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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1896
Page
3
Hoodoos 28 South End 27 after a wild Bristol game on the common. Nine hit heavy and fielding miscues sparked a late Hoodoo rally, Newman's homer tied the score late, and a ninth inning surge produced 11 Hoodoo runs amid great excitement. Umpire Jack Brady. Game slated to repeat next week with stakes described as to the death.
In a Rushford letter editor W F Benjamin notes high esteem for Chamberlains medicines in Iowa where they have long been popular. He cites Cough Remedy Pain Balm and Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as valued by locals with W H Buffington selling them in Iowa.
A letter from Middletown Town Clerk inquiries about Sheldon BB Gardner who died at Newport Hospital after illness starting ten days earlier in a fisherman's house on Third Beach Middleton. A Bristol native, he was unmarried, left a sister Mrs. Gertrude Poole of Buffalo, and was buried in Newport after residing away from Bristol for years.
The Walley school building dedication is set for Wednesday September nine with an open air program. A rear platform will host participants due to unfinished concrete on the High street side and includes songs prayers speeches music and a dedication ode by Rev. Howe.
A Demorest's Magazine Reuters fashion note outlines nautical gowns for women planning autumn trips. It describes a navy storm-serge going aboard outfit with gilt buttons and embroidered anchors, a white mohair reception gown with Eton jacket, a blue Java silk blouse, and simple linen and Russian crash gowns.
I B Manro, a noted painter and paper hanger, opens a new paint shop at 104 Hope Street. The store is handsomely fitted with wallpaper on the north wall and paints on the south, a large plate glass window lights the interior, and Rochester lamps illuminate the showroom in the evening. Munro keeps his parlor room on High Street, and readers are invited to read the enlarged advertisement on page one.
A Tuesday evening session with Gibson Mason and Church notes concrete work on the Valley school sidewalk and restoration of the south side from church damage. They grant Dr C J Hasbrouck’s request to fence his Hope street premises with a public sidewalk outside the fence for public use.
A Pawtucket advertiser features Munyon's health remedies with patient testimonials. Keeps Rheumatism Cure at 25 cents and lists cures for indigestion cold cough kidney headache piles blood and catarrh with prices and claims of rapid relief. Includes vendor asks readers to consult Munyon's guide and druggist.
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