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Public schools close term and Bristol town notes
The Bristol Phoenix reports a six week vacation for public schools and notes property sales from a fire at Col M T Bennett’s dwelling. It previews Col Bennett’s rebuilding, lauds Fort Rounds boat house, mentions whortleberry season, and surveys local commerce, a theft of eight chickens, a baseball match, town by laws on swimming, church work, new houses, and cautions about long baths. It ends noting Smith as the most common veteran surname.
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Col M.t.bennett
Col Bennett
Olympic Club
Providence
Bristol Club
Bristol
Walkers Island
Oliver H. Perry
Peter Gladding