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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Jan 11, 1879

Page

2

New Year Promises and Reflections in the Bristol Phenix

A reflective column discusses promises of the New Year, the weight of experience, and how prudence shapes joy. It notes common hardships, economic hopes, and calls for wiser effort in the coming year, alongside brief mentions of public figures and events.

Provincial politics and chilly winters reviewed

A column itemizes political digs across Canada and New England with anecdotes on Massachusetts bulldozing, York State winters, and a West Catholic clergy rebuke over a Cathedral beer sale. It notes Yale lectures by Bishop Simp son, ends with Uncle Sam education endowments and Providence city government changes led by Mayor Doyle and Henry V. Joslin as city clerk.

Providence Doyle Henry V. Joslin Samuel W. Brown

Harpers Weekly praised as a New Year feast of richness

A Hartford report notes the stone breaking cure for tramps works well, but authorities plan to enforce the law on homeless dwellers living in barns. The piece ends with a promotional flourish extolling Harper's Weekly as a universal blessing and holiday reading choice.

Hartford Conn Harper's Weekly Harper’s Weekly

New York Letter on the Dead Year and Resumption Day

From Our Own Correspondent New York Jan 7 1879 reflects on the year 1878 and the start of 1879 noting it was cold with mercury low and rivers iced. It describes New Year customs, the Custom House greenback payments, and the Gold Room closure at the Stock Exchange as specie payments resume. The piece cites banks traders and officials and mentions gold reserves and public reaction.

Our New York Mercury of Custom House Wall Street Uncle Sam Merritt Hillhouse Navy Yard Sub-Treasury The Stock Exchange Svar Raprx

Winter tightens grip on town with ice and cold

The article notes a cold January settling in Providence with ice in streams and houses, comments on public night schools beginning a new term, predicts winter's impact on the poor, and mentions the January session of the General Assembly starting next Tuesday. It also recalls garden sociables postponed due to weather and a reflection on the value of a dollar as gold becomes known.

New England General Assembly Providence

Regular School Committee Meeting At Byfield Hall

The regular monthly meeting of the School Committee was held at Byfield Hall last Monday evening. There was not much business of importance to the public transacted. The Committee adjourned to meet next Tuesday evening.

Sge Byfield Hall Messrs Spooner Lawless, Bennett and Trotter Samuel M. Lindsey Samuel White Gideon Girard Nathaniel Lawless Samuel S. Munro Allen Munro Evelin B. Bache Henry W. Bache A. N. Miller F. L. Williams James N. Gifford T. C. Wardwell James D. Wardwell Evelin Bache Bond Wm. T. C. Wardwell James D. Wardwell, Jr Elizabeth W. Guiteras Ramon Guiteras William H. Spooner William B. Spooner Julia S. Perry James Dew. Perry Maria E. Lindsey Thomas F. Lindsey Ann Lindsey James P. Lane Rogers Free Library Maria Dew. Rogers J. Lewis Diman D. D Providence M. T. Bennett J. G. Watson J. P. Lave George A. Arnold Mary E. Thompson Rogers Young Men's Christian Association Kine Pamir Eneme Co. No. 1 James P. Lyon Robert Lawder James Anderson Charles F. Brown Samuel B.chafee Charles H. Bullock

J Harvey Wescott’s Disappearance After Christmas 1876

J Harvey Wescott visited Bristol in 1876 aboard the U S S Juniata and again in 1877 as a picture dealer agent. He later became a Sunday School teacher and formed a 99 cent store with T H Wilcox on Hope Street. After Christmas he left town claiming a Boston trip and took between 700 and 800 dollars, leaving creditors and his partner behind. He is described as smooth talking and hypocritical.

J. Harvey Wescott Juniata Bristol Wescott Wilcox T. H. Wilcox Hope Street Boston

O Mara jailed for liquor offenses in Bristol town court

Dennis O Mara, east Thames street near State corner, was arraigned for selling liquor illegally and for keeping a dram shop and tippling shop. He was found guilty on two counts, each with a $20 fine and 10 days in jail, and a $200 bond set for appeal on the nuisance charge.

Dennis O’mara Thames Street State Tippling Justice Court O’mara O'Mara Supreme Court P. Colt, Esq B. M. Bosworth, Jr

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