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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1864
Page
2
Fragmented OCR text shows a notice from The Bristol Phoenix with mentions of Saturday morning March 26 1964 and a purchase. The readable elements reference land, freedom, and institutions with unclear context due to garbled transcription.
The piece discusses Democratic and Conservative Republican tensions in state affairs, noting shifting loyalties and a contested April state ticket. It references the Providence Post and Union National State Convention results, with Governor Smith's influence debated and general voter readiness to support capable nominees.
The Philadelphia Lenosa argues that despite three to four dollar daily wages for mechanical labor in Washington, stout aspirants seek low grade positions for $600 yearly or watchman posts rather than work honestly. It suggests requiring three years of army service for appointments to avoid office beggary and to fill the army ranks.
In Tennessee counties the recent election saw more than half the usual peacetime votes cast. The text notes many citizens are in the rebel army, implying broad public engagement in reconstruction. It also mentions three hundred War Department officers in New York City, including detectives, and efforts by General Diz and Marshal Murray to fix system errors.
The commission rules that persons operating farms with dairy cattle and selling milk butter and cheese are farmers and exempt from license. The New York Sanitary Fair daily paper lists contributors including Mrs. Kemble Mrs. Howe Mrs. Akers Sayers Bryant Ellnalleck Lowell Bancroft and General Diz.
Some of the men recruits in West Virginia Ardwiee received their bounty and invested it in real estate for the benefit of their families. The narrative notes sharpers were allowed to operate in the region and the funds were immediately placed into land investments for dependents.
The essay extols modesty as the leading virtue for scholars, likening it to a robe of state and a gateway to truth. It contrasts humble learners with great minds across science, art, and history and urges reverent pursuit of knowledge, warning pride breeds envy and weakness. The piece ends with a call to focus on personal diligent work and God’s will.
A Friday evening gathering at C. Tiffany’s on High street brought together over 150 locals, including feuding figures, to honor Rev. S. F. Upham with a $160 gift in greenbacks and a parchment address praising his two years of service. Annie B. Munro acted for the ladies, presenting Mrs. Upham a silver pitcher and cake basket from Gorham Co. & Brown, as guests sang and conversed.
Friday evening a large bulletin board placed on the Post Office south side toppled onto three small boys playing nearby. Two suffered severe injuries, the third one older boy sustained a broken limb. The Post Master freed the trapped child while a physician set the fractures and the injured lad's condition improved with care.
Town hall crowds enjoyed two days of performances by Signor Girard and the troupe. Miss Minnie impressed with black wire stunts while Prof. J J Watson demonstrated skilled violin work. Uncle Joe remark about hens adds local humor to the listing.
Mr Carswell the temperance orator spoke for about one hour and twenty minutes in our town on Monday evening. He presented strong arguments for temperance using anecdotes and facts in an engaging style. The hall was well filled and the audience found his remarks touching and eloquent and hoped for another visit.
The Sabbath School linked to State Street Methodist Episcopal Church will present an exhibition at Town Hall on Wednesday evening if fair weather. Proceeds will fund new books for the Sabbath School Library. The event opens at 7 30 and admission is one cent. preparations are extensive and the hall is expected to fill.
Godeys Lady's Book for April showcases a prominent fashion plate collection from J Mosara A T Stewart Co New York with the Albuerion brass engraving by Brodie. It highlights superb engraving color, and fashion accuracy in fifty plus plates including dinner dress styles L Elegante and various garments with fine detailing.
A Bristol YMCA meeting arranged a temperance lecture by Mr Carawell. The session urged united effort of all interested in the welfare of young men and called for a general citizens meeting Tuesday evening to plan further action.
At the Catholic Congregational Society eightieth annual meeting held March 7 1804 officers for the year ahead were elected: William J Miller president Josiah Gladding vice president James E French treasurer William Manchester secretary Prudential Committee Martin Bennett William RR Tayloor Josiah Gladding and William J Spooner.
The Rev Hernnan Lincaly of Providence will deliver a lecture before the Young Men's Christian Association at the First Baptist Church tomorrow evening at a quarter past seven. A collection will be taken to aid the Association.
Twenty five candidates out of thirty nine who presented themselves for examination were admitted to the High School.
Reported marching force estimated at thirty five thousand under Johnston. Provisioning planned for troops including regiments of African descent in Southeastern Tennessee.
The Rhode Island General Assembly met across several days with governor in the chair and discussed amendments to revenue licenses and education acts. Debates covered electoral franchise limits, highway and jail repairs, and the repeal of certain statutes, with adjournments and reconvening throughout March.
Letter from Stary S Graves in Accowie County Virginia dated March 10 1864 to General Butler. She complains about the oath required for Union support during the Civil War and states her Southern sympathies while offering to pledge passive obedience if interpreted as mere submission.
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