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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1873
Page
2
The piece condemns unjust praise of powerful figures and praises honest character over fame. It critiques Napoleon III and Bonapartism, laments volatile markets, and notes Boston smallpox salutation shifts and the ongoing Credit Mobilier probe. It closes with a fable of adapting to vast national change and resisting harsh, impractical controls.
The publishers have opened a new office to occupy until rebuilding the burned edifice on November 9 1872. The Transcript enlarges to a quarto format, improving its appearance and likely expanding its readership. Despite the loss in the fire it has issued daily issues and remains the Hub’s favorite evening journal.
A large gathering at Rev Leonard B Hatch's home in Edgartown Mass surprised him between 9 and 10 PM on the 11th. Among guests were Osborn Munroe W W Whedon and local clergy. A package marked C O D contained Alford's Greek Testament and Commentary in four volumes with a gold engraved nameplate. The event included prayers and generous donations to the Hatch family.
The English press questions William II and Bismarck’s clash over German empire policy. Bismarck retires from the premiership, and the writer doubts the Emperor’s wisdom in discarding a capable adviser who has sustained his government. Monarchs sometimes undervalue brilliant ministers to pursue their aims.
The Golden Age editor defends his silence on the Woodhull scandal with two reasons. Mrs. Tilton chose silence to protect others and a full denial would require detail. The piece mocks Beecher and highlights the paradox of supposed compassion turning bitter.
The speaker warns that allowing evil to spread demands safeguards against its tide. They argue life once taken cannot be returned and urge compulsory surrender of wrongdoing as the only cure. Tenderness toward the guilty is portrayed as dangerous and misplaced.
The third annual supper for Flint & Co. employees from Providence gathered at Flint's Block on Broad Street. Nearly 100 workers marched from Emporium with a band to a decorated banquet hall where toasts, music by the Emporium Band and Glee Club, a Punch and Judy show, and humorous songs entertained guests into midnight.
Elder Hancock the blind preacher will preach at Advent Chapel tomorrow. Rev C H Carpenter, missionary in Burmah for eleven years, will preach at First Baptist Church Sunday morning. Christian Association meets tomorrow morning at the Asylum at 10:30 and again at the association rooms at 5:45 PM. A valuable horse on Mr G P Russell’s Ferry Road farm died Sunday last from epizootic.
The standing committee of the Y M C A Association is requested to meet at their rooms on Hope street this Saturday evening at 7 30 to transact important business.
Col. John Turner appoints Samuel Pomeroy Colt of this town as Assistant Judge Advocate General and Colt is commissioned by the Governor with the rank of Captain.
The annual meeting of stockholders will be held in Providence at the president’s office next Monday forenoon at eleven for the election of directors and for other business as may be in order.
The revenue steamer Moccasin under Captain Ritchie anchored opposite Fort Rounds last Monday evening. Captain Lawless hosted the crew at his residence in a hospitable reception before the Moccasin departed Tuesday morning aiming for Newport then Nantucket.
The Y M C A Library receives this week John Jasper's Secret a sequel to the Mystery of Edwin Drood Force by Jacob Abbott The Vicar's Daughter Geo Macdonald and Bede's Charity Hesba Stratton lead new titles The list ends with Crumbs Swept Up Geo B Cheever Life of Father Taylor and The Great Industries of the United States by donation.
On the evening of the 10th, members of a State Street Methodist class visited Mr. Richard B. Franklin at Central Street and presented a large handsome family Bible. George H. Burgess spoke for the class. Franklin thanked them, and the gathering included social conversation and singing for an enjoyable time.
Rev. J. J. Peck of Newton Centre, Mass, led the opening Library Course lecture at Town Hall on Thursday evening. An introductory poem pleased the attentive audience before Peck delivered an outstanding talk on selfishness and brotherhood filled with humor, vivid imagery, and sound sense. The hour and quarter-long address drew hearty applause at its close.
An adjourned town council session granted licenses for eating houses and oyster saloons to five applicants with a $5 fee and $100 bond. Taxes listed for 1872 were remitted for two taxpayers, and multiple accounts were approved totaling 298 48.
A historical sketch praises the Rev Lane’s Bristol Church study, tracing Bristol's early proprietors Walley and Byfield, the Plymouth ties, and the 1683 meeting house plan. It notes Byfield’s public service, the church’s civil establishment, and Revolutionary-era trials including the 1775 bombardment and minister Rev John Burt’s death.
The narrative recalls 1777 town fire by five hundred British and Hessian troops, the suspension of church services, and the 1784 rebuilding of a new house of worship. It notes Rev Henry Wight’s 1783 settlement, the later relocation on church lands, Walley and Byfield’s layout, and Dr Thomas Shepard’s long service, ending with a memorial chapel.
The 1872 birth tally shows 170 boys and 96 girls with 79 of foreign parentage and 72 American parentage, plus 19 mixed and 10 stillborn. 91 pairs of twins noted. Other items report Temple of Honor officers installed in Mount Hope and a Library Committee thank-you for donated books.
A reflective column on honor, aging, wealth, silence, and public figures. It muses on motives in life and death, notes human vanity, and contrasts Livingstone and Stanley over Africa. It ends with a comparison to Barnum and his fires and the transient nature of shows.
An advertisement touts Hazard and Caswell’s Pure Cod Liver Oil made on the sea shore from fresh livers, claiming purity and superior taste. It promotes Juniper Tar Soap for chapped skin and various skin conditions, warning against imitation products.
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