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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1872
Page
2
The Peace Jubilee is hailed as a grand achievement that unites Europe through art and music, fosters hospitality to foreign bands, and reshapes outsiders' views of American life. It promises lasting memory and a new element of global harmony, while denouncing Brick Pomeroy and exposing a personal scandal as a cautionary digression.
The writer proposes pensioning Dr Livingstone the African explorer as a sensational exhibit. He notes the many deaths and resurrections surrounding him and imagines public fascination, comparing him to a living mummy and the Cardiff Giant. He questions whether he is alive now and predicts future generations will learn the facts.
The Coliseum overflowed with sixty three thousand entering checks for President Grant’s visit. The crowd filled timbers with life while bands played and the Jubilee singers performed Glory Hallelujah. Attendees felt pride in the nation’s leader as the event showcased music and grandeur.
The piece contrasts the anxious Cincinnati Fifth Avenue gang fearing the Chapqua pet with a regular party at Philadelphia confident in Grant's worth and awaiting November 4 with calm certainty.
The New York World dethrones the New York Herald as the leading political weather-cock, shifting contempt from Bennett’s paper to Marble’s journal as the political scene realigns.
The chronicle notes continued wood chopping at Chappaqua with the Sage developing his muscle and quality. It reflects on how such activity fortifies spirit to face forthcoming sorrows and disappointments, ending with a lament for Horace.
The rumor claiming G B branding for sore heads is dismissed. It notes that the initials stand for Greeley and Brown while also suggesting Get Baltimore or Bust, but the text treats the idea as unfounded chatter with no solid basis.
James Gordon Bennett founder of the New York Herald and Nathan Randall invited by Bennett as business manager died on the same day, a remarkable coincidence noted in the obituary.
A Zanzibar letter confirms through an Arab trader that Livingstone is alive and well at Ui in April. European residents reportedly accept the news, aiding corroboration of a separate report received from Sisnley by another route.
The piece mocks Jimmy Flanders and his followers proposing a National Democratic Convention in Baltimore for the 8th of January or August. It hints at nominating Jeff Davis or Alex Stevens for president and Brick Pome roy for vice, prompting local derision over party zeal over personal qualities.
One week of warm weather. Rev. Mr. Russell Sturgis of Boston preached in the State Street M E Church on Sunday last. The Social Meeting of the Association, usually held on Saturday evenings, will be omitted this week.
The closing exercises of the present term will be held next Friday morning beginning at nine o'clock. All are invited.
Rev. H. I. A. Cooke of the Marine's Church Hanover Street Boston preached in the First Baptist Church on Sunday last by exchange with Rev. H. M. Jones. This arrangement brought a fellowship sermon shared between the two congregations in a cordial exchange of pulpits.
Rev. Mr. Tyler occupied the pulpit last Sunday at the Congregational Church and presented to his hearers the cause of Foreign Missions, outlining the work and need for support.
The summer term of the public schools will close on Friday next the 12th instant, followed by an eight week vacation. The next term begins Monday September 9th.
The Sunday School connected with South Christian Church held a school concert last Sunday evening. The exercises were happily conducted and included recitations dialogues and singing.
A Sunday School concert was held Sunday evening in the vestry of the State Street M E Church. The event drew a large attendance of scholars and friends and the program was described as very interesting.
Professor S P Burdict, a surgeon chiropodist, is at the Bristol Hotel for a week to ten days. The visit offers relief for corns bunions and nails growing in the flesh and promises prompt relief and possible permanent cure.
The article refers readers to a detailed account by R. E. Macartney, former city editor and stenographic reporter of the New York Democrat, now visiting his hometown with his family, about the 4th of July celebration.
The Fourth of July passed quietly with few intoxication cases and no serious accidents. A small Thames street altercation was stopped by police who arrested the ring leader and booked him at the lockup, the only arrest of the day.
The United Brothers' Lodge No. 13 I O F held a full installation Tuesday evening led by G M Swarts with Grand Lodge officers. The event included a social at the Washington saloon featuring strawberries and cream and other treats provided by Daniel Wilcox. Also praised is Rhode Islander Eben Tourjee for his tireless efforts toward the Great Peace Jubilee.
July 4 1872 in Bristol featured Dolly Varden pyrotechnics candy lemonade oysters and a grand march led by Col C G Greene. The Bristol Train of Artillery King Philip Fire Engine Company and Young Americans joined a procession to the Town Hall for a Declaration of Independence reading and an evening feast at the Bristol Hotel with toasts and entertainment.
The piece recounts Rev. Woodbridge non settlement in Bristol amid town conflicts over church leadership. Letters from 1686 show factions opposing his staying, while Samuel Lee’s arrival in 1687 leads to a formal church organization. The town votes to call Lee and the church is formed, becoming Bristol’s first Congregational body.
SQuibs reflect local curiosities from Boston. Watermelons appear in market chatter while the Coliseum buzzes about the World’s Peace Jubilee and General Grant. Rehearsals for the July Fourth event fill the Coliseum as city pride and social chatter mingle with hints of political activity.
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