France’s new president welcomed with democratic fears
The Bristol Phenix critiques McMahon as foreign born and unsuited for republican leadership. It warns that bribery and imperialist moves threaten France’s democratic will and laments elevation of a military man to high civic office. It also mentions Judge Davis and Young Walworth as figures in a separate judicial note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Thiers
France
McMahon
Soveriegnty
Walworth
Davis
Escape and security at Alfred jail sparks debate
The piece notes Wagner's repeated escapes and temporary sensational acts, mentions Alfred authorities considering wire netting and escape defenses, and laments the treatment of victims while condemning keepers as tender toward criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Te Wagner
Alfred
Noah
Hopeful revival after fire reshapes Boston district
Boston continues rebuilding across the burned district with new, finer structures replacing the lost stores. Washington street will be renewed and lenders prepare larger Post and Transcript buildings. The city foresees marble and brick palaces bringing back trade as Massachusetts mourns Hon. William Whiting, former War Department solicitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Boston
Washington Street
The
Transcript
Post
Benjamin Franklin
Enterprise
Massachusetts
William Whiting
Boston
War Department
Genery Twitchell
Mrr
Whiting
New England
Commonwealth
Destructive Storm Hits Ohio and Indiana
A terrible storm swept Ohio and Indiana causing widespread damage to property. Telegraph poles fell and roofs and trees were destroyed, with grain sheaves scattered. The article laments the elemental fury and notes rain relief amid ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yar
Ohio
Indiana
Exeter preacher to deliver services at Advent Chapel
Elder EF. R. Wood of Exeter Rhode Island will preach tomorrow in the Advent Chapel, with sermons in both the afternoon and evening sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EF. R. Wood
Exeter
R. I
Advent Chapel
Town Council elects assessors of taxes at special meeting
At a special meeting on Tuesday evening, Henry Goff Nehemiah Cole and Peter Gladding were elected assessors of taxes to fill vacancies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Henry Goff
Nehemiah Cole
Peter Gladding
Bristol
Bristol Defeats Monitors In Provi Providence Match
A baseball game played on the Common last Saturday saw the Bristols of this town defeat the Monitors of Providence by 26 to 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monitors
Providence
Bristols
Phil Sheridan
Fort Adams
Meetings of the Christian Association Schedule
Morning gathering at the Asylum at 10:30. Evening assembly on the Common at 6. Another meeting at the Middle District school house at 7:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Association
Asylum
Middle District
Store Hours to Close Early Weeknights This Fall
Messrs. D. A. Pierce and F. A. Warner will close their stores each evening except Saturdays at 7 30 p.m. starting Monday evening and continuing until the first week in September next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Pierce
F. A. Warner
Twenty Fifth Anniversary Party At Swan Residence
A social gathering of relatives and friends was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Swan on Bradford Street last Monday evening to celebrate their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. They received a number of useful presents.
Injury at Fort Rounds Fourth Affects Pierce
During the six gun salute at Fort Rounds on the Fourth, Pierce sustained facial burns from a premature discharge. He was attended by Dr. Drury and, while the powder was removed and the injuries were painful, his condition is stated as not serious and he is recovering well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alonzo. Pierce
Fort Rounds
Drury
Schenck
J. Hi. Schenck
Report on Boundary Line Change Sparks Bristol Criticism
The paper exposes the Commissioners Report on the Warren Bristol boundary petition as biased and error ridden. Editors invite Bristol residents to submit critique noting the document favors petitioners over Bristol’s rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Bristol
Installation of United Brothers Lodge No 18 Officers
The officers of United Brothers Lodge No 18 were installed on Tuesday the 1st by installing officer E W Brunson. Names include N G E P Bowen V G Geo A Arnold S F M Ennis P W H H Coggeshall and others. The lodge adjourned to the Vice Grand’s saloon for ice cream after the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. O
O. F
United Brothers Lodge No. 18
E. W. Brunson
N. G
E. P. Bowen
V. G
Geo. A. Arnold
F. M. Ennis
W. H. H. Coggeshall
W. H. Clinton
C. A. Waldron
O. G
J. H. Adams
I. G
W. H. Davis
H. B. Martino
George E. Davis
Wm. Garlay
W. B. Burnham
R. S
G. B. Coggeshall
Albert Peckham
Town Council and Probate Court Hold Regular Meeting
The Town Council and Court of Probate met in the Council Chamber on Monday afternoon. Will of Daniel Wilcox proved and Maria B. Wilcox approved as executrix bond 4000. Final accounts of James H. Gladding and William R. Taylor on Monro and related estates presented and continued with notice. Town Treasurer authorized to defend highway defect suit by Thomas D. Wright. Accounts allowed 3285.77.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Monro
Said Monro
George B. Monro
Ann Fietcher
William R. Taylor
Rowland Anthony
Thomas D. Wright
Warren
Supreme Court
Grand Fourth of July Celebration in Bristol Town
The ninety seventh anniversary of American Independence was observed with a grand Bristol Fourth of July parade. Delegations from Providence and Fall River joined crowds as the Aquidneck Rifles and Fort Adams Band led a long procession through High and Barton streets to Town Hall. Notable guests included U.S. Senator Henry B. Anthony and other dignitaries while a large audience filled the hall and outdoor areas.
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America
Grand National
Bristol Train of Artillery
Lyman B. Bosworth
Fort Rounds
Mount Hope
Providence
Bradford Durfee
Fall River
Agquidneck Rifles
Rhode Island
Bristol Ferry
Canonicus
Aquidneck Rifles
Smith
Newport
Fort Adams
Bristol Light Infantry
Quirk
Bristol Cornet
Wood _ street
High Street
State House
Church Street
I. F. Williams
James Lawless
Charles H. Norris
Charles A. Waldron
Raymond H. Perry
Thomas Prosho
C. A. Greene
Alonzo F. Pierce
Benj. M. Lincoln
J. Howard Manchester
Samuel Taylor
Geo. P. Barnes
Bristol Artillery
Thomas F. Usher
Henry F. Card
James Coggeshall
John A. C. Gladding
Edward Quirk
Nevan and Callaghan
A. G. Wigand
Hydraulic Engine and Hose Co
Spencer Rounds
St. Mary’s Total Abstinence Society
Thomas Cahill
Custom House
Henryb. Anthony
U.S
Walter S. Burges
Supreme Court
E. C. Mauran
Nathan Goff
A. J. Cushing
Lewis B. Smith
H. H. Richardson
Barrington
Edward H. Hazard
Elisha C. Clarke
South Kingstown
Wingate Hayes
John F. Tobey
Henry Pitman
John Morris
North Providence
Walley
Barton
Hope
Bradford
Bradford Street
Town Hall
Children of Israel
Lincoln
Jehovah
Egypt
Freedom
Liberty
Daughter of Liberty
France
The
Republic
Spain
Ireland
Lakes
Gulf
Atlantic
Pacific
J. P. Lane
Congregational Church
Fanny Wardwell
High
Franklin
State
Bristol
Newton
Notable Fourth of July Celebration in Bristol 1878
The Bristol observance featured Rev. Mr. Adam of Newport and others, a large hall decoration, and a program led by Hon. I. F Williams. Nathan F. Dixon Jr. delivered an oration on Providence and liberty, with readings, prayers, and songs. The procession, dinners, and fireworks drew crowds, and the day closed with a national salute and a formal recap by the Fourth of July Committee.
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Howe
Central Diocese of
Pennsylvania
Mr. Adam
Newport
I. F Williams
W. T. Harlow
State Street M. E
Lu M. Pierce
Nathan F. Dixon, Jr., Esq
Westerly
Paradise
Greece
Carthage
Rome
Columbus
Spain
Ocgan
New England
Stacles
England
Lee
Yeomanry
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M. R. ‘Vincent
D. D
Church of the Covenant
New York City
First Congregational Church
To-Morrow
Sanday
P. M
Poughkeepsie
New York
United States
Golden Gate
Prairies
Union
Father Abraham
Angels of God
James A. Rhodes
Nathan F. Dixon, Jr
Bristols Co
Oo Rogers
Lewis
Marshall
Crowley
Dunley
Gof
Crevis
Redfern
van Reinshaw
Sullivan
McGuire
G. Yeiser
Weaver
R. Yeiser
Shuther
Munro
Reinson
McPhee
Andrew Claffyen
J. S. Lawton
Joseph Hopkins
Williams
Jamaica
Scott
Dunham
Canada East
Nasby
Caswell, Hazard & Co
R. ¥. Pierce
Buffalo
WM. H. Richards
Odd Fellows Building
James B. White
Franklin Street
A. Burton & CO
Morrisania
Westchester Co
N. Y
McKee Manufacturing Company
Broadway
L. Fhyde & CO
Seventh Avenue
Unique Printing
Vesey Street
Beckwith
Beckwith Sewing Machine Co
Broadway, N. Y
Elastic Truss Co
G. P. Barnes
Hope and
Wardwell Streets
Fales
Camden
Geo. A. Fales
Charles Fales
Howland
Instant
William Henry Howland
Peckham
William L. Peckham
Durfee
Dartmouth
Pardon B. Durfee
Wardwell
Reuben B
Henry B. Wardwell
Phoenix Marine Journal
Port of
B. Durfee
Orswell
Schr Nightingale
Young
Somersett
Schr Blackstone
Narragansett, Tuttle
Philadelphia
Reading R. R. Co. No
Moses
Phenix Sugar Regning Co
Fontaine
Belmont
Genevee
Gladding
Rocky Point
Aeoleon
Ryder
Sippioga
N.N Cole
I. Durfee
Catholic Congregational Church
WM. R. Taylor
Admr
J. C. Gallup
George W. Munro
Brist
Ann Fletcher
Edward T. Gladding
James H. Gladding
Bristol Phonix
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