Bristol Skunk Club Christmas Tree Festival Howls With Joy
The Bristol Skunk Club held its annual Christmas tree festival at the Club House on a Wednesday night. The event featured a packed program of songs, dances, recitations, and entertainment with Santa handing out gifts to members and guests. Gifts included humorous items for Councilman Church and a skunk figure for E O Paull, sparking much laughter among attendees.
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Bristol Skunk
Skniok Club
Bristol
R. I
Brother Skupker
Peter R. Morris
Howard W. Church
P. Henry Morris
E. W Munro
Harry Barton
George L. Liebriech
Frank H. Baffinton
Stephen J
Santa Claus
George William Warren
Councilman Church
Bristol Phoenix
E. O. Paull
Congregational Church Notes Preview Services and Fast Day
Fragments describe upcoming Congregational Church events including Friday evening preparatory service for communion in memorial chapel, Sunday morning and evening services with communion, a preacher Mr Owen, and a Fast Day Monday at 3 PM in the chapel. The notes mention a sermon on The redemption and a Hosea/Haggai reference amid garbled text.
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Jeremiah
Owen
Old Time Bristol Postmaster
An 1884 Providence Journal account traces Bristol Rhode Island postmasters from Hezekiah Usher, founder of the office in 1780s, through early 19th century leaders. It notes Usher’s schoolhouse post office, the evolving sites on Hope and Wardwell streets, and biographical sketches of postmasters including Leonard, Bates, Handy, and Briggs, with details on tenure and local connections.
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Bristol
Providence Journal
Phoenix
Rhode Island
Christie
Hezekiah Usher
John Usher
St. Michael’s Church
State Street
Hope Street
First’ Baptist Church
Mr. Usher
James, Chbarles
William, Levi
John D’wolf
Bourne & Wardwell
William Fa
Wall
D’ Wolf
Usher
Josian Finney
Hope and
Wardwell Streets
H. A. Swan
Leonard
Thames Street
National Rubber Co
Hope
Church Streets
Kentucky
Barnabus Bates
Dorsetshire
Oxford University
New York
Beaton
Gifford
Lemuel W. Briggs
Motter
Schneider
George
Hasterbrooks
Briggs
Maby
Middleboro
Mass
Brown University
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Euiel DE
Bristol, R. I
F. T. Remieres
Cor
Bradford Streets
Connery
Bristol Public Market
John P. Squires
Vermont
Telephone
Frank W."smith
American Oyster Co
Matteson John Shepard
Payne’& Butler
Lybeck
State’ ‘Street
Ferrara
Watts
Franklin Street
Paull
Chiropodist
Mars, Williams
Wright
Cor. Milk’ & ‘Church
Beremn
Psa
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Skunk Club
G. William Warren
Skunks
H. L. Miller
T. M. Morris
D. ‘Paull
HB. E. Strong
Basco
Skank
Wm. M. Connery
James Coggeshall
Bock
Edward C. Paull
Bernard Morris
George W. Warren
Me Be
Your
Horace L Miller
Congregational Church
Tai Industrial TruSt CO
Edward D. Kunz
Jeweler
Ormician
The
Providence Telephone Co
Union ST
Staples Goal Company
Bristol County Gas and Electric Co
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