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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1896
Page
2
A 1896 opposition view argues the popular 100 million dollar gold loan is impractical. It questions why governments would borrow in gold from the treasury and bet on low returns, suggesting abroad gold is preferable and warning of limited Armenian prospects amid European indecision.
Bristol B. L. replies to Simplex over a critique of church praise. He denies inflamed charges, jokes about word forms, and defends intelligent readers. He argues against indiscriminate praise and asserts his aim is clear to educated readers, not children. January 8, 1896, Bristol.
A large Grand Army Hall audience witnessed the installation of officers for Babbitt Post No. 15 G A B Babbitt Women's Relief Corps No 19 and Maj James F De Wolf Camp No 8 8 of V The ceremonies featured installation by Joseph F Means of Tower Post Pawtucket with praise for the posts and relief corps A retiring commander was honored with a chairs and the corps presented gifts to retiring officials followed by refreshments dancing and a grand march led by Washington I Finch and H F Card.
The annual meeting of Brigade No. 7, Order of Alfrediane, elected officers for the year including Honorable Commander Albert Harrup and vice commander William H. Andrews. Other posts filled were chaplain Thomas Simpson treasurer Thomas Henderson recorder Albert T. Gale scribe Charles F. Card guide Joseph Robb assistant guide Horace Collins outside sentinel John Charles Pailthorpe inside sentinel Ralph Kinder and trustees George Pailthorpe Allan M. Munro Ralph Kinder Albert E. Sparks John Wood. Installation set for Thursday evening January 23.
Miss Ammie Church daughter of Mrs Sarah E Spooner and the late Judge William H Spooner wed Henry Barton at 34 Hope Street Bristol in a small ceremony led by Rev H A Stevens. The couple and families celebrated with roses and palms before a short train trip to Warren and a week in New York and Bridgeport. On return they will reside with Mr and Mrs L B Waldron on Constitution Street.
Poem memorializing a fallen close friend, praising his Christian virtue and sacrifice in battle. The speaker mourns the deep wound of parting, honors the dead as a steadfast knight, and notes God called him to join the Hosts of Light. The author signs as G. Low, age 32.
Receipts designed for house rent and other business use offered in packs of 100 for 15 cents at the Phoenix Office.
A Bristol and vicinity note collection outlines mail closing and opening times, local business notices, theater, club events, church meetings, prizes, and civic updates. It mentions visiting friends, medicine ads, thermometer of local commerce, and community happenings from early 1900s Bristol.
The paper notes the Paasix office now uses up to date machinery for printing and consecutively numbering tickets for raffles fairs and events. Advertised letters at the Post Office list many named individuals.
James Madison Munro died Sunday at his Franklin street home in his 84th year. Born October 16, 1812 in town, he learned coopering and ran a Providence cooper shop with the late Allan Munro, later worked in grocery, and bootmaking for National India Rubber. He married Eliza Lawrence and left no children. Survived by brothers Jonathan and James Munro of Edgartown and Marmaduke Macon of Bristol. a sister Mrs Ann Pierce predeceased. Funeral at St Marys Church with burial at St Marys Cemetery.
A clerk named Will Munro heard planning to learn the banjo. Horace Miller and J F Scanlon played a joke by selling him a dummy banjo made from snail keg heads and a stick for a neck. Munro received the package and kept the odd instrument, joking he will still need it, while a separate tale notes four and a half gallons of molasses were spilled.
The Bristol chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution met in Memorial Hall to discuss topics for the February National Convention. Mrs Wilbour read a paper on The History of Our Flag and delivered an essay on The Heroism of Our Forefathers. Delegates were elected to the Washington convention with Mrs Joshua Wilbour as Chapter Regent representative and Miss Hortense A Boynton as chapter representative.
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