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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1896
Page
2
Friday report notes the ex legislator who authored Oklahoma territory capital punishment law is sentenced to death. The piece references sayings by a German friend and praises the expanded Y M C A conference report. Extra copies of the edition sold indicate interest in Bristol civic matters and a potential building project.
The funeral for Winsor Mowry was held yesterday from his Bristol Neck home. Rev. Henry A. Stevens led the service with relatives from out of town attending. Mowry, once a pattern-maker and sash and blinds manufacturer in Minneapolis, later moved to Bristol after remarriage to Elizabeth Reynolds. he is survived by his second wife.
Samuel Lircomb of Bristol died at his Church Street home at 4 am Wednesday. Born December 17 1815 he was near 81. He worked as a house carpenter and helped build vessels in Crandall's shipyard for Vera Cruz during the Mexican War. Survived by two daughters Mrs F A Easterbrooke and Mrs Elizabeth Liscomb. Funeral held this afternoon with Rev H A Stevens and Rev A Kingsley presiding. pallbearers Edward Lindsey Raymond T Taylor Leonard Simmons and Frederick Barney.
Mr B R B Davis, decorative painter formerly with Mead and Taft New York, has moved to Bristol and offers interior decorative painting graining and paper hanging. He has leased a Hopestreet store opposite G A B Hall and will show wallpapers and samples. estimates for exterior painting available.
W H P Walker of New Bedford argues that two heads are better than one and committees are the machinery of the Y M C A. He urges small, specialized committees, careful selection, and personal service, warning against overburdened workers and negative critics. He cites finance and lecture-programmes as key areas, stressing moral influence and aggressive outreach.
Bristol and vicinity items cover mail schedules at the Bristol Post Office, visits from James Ashton Jr. to New York, Miss Martha Hazard visiting in Providence, and local sales and events. notices mention furnace repairs etc and several names and happenings across streets, stores, and churches with vagrancy and public meetings.
Visit M Cunningham's at Slate Street to buy more for one dollar than any Rhode Island store. Our foods include Cin tomatoes 7 cents per can, peas 6 cents, white beans 5 cents, ham 10 cents a pound, bacon 9 cents, tea 25 cents a pound, prunes 3 pounds for 25 cents. Also at No 2 State Street and 119 121 Thames Street. Pro prietor M Cunningham.
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