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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1896

Page

3

Ladies Aid Society Elects Officers At State Street Church

Annual meeting of the Ladies Help Society at State Street M E church in Epworth room. Rev. A W Kingsley presided. secretary and treasurer reports approved. No president elected. a two member committee to nominate filled the jobs of first vice president second vice president secretary and treasurer and managers were named among listed members.

Ladies’ Aid Society State Street M. E Epworth Room A. W. Kingsley Seth Paull Samuel W. Church

Town Council Sits for Mrs Thiele Case and Gas Pipe Fixes

A special council session in Bristol discussed damages claimed by Mrs Caroline Thiele and daughter over a horse frightened by a road ruler. O L Bosworth was appointed as town counsel and Henry M Gibson to handle related matters. The Bristol Electric Light Company must remove gas pipes on the main road or face relocation at the company’s expense. Streets Superintendent ordered to clear catch basins and gutters at street corners.

Caroline Thiele Carrig”Chiele O. L. Bosworth Henry M. Gibson Bristol Electric Light Company James Heard, Jr

Congregational Club Meeting Held at Memorial Chapel

A large audience attended the Congregational Club gathering at Memorial chapel on Wednesday evening. The program featured young performers with piano and vocal solos, a dialogue, and a piano duet followed by refreshments. The letters page contains a writer apologizing for word choice and debating constructive criticism versus literary style.

Congregational Club St Memorial Chapel Gertrude Church Katie Kirkwood Maggie McCaughey Gertrude Dimond Annie Kirkwood Bessie Stevens Mary Tattrie Mary Edwards M.E McCaughey Mrs. O. Bishop Ethel Munro Misa Annie Brownell

Silk Prices Cut No Corner on Value at Gros Grains

Gros grains now offered at manufacturers prices from 79 cents to 2.00 with brocades and satin figures priced at 1.25 and 1.50. The note urges intelligent buyers that real value is not cut in two despite today’s sensational advertising.

Sheriff's Sale of Bristol Real Estate under 1895 Writ

Public auction in Bristol County Court House on Saturday February 8, 1895 at 11 AM to satisfy an execution from the Common Pleas Division. It covers three parcels of land with buildings on High Street Gooding's Lane Milk Street Byfield Street and State Street Court Street, as of February 5 1895, with names National Eagle Bank plaintiff and Arthur B Spink defendant. The sale is conducted by Sheriff P. Oady under a writ dated October 19 1885.

Common Pleas Division Supreme Court Bristol Rhode Ieland National Eagle Bank Arthur B.spink High Street Car] Siegal Ishelie Burtow Benjamin L. West Gooding’s James T. Freeborn Gooding Milk Street Byfield Street Brisol Isaac L Sarah H.hoard James Hoard Isaac IL. Hoard State Street Court Street John Connery Nancy B. Mazon Herly Nancy L. P.oclose George W. Easterbrooke Nancy L. P. Close Fortnoon

Great Reduction on Fine Cloaks and Furs Thru Sale

A local ad offers the entire stock of cloaks and furs at deep discounts. Garments include ladies jackets and capes in plush and brocade from five to fifteen dollars, children’s cloaks at half price, Mackintosh for five dollars, and silk waists and skirts starting five dollars.

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