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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1929
Page
5
Wealthy Sydney maker leaves 40000 for horse troughs with plaques bearing his and his wife’s names. Also notes a New York list of strange wills and a Yorkshire gardener who left his wife one shilling and a cracked bowl.
A famed tomb described as the most costly ever built honors Mohammed. Its decorations feature diamonds and rubies valued around ten million dollars, marking a lavish display of wealth and remembrance.
Mr and Mrs Vincenzo Quatruobolo of 32 Richmond Street host forty members of the Bristol Community Boys Band next Sunday September 15. Dinner at 1 pm and supper at 6 pm follow music games and a general good time in their decorated home and grounds to honor Domenico Quatruobolo and the band’s progress.
A short quotation emphasizes that feelings and smiles are among heaven’s best gifts, noting hearts and eyes as cherished blessings.
Work to convert St Michael's chapel into a parish house proceeds rapidly with basement completion and kitchen woodwork done. Electricians plumbers and painters advance as bowling alleys radio cabinet and shower stalls are installed. Completion expected around October first under contractor Willam F West. Ivy Guild to furnish kitchen. committee named. Wallis E Howe builds WWI memorial panel of teak wood for the parish house with names of local service members.
Miss Madeline Maxmean daughter of Mrs Mary Maxmean of 19 Congregational street, married Bruce Ivar Martin Isakson of 24 State street in the chantry of St Michael's Church Saturday at 9 30 am. Rev A R Parshley officiated with attendant Miss Gertrude Maxmean and William Carsten. They will reside at 19 Congregational street after a wedding trip.
The piece discusses duty as a universal obligation, citing Tennyson and the Golden Rule. It argues that fulfilling what one ought to do yields spiritual growth, while evading duty causes suffering, and asserts that living by do unto others as you would have others do unto you would solve many problems.
A London Post contributor recalls a north Scotland stroll near a deserted house. At dusk a noisy coach with gray horses approached, a powdered-haired man stepped out, then the vehicle vanished. Locals say the road is rarely used after dark and the house has stood empty for 30 years.
In a liquor case hearing Lieutenant Harley D. Blodgett of the vice squad struggles to confirm the owner of a reputed speakeasy. The defense presses for a definite name. The lieutenant says he is as sure as he can be, noting suspects may use false or changing aliases.
A Detroit News report cites the United States biological survey debunking the belief that puffing adders spray venom or have a deadly breath reaching 26 feet. It states the snake’s teeth are too short to wound a person, rendering the danger largely fanciful.
The Gold Coast sees new fashion with frock ladies wearing American and European outfits of high cost. They are described as literate and called ladies, while cloth mammies dress in native prints and bandana head coverings and perform the workers’ tasks.
An exhibit in Paris showcases early French wall papers from the sixteenth century. Initial marbled or illuminated designs gave way to printed patterns and embossed papers, with frescoes painted on rolls for salon walls in 1481. Jean Bouchardon painted rolls for Louis XII including The Passion of Christ and The Destruction of Jerusalem.
A Boer farmer fearing depredations stores £300 under his bed but relocates it to a nearby bank. The banker offers to hold the money for free and even pay £15 a year, leading the farmer to suspect a trick and fear returning to the farm.
The feast of St. Anthony was observed in 3¢ Elizabeth's parish Sunday with large congregations. A solemn high mass at 10 30 featured Rev. J Francisco Gomes as celebrant and Rev. Fr. Vieira as pastor deacon, with Rev. Fr. Francis of St Benedict's Priory as sub-deacon. A sermon followed. Afternoon events on Munroe Avenue grounds included a concert by the Portuguese Independent Band and an auction of parishioners offerings, with John Almeida and Manuel Sardinha as auctioneers.
The Taft School Club holds its first fall meeting on Thursday at the school on Hope Street Bristol Neck. The event serves as a reception to new Superintendent of Schools William J Harper and Mrs Harper with vocal solos by Mrs James F O'Donnell and accompaniment by Miss Frank A Rounds.
State agriculture investigators have toured towns and farms to gauge the corn borer impact in gardens and fields. They recorded widespread infestation in stalks and vegetation and issued landowner directives to destroy stalks and stubble. Follow up visits will check compliance.
Miss Anna C Purcella and Santo Matrone to be married at the Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel on Saturday September 28 at 9 o clock in the morning. A wedding breakfast and reception will follow at the bride’s uncle and aunt home. They will reside at 55 Richmond Street and be at home after October 15.
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