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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1882
Page
2
The Providence Star and Press will install a Scott perfecting press to handle rising patronage, signaling prosperous growth. A large capitalist group plans Pennsylvania coal and gas ventures, building 40,000,000 feet daily with iron pipe six feet in diameter and 250 miles long to serve Eastern cities.
Professor J P Wickersham, commissioned by the National Educational Association, finds colleges and high schools poorly represented in prisons while the wholly illiterate, one thirtieth of the population, commit about one sixth of state crime. He also notes a third of crime by practically illiterate and criminals ten times as prevalent among the illiterate versus the educated.
The South Australian government amended law to qualify foreign medical graduates as practitioners. The State Department will supply a list of all medical schools issuing diplomas or certificates, aiding new graduates facing a difficult start in practice.
Washington correspondent argues the star route cases and reform efforts harmed small bidders while benefiting Vanderbilt and New York bankers. He blames the Post Office Department and sympathetic lawmakers for expediting routes, warning that government mail service economy is endangered by monopolistic schemes.
The piece surveys a snowswept New York scene with trains stalled on Long Island and frostbitten travelers, a morgue misidentification shock, boxing talk, farm delegations to Havemeyer’s silos, and police rewards. It notes yacht club dress changes, Parkes visiting, wool duties, and a lively masquerade season with Liederkranz.
The Town Council met in the Council Chamber Monday evening with members Trotter Spooner Wardwell Munro present. They granted Samuel and Joanna Easterbrooks permission to transfer their lease on Mount Jane property to John and Margaret O’Brien. The Committee on Public Property recommended $30 for painting the Wood Street Armory interior. It was announced that interest from bequests to Waldron family Bristed and Fletcher was distributed to the poor. The Town Sergeant was told to notify owners of a Thames Street building fire to secure the site and to inspect Herreshoff Manufacturing Co. for fire escapes, reporting next meeting. The Police Committee was asked to arrange night fire alarms and Spooner was to provide a suitable town seal for inspection.
Rev H S Tyng recounts Bristol 1820 revival as transformative for the Episcopal Church. He describes initial dull meetings, a sudden awakening after Bishop Griswold's illness, and rounds of private visits, prayer, and multiple daily gatherings. Converts rise, including future preachers. church unity deepens, and parish life spreads beyond Episcopalians to Presbyterians and Methodists. The account emphasizes steadfast preaching, diocesan leadership, and lasting spiritual impact.
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