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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1874
Page
2
A Boston critic blasts detectives over seven murders in ten years and a missing girl case. The Curran skeleton was found in a store cellar, linked to a suspect who confessed to another murder. The piece accuses police of bungling and corruption and calls for reform.
As warm weather returns some readers note reports of icebergs in shipping lanes. The remark brushes the danger while joking about temperatures rising toward the nineties and travelers hoping to avoid chilly seas.
The DC district convention of six hundred colored men denounces the late administration and demands discharge of all who hold office. The article says the black community, newly freed from slavery, rebukes white governance and corruption.
The piece laments France's political weakness and unrest while noting a forthcoming ocean cable venture altering transatlantic competition. It comments on public appetite for sensational news, the comet's travel, and reflections on travel season and personal happiness across shifting locales.
Philadelphia pursues the Ross child kidnapping amid public concern while critics attack parents. Across cities reactions vary with Boston facing child murder fears and discussions of justice guiding expert judgment. The Carlists in Spain gain ground as republican leaders falter and Madrid nears capitulation.
Our town weighs location for a first class country hotel to serve summer boarders. Merchants and capitalists back a stock company to raise funds for a hotel with eighty to one hundred guests. A public meeting at Town Hall Tuesday at eight o clock invites all interested to attend.
Floods overwhelm Moravia and Pittsburg as a fierce storm sweeps villages, claiming lives and scattering families. The narrative notes widespread ruin and broken hearts, while affirming the storm spirit's presence above the catastrophe.
The Rev. Dr. Tiffany of Washington DC will preach at State Street M E Church tomorrow Sunday evening. Services begin at 8 o'clock.
Proprietors announce the annual meeting to elect officers and conduct cemetery business next Monday evening. Advertisement encourages attendance and participation in planning and governance.
The regular monthly meeting of the Town Council and Court of Probate will be held in the Council Chamber next Monday afternoon, commencing at two o'clock.
The warm season brings diners to eateries as people expect meals served promptly. Clam dishes appear popular with locals and visitors enjoying quick, satisfying service during the hot period.
The schedule lists meetings at the Asylum at 10 AM on the Common if pleasant, at 6 PM, and at the Middle District school house at 7 1 2 PM. Leaders and locations are noted for attendees.
A party of excursionists from Fall River arrived by steamer Border City last Saturday evening, stayed about two hours, and engaged in orderly rational and pleasant recreation.
A St Mary's T A Society excursion to Oakland Beach amid a storm is noted with Warren group members aboard. Separately, James Coggeshall and Charles Horton capsized off Chessawanock island but were rescued by David A. Coit and brought to shore after clinging to their craft.
The town reports major progress at the south end near Walker's Cove. Captain James Lawless has built hundreds of feet of sea wall, improved shore access, and a new frame building. The stream banks are reinforced and the Ferry road avenue has been straightened and widened, greatly enhancing the townscape. Highways surveyors Fish and Bosworth support the project.
The Bristol Steam Mill on Thames Street near Bradford Street, owned by the Richmond Manufacturing Company, renames as The Namquit Mill. Upgrades include new floors, stronger beams, more windows, restored exterior, and a rebuilt engine with a granite foundation. Added machinery in carding and spinning raises totals to Nine thousand six hundred spindles, forty eight carding machines, twenty six looms, and related gear. Safety features include a water tank, fire nozzles, gas shutoff, and three ladders with escape platforms. The wheel to resume operations is to start this Saturday morning.
At St Johns College Annapolis Maryland the degree of Doctor of Divinity was conferred on the Rev Joseph Trapnell of Petersville Maryland longtime rector of St Michaels Church in this town
The funeral of John Marrell who died Sunday last was held at Odd Fellows Hall on Tuesday with Rev. J. P. Lane officiating. United Brothers Lodge, of which the deceased was a member, filed in large numbers in funeral regalia to escort the casket to the cemetery.
Rev J P Lane pastor of the Congregational Church leaves on a four or five weeks vacation. He will visit Manchester and East Hampstead New Hampshire and Medford Massachusetts. Two Sundays during his absence the pulpit will be supplied by Rev Dr Vincent of New York.
Sunday services featured several visiting clergy. Bishop Howe of central Pennsylvania preached at St. Michael's in the morning with Rev. B. B. Baobitt of Columbia College, S. C., in the afternoon. At State Street M E Church Rev. Dr. Tiffany of Washington DC spoke in the afternoon. The Congregational Church hosted Rev. T. M. May of Williamstown Massachusetts in the afternoon.
At noon on Friday the National Rubber Co engine balance wheel broke while running, sending part of the wheel through the engine house roof. Two massive gear wheels, about fifteen tons each, were shattered and the balance wheel weighed about twenty five tons. The incident forced a temporary shutdown for several days to repair the damage.
On Monday evening the steamer Canonicus with many excursionists and the Providence based American Band arrived in harbor. Captain James Lawless ordered Fort Rounds to fire a salute as the vessel neared land. Fireworks lit the grounds and ship while a large crowd gathered to hear the band before the Canonicus proceeded into Mount Hope bay without docking.
A Providence Press correspondent extols Oakland Beach attractions including Crescent Lake rowing and a Camera Obscura view. The Bristol Train of Artillery with the Cornet Band and Old Guard BTA will run a grand excursion to Oakland Beach on Thursday the 20th.
The BRISTOL PHENIX urges a public gathering to gauge support for a modest one hundred room hotel to serve summer visitors. It argues Bristol’s beauty and amenities warrant expansion and calls residents to attend, indicate interest, and measure funds for a stock company to build it.
The piece notes Priscilla Darling’s death at ninety and the rare sight of five direct-line descendants on stage: Sylvia Gladding, Annie Fish, Madeleine Seymour, and Grace Seymour. It recounts Dr. Aaron Bourne born in London 1679, his move to Boston and then this town, his extensive medical practice, large estate, and descendants including Ruth B. O Wolf. The article details Bourne land purchases, will conditions, and the long Bourne lineage ending with Ruth B. O Wolf, a longtime educator and Bristol charity supporter who died after a life of public service.
The text itemizes numerous valued transfers in June and July, naming sellers buyers and properties across streets and lanes, with prices from 300 to 3 000 dollars. It also notes an anonymous letter opposing a new hotel, signed "C" and nicknamed "Croaker," critiquing site and profitability.
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