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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1914
Page
2
Editorial calls Bristol to form a committee to collect shoes coats sweaters and clothing for needy families. It notes lack of a community tree and urges cooperation with charitable groups to ensure no one is forgotten this Christmas despite wartime hardship.
A Bristol Mothers Club gathering at Colt High School discussed finances reporting 3718 dollars raised from donations. An effort to extend store hours shows progress as many storekeepers signed the petition. The club will keep its name and rescheduled the open meeting to December 18 with a 23 member committee handling reception and service.
The article notes that fountain pens were invented just before the 19th century and have remained in use since their introduction. It highlights the long history of fountain pens spanning from their invention to the early 1800s.
A broken timetable lists Bristol mail arrivals by Adams Express with outward hours at 7.50 and 11-20 am 2-20 and 5-20 pm and inward hours at 8.00 10.00 am and 2 4 and 7 pm.
Local notices announce Christmas sales at Markoff’s and Suzman stores, calendar pads at the Phoenix Office, and new Red Top Rubber Boots from B. F. L. Goodrich. Also reports a Brooklyn visit for Mrs Emeline Wachter, a woman’s movement talk by Mrs La Follette in Providence, and a Rhode Island troop event. A Rehoboth obituary notes Joseph Blackledge’s passing aged 51. The Namquit Worsted plant ends weekly operations due to weak orders, with about 200 workers affected.
The Children’s Home reports numerous gifts including clothing hats shoes and groceries from a long list of donors such as Mrs E H Tingley Trinity Church Odd Fellows and Mrs Wallis E Howe. Donations include ice cream cake magazines coats money and Thanksgiving items plus a money collection by N S Company totaling 18.68.
The body of Rev. Calbraith Bourn Perry rector of St. Lukes Episcopal Church Cambridge NY arrived Wednesday. Prayer service conducted at 9 30 am at W W Perry home officiated by Rev James De Wolf Perry of Philadelphia. Relatives from New York Philadelphia New Haven and Providence attended. Bearers included C T Dorrance A S Perry C W Perry William W Ferry Oliver H Perry and John P Reynolds. Burial followed at Juniper Hill Cemetery at 10 30 am.
Notes from area shops invite holiday shoppers to view Christmas wares at Edward D. Kunz Jeweler and other merchants. Several residents return home after illness, while charity events and dances are planned by local groups to aid Belgian sufferers and Bristol Children’s Home.
The Mite Society of the First Baptist Church will host an evening entertainment and sale in the vestry next Monday. Tonight at 7:30 prayer meeting discusses The Master's Joy. Sunday services include a 10:30 sermon Shall Man Be Free and 11:45 Sunday school with a 6 pm Young People's Meeting and an evening sermon Shallow Religion. The Mite Society meets with Mrs Charles Liscomb on Burton Street next Tuesday at 2:30.
The text lists the petit jurors for the Bristol County Superior Court for the December 21 session: Frank E. Kyone Charles W. Wall Herbert R. Slade and Henry P. Trudell. It notes school closures except Valley and teachers visiting other towns.
Best quality rib to roast reef listed at 22c in Ib region with breeders and markets noted. Trade details are sparse and no further context is provided in the fragment.
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