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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1896
Page
2
A telephone has been placed in the Norfolk Congregational church enabling those unable to attend services to listen from home. The setup aligns with Bellamy's Looking Backward concept, expanding church access and participation.
Bristol and vicinity news items including postal schedules, local meetings, market ads, and community notices. Highlights include Bristol Improvement Society discussion, school alumni meeting, bank and business ads, ship schooner Nauseat purchase, weddings, illness updates, and local civic events with multiple named residents and organizations.
John P Reynolds harvested about 900 tons of ice in recent days with thickness around seven and a half inches. Five hundred tons were stored on a Bristol Neck pond and 400 tons on a Bristol Narrows pond. Ice houses are two thirds full. a second crop this season. Alarra Brothers will soon cut on the Reservoir pond where ice is nearly nine inches thick and good quality.
The World Renowned Canadian Jubilee Singers perform at the Opera House Saturday evening under the Epworth League management on February 29 bringing a concert of choral favorites and vocal showcase.
Saturday evening February 29 the famous colored Canadian Jubilee Singers perform before Her Majesty the Queen and Royal Family. Features include a first class orchestra a parazon male quartet and noted soloists led by Brlato L. Operk from Houston.
Census bulletin No. Q presents a color and race tabulation for Rhode Island from the 1895 census. It lists counts of white, colored, Indian, Chinese, and Japanese across sexes and towns, noting increases since 1885 and detailing Bristol Warren and Barrington figures with gender splits and minor-division totals.
An advertisement invites inquiries for printing or engraving work and directs applicants to the Phoenix office for details. It notes positions or services and provides contact or visit instructions.
Post office loss from a burglary totals 1080 stamps and 98 dollars in cash. Inspector Bullman says the stamps have a ready market for fences, and recommends stronger shutters for the front window. Postmaster Easterbrooks bears no obligation to cover the loss. a larger safe will arrive soon.
The Southern Rhode Island Press Club held its annual meeting at the Pawtuxet Valley Daily Time office with large attendance from suburban papers. Officers elected for the year include President Arthur Fitz, vice-presidents Thomas Hammond and John Campbell, secretary Edward Sibley, treasurer Bert Green, and several others. a dinner followed and speeches concluded the afternoon. The note also mentions the New York World thrice weekly edition and Phoenix office services including numbered raffle tickets and rent receipts.
Obituaries list several residents with birth and death dates including Michael O'Brien aged 68 who died February 27 Joseph Plant aged 17 who died February 27 and Hattie Moore with an unreadable age noted dying February 28 in this town.
A printer offers copper and steel engraving services for visiting cards business cards wedding invitations and announcements. Clients may bring their plate or have one supplied by the shop to create fine engraved mercantile work.
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