18 Jul 1899
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1899
Page
1
Catalog of summer merchandise highlights ladies wool flannel bathing suits trimmed with white braid at 195 and men’s blue two piece suits in all sizes. tights caps and white lawn waists at bargain prices with white goods and muslin selections. includes crossbar muslins, lace curtains, Victoria lawn and underwear items with low prices.
The Bristol Phenix reports a Clam Bake and Games at Pappoosesquaw with the National India Rubber Company foremen and clerks. A dinner chaired by Paymaster John Connery, Fred I Waldron and T Smith McKeon followed by a baseball game captained by Wm McCaw and Wm Connery. Umpires Smith McKeon, Wm Schlosser, J E Conley. notable plays by Heffernan and Wagner. A social gathering with cigars, a potato patch ball hunt, and plans for next year. Continuous nods to Mr Charles Sanford, George Hamill, and T C Church.
An executors sale of Maj Raymond H Perry's Jersey herd was held Friday at 11 at Woodlawn residence. Auctioneer R H Dunbar saw lively bidding but overall prices were low for the bloodlines. Notable sales included Ellen Perry to B Weaver of Newport for 870 and Perry's Queen to E B Evans of Providence for 845. Gold Dust and several other cattle sold to buyers including Evans, Weaver, Chase, and Howe. Calves and yearlings fetched smaller sums as the registry papers passed to new owners and ancillary farm items sold to high demand.
A Bristol owned horse hitched on Main street Warren turned a somersault in the shaft injuring nothing but the saddle hook. Highway Surveyor Brown Walter Blanchard and Undertaker George M Wilbur freed the animal. Also noted is Mr W M Bush’s experience with Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy at Hotel Dorrance Presidence RI. For sale by W H Buffington.
A fragment advertising a creamery offer touts fresh pounds and refunds on purchases. It mentions butter tubs and beans, with pricing or product names unclear due to text damage. The ad style suggests a local shop promotion from a historical newspaper.
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