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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Mar 31, 1894

Page

8

Lyric Quartette Concert Highlights Epworth League Event

The Lyric Quartette gave an excellent concert in the town hall under Epworth League auspices. The program featured Miss Agnes E. Bowen, Mrs. Helen F. O'Donnell, Mr. George W Campbell, and Mr. Douglas Lane in varied vocal and violin pieces with recitations, duets, and quartets.

Lyric Quartette Thureday Epworth League Agnes E. Bowen Helen F. O'Donnell George W Campbell Douglas Lane Dorothy DeKoven Gavotte Warner Deva Parry Messrs. Campbell Lane Kennedy Piasuit Goodeve

Easter Elects At St Marks Church Warren

At the Easter election of St Marks church Warren officers were chosen including senior warden Alfred B Gardner and junior warden John Waterman. Vestrymen include Daniel L Turner Luther Cole Edward A Swift and others. William S Wilmarth serves as treasurer and J B Crown H P Howland as member. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union met with president Mrs John Dolby. A social was held at Methodist church parlors. The Samuel Allen estate on Child Street sold to W H Gordon. Wilmarth plans extensive improvements to his store.

Charles F Chase Rural Improvement Association Barrington State Street Methodist Church Epworth League State Street Mee Fannie Congdon Emilie F. Phelps Emma Carey Lillie Nicholas Minnie Pollock Lizzie Moffitt Young People’s Society of the First Baptist Church Arthur P. Johnson Elizabeth Darrah Sadie Gorham Cora Hill Young People's Society of the First Baptist Church Warren Bristol Alexander Denis Georgianna Bacon Joseph Bacon McCabe St. Mary’s Church St. Marks Alfred B. Gardner John Waterman Daniel L. Turner Luther Cole Edward A. Swift Charles H. Handy Benjamin B. Martin R. J. Barker William S. Wilmarth William H. Crawley J. B. Crown H. P. Howland Woman’s Christan Temperance Union John Dolby Methodist Samuel Allen Child Street W. H. Gorden W. S. Wilmarth

Art and Artists Mentioned in Notable Quotes and Works

The passage surveys remarks about Miss Alcott, Ibsen, Stoddard, William M. Chase, Hopkinson Smith, G F Watts, and Marian Becket. It notes Chase as an expert pistol shot with works in Paris galleries and Watts finishing portraits of Sir Andrew Clark and Lord Rosebery destined for Britain. Becket receives praise for her painting at a fair and plans westward landscape prospects.

William M. Chase Paris F Hopkinson Smith Boston G. F. Watts Andrew Clark Lord Rosebery Watts Marian Becket

Power of the Press and the Journalist’s Duty

A speaker warns journalists to lead public opinion rather than follow sensational demand. He cites Benjamin Harris and Publick Occurrences to urge honesty, privacy, and accountability, condemning murder and suicide depictions while urging editors to publish true, nameable work. He notes homicide patterns, weapon prevalence in the South, higher divorce rates in Chicago, and the moral duty of press to uplift society.

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Stormiest Region Named Cape Horn For Persistent Tempests

A Pearson's Weekly note argues the Cape Horn region is the stormiest, driven by warm and cold currents colliding and Cape Horn blankets from NW and W winds. The piece cites perpetual tempests, glacial attrition, and strong currents as causes for frequent storms.

Pearson’s Weekly Cape Horm Cape Smoke West Indies North American Atlantic China Seas Cape Horn Antarctic Brazil Pacific Terra del Fuego

Probate of Ann D Pierce Will in Bristol Court

March 15 1894 probate court receives will and codicil of Ann D Pierce late of Bristol. Will and codicil referred for probate on April 2 at 10 AM in Town Clerk's office. Notice to be published fourteen days weekly in the Bristol Phoenix.

Bristol Ann D. Pierce Ann D Pierce Poanix Herbert F Bennett Providence Warren Fall River New York Way Exchange Place Newport Eqaia. A Whiart E. G. Allen Isaac N. Marshall

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