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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1893
Page
2
Post office listings note tax and postage, while Vermont pensioners age over a century. Chicago faces flood and water fears from thaw. Chester nun Rebecca Allen, 84, completes a 4000 piece quilt. Bishop Russell improves from illness as Boston plans Brooks statue in Copley Square. Mamie Keeley mother sues over custody, Ex Judge James Campbell dies in Philadelphia. Frances Peard novel Catherine ready for Harper Brothers.
Enormous snowfalls sweep the Dnieper valley and southern Russia, burying fields and killing 100000 sheep in one province. The Worlds Fair Commissioner grants the League of American White Men permission to use their dream title medals for the Chicago international championship in August, with Chicago L A W arranging to secure four tracks.
Gilbert Gaulis paints a large scene titled A Battery in Action for a Toledo G A R post. Olio Lin contributes a spirited drawing with good composition and movement of figures, promising a valuable addition to the historical department of American art. The painting will belong to the city of Toledo.
A collection for foreign missions at Foret Presbyterian Church Orange raised funds when a member placed a $100 bill on the plate. After service the donor counted with others and found the bill missing, believed stolen by a passerby.
Princess Margaret of Prussia is said to marry on a unique carpet woven by Empress Frederick. The carpet has housed the household’s children at confirmation and is linked to historic marriages of the Emperor, his brother Prince Henry, and the three elder princesses, making it a cherished family relic.
The text recalls the late Bishop Brooks receiving much affection from women he likely did not know, as he could only serve them. A dinner acquaintance recounts a woman who asked him to marry, and his reply urged devotion to God and to the man who asked for the woman's hand.
A weekly Dun and Co review notes higher product distribution and stronger demand for manufactured goods, with improved business at many points. Yet golf wagering exceeding 38 million reduces Treasury reserves, boosting nerves about the future and making new ventures riskier. Money loosens due to liquidation of big speculations, but uncertainty remains.
The bill in the reichstag imposes military service for males aged seventeen to twenty-five and bans emigration without sanction. It requires steamship licenses and passenger inspections, prohibits departure if funded by foreign agents, and could compel nonserving Germans to return to ranks. The measure faces public opposition and is weighed against crowing birds praised for pest control.
To day the New York girl shows rising poise as a sports figure. The piece notes her growing skill in tennis and potential to surprise, having trained with strong instructors and aiming for notable achievements in the spring season.
Four years ago a farmer near Stanwood found a head of grain in barley that resembled scorched wheat in form and color. He has since planted large areas with this grain, estimating about one hundred bushels. The grain is deep brown, thin shelled, and not suitable for milling or brewing. It is described as good feed for cattle and hogs according to a breeder who examined it.
A proposed method involves sheathing ships with copper and mercury to attract copper, prevent oxidation, and keep mercury in place. The plan would precipitate any gold or silver in the water on the vessel bottom, making them susceptible to theft when in port.
At Wa''ters Station on the Southern Paud, desert ahead of Yuma, artesian water flows to the surface with clear cold volume. If permanent, the desert could blossom and yield abundant crops. arid lands now barren show vast potential with water.
A Toston paper offered five dollars weekly for life to the person making the closest guess to the total popular vote for Cleveland and Harrison before the election. The winner made ten thousand guesses, and Cleveland’s vote was estimated sixteen higher while Harrison’s was twenty five lower than the official returns.
From Our Regular Correspondent in Washington Jan 81 1893 details Blaine funeral rites at Church of the Covenant and Oak Hill. Highlights include President Harrison Cabinet and foreign legations attending, simple services, and Damrosch organ dirge. Notes on memorial plans, Cleveland telegram, potential Supreme Court successor, Bell telephone patent expirations, Whisky Trust probe, Panama Canal finances, and Hawaii annexation status.
The February edition of the Review highlights timely foreign affairs pieces and a strong set of portrait illustrations. It notes new benefactions tied to January events and features a large portrait of ex President Rutherford B Hayes as the frontispiece, underscoring the publication’s rapid printing and broad North American distribution.
Thousands attest Hood's Sarsaparilla as a valued remedy for catarrh. The testimonial tone asserts wide efficacy and consumer endorsement of the tonic.
Local items note Sunday spin by three ice boats on the harbor ice Monday morning. Probate Court to meet Monday at 10. Frank and Mrs Biflington return from wedding tour last Sunday. Bristol Garnet Band to play a concert and ball Friday at Grand Army Hall. Town Council to hold monthly meeting Monday at 2. Rev George L Locke sails to Cuba. Rev John A Thompson to preach at Advent Church Sunday. St Michael's rector away for trip. Steamer Richard Borden returned from Fall River Monday morning, first trip in three weeks. Social at Music Hall Monday evening described as pleasant with Munro & Murphy orchestra. Carrality 84-footer nearing completion at Herreshoff Co Works, soon to be christened Mariana. Choral service of St Michael's and St Marks to be held at Trinity Church Tuesday evening. Young Men's Temperance and Athletic Club hosted a baked beans supper with club swinging, horizontal bar, and tumbling exhibitions.
The remains were brought from East Providence on Tuesday and temporarily entombed at North Cemetery. Mr Perry was formerly a resident of this town.
Ice in the harbor was broken through Tuesday up to the steam boat landing by the steamer Richard Borden and the tug Aquidneck. A large piece of ice with several skaters broke away from the main sheet and drifted toward the harbor mouth. The party was rescued by boats from shore.
The Concert by the Temple Quartet and other artists will be in Town Hall next Thursday evening. The plat opened last Saturday with 273 seats taken first day. many good seats remain. Lower floor and front gallery rows reserved. The sheet remains at McNay's rooms. Tickets 35 cents.
Part J. C. Koehn, an employee in the carpenter shops, was cleaning oil caps on a grooving machine when the knives severed three fingers from his right hand. Dr. Wm. F. Williams treated the injuries and one finger was amputated at the first joint.
The ProvipENcy Opera Horusz presents Obas H Hoyts latest political satire A Texas Steer February 6 7 8 with Tim Murphy Stark Maverick Brander leading the original company. Abbott and Teals Niobe follows on Thursday Friday and Saturday with the Boston company prior success.
Ine Town Couxom held a special meeting to urge Old Colony Railroad to place a gateman at the crossing on the road to Popesquash at the time of the Providence midnight train after noting a recent fatal crash in Kentucky. Knights of Pythias lodge No. 34 was formed with twenty seven initiates and officers elected. Fashions note skating hats with frosted flowers and minimal trims, R and G corset advertised for sport, and a Parisian style costume described.
Poetical catalogue features quotations from famous authors on every page. Wick's Floral Guide for 1893 includes five colored plates, hundreds of illustrations and lists for the garden. James Vicx's Sons offers the work with sale terms and a deducted price.
The Poet offers a small gift to the Editor who grimly reacts in a restrained, hushed moment. The exchange hints at a literary tension and unspoken exchange within a newsroom ambiance.
A ninth free organ recital is announced at the Congregational Church for Saturday February 11 at 4 PM. J A Miller Jr will be organist with soprano Dora H Bosworth contralto Louise W Miller tenor Charles W Young and baritone Frank E Tallbee. Thousands of old newspapers will be given away at the Phoani office with two lots available.
A Rhode Island patent list is reported by Franklin H Hough, noting Doubling drum spool assigned to Bullock, Edwin R of Pawtucket to J and P Coats Limited Paisley Scotland, and Sleeve Button patented by Charles R Smith of Providence.
A lyrical meditation on a child’s vision of nature and wonder. The eager hands grasp imagined grasses, colors blaze in mirrorlike eyes, and a kingdom of bloom and mystery crowns the innocent child as ruler of joy.
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