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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1895
Page
2
Census data show Bristol population rising from 5400 in 1890 to about 6700, a gain of 1300, despite a weak economy. City plans include a large summer hotel and other improvements to lift local prosperity. Gloucester votes to own and operate water works after 1648 to 33 decision. Tiverton vigilantes capture a dozen tramp suspects, locking them up.
The Second Rhode Island Volunteers and Battery A Veterans Association were welcomed in Woonsocket for their annual reunion and the 34th anniversary of the Battle of Bull Run. Smith Post and the City Council organized the event with Mayor S. H. Brown as chairman. Gov. Lippitt reviewed the dress parade.
Books arriving include Sources of Constitution of U S, A History of Painting by Van Dyke, Cycling for Health and Pleasure, Tenting on the Plains, Tales from Scott, Stories of Columbia, Chimmie Fadden, and 1890 census and 1891-2 education volumes. Also listed are manuals on church statistics and factory inspection.
The Bristol Grays meet the Providence Y. M. O. A. team at the Common tomorrow afternoon at three. Rockwell and Reese will be battery for the visitors while Quinney and Connery occupy the Grays’ stations. The article notes the need for spectator generosity to support free admission and travel costs for visiting clubs.
Mails close and open times listed for Bristol Post Office. Social notes include Col and Mrs Samuel Norris reception on Hope Street. Various local events, visits, sales, and notices about residents, businesses, and a shipbuilding repair on Hog Island. Intermittent incidents on Hope Street, carriages overturn, and police activity documented.
Queen Olives and ginger ale advertised at local stores. A new concrete walk around the Burnside Memorial building is completed and praised as smooth and durable. The Defender topmast shipped to Fall River for New York shows greater diameter and length. Sloops Pandora overhauled and launched. Naval Reserve members to cruise to Block Island and Stonington next week. Arrests of James Maloney and Robert Cannon reported. defendants arraigned and held for District Court. Seamless black hose offered at 12 1 2 cents. United Brothers Lodge meeting details. Ducks and poultry listed for sale at C A Johnson’s.
An illustrated weekly for women seeks capable women to act as agents in cities and towns. Each representative can earn a permanent income by promoting the Ladies' Every Saturday. Send three two cent stamps for a sample and full details to the Philadelphia address.
A letter to the editors urges surveyors to clear small boulders and cobbles from streets including Hope. Cosyringe wheels suffer damage and bicycle riders face danger. other streets in town are noted as needing attention.
The adjourned Town Council meeting confirmed Hezekiah W. Church as probate judge, noting his qualifications and current posts. Members discussed a 48-signature petition demanding a special town meeting to reconsider the new school house site, removing the probate judge election clause to meet legal requirements. The council also granted Frank C. Child permission to move a greenhouse from High Street to Wood Street under standard conditions.
A brutal dog fight occurred near the steel and State streets corner, with men lifting and tossing the animals during a chaotic tug of war before crowd intervention. The brown dog suffered a torn ear and a later clash on State street left the white dog with a bleeding nose. The report also notes mixed Weather Crop Bulletin updates from New England, describing better late week conditions, good quality crops, and drought concerns in Vermont and Rhode Island.
William J. Holmes died Wednesday evening at about eight after a brief illness. He was 31, survived by a wife, one child, and his parents and siblings. Born in town, he worked in the National India Rubber Company calendar department and recently ran a saloon. The funeral is set for two o'clock tomorrow afternoon from his home.
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