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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1867
Page
2
A survey of Europe argues freedom of thought and worship must rise as monarchies curb conscience. It cites Spain, Sweden, and Greece to show state churches and bigotry fading amid liberal parties and anti discrimination progress.
Parker aged nineteen, of Crawford County Pennsylvania, died days after a lightning strike while in Stewart's grocery near Ticknor's Mills. He felt a shock and a minor skin discoloration at the thigh, with others in the store also affected. The bolt was seen near Wormal's Pond and caused a painful, swollen leg culminating in his death despite relief efforts.
Since the death of Ezekiel Whitman in 1866 the oldest living Brown University graduates are Rev Merrill Allen and Hon Nathaniel Bullock from the class of 1798. Allen resides in Ambroke Massachusetts and Bullock in Bristol Rhode Island. Other names lack stars in the Triennial Catalogue and many predecessors are dead, leaving these two as the oldest known living 1798 graduates.
Washington warns of swindlers posing as government officers to obtain back pay and warrants from discharged soldiers. They request discharge data to forge final settlement papers, risking fraud and loss. A separate note mentions a demolished stable near Port Adams and a buried pot of gold tale. also a Albany man dies after a shaving razor incident.
A seven year old street harpist in Brooklyn was arrested after stealing. He said his mother whips him for not returning sixty cents daily. General Church ordered First Division militia brigades to training September 12 at Bristol Ferry in Portsmouth. Aquidneck Rifles Burnside Guards and Light Infantry from Newport comprise the units.
A recall of cholera trends across New England notes the Queen of Naples dying from cholera. Reports warn the Board of Health to act while frost events are recorded in several towns. Crop forecasts from Cape Cod to Texas show variable yields and portents of a harsh season.
In Meyoriam the obituary notes the death of Raymond Hi. Perry a former Civil War major who later served as Chief Police in Galveston Texas and earned Sheridan's praise as brave efficient and trustworthy. the piece recalls his impetuous kindness and steadfast duty during and after the war. It also mentions plans to run a steamer between this port and Bristol Ferry to connect with railroad trains and hopes for permanent service depending on public support.
In Paxmix residents urge authorities to enforce laws removing obstructing branches draining into streets and to fix sidewalks and streets on Hope street. They question accountability for road repairs and advocate economical fixes and proper cattle enforcement while calling for action from officials. Hannah Chaffee aged eighty four found dead in her High street home. The September Term of the Supreme Court for Bristol County to begin next Tuesday.
The Barston PaEsix bake in Bristol was postponed by heavy rain on Thursday 29th as attendees faced mud and drenched clothing. Managers vow a second bake on Tuesday next at Bristol Ferry to raise funds for the Association’s building program and sustain its moral influence on youth and community.
The author reports on potato disease as observed on different varieties. Early Goodrich yields well with no disease on two thirds of an acre, while nearby bins of Jackson and Zebec show rot. Harrison late potatoes prove prolific and disease free, with English varieties showing mixed results. Harrisons emerge as best late keeper and eating spud.
Charles Sherry Jr president of Juniper Hill Cemetery Bristol requests authorities repair the lower Crooked Lane condition with diligence. September 1867.
The text records several property sales across towns including parcels on Hope Street Bristol Neck State Street and Pegram Street with buyers such as William Bradford Mary Blake Robert McLaughlin and John C Pegram. It notes a shipping incident near Rondout where a vessel hit a rock and sank after striking a load of cement bound for Providence.
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