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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1895
Page
2
The Providence jury verdict finds Keegan guilty of murder in the first degree after Judge Wilbour’s charge. The report also notes social satire on newspaper illustrations of the trial, weather anecdotes, a Thames Conn. missing persons case, and other assorted items.
The Galveston New notes a dancing master should start by teaching young gentlemen not to shoot or cut at a dance. It argues such instruction fosters politeness and proper conduct among youths.
The Bristol Improvement Society held its first open meeting in the Council Chamber with Hon. W. T. C. Wardwell presiding. Discussion focused on the 13 year old contract with Geo. H. Norman, potential town purchase, legal questions, and the impact on water pressure and fire protection.
A Bristol Post Office item recounts a humorous mix up after a Commercial Club sale night. A man drove from the suburbs to the auction, his horse bolted after a dog spooked it, leaving the wagon behind. He searched for his wife, thought she was at a neighbor’s party, returned home, only to find she had also gone to a stable and hired a team to bring her home.
A World’s Fair dairy test evaluated Holsteins Guernseys and Jerseys for milk butter and cheese production with meticulous records on feed and temperature. Conducted by acknowledged experts, the exhaustive study may not be repeated. Congress plans to print a limited number of copies via the Breeders’ Associations and Washington Department of Agriculture, urging interested dairymen to apply through their lawmakers.
An old classified style ad invites customers to call McLellan’s for a cabinet deal. It promises fourteen cabinets priced at $2.50 with a Provident pay coupon or $0.00 without.
Early morning blaze on a floor under a stove woke inmates of a tramp lodging house on Thames Street. They escaped through a broken window with help from a passerby and the building’s foreman who forced entry. Neighbors urge relocating the house nearer the police station for better oversight.
Col James Moran of Providence led an inspection of Company C with staff Major William McPharson Captain Frank Canning Paymaster A P Nerdne and Commissary Thomas Brady. The unit showed full rank, good appearance, and Moran praised the company and armory renovation. United States officers may inspect Company G O later this month.
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