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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1877
Page
2
The passage discusses Massachusetts envy of western industry and trade expansion, a local speaker's hopeful march forward, and calls for economic travel of money to spur growth. It notes business decline in autumn 1877, with low profit margins and competitive price cutting hurting merchants.
The article critiques politicians pressuring the President, defends Rutherford B. Hayes, and questions party loyalty. It also discusses Britain’s stance on Russia and Turkey, condemns interference in European affairs, and condemns Christian hypocrisy while criticizing a debt-raising preacher Mr. E P Kimball for pressuring churches during services.
An immense five story Barclay Street confectionery plant burst into flames after a pre holiday explosion. Two hundred workers faced chaos as sugar and debris fed a towering blaze. Firefighters saved some lives but the loss ran to about 400000 dollars before the blaze was controlled owing to heat and wind.
A group of lawyers signs a letter to the Supreme Court Judges urging adoption of the gown. The passage notes other brief items and a description of Appletons Journal January featuring an illustrated piece on the New York and Brooklyn suspension bridge and various literary offerings by Wirt Sikes Charlotte Adams Eugene Benson and others with sketches poems and serials.
December Buachwoop issue republished by Leonard Scott Publishing Co highlights Irene Macgillicuddy’s Tender Recollections a cautionary portrait of New York fashion life Schliemann discoveries in Pelasgic Mykenne a life sketch of De Quincey in The Opium Eater and notes on periodicals Blackwood’s Edinburgh Quarterly Westminster and Brittanica Quarterly Reviews in a single issue priced 1 year or 15 for all with prepaid post.
The January number is advertised as a light attractive family favorite with wide variety and cheap taste. Subscriptions cost $1.50 per year postpaid from Thames and Talbot Boston 23 Hawley street. Sample copy available for ten cents. after that, remit $1.40 for the balance of the year.
New Year notices from a Seacoast town mention RG Fine fish at Mr Horr’s market and a New Year’s ball by the B B D S in the Infantry Armory with Allyn’s quadrille band. The Namquit Mill closed from Saturday evening to Wednesday morning as the year turns.
Old-time voices note that December this year is mild and late, recalling winters of fifty years past when coat warmth mattered. The piece evokes forefathers’ harsher seasons and questions why overcoats were invented.
Mr. Charles F. Brown fell from the engine house roof at the corner of High and Church streets while repairing a chimney last Monday afternoon. He was severely injured about the head and shoulders. Dr. G. P. Barnes dressed the wounds. no bones were broken.
Christmas Day services were held at St Michael's Church with a sermon by Rev. G L Locke followed by holy communion and the annual offering for the poor. Trinity Church offered a sermon by Rev. S Moran and a music filled celebration. Large congregations attended both churches.
The Pawtucket Gazette notes May D Mason aged ninety rode sixty miles round trip in an open carriage to Bristol without fatigue. He visited a lady acquaintance he had met only once in seventy two years. Trinity parish children held a Christmas Eve festival at Town Hall with decorated hall and gifts for officers and scholars.
The Warren Gazette editor frets about the town having many schools. He fears overlearning and wonders if closing some schools would ease his mind. The piece notes his insomnia and perplexity over what to do.
The St Michael's Sunday School held its annual Christmas festival in Town Hall with a large crowd and cheerful mood. D R Sheridan delivered a lecture on Curran and the Irish Bar, urging a larger audience next time and a grand dramatic benefit for the Bristol Female Charitable Society featuring amateur performers in My Uncle's Will and Two Buzzards with a noted cast and orchestra.
The Bristol Train of Artillery under Col. R. B. Franklin held a Christmas target shoot after a postponement due to bad weather. Twenty eight personnel fired at a 200 yard range, with Corporal Hiram Frisbie Jr. achieving the top score and Private Locke the lowest. Prizes included a silver badge and a silver star. Guests attended and pleasant weather aided the event. Also announced are literary selections from Scribner Armstrong & Co. with Bayard Taylor edited travel and exploration volumes.
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