Renomination declined as Sheffield retires from Assembly
Hon William P Sheffield of New port declines renomination to the General Assembly. F Weston completes a 5000 mile walk in 100 days in Eng land. English coroners juries last year returned nearly 500 verdicts of death by excessive drinking. A levee break near Baton Rouge floods several plantations. Barnum's white elephant shipped to New York aboard the Lydian Monarch. James Kirby of Fall River found guilty of attempting to defraud a life insurance company by insuring a dummy. The dried leaves of Chimonanthus fragrans brew a tea like flavor and are grown in England as a flowering shrub. Hydrophobia unknown among Australian dogs prompts import restrictions.
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James Kirby
Fall River
England
Rhode Island Republicans Nominate Incumbents at Providence
The Republican State Convention in Providence unanimously named incumbents for state offices: Governor Augustus O. Bourn of Bristol. Lieutenant Governor Oscar J. Rathbun of Woonsocket. Secretary of State Joshua M. Addeman of Providence. Attorney General Samuel P. Colt of Bristol. State Treasurer Samuel Clarke of Lincoln.
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Providence
Augustus O. Bourn
Bristol
Oscar J. Rathbun
Woonsocket
Joshua M. Addeman
Samuel P. Colt
Samuel Clarke
Lincoln
Democratic State Convention Nominates State Officers in Providence
At the Providence convention on Wednesday the party nominated Governor Thomas W Segar of Westerly for Governor Lieutenant Governor Amasa Sprague of Warwick Secretary of State Jonathan M Wheeler of Crans ton Attorney General Charis E Gorman of Providence General Treasurer George P Leonard of Newport John J Christie of Bristol county was chosen as delegate to the National Convention in Chicago July 8th. Diamonds priced from 812 to 2000 a path showcase careful mounting and exchangeable guarantees by Trupen ThusBes Co 61 Westminster Street Providence RI.
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Westerly
Amasa Sprague
Warwick
Jonathan M. Wheeler
Cranston
Charis E. Gorman
George P Leonard
Newport
John J Christie
Bristol County
Chicago
Trupen, Thusbes & Co
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Butroce
Otg Bullock
Warren
Richard Bullock
Plymouth Colony
Rehobeth
Dector
Harvard
Williams
Rhode Island Medical Society
Rhode Island Hospital
Drs. Parsons
Miller
Republican
Warren Bank
Warren Manufacturing Company
Bullock
Jame Maxwell
Bristol Sings and Probate Movements Highlight Local Notes
Aunt Polly Bassett to perform Singing Skews in Bristol on March 31 and April 1. Architect Seth H. Ingalls dies in New Bedford aged 78. Calf with doglike head found dead on Benj. RB Wilson’s farm drawing crowds. Court of Probate adjourns to handle Allen Coggeshall will and Burnside estate. Republican and Democratic caucuses name delegates to Providence conventions. Manteaux Noirs comic opera coming next week at Town Hall for Bristol Base Ball Club fundraiser. Dunbar case not guilty verdict. other indictments continued. Ashworth retires from Namquit Mill honored with a presentation chair by respectful weavers.
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Parsons & Crossman
New York
Ideal Comic Opera Co
Bristol
G. W. Easterbrooks
John Ashworth
Namquit
Richard Lang
Ashworth
Real Estate Transactions From March 1 to March 17 1884
A digest of property transfers shows Charles S Maxfield and wife selling to John H Angier a westside Meta com avenue lot with buildings. Mary W Lewis sold to Julian A Herreshoff a dwelling on Hope Street for 2200 dollars. Sylvester W Carr sold to John R Meiggs land on the west side of Middle road for 700 dollars. Various other deeds involve Alfred Smith Ambrose Waldron, Charles H Swan, Samuel O Swan, Ezra Dixon Henry K Orme Edward Munro Frederic A Easterbrooks and others transferring lots on Franklin, Bradford, High, Wood and Lincoln streets plus a stone addition to a Peter Church dwelling for modest sums. Paine's Manufactory advertises curtains and furniture. A lengthy Temperance critique urges Bristol to reject liquor licenses alleging social harms.
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Charles S. Maxfield
Sarah H Maxfield
John H. Angier
Metacom Avenue
Broad Common Road
Mary W Lewis
Julian A. Herreshoff
Charles F Herreshoff
Hope Street
Walley Street
Sylvester W. Carr
John R. Meiggs
Middle Road
Broad Common
Alfred Smith
Ambrose Waldron
Franklin Street
Hope and
High Streets
Charles H. Swan
Samuel O. Swan
Ezra Dixon
Henry K. Orme
Borden Avenue
High
Wood Streets
Charles H. Davis
Malcom L. Pitts
Wood Street
Union
Burton Streets
Legal Questions on Tax Limits and Town Meeting Duties
Citizen letter questions legal limits on taxation and voter eligibility for town measures. It asks how strictly tax caps and property-based voting rules are followed, the court standing of enforced taxes, and urges active town participation and ethics in local governance.
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Eprroz
Crrizen
Bristol temperance rally urged to vote no license
The Bristol crowd is urged to rally on April 2 to vote No on licensing dram shops. Prohibition gains momentum nationwide with Iowa and Ohio showing strong sentiment, while the Bristol party seeks to block liquor dealers with political backing.
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Bristol
Providence
Friends of Temperance
Good Order
Iowa
Ohio
Lls
Temperance Cause Needs Temperate Approach and Unity
The author argues temperance work fails when temperance advocates rant or punish those with differing views. Many favor reducing intemperance but disagree on methods. Proposes nonpunitive, inclusive tactics and safe social venues to draw people away from saloons, urging leaders to be seen as friends not foes. Boldly calls for quiet, large scale efforts and ending factional conflict within the movement.
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Sarge
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