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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1883
Page
2
Mr William T Peck was elected President of the Rhode Island Institute of Instruction on Saturday last. The item notes other brief state affairs and a meteor sighting over Elkhart Indiana and Bloomington Illinois.
The London Times reports the government has information that could reveal guilt or complicity in the Phoenix park murders. In Providence the General Assembly began its January session with the governor’s annual message delivered. F G Jillson of Woon socket was named Speaker, replacing Sanborn who forfeited his seat for an office under the federal government.
Edward T. Peters of Washington, D. C. writes in the February Century Magazine about the public land system. He argues that government policies favor western expansion of agriculture and stock raising, disadvantaging farmers in older portions of the country.
From Our Own Correspondent reports in New York January 30 1883 a humorous spread on quail eating feats by athletes and the influx of boxing and Canuck visitors while noting Joe Coburn and Jom Mace. Paris Gambetta funeral scenes spark republican pride as Thiers ceremony draws vast crowds and diverse observers.
The piece notes Paterson row works producing essential ship parts like a 40 foot City of Berlin rudder, while New Yorkers tire of flats and seek affordable housing. It laments janitor influence, high dock costs, and pending quarter-day rent reductions as small houses remain scarce. Ravix.
The piece argues that powerful interests block relief from a monopoly and compares the struggle to threading a needle. It notes Mr Klots of Pennsylvania as having penetrated the shell and warns of rich developments unless commuting entities pivot away from whitewashing practices.
Washington letter from January 29, 1883 notes annual suffrage gatherings in Lincoln Hall with Amy Dunn Lillie Devereux Blake and Mary Wright Sewall among speakers. Susan B. Anthony fills Stanton’s absence delivering sharp rhetoric and enduring crusader resolve in the Woman's National Suffrage Association event.
A compact weekly marine list notes a boom in valentines and an extra Providence-bound train on Tuesday evening. Advent Christian Church schedules Sunday services with prayer and exhortation at 10 15 a m worship at 2 30 p m and evening communion at 7.
At a Monday Town Council meeting Philip B. Bourn was appointed Health Officer under section 1 chapter 82 of the Public Statutes. Quarantine grounds are defined from Middle Ground buoy to Ushers Rocks to Pappasquash Point to the Castle Island beacon and back to the buoy. Additional notes and related items follow in other columns.
The First Baptist Church reopened after renovations with a daytime open house and evening services. Rev. Dr. Geo Bullin of Pawtucket and Rev. Richard Montague of Providence spoke on Baptist unity and revived church life. The crowd toured the refurbished vestries and rooms as Rev. E F Jones Rev H A Stevens and Rev C Earl Preston led opening rites. A sermon by Rev T Edwin Brown highlighted the gospel’s power. The Bristol church’s former pastor Rev Wm L Brown recalled past work. The day closed with a benediction and continued visits to admire the new worship space. Friday's Sunday School festival followed with readings recitations and refreshments.
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