Canvasser's Notice Mortgagee's Sale Bargains
A public notice indicates a mortgagee's sale of property under a canvasser's announcement. Details unclear in the fragment but suggests foreclosure action and sale terms to satisfy debts.
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1896
Page
2
A public notice indicates a mortgagee's sale of property under a canvasser's announcement. Details unclear in the fragment but suggests foreclosure action and sale terms to satisfy debts.
Delegations from Babbitt Post G A R and the Women’s Relief Corps with about 30 guests attended the Department of Rhode Island camp fire in Providence honoring Commander in Chief Gen. Ivan N. Walker of Indiana. A banquet for 1200 was set and nearly 1000 Relief Corps members filled the galleries. The event featured a stirring tribute to Lincoln and sparked debate on public ownership of telegraph services with calls for readers to contact their congressmen.
A Philadelphian in Washington praises advertisers as up to date and reliable in choosing florists, arguing non advertisers are narrow minded and unenterprising. The Providence Union station fire destroys much of the building after midnight but does not spread. Bristol fire steamer not needed. Newspapers reflect a town's vitality through its advertising and commerce showing merchants' spirit or dullness.
Bristol readers report Kickemuit water delivery choked with a compact mass of black mud and refuse, creating yellowish taps and weak flow. The incident sparked jokes about Chicago style water and a list of comic recipes for contaminated water as a jestful aside.
Bristol report covers weather and power outages from the electric station incident. It notes travels, theater fiasco at the Opera House with the Watts Octoroon company, community gatherings, church services, and local business ads. It mentions Mrs. Emma T. Adcock and Mrs. Lucertia Burnham's appointments, and Henry B. Cook back in business after an injury.
A new lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen was instituted in Bristol at K. of P. Hall led by Grand Master Workman G. F. Higgins of Woonsocket. Officers include D. J. Neylan, J. A. Young, W. E. Parrally, and others. a follow-up meeting on February 27 plans further charters and membership. The event honors Benoni Lewis for organizing the lodge and lists several Bristol men among officers and committees.
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