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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1881

Page

2

Bibliographer Joseph Sabin dies in Brooklyn Sunday night

Brooklyn obituary notes the death of 3G TM Joseph Sabin, a renowned bibliographer. The item mentions shifts in Virginia politics with old Whigs joining the Readjuster party and cites various antiquities discoveries near Madisonville Ohio. Researchers report fossil woods found in an Artesian well in Galveston Texas at 191 feet, with quicksand and blue clay above. Electric cooking advances are described, including Salignac’s range that cooks with lightning and may surpass coal stoves.

Joseph Sabin Brooklyn Galveston M. Salignac France

Rise of aerial navigation stirs scientific hopes

Balloon and Aerial Associations of Europe report improving prospects for flight by machinery. Dr Bell Pettigrew notes aerial navigation may seem utopian to many but is not impossible. Time perseverance and ingenuity are key as data slowly accumulates toward the solution of this complex physical problem.

Europe Bell Pettigrew F. R.S

Lorillard Wins Derby With Iroquois at Epsom

From Our Own Correspondent New York June 7 1881. Pierre Lorillard head of a vast tobacco empire wins the Derby at Epsom with American bred Iroquois, a triumph for America and Gotham. The column also covers Levy and Minnie Conway marriage dispute bigamy rumors, walking match feats, street labor strife and a bustling Decoration Day in New York with parades, crowds and maritime and park leisure echoed by immigrant growth and urban vitality.

New York Pierre Lorillard Gotham Heenan Levy Minnie Conway Anid London France Russia Liverpool Brooklyn Vint

Young Men's Christian Association Meet Tonight

Community groups announce a Monday eight o'clock gathering of the Y M C A. Church services list Rev Mr Jones on Sunday with afternoon and evening sessions. Strawberries grown by Charles Bowler are delivered to the office early this week. Baptist Church plans include 10:30 Sunday school and 3 PM sermon with a concert and organized exercises.

Young Men’s Christian Association State Street M. E Charles Bowler Narrows the Baptist Church Prof Pierce James Allyn William E. Chadwick Cedar Grove Chadwick Photon

Obituary and Probate Records From Mannsville and Local Court

The obituary notes the death of William Munroe Wardwell born August 1811 in town, with a career in Mannsville including postmaster and merchant. The Town Court of Probate held a monthly meeting approving will proofs and appointments. numerous estates were administered with bonds and appraisers named, guardians appointed, and real estate sales authorized.

William Munroe Wardwell Mannsville Jefferson County N. Y Samuel Wardwell Nathaniel Wardwell Daniel Wardwell Councimann Court of Probate Charles J. Sears William Pollock Joseph Hoar Bridget McVay Bond Samuel W. Church Thomas Church Benjamin Church Hezekiah W. Church Stephen T. Church Samuel M. Lindsey James O. Church David Robinson Robina Robinson Nathaniel Waldron David Waldron William R. Taylor Elizs B Emma French George T. French Albert O. Bennett Phebe Sylvester Charles H. Church Peter Gladding Elizabeth B. Martin George W. Easterbrooks Lydia Gladding Bond Frederic A. Easterbrooks Charles. Fales Hamuel M. Lindsey Charles F. Eater John H. Easterbrooks Frederick A. Guardian William E Court of Probate Bristol Royal Sandford Charles Sandford

May 1881 probate and town notices in Rhode Island

Inventory figures and estate actions for Samuel W. Church Peter Church and others are recorded. Licenses granted for billiards tavern and other businesses. A derailed council session discusses license petitions and notices, with threats of remonstrance and public hearings. A long letter extols the Herreshoff steam yacht Camilla and its engineering, urging admiration for experimental boat-building.

Henry Sandford Sandford Albert C Benjamin L. West Allen Royal Sandford Samuel W. Church Daniell R. Ballou Joseph M. Blake Peter Church Seth Paull Augustus R. Paull William Paull Henry Church Julia S. Perry James Dew Perry Cory Williston San Francisco Cal Te of Bristol Carl Siegel Usher Street Mount Lane Rhode Island Dana Srece Council Room T. A. Carpenter William B. Reed George T. French Charley A. Maxfield

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