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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1871
Page
2
The article praises Virginia strawberries sent to the North after the Civil War era. It extols their fine color and taste, urging readers to lay aside sectional prejudices and encouraging more fruit shipments. It notes rumors about Northern growers and counters them with humor.
The Paris intelligence hints at a possible new king or throne in France. It warns the crown may unsettle the nation and questions whether a king is an affordability for France today while noting excitable people and plenty of outcasts. Time may reveal which figure rises.
The piece describes varied atmospheric changes across New York and New England with severe thunderstorms and a West wide cyclone wiping out vegetation. It notes unseasonably warm air with temperatures near 90 to 100 degrees and a sense that July and August weather has arrived early. It mentions linen dusters becoming welcome as people seek cooler retreats on mountain tops.
A San Francisco dispatch reports the Don Juan burning near Tong Kong two days after leaving Macao with 650 coolies for Peru. Mutiny claim, fire started in lazaretto, many coolies roasted or drowned, 35 crew reached Macao, 50 Europeans aboard.
The German monthly Fre Denker is published in New York. The fourth issue features an article denying man’s free will and another arguing for German schooling and a German university as key to expanding German influence in the United States.
The Providence Press notes a citizen speculating about a large sum of sixteen hundred dollars. A three year old colored girl from Horn Lake Mississippi is described as having gray hair and an extraordinary memory capable of spelling any spoken English word phonetically even if never heard before.
A Connecticut man was marked on a license granting permission to construct a wood building measuring 24 by 88 feet in the free limits. The notice reflects a brief issuance of construction authorization with details on size.
From Omana Neb June 6 1871 a Western Correspondent describes Omaha as rapidly growing since 1859 with the Union Pacific Railroad driving expansion. He notes the population near twenty thousand, the city’s high prairie climate, the Cozzens hotel built by George Francis Train, a new Missouri River bridge planned to aid Council Bluffs, and prominent sites like the Omaha Barracks and Union Pacific shops.
Local notes report the Light Infantry Armory to be moved to the town lot west of Wood Street south of Congregational. A stylish piazza addition enhances the east front of Doctor S. S. Drury’s residence at the corner of High and State streets, improving the pleasant estate.
The Fourth of July Committee of Arrangements names S. Pomeroy Colt as chief marshal for the day. The Fall River Cornet Band led by Frank Blake is set to provide the music for the celebration.
At Columbian College Washington D C commencement Mr H H Tilley formerly of this town graduates and is admitted to the Bar. Kinsley Co express offices on State Street in the Bank Building have a new Newport Fall River Providence Boston and New York Express Co office with Nathan Warren Jr named agent for this town.
Some men scold neighbors for lacking public spirit and enterprise yet fail to support the local paper. They cite the expense and instead borrow the paper from those they complain about, revealing a paradox in community responsibility.
Prof Tripp delivered a four night series in Town Hall this week. Large, select audiences attended Monday through Thursday evenings and showed keen interest in the intellectual entertainments and insights offered.
The Providence District Ministe rial Association held meetings this week at State Street M E Church from Monday to Wednesday. Rev A N Bodfish of Providence preached Monday with Rev J W Willett speaking Tuesday. Presiding elder Rev M J Talbot led the sessions with many ministers in attendance.
Mr L M E Stone resigned as Superintendent and Treasurer of the Providence Warren and Bristol Railroad after long service. His son Waterman Stone was elected to the vacant posts at a directors meeting in Providence. The elder Stone moves to a lucrative role with the Connecticut Valley Railroad, and the change pleases many Bristol road passengers.
About thirty five officers and members of the United Brothers Lodge S O of O F of this town led by A P Baxter N G traveled to Boston Tuesday to take part in the parade for the corner stone laying of the Odd Fellows building. They marched in regalia from Bradford street to the depot on Hope and Franklin and returned on the last train of the day. The U B s number about eighty and are in flourishing condition.
A Rhode Island voice defends local pride against Boston jokes about “old fogies” by the sea. It insists Rhode Island clams and clam bakes outshine rivals, praising Narragansett charm, Newport fog, and Bristol beauty, while noting residents’ steady, quiet enjoyment comparable to national leaders.
In B J Munro's court on Tuesday June 18, A O Bourn sued Patrick Hammell for possession of a cow. No defense was entered and judgment for plaintiff for nominal damages and costs. Several docketed cases were defaulted with judgments for plaintiffs.
A Bristol County reminiscence traces R Smith 1696 gravestone in Warren near the Kickamuet River and John Wheaton’s 1737 tomb, reflecting colonial history from King William’s War to Cotton Mather. It notes Richard Smith's London birth, 1666 fire, migration to Boston, and family prominence in Warren and Bristol, with a digressive look at time and memory.
Our Warren correspondent reports copious rain has revived vegetation and crops such as corn rye oats and potatoes appear promising though hay may lag due to last autumn’s drought and spring dryness. Early vegetables and strawberries are plentiful. worms cut orchards in east Warren and Swansey. Governor Padelford will inspect bridges on Saturday the 17th and invite Bristol Warren and Barrington town councils to meet in town.
The National Pencil Company offers steady employment with either a regular salary or large commissions. Address National Pencil Co., Camden, New Jersey. Mystery is our surprise that housewives use any other lightening than J. Monroe Taylor’s Cream Yeast Baking Powder.
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