Farley Birthday Party in Stratford Celebrates 104 Years
A Stratford Connecticut resident Mrs Farley marked her 104th birthday with a family gathering. The item notes local social life and milestone ages in small town circles.
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1885
Page
2
General Black Aims at Strict Pension Roll Verification
The New York Commercial Advertiser reports General Black will rigorously verify national pension rolls. It notes likely widespread improper payments to those without valid claims. It argues pension bureau expenses burden the country and praises reform leading to substantial yearly savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black
New York Commercial Advertiser
Pension Bureau
Rhode Island Patents Granted Aug 25 1885
List of Rhode Island born patentees receiving U S patents on August 25 1885. Names include F J Bancroft Pawtuck et Clamy J B Morse Providence R B Perry Peace Dale F W Seabury Providence F A Smyth Jr Providence S P Stulman Westerly J F Thayer Providence and F M Garland Providence with patents ranging from magazine spring gap to snare drum rubber vulcanizing and design cases. Total U S patents issued to citizens 414.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reope Island
United States Patent Office
Rhode Island
Prantx
Franklin H. Hough
F Street
N. W
Washington, D. C
F. J. Bancroft
Pawtuck
A. J. Benjamine
Valley Falls
Spring-Gan
J. B. Morse
Providence
R. B. Perry
Peace Dale
F. W. Seabury
F. A. Smyth, Jr
S. P. Stulman
Westerly
J. F. Thayer
F. M. Garland
United States
Census figures reflect Rhode Island towns and county data
The fragment lists town populations for Newport, Bristol, Warwick, Providence, and others with county totals. It references excluding or adjusting lines and ends with a note about suggestive memorial art as a monument to Grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barrington
Bristol
Bristol County
Coventry
East Greenwich
West Greenwich
Warwick
Kent County
Little Compton
Middletown
New Shoreham
Portsmouth
Tiverton
Provide Co
Providence City
Providence Cou
Charlestown
Exeter
Richmond
Westerly
Washington County
Grant
Washington Letter on Civilian Life and Moravian Salem
Our regular correspondent reports a quiet Washington week with Cabinet members scattered, and officials touring or resting in resorts. He then profiles Salem Forsyth County noting Moravian history, Cedar Avenue, and the graveyard's leveling simplicity contrasted with Southern travel charms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeen Pines
N.C
Richmond and
Danville
Raleigh
South
Salem
Old North State
Forsyth County
Greensboro
Bethlehem
Lehigh River
Pennsylvania
Lafayette
Washington
Wachovia
Austria
Zipzendorf
Moravian Society
Sherman
Salem Remembrance and Washington Visit Recalls Moravian Roots
PF P Woopwanp recalls Salem's Moravian heritage, detailing Washington's 1791 visit, the water works, and the sturdy fire prevention rule kept since early days. The article contrasts the village’s sacred resting places with its colonial past and notes practical upkeep like chimney burning and annual fire trap inspections.
Summer ends with fall term near and local events
The notice lists varied town happenings: mill restart next Monday. a 13th Sunday after Trinity. summer vacation winds down. tissue flower craft trend. Rev Vincent to preach. rubber works shutdown briefly. Herreshoff factory to resume after four weeks. pastors visiting. a property sale at Catherine Street for 1455. Trinity Sunday School outing to West shore. a Paris link and summering in Boulogne. sermon exchanges planned. children’s church picnic with refreshments on High Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
High Street
The Magazine or American History September issue review
The September number highlights General Grant with a steel portrait and features essays on Grant’s resting place at Riverside Park and Washington's first public service by T. J. Chapman. Civil War topics cover Baltimore in 1861, the offensive by Confederates, New York Military Affairs in 1861, and Louis XIV’s closing days. Includes tributes to Grant and Riverside Park house illustrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American History
General Grant
Riverside Park
City of
New York
Washington
T. J. Chapman
A. M
Baltimore
John C. Robinson
Fort McHenry
Massachusetts
America
Thomas Jordan
Sumpter
Meredith Read
New York State
James W. Gerard
Louis XIV
Grant
Lafayette Place
New York City
Guyen Endorses Hunt's Remedy in Rhode Island Claim
Guyen from Rhode Island asserts Hunt's Remedy prevents headaches and kidney troubles and says he keeps it at home. The claim emphasizes preventive health benefits and personal use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guyen
Case of
Rhode Island
Hunt
Hunt's Remedy Endorsed as Cure for Kidney Diseases
A Medical Gazette promotes Hunt's Remedy as a universal cure for all kidney diseases, urging readers to use the remedy as the definitive treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hunt
Medical Gazette
Resignation of Middle District School Principal Ae Miss Valentine
Ram Waitham Valentine longtime Principal of the Middle District School resigns to pursue business with a Providence party. If a successor is not secured, he will stay until a replacement is found. He will reside here for now and move his family to Providence later. The article also notes stormy weather and lingering warm days into September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ram
Waitham Valentine
Hut
Providence
Valentine
Grant
Gen. Grant
Gon
William Dickson & Co
Chicago
Land Sales From Betsey P Monro Estate Reach $4350 Total
Two tracts on Bay View avenues from the late Betsey P Monro estate were sold at public auction. Wardwell bought the Metacom Bay View parcel of about six acres for $3500, while Ezra Dixon acquired the two acre south Bay View tract for $850. A party of eight local men took a day trip to Cottage City riding by carriage, trains, and steamer, visiting Fall River New Bedford Martha's Vineyard Oak Bluffs and returning by late night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay View Avenues
Betsey P Monro
Metacom and
William T. C Wardwell
Bay View Avenue
Ezra Dixon
Cottage City
Fall River
New Bedford
Martha's Vineyard
Oak Bluffs
Fall Silver
Narrows Charms with Clambakes and Bowler’s Chowder
Picnic and clambake season wanes but town folk still relish Narrows outings. Charles Bowler earns praise for his clambakes and chowders, renowned for care and guest comfort. The Narrows remains a pleasant day off destination for locals and visitors alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bowler
Narrows
La Rogers Pree Library additions for the coming week
The coming week at La Rogers Pree Library adds titles across genres. Notable works include Harriet Martineau in Famous Women, Poe in American Men of Letters, Howells Tempest and Sunshine, and volumes on the U S Tenth Census Mortality and Vital Statistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Rogers Pree
Harriet Martineau
Kate Gannett
Wells
Blaisdell
Edgar Allen Poe
Ingelow
Waring
Silas Lapham
Howells
Sunshine
Holmes
U.S
Bristol Neck deeds and Reynolds mill saga enliven town notes
In Bristol the week brings weather and social updates. Heavy rains damaged streets while a storm-soaked week followed heat with a cold snap. John P. Reynolds preserves an 1724 deed linking the Reynolds family to the farm and mill on Bristol Neck. Seanery Manchester dies at 74. G A R Post No.15 of Bristol Neck reorganizes with 27 members and new officers installed by Dept. Commander Eugene Cory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
John P. Reynolds
Reynolds
Joseph Raynolds
J. Raynolds
Seanery Manchester
Houpe Street
T. H. Shipman
Manchester
Babuirr
George O. Eddy
S. V
Charles A. Waldron
J. V
Allen G. Wright
G E. T Wilkinson
John S. Newman
James T. Phelps
Allen M. Munro
Lindsey Marriages 1725 to 1850 Rhode Island Records
A compact record listing Lindsey family marriage intents and marriages from 1725 to 1850, including Elizabeth Lindsey to Isaac Ingraham in 1725 and numerous alliances with Wardwell Munro Peckham and other families. Entries show dates, spouses, and clergy, reflecting town clerk records compiled by James N. Arnold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L
James N. Arnold
Narragansetl Historical Register
L. Lindsey
Elizabeth
Isaac Ingraham
Lindsey
John
Hannah Hoar
John Usher
Nathaniel Bosworth
Mary
Nathaniel Pearse
Benjamin
Elizabeth Church
Little Compton
Elizabeth Smith
Barnabus Taylor
William
Mary Wardwell
Jemima
Joseph Wardwell
Sarah
Usal Wardwell
William Martin
Hannah
Jeremiah Munro
John Hull
Eliabeth Bradford
Abigail
George Munro
Rebecca
Samuel Oxx
Catherine Woodbury
Jonathan
John Burt
Joseph
Deborah Church
Samuel
Pqamelia Chase
Henry Wight
Catharine
John Peckham
Martha
Anstis
Benjamin West
Nancy
Perry M. Peckham
Sally
Josiah
Wardwell
Mayberry L. Lincoln
Josiah H. Pitman
Sarah Luthor
Henry Waydwell
Lydia Woodbury
William Spence
Abby
Hiram Luthor
Nancy W
Barney Presbury
Mary E
Matthias Frederic
Thomas F
Maria E. Bowler
Richard Bowler
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Grant Memorial
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Chapias
Farnham
Canada Line
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Jefferson
Ellen Grady
Mass
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Norwalk
Conn
Percy F. Frandland
Prague
Long Island
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Newport
Dyer's
Galvin
Knott
Seismological Society of
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Newpor
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Newport County
Burrillville
Cumberland
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Smithfield
Pawtucket
Scituate
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Garland
Bayard
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Department of State
Gov
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Tennesee
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Endicott
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Arkansas
Logan
Thousand Islands
Blaine
Bar Harbor
Capitol
Washington Papers
Paris
Potomac
Observatory Hill
Arlington
General Lee
God's Acre
Alexander Martin
North Carolina
Single Brethren
Charleston
S. G
P. Woopwanp
Local Affairs
M. R. Vincent
National Rubber Co
Riverside
Bullock's Point
Herreshoff Manufacturing Co
Jas. P. Lane
Norton, Mass
E. F. Carrigan
St. Mary’s Church
St. Mary's
Winfield W. Hall
Orleana
E. D. Hall
State Street M. E
Catherine Street
B . Lincoln
Richard Ashton
SGP
Trnity
West Shore
George T. Bourne
The
Paanix
Boulogne-Sur-Mer
AF Drew
Pleasant Street ME
State Street ME
State Street
Thames
J. C. Gallup
Nope Street
W. S. Sherman
Hope Street
Ofice
C.B. Munro's
Hope and
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Sar C. A. Greene
Notary Public
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T. S. Shipman
Hope
High Streets
Seabury
Hyde
Caroline K. Hyde
Eunice S
Isaac B. Hyde
Manual
Dela Joseph
Kenby
Joanna Kirby
Wilcox
Princeton
Mafia B. Wilcox
Daniel Wilcox
Eppy
Warren
William P. Eddy
Harry E. Simister
Whittcons
East Providence
Esther
Williard Whitcomb
Macomber
William P. Macomber
Standish
Misa Carrie L. Holmes
Phoenix Marine Journal
Port of
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RB. Borden
Masah
Scr
Urbana
Tyler
Port Johnson
Seth Paull
East
Greenwich
Rk. Borden
Mason
Sentinel
Marina
Horton
R. Borden
Hall River
Macon
Canonicua
Orewell
Fail River
New England
BIG Bargain Depot
Cor
Broad & Mathewson
Providence, Ik. J
Yale Chemical CO
New Haven
Normal School
and Society
Joleém
H. B. Scammell & CO
Philadelphia, Pa
Aulf
A. Brownell
Otis Munro
Ron
Bradford Street
Apii BE. C. Munty
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