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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1915
Page
3
A comic exchange unfolds with a master complaining about kitchen squabbles and a servant retorting with a sharp, reluctant jab about the master’s own intelligence in a humorous dialogue fragment.
Bristol dancers welcome new Scenic Hall on Market Street Warren opening Friday September 24 with Caswell's orchestra. The hall features an excellent dance floor and will host weekly Friday dances through fall and winter.
Mr and Mrs William J Fish celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary Saturday at their Franklin Street home. The party featured elaborate decorations, a Crown orchestra, and honors from Reba Rebekah Lodge I O O F and other local groups. The couple, Bristol natives, were married Sept 18 1890. They have two sons George R Fish and Harold R Fish and two grandchildren Dorothy May and Katherine Elizabeth. Harold resides in Detroit Michigan.
William J. Burdge driver for John D. Peck gram dealer was kicked and crushed when a runaway horse bolted after his wagon chain failed. His five year old daughter Mary rode on the seat and escaped serious harm as neighbors and George E. Magee stopped the fr heavy wagon. Burdge suffered leg injuries but no broken bones and expects to recover quickly.
Industrial Trust Company as trustee for bondholders filed in Boston federal court a petition seeking the appointment of a receiver for the Providence and Fall River street railway. Judge Charles C. Mumford filed the petition alleging interest default on July 1 and asking for a receiver to be named.
A Bristol reader urges Phoenix readers to back preserving East Burial Ground as the town founders and Revolutionary soldiers rest there. The writer suggests Patriotic societies restore the cemetery, erect a gateway and corner posts, repair headstones, and maintain order to teach respect and patriotism.
The Star Theatre shows the twelfth episode of The Goddess tonight starring Princess Hassan formerly Ola Humphrey with Under the Crescent and Pauline Bush in A Mountain Melody The Tiger Club and The Sign of the Sacred Safety Pin plus a Country Store comedy Also on Wednesday the Diamond From the Sky chapter fourteen Mary Fuller in A Daughter of the Nile three acts and Animated Weekly Her Friend the Milkman comedy.
Government health figures warn kidney troubles rise with age and stress. S. W. Flowers of 689 Hope St Bristol reports backache and irregular passages improved by Doan's Kidney Pills, noting lasting relief and recommending the remedy. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY markets the pills for 50c at dealers.
Oscar Nelson of Providence was found floating in the bay off Pappasquash Point after drowning at Prudence Island. Two youths in a skiff discovered the body and towed it to Lindley Wharf. Medical examiner Dr W Fred Williams ruled accidental drowning with decomposed remains. The body was sent to Providence for burial.
Tomorrow night at the Pastime theatre Francis X. Bushman stars in Glare of the Lights with a photo play and a double program of up to date pictures and vaudeville. Also shown is 1000 feet of film of Narragansett Park car races last Saturday. Thursday Anita Stewart and Earl Williams in The Sins of the Mothers a Blue Ribbon prize drama. Doors open at 7. Friday The Naked Truth in five parts about a real woman.
Local registrations last week include 19542 Thomas B. Huestis Bristol Mercer touring 17135 Halsey Chase Bristol Ford touring and 1913 Samuel P. Rosa Warren Ford touring.
Vestry of St Michael's Church decides to place a bronze tablet on the exterior noting the church name the erection dates of the original 1719 church and the three later buildings on the same site. It highlights long pastorates of Rev John Usher and Rev Dr Locke with 50 plus years each and 26 years for Bishop Griswold. Thirteen rectors have served over about 200 years with combined service exceeding 125 years.
Vincenzo Sarabo, 12, the son of barber Selerno Sarabo of Warren, was badly hurt Saturday morning in his father's shop when a percussion cap exploded as he opened it with pliers. Doctors amputated two fingers and the thumb on his left hand. Police think the cap came from a sewer department tool house.
A historical ad extols Dr King’s New Life Pills as a mild laxative that cleanses the liver and purges impurities to improve the complexion. It claims natural bile release and regular bowels without griping, selling the treatment for 25 cents.
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