21 Apr 1899
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1899
Page
1
New spring lines feature 25c to 100c fabrics including plain serges cashmeres and brilliantine with plaids at 12c. Ladies skirts priced 75c to 1.00, men’s shirts and linen collars at 1.00, merino socks around 10c to 12c, white shirts with colored accents, and corsets in multiple colors. Hosiery includes drop stitch and seamless styles up to 37c.
A Bristol editor urges the new town council to enforce the liquor suppression statute strictly next year and to resist expanding licenses. The piece argues licenses are privileges, not rights, and cites public safety as the council’s priority over treasury gains. It questions adding saloon licenses as a test of reformist resolve and highlights issues of personal interest and political ambition.
One of the largest Bristol Council meetings saw ten new members to be initiated at the next gathering. A bean supper followed, directed by Miss Doyle. Warren members attended, and a musical program led by Edward F Christie featured piano solos by George Hammill and John Conley, vocal numbers by Christie and Duffy, a 20-voice choir, and a grand cake walk won by John Brides and James Walsh.
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