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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Mar 21, 1885

Page

2

Supreme Court Upholds State Prohibitory Law

The Iowa supreme court declares the State prohibitory law constitutional. A Philadelphia area medical graduation notes 155 doctors in Baltimore. A General Assembly bill seeks no city charter for Pawtucket. President Cleveland warns Oklahoma boomers from Indian Territory. Gov. Pierce vetoes a Dakota woman suffrage bill. The prince of Wales earns 500000 annually yet faces shortages from anticipated contributions.

Iowa Ike Gov. Pierce Dakota

Harper's April features Lincoln portrait as frontispiece

The hitherto unpublished portrait of Abraham Lincoln, taken just before his presidency, headlines the April Harper's. A poem by W P Garrison, son of William Lloyd Garrison and namesake of Wendell Phillips, accompanies titled The Vision of Abraham Lincoln, April 14 1865.

Mr. Lincoln Harper's W. P. Garrison Wm. Lloyd Garrison Wendell Phillips Abraham Lincoln

New York men invite ex President Arthur to Delmonico's

Mr. Hugh N. Camp of New York visits Washington and is deputized to invite ex President Arthur to dine at Delmonico's with New York business leaders. The guest list features William H. Vanderbilt John Jacob Astor George Bliss Jackson Schultz and other prominent financiers.

Hugh N. Camp New York Washington N. Y. Sun Arthur Delmonico's William H. Vanderbilt John Jacob Astor George Bliss Jackson Schultz

Republican State Convention Nominates Rhode Island Slate

At the Providence convention on Thursday the Republican slate was set with George P. Wetmore of Newport for Governor Lucius B. Darling of Pawtucket for Lieutenant Governor Joshua M. Addeman of Providence for Secretary of State Samuel P. Colt of Bristol for Attorney General and Samuel Clark of Lincoln for General Treasurer.

Providence George P. Wetmore Newport Lucius B. Darling Pawtucket Joshua M. Addeman Samuuel P. Colt Bristol Samuel Clark Lincoln Ziba O. Slocum Jonathan Wheeler Cranston Thomas Robinson John G. Perry South Kingston Frank H. Jackson First National Bank of Bristol Rhode Island U.S

Helm wind of the Carlisle district described

A remarkable North English phenomenon known as the helm wind blows from clouds over the Pennine range. It roars like a heavy sea and can overturn vehicles and lift animals, though it is usually felt within seven miles of its source near Carlisle.

England Pennine Carlisle

Washington Letter on Cleveland Administration's Early Weeks

Our Washington Letter from March 16, 1885, notes the new administration's slow start as office seekers flood the departments. It highlights reform at the Patent Office, Blaine's return visit to Cleveland, and social moments at Miss Cleveland's reception, with focus on personalities like Mr. Blaine and Mrs. Logan.

Washington White House Cleveland Lamont Eveland Senate Republic Cross Roads Berlin Patents Ark Blaine President Cleveland Hadeen Jaine Miss Cleveland Son Walker Blaine Logan

Bristol News Briefs and Maritime Collisions of Bristol County

The column reports Col Samuel Norris sailing from New York to Queenstown, a solar eclipse viewing craze, the schooners Florence J. Allen and Hattie V. Kelsey collision near Cove Point with $2500 damage, and the Rhode Island Temperance Union meeting in Town Hall. Also noted are Bristol Supreme Court verdicts and a long marriage index from 1680 to 1850 with numerous entries.

Samuel Norris Oregon New York Queenstown Florence J. Allen Soule Baltimore Hattie V. Kelsey Dall Cove Point Providence Boston F. J. Allen Sole Victoria Rhode Island State Temperance Union Town Hall E. D. Hay State Street M. E. Church H. A. Stevens Congregational Church I. W. Conant B. H. Gallup Mr. Hall A. A. Hoyt Advent Church John McGinn Justice Court Bristol Herbert F. Bennett General Assembly James Hoard, Jr

DeWolf Family Marriages from 1768 to 1839

A list of DeWolf marriages with spouses and officiants, spanning 1768 to 1839. Notable entries include Mark Antony DeWolf and Elizabeth Martin in 1768 by Rev. John Burt, and James DeWolf with Elizabeth and Anna Bradford in 1790 by Rev. Henry Wight. Other couples include Charles DeWolf and Mary Gooding in 1803 and Marcus A. DeWolf with Ruth Burt in 1839.

C. Cotton Nathaniel Bristol Grissell Sandford Newport Cottrell Adeline R James Diman Covington Jacob Patty Holbrook Plymouth Mass N. Bullock Cowell Rebecca Morgan Jones Lemuel and Mary Rebecca Salisbury Barnard and Ruth Henry Wight Cummings Lydia Robert Wyatt Rachel Thomas W. Greene Benjamin Sally C. Peck G. F. Sanborn Harriet Charles Simmons Cunliff Cornelius S Providence Sarah W. Wardwell Thomas Shepard Cushing Benjamin, Esq Abigail Richmond John Burt Edward Freeman Darling Elizabeth Joseph Brown Davison Sarah Richard Grant Davis Simeon Ann Low John Miles Samuel Bethia Howland Frances Ames Throop Henry Bragg Elizabeth McIntosh John Usher Mehitable Joseph Mason Hannah Church Barnabus Taylor Bethia Bragg Bethia Daniel Greene Ann Samuel Church Hannah Ebenezer Richardson Nancy M Barney Blossom Dawley William B. Tanner Day John Susannah Bragg Elizabeth A Samuel Liscomb Deane Melvin G Cherryfield Sarah Shepard Deaur David Elizabeth Eddy Nathaniel Cotton Denmark Christopher Greene Dennis Thomas Mercy Ann Allen Abbie H Lewis A. Barlow DeWitt William Thomas Society Hill Chesterfield District N. C Elizabeth Mosher Abner DeWolf Mark Antony Guadeloupe Abigail Potter Vnt Margaret Joseph‘Diman Mark A Elizabeth Martin William Charles Mary Taylor Barnabus Sukey Scipio Burt James Anna Bradford William and Charles and Mary Gooding Henry Maris Robert Rogers

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