06 Oct 1896
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1896
Page
1
Local retailer slashes prices on in stock textiles and garments to make room for new fall stock. Highlights include quilts, blankets, handkerchiefs, ginghams, towels, flannel, hose, shirts, and children’s jackets with substantial discounts.
The Bristol Female Charitable Society presents a secretary report on ongoing aid efforts since 1812, noting steady annual support of thirty-five to forty dollars per month for eighty four years. It laments low annual meeting attendance, welcomes improvements, lists losses of longtime leaders Mrs. E W Briggs and Miss C Maria Shepard, and thanks supporters while urging continued generosity and vigilance in duties. The treasurer’s report records cash on hand, various donations, and memorial funds as of October 1 1895.
Ledger style entries show funds and deposits across multiple savings banks in Providence and Bristol. Items include dividends from Jarvis Conklin Road, stock deposits, and balances totaling 5934.00 with auditor E. S. Farnmoron verifying correctness. Also includes a humorous note on floor effects in workshops and a folk tale about a minister Pettigrew and his wife.
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