers with a Chester Comedy A Seaside Iron. Monday offers Overland Red with Mary Carey and The Lost City plus Paramount Magazine. Tuesday presents Mary McLaren in The Road to Divorce and King Baggott in The Hawk's Trail along with Fox News and Sunshine Comedy.
Path of crime and romance unfold in two Paramount Artcraft features. In Away Goes Prudence Billie Burke plays a girl drawn into a gang’s housebreakings after a fiancé schemes her abduction. The Beauty Market stars Katherine MacDonald in Amelie Thorndike’s tale of social ascent, debt, and a decisive matching with Captain Kenneth Laird after a loveless engagement. Matinee 2.30 and evening 8 showtimes.
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