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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1931
Page
4
Dr. Drury, rector of St. Pauls School in Concord and a native of the town, writes a New Hampshire life series for several state newspapers to appear periodically in the Phonix.
The author argues against ugliness in railway stations and urges a New Hampshire contest for the most beautiful and well tended rail depots. He compares American stations unfavorably to English, French, and Italian examples, urging reform toward pleasing landscapes and gardens.
Chicago hosts the Twentieth Annual Safety Congress and Exposition October 12 to 16 at Stevens Hotel with 359 speakers and about 7,000 attendees. The Street and Highway Traffic Section led by Edward Dana will feature discussions on accident prone drivers and a live demonstration of diagnosing repeat crashes by Dr S Slocombe and others.
A series of two dozen traffic safety programs includes a joint Statistics Section meeting on October 13 chaired by John A. Massen and a Wednesday session led by Judge Levi M. Hall. Topics cover traffic law enforcement, accident investigation, and school patrol laws with a dramatized traffic court segment.
The New England Transportation Company will adjust Providence to Bristol bus times effective September 27. Buses will depart Bristol at 5 and 25 minutes past each hour from 5 05 pm to 7 05 pm, then hourly during late evening.
There will be a special business meeting of the church Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock in the vestry. All members are requested to be present. Following the business meeting the regular mid week prayer service will be held.
A Wednesday morning Mother Goose program at Mr and Mrs C B Rockwell on Hope Street drew a large crowd despite threatening weather. Ladies staged the act with Miss Juliette M Fish as Mother Goose and Miss Emily Potter of New York sang The Death and Burial of Cock Robin while characters paraded and costumes dazzled the audience.
The article recalls Methodism's growth in New England, noting early resistance to itinerants, the spread from New York to Boston, and the movement's role in democracy, unity, and conversion. A reunion supper in Bristol follows the evening program inviting former communicants, pastors, and rectors from local churches.
The holder of a January 29 1930 mortgage intends to auction two Bristol Rhode Island parcels on October 10 at 12 o'clock noon. The sale, subject to two prior Industrial Trust Company mortgages and Bristol taxes, is conducted by attorney William T O'Donnell.
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