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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1875
Page
2
The Bristol Rheniz notes the death of Rev. Rufus Babcock D D a respected Baptist clergyman. The column mulls U S presidency talk and predicts others may win. It comments on Disraeli and Gladstone politics in England and notes the Vice President in Nashville praised by Our Henry and reflections on self made men.
A Mississippi pilot named Mark Twaim was noted for clearing obstructions in the river channel. With more steamers, he could have found every snag in the bed of the stream. The piece also comments on Paris fashion losing leadership to American women invading the scene and changing norms.
The English Bar faces the Brooklyn cross examiner Sergeant Ballentine, counsel for Orton the claimant. He has recently earned renown for defending Bhoda’s war crime allegations. In India, Lissee was about 100000, a sum Ballentine might disdain if his fortunes were not in doubt.
John Harper, recently dead in New York, honored the Church Craft and Society. As a founder of the house of Harper Brothers he began a printing and publishing career with an unblemished record. He was able, genial, upright and a master of his business, enriching the Biography of Printing with a noble name. The writer wishes for more men like him in the community.
The writer argues that China differs from New York State in social norms such as public kissing being considered vulgar. This affects manners and even the availability of certain suits. The piece praises Confucius as a revered philosopher who helped the Celestials in life and suggests his visiting and teaching could spare future heartache.
The passage notes that April 1875 was less genial than April 1775 and suggests the Centennial celebration was more destructive than its pomp. It reports people found the time cool and cutting and remarks that overcoats were essential to enthusiasm, leaving readers with a "horrid coll" memory.
A fragment notes Kalamazoo a village with 11000 inhabitants five railroads several millions in manufacturing and several banks and colleges yet has never sought a city charter while Western towns grow to city status Kalamazoo is praised for its modesty and prosperity It also mentions Mon Carl Schurz and a New York speech by William M Evarts praising high character and intellect.
A fragment notes talk of a libel suit involving Mark Twain and Frank Moulton. It mentions trials creating ties, and a Boston editor proposes extra wardrobe for stone figures at the new Art Museum to cope with the cold.
In Columbia South Carolina Gov Chamberlain attends a public celebration, speaks to applause, signaling a slow healing of partisan rifts America hopes for harmony. Also reported 342 dead in the Schiller wreck off the Scilly Islands and a $100 libel damages ruling against Willis Phelps in his suit against Samuel Bowles.
The Baltimore American reports eastern and western Maryland peach growers anticipate a bigger crop this season despite April frosts. Buds arrived late and were lightly damaged, easing fears. Steamboat firms, active freighters of peaches, plan extra boats early in the year due to expected abundance.
Dr Hall recounts a man cured of biliousness by skipping supper and drinking lemonade before bed. He lists foods with supposed healing powers such as salt for bleeding, watermelons for epilepsy, celery for kidneys, sweet oil as antidote, cranberries for erysipelas, and onions for hydrophobia. The piece suggests curing illness through diet.
A Berlin correspondent reports a portrait showing dark spots on the plate while a woman sat for her picture. The husband then informs that she soon developed smallpox, the disease nearly at the surface. The piece suggests future uses to reveal officials’ character.
The steamship Metropolis, long overdue on the voyage from Bermuda, was towed into Dutch Island Harbor last Wednesday morning.
Charles Fish A M Bowdoin College class of 1865 has been chosen principal and will begin work Monday the 17th. He is a former Maine teacher with a reputation for superior ability and strong character. The School Committee considers him a fortunate appointment for the school system.
The town’s School Committee report lauds ease of acquiring knowledge for life and society, noting well ventilated classrooms, comfortable furniture, approved textbooks, judicious discipline, excellent teachers, and well provisioned facilities without the pupil.
An affray at Thomas Nevins store on Thames street early Sunday morning left Richard Peters stabbed in the upper thigh near the groin. Peters was taken to his father's home near Namquit Mill. Dr George A Pike treated him. Dennis Conway was arrested after Peters obtained a warrant and will face examination Tuesday before Trial Justice Munro with $1000 bail.
The Second Battalion of Infantry including Warren Artillery Bristol and Newport Light Infantry held its election in the Warren Armory on Monday. The officers elected were Colonel Charles A Waldron of Bristol Lieutenant Colonel James Hogan of Newport and Major Edward Quirk of Bristol.
At an adjourned Town Council meeting the annual highway repair appropriation was allocated to districts and surveyors, with J. D. Wardwell Jr. named Surveyor of District 6. A Fourth of July celebration committee was also formed. The issue then shifts to a Bristol Fifty Years Ago installment recounting a Bolivian privateer visit and a Boston boy’s pirate tale, concluding with Y M C A Lyceum plans and officers.
A parish meeting at Odd Fellow's Hall Bradford Street accepted the General Assembly charter. Officers elected include Senior Warden Henry C. Sayles Junior Warden Robert Tiernan and Vestrymen LeBaron Bradford Edward Lawder Thomas Henderson Robert Murray Edward Blake Ellery W Greene John P Reynolds Edward M Spooner. A Guild committee was formed and Whit Sunday services set with Rev Dr Waterman officiating. A boy choir has formed and seats are free for attendees.
A copy from Mr N Little Jr includes a Map of Mining Lands at Newburyport Essex County Mass pocket edition supplied by New England News Co Boston Also advertised are a humorous song Spellings Bee by Sep Winner mailed for thirty cents and Rotuin’s Masonic Text Book compiled under Vermont Grand Lodge supervision with engravings and 280 pages selling for 1500 muslin or 1 in Morocco bound Obtainable through Charles H Whedon Secretary St Albans Lodge F and A Masons.
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