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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Jul 18, 1885

Page

2

Insect Pests Hit Romanian Vineyards and Fall River Sale

A new destructive insect appears in Roumania and Bessarabia vineyards. The Richard Borden estate in Fall River sells to State Senator Job M. Leonard for 30 000 dollars. Hessian fly devastates Wayne County New York wheat fields prompting farmers to burn crops to curb the pest.

Roumania Bessarabia Richard Borden Fall River Job M. Leonard Somerset Hom Wayne County N. Y

Destructive Storm Hits Alleghany Valley Penn

A severe storm struck the Alleghany Penn valley Monday night causing widespread damage from flood wind and lightning. The event described as the most disastrous in the region, with thousands of dollars in losses reported across affected homes and property.

Alleghany Penn Valley

Milan Society Hints Cholera Carried on Shoes

The Milan Society of Hygiene suggests soil from cholera infected districts may cling to shoes and spread the disease to new localities, highlighting a potential route of transmission through footwear.

Milan

Feather fur mimics real pelts in fashion use

Fur made from feathers has emerged as a modern product rivaling genuine fur. It is used to trim ladies cloaks and dresses and can imitate seal skin cloaks successfully.

Howells serial tale and Paris pharmacist discuss plants

The August issue promises the second instalment of Mr. Howells novel Indian Summer with a humorous account of a non dancer’s experiences. An association of Paris pharmacists debates plants in bedrooms and their health effects, concluding blooms should be avoided and leafy plants aid consumptives.

Mr. Howell Zanper Pharmacists Paris

Major fire threatens Phenix village and Harris

A large blaze broke out Monday afternoon in the Briggs House stable, spreading rapidly and menaced Phenix village and nearby Harris. Providence steamer and crew arrived to aid, preventing a worse catastrophe. Losses were reported heavy.

Phenix Harris Briggs House Providence

New Theory on How Coal Formed by Edward Wethered

Edward Wethered presents a microscopical study suggesting coal beds did not form from forests but from aquatic plants. He proposes fossil trees grew within large aquatic bogs, shaping coal through aquatic plant matter rather than terrestrial forests.

Edward Wethered

Washington Dolds Summer Vacation Trend Amid Dismissal Fears

Our Washington correspondent reports a unusual quiet as government workers skip vacations despite the heat. Departments are crowded with leave requests but the season sees fewer applications due to fear of dismissal, making the capital a popular summer resort for staff.

Washington

Brooklyn clergyman's Druse visit in Holy Land tale

Rev Dr Ludlow, touring the Holy Land, visits Druses near Mount Hermon known for a past Christian massacre. He notes a blood thirst for back sheesh but current hostility toward Turks, and Druses even remove visitors boots during a call. He plans to recount the amusing experiences in August Harper's.

Brooklyn Ludlow Holy Land Mount Hermon

Rhode Island Patents Granted July 14 1885

A Rhode Island list of U S patents issued July 14 1885 reports inventors and their claims. Names include O Arnold Pawtucket for Life saving Apparatus C A Catlin Providence for recovering tin from tin scrap J S Dillon Providence assigned to Foster and Bailey for Button J Hunt Providence with half to F A Ingerson for Carriage adhesive H N Williams Providence for Electric Gas lighting Apparatus. The report notes total U S patents 443.

United States Patent Office Rhode Island Franklin H. Hough F. Street N. W Washington, D. C O. Arnold Pawtucket C. A. Catlin Providence J. S. Dillon Foster and Bailey Button J. Hunt F. A. Ingerson H. N. Williams The United States

Paris Street Cars From the Omnibus to the Tramway

In 1867 Paris began street tramways using converted omnibuses with rail guiding wheels. By 1879 thirty seven lines operated, owned by Compagnie General des omnibus, the Southern Company, and the Northern Company. Fares were six sous inside or on the platform and three sous on top with many riders choosing the open top for economy.

Paris Place de la Concorde Seine Quais Compagnie General Des Omnibus Southern Company Northern Company Omnibus Company New York City France Lyons Marseilles Havre Rouen Beziers Tours Nantes Rheims Nancy Cambrai Dunkirk Lille Roubaix Tourcoing Valenciennes Calais Boulogne Sur Mer Verseilles

Malava tree flowers shipped to Europe for sugar yield

The Malava tree of Central India Bassia latifolia bears flowers rich in sugar, exported to Europe. The tree resembles an oak and single specimens can bear a ton of flowers, producing more than half their weight as sugar.

India Europe

Greenwich Observatory Seeks New Large Telescope

The Greenwich Observatory in England, a world renowned astronomical establishment, requests a large telescope as it trails others in instrument size with its largest refracting telescope featuring an aperture of twelve and three fourths inches.

Greenwich Observatory England

The country editor described as a tireless town builder

The passage portrays the country editor as a versatile, hardworking man who reads, writes, folds papers, runs errands, and helps people into office, often gets cheated yet seldom grows rich, and is blamed for many things he never thought of.

Valuable Geological Cabinet Gift to Union School

Mrs William Henry Newman has presented a valuable geological cabinet to Bata Union School in memory of her late husband. The collection includes ores crystals fossils and curiosities gathered during Mr Newmans extensive travels and gifts from friends. The Bata eta Daily News praises the gift as a lasting blessing for education and future generations of pupils.

William Henry Newman Batavia Union School Newman Friends of Education Union School Bataeta Daily News

Frank Lesures Sunday Macazie for August

The issue highlights Emily Pierce's American Missionaries in Mexico and questions its accuracy. It features Christ's Parables, Sacred Musicians, The First Missions in California, From Canterbury to Dover, Talmage's Left-handed Men, and Te Deum settings by D E Hervey. Portraits of Lowell, Ruskin, Sam Jones, Dean Smith, and Bishop Ellicott accompany biographical sketches and continued serials Love's Harvest and What She Made of Her Life. Published by Mrs. Frank Leslie in New York City at 25 cents per issue.

Frank Lesure Mexico Emily Pierce California Canterbury Dover G. A. Davis Georgia Sam Jones Dean Smith Ellicott Bible Revision T Love B. L. Farjeon Lydia Hoyt Farmer Frank Leslie Park Place New York City

Bristol Town News and Local Appointments

An encampment of travelers near Malt House Inn prompts local reports. Macadamizing work on Church street progresses. Rev H A Brevens preached at State Street M E Church. Rhode Island Regiments reunion attracts veterans aboard the Richard Borden. Dr Ramon Guiteras named Assistant Surgeon in the U S Navy. Deputy Sheriff Bosworth takes Frank B Conway to Cranston State Prison for 18 months for shop breaking and larceny. Coroner Munro presides over Inquest into Michael Bannan's death with Attorney General Colt present. further testimony by John M Stowe. inquest postponed to Thursday 23 inst.

Richard Borden Rocky Point Rhode Island Bosworth Frank B. Conway Cranston Court of Common Pleas Michael Bannan Munro Colt John M. Stowe Whale Bannan Francis P Conway Richard R. Magee Conway Prisoy

Bristol Light Infantry welcome home from Oakland Beach duty

The Bristol Light Infantry led by Captain M. C. Cahill arrived by train at 7 17 Saturday evening to a cheering crowd. The company paraded through main streets to the Infantry Armory where a collation was served and spectators lined the route to observe the return.

Bristol Light Infantry M. C. Cahill Oakland Beach WL. I Moore Infantry

Bristol School Committee Forms 1885–86 Staff

The Bristol School Committee met at Byfield School Monday evening with nine members present. Principal positions for the High School and Middle District were postponed. Reuben F. Randall was named Ungraded School Principal, with Miss A. B. Manchester as High School Assistant and several teachers assigned to Grammar, Intermediate, and Primary departments. Bills totaling about 3150 were approved. Court business included cases against Fisher, Magee, Perry, and Conway, with Conway sentenced to eighteen months. The remainder of docket postponed.

Byfield F. M. Bronson Reuben F. Randall A. B. Manchester H. B. Luther E. H. Pitman H. A. Coggeshall M. A. Pitman 4. P. Waldron A. R. Thompson C. M. Thurston LP. Warren A. I. Adams L. H. Fitch C. A. Munro M. Fitts M. R. Gorham E. B. Blakeslee A. Scanlan M. T. Moody H. Wy. Coggeshall H. M. Fales M. I. Mason Court of Common Paras Bristol County Tillinghast Arnold Gladding Lewis T. Fisher Joseph Gifford Sigmund Furth Alfred W. Gooding Willian Fred

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