Bristol Phoenix Newspaper Item
The Bristol Phenix reports a morning edition dated Saturday September 2, 1865, offering local notices and brief items from the city.
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Bristol, B
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1865
Page
2
Intercourse and Progress Through Social Life in a Nation
A reflection on how social life, family, and communication drive happiness and national progress. Emigration, telegraph hopes, horse railways, and the war's cultural output show how unions and ideas shape prosperity and virtue through shared enterprise.
Local Notable Otis Goff Drowns Near Rethobeth
Afr Otis Goff a respected Rethobeth citizen aged about 55 drowned himself in a ditch behind his brickhouse shop on Friday of last week after suffering mental low mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taunton Gazette
Afr
Otis Goff
Rethobeth
Hue
General Fiske Delivers Simple Fortifying Sermon at Cumberland Hospital
A Nashville letter reports General Fiske spoke at Cumberland Hospital to a full house. He shared from a soldier’s faith, stressing that enlistment does not excuse neglect of religion and recalling the moral covenant with family and country. Tears accompanied his words as he urged devotion to the Saviour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Fiske
Cumberland
Balulf
Sleeper Awakens After Frightful Coldness On Train
A Providence to Fall River passenger train carried a sleeping woman who appeared dead at Fall River. Passengers, drawn by concern, attempted to wake her. she finally sprang awake, the cold air from an open window blamed for the lifelike pallor and ensuing laughter.
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Providence
Fall River
Steam Cars on Common Roads
The English experiment with steam cars on ordinary roads is discussed after a Parliament session on locomotion. Earl of Caithness testified he drove a locomotive 150 miles from Loverness without disturbing horses, arguing steam cars can be safe if operated with caution and steam shut off when vehicles approach.
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Earl of Caithness
Loverness
Northern Men in Virginia welcomed as permanent citizens
The Richmond Republic states belief that hostility toward Northern residents is fading. It argues Northern capitalists manufacturers miners and workers would be welcomed across the commonwealth as permanent useful citizens.
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Virginia
Richmond
Commonwealth
Vermont Crops Show Farmland Promise Despite Apples
A Randolph correspondent reports crops in the Vermont section are promising with abundant hay and excellent potato and corn yields. Apples are few but likely enough for home use. The note also mentions Alabama merchants planning to settle into new conditions and northern creditors urging settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vermont
Bueton Journal
Randolph
USA
Alabama
Andersonville Prison Brutality Exposed by Confederate Officers
The piece condemns Andersonville prison abuse detailing sworn Confederate testimony on neglect and cruelty. It questions Wirz’s responsibility while condemning the guards who let prisoners starve, rot, and suffer from vermin, calling these acts barbaric crimes.
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Andersonville
Wirz
A Alpaca Goat Offer Stirs Agriculture Interest
A Bulms dealer offered 200 Alpaca goats to the US Commissioner of Agriculture for 600 dollars as a potential national introduction. Isaac Newton cannot afford the purchase, so he declines but notes alpacas could be cultivated in the United States. The animal yields wool about eighteen inches long and valuable at high prices.
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Geare
Europe
America
United States Commissioner of Agriculture
Bulms
Evre
Isaac Newton
Department of Agriculture
Newton
Naval Review Reveals Strong Naval Power of United States
The article notes amiable exchanges between England and France fleets and observes that the United States has matched global naval development. A half day inspection of ironclads at League Island near the Delaware could reveal to observers that naval power lies beyond the Atlantic East.
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England
France
United States
Delaware
League Island
Atlantic
Shocking Murder Found by Cincinnati Labourers
A well dressed man was found by workmen on the road to Cincinnati with his head and body mangled by hatchet blows. The hatchet knife remained in the body and his pockets were turned inside out, indicating robbery as the motive.
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Cincinnati
Ben
Jim
Vallandigham and Ohio Democratic Party Leadership
The piece argues Vallandigham is steering Ohio Democrats toward disaster and that the party shows hostility to any leader who could unite it. It notes a gubernatorial rebuke as a lesson, and contends the public won’t follow known rebellion advocates. It then discusses Lake Huron steamship safety, citing a collision and a wrecked vessel with intact watertight compartments.
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Vallandigham
Democratic
Ohio
Ohio Democracy
Treasury clerk dies after self fall from fifth story window
An $1800 clerk in the Treasury Department who was discharged for drinking leapt from a fifth floor window and was killed instantly.
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Treasury Department
Unruly News Briefs from Across the Nation and Abroad
A montage of late 1860s items reports reactions to Lincoln's death, Mexican affairs, Mississippi policing efforts, elections, girding markets, railroad accidents, forgeries, and shippings. Notices include Jefferson Davis, Maximilian, and various local oddities such as a haunted house, a blind calf, and a milk of peculiar events.
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New York Senate
Maximilian
Lincoln
Johnson
Emperor of
Mexico
Excelsior Family Soap Endorsed by Rhode Island Agent
June 12 1865 a letter praises Excelsior Family Soap describing its usefulness for clothing grease stains cleaning paint and general cleaning. W J Mitchell of Providence endorses the product and notes agents in Rhode Island Mr C Humes 33 Warren Street.
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I. C. Junes
W. J Mitchell
Map
C Humes
Warren Street
Providence
Rhode Island
Town Tax List Shows Fifty to Ninety Dollar Payers
A follow up list details residents and estates paying town tax of fifty dollars to less than one hundred for 1865. Names include Wm H Allyn, Alice B Alden, Commercial Bank, Lemuel W Briggs, J Rascol Bullock, Joseph A Blake, Tease Borden, and many others with amounts ranging from fifty to ninety nine dollars. Also notes Travelers Insurance promotion with policy details and agent Wm J Muller.
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Wm. Dh. Allyn
Alice B. Alden
Alice B. Alden & Children 5000 Commercial Bank 95 00, Lemuel W. Briggs
J. Rasco
Bullock
Joseph AM
Blake
Tease Borden
Martin Bennett
Benj. B. Bebbitt
Trust
Mary A. Babbitt
Julia B. Babbitt
Nathan Bardin
Philip B. Bourn
Parker Borden
William Bishop
Jacob Babbitt
Abby
Obadiah B. Devo
Byron Diman
Aaron Easterbrooks
Franklin Evans
James T Freeborn & Wife
George Fales
Thomas W. Greene
Jeremiah I Greene
John Gladding Jr
James M. Gooding
Elijah Gray
John Gray
Josephus Gooding
Susan Gorham
Rayman Gui
M A. Dew. Smith
Rebecca R Simmons
Samuel Smith
James Smith
Samuel! Sparks
Walter B. Stanton
Isaiah Simmons
Ruth Smith
Richard Smith & Wife
Samuel Sparks & Wife
Samuel Swatt
William R Taylor
Josiah R. Talbot
Wm. B. Tilley
Seth W. Thayer
George F. Usher
Thomas Vernon
Mary
Clambake and Picnic Held by Local Church Society
The Methodist Episcopal Church and Society of South Somerset Mass announce their tenth annual Clambake and Picnic on Thursday next at Sherman's Grove located about midway from Swanee Village to Slade's Ferry on the Fall River road. The grove offers a pleasant drive and past festivals have drawn strong praise from local citizens. organizers promise an event equal to past years.
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Methodist Episcopal Church and Society of
South Somerset
Mass
Sherman's Grove
Swaneea Village
Slade's Ferry
Fall River Road
Parry to Demonstrate Novel Aquatic Feats at Wharf
John E. Parry, famed swimmer, advertises a near wharf exhibition of his aquatic powers at five this afternoon. He claims he was not born to be drowned and promises a striking display. See advertisement for full particulars.
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John E. Parry
Ledge Opens at Wilson's Jane Head for Stone Work
A ledge has been opened at the head of Wilson's Jane and workmen there are getting out some fine etone. The project shows promise of solid output and skilled labor, with attention to safety and efficiency.
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Kaosus
Leavenworth
Wilson
Jane
Fox Hill Bake Raises Funds for YMCA Community Benefit
The Fox Hill Bake on Tuesday drew about a thousand attendees from Providence and surrounding areas. Tables for chowder, baked clams, lobsters, corn and sides fed over 300. Coffee, ice cream, cakes and crafts sold well. Net proceeds reached about four hundred dollars.
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Fox Hill
Chistian Association
Providence
Mars
Death of a Prominent Citizen John Lawless
John Lawless a well known resident of this town died at his Constitution street home Wednesday after a long illness from a cancer on the lip. Born in Bristol he remained a quiet industrious man of good character and longtime supporter of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the community.
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John Lawless
Constitution Street
Lawless
Bristol
Methodist Episcopal Church
Death of a Soldier Charles M Vergason
Charles M Vergason, 22, son of Captain Harvey M Vergason, died Friday evening at his father's Thames Street home after a brief typhoid illness. He entered U S Navy at the start of the rebellion, served two years, later joined the First Rhode Island Cavalry, and was discharged about three weeks ago. He was highly esteemed in the community.
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Charles M. Vergason
Harvey M. Vergason
Thames Str
Auey
Vergason
Naval
United States
Rhode Teland Cavalry
Horse Goes Wild at Fox Hill Bake Scene
A horse near Fox Hill during the Bake ran loose knocking down two or three children playing nearby. It then wandered off on its own to graze by the roadside with no further injuries.
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Gar
Fox Hill
Ron
Witho
First Baptist Pastor Predicts Farewell Sermon
Rev. E. T. Hunt who took the pastorate in March from the First Baptist Church in this town says his farewell sermon will be this Sunday. The Merchant's Steamship Company began laying the foundation stones for its new wharf with the first stone laid on Tuesday morning.
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E. T. Hunt
First Baptist Ch
Farewall
Merchant's Steamship Company
The Engine at the Nations Rubber Company’s Factory Opens
The Engine at the Nations Rubber Company’s manufactory began operation for the first time on Monday afternoon last.
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the Nations
Solea's Hair Life Sold At J N Burgess Store
In Need of a good hair dressing article, visit J N Burgess on Hope Street and buy a bottle of Solea's Hair Life the best in use.
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J. N. Burgess
Hope Street
Solea
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