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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1877
Page
2
A near humorous sketch describes Ex-President Grant as the American Lion guided by the British Lion during his England stay. A Providence letter reports a Rhode Island visit by the presidential party on the 28th, including Mrs Hayes and several ladies.
In this period lively with politics and culture the Tweed confession controversy troubles reformers while the press weighs its impact. The city explores horse racing yacht races baseball croquet polo and English tennis as the Thomas Orchestra plans a permanent home with Steinway & Sons support and Liszt admired instruments featured in new organ designs.
A lettered stone for Rogers Free Library’s new Hope Street building, about twelve and a half feet long, was accidentally broken in two during unloading last week at the destination.
The M. O. A. Library and Reading Room face tight budgets and a pending removal across the street. Leonard B. Blake, a teamer, was badly bitten in the hand by John M. Stowe's dog last Wednesday evening. Dr. G. P. Barnes treated the wound. The author calls for the dog to be killed as summer residents and travelers flood the town.
An anonymous letter questions a boat house right at Constitution Street. Town Council adjourns to review and purge voter registry while Dr. George A. Pike is named health officer. A column on society, nature, and literary contents highlights Harpers Magazine features and notable articles and poetry.
The Bristol Train of Artillery commanded by Col. Franklin and the Bristol Light Infantry led by Captain Brown will go to Providence next Friday by order of the Governor. They will participate in the state militia parade and escort the President of the United States for the reception and review.
Members of United Brothers Lodge S O of O F visited Perseverance Lodge in Appenaug Warwick, traveling by steamer Sarah J Weed. They returned early Thursday morning after a grand time. Captain Joseph L Gardner’s funeral was held at Hope Street with Rev J P Lane officiating and burial at North Burial Ground. An old black hen laid eggs at George W Easterbrooks store on Hope Street on successive days.
A reader suggests James Rus sell Lowell, the well known poet, as a foreign minister candidate to Spain. The note implies the president could appoint poets to such posts if demand exists, reflecting humorous commentary on political appointments.
A fourteen year old boy, Frederic Dittmer, has been missing since Monday the 11th from his home at the corner of Hope and Church streets. He left for school that morning and did not return after recess, with no clue to his whereabouts or to the cause of his disappearance.
The article recalls jeweler Charles H. Phelps who was wounded five years ago defending his home at Sixth Ave and Thirty-ninth St in New York. Patrick Hallick, one of the burglars, had just returned from Sing Sing and on May 20 attacked and robbed Morris Tierney aboard the schooner Increase at Forty-fourth Street North River. Hallick was convicted in General Sessions on the 12th inst and sentenced to fifteen years in State Prison.
Mr. Charles Tish a Flint & Co. pedlar in Fall River was bitten on the knee after a ferocious dog attacked him in a yard by a farm house on Bristol Neck. The woman of the house chased the animal away with a whip. He borrowed overalls and bought a doggone revolver for protection.
A worker at a large manufacturing plant claimed frequent absences were due to guarding his garden. He said swamp apple bushes grew wildly after planting pear, blooming impressively, creating a bumper crop of swamp apples. He stayed home to deter persistent would be thieves of his harvest.
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