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Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

May 29, 1880

Page

2

Tragic Santa Cruz Rail Crash Claims Sixteen Lives

From a Galena correspondent comes news of a Santa Cruz California railway disaster on Sunday that killed sixteen and left nearly fifty injured. The wreck sent shock through the region and prompted early investigations into causes and safety measures.

Santa Cruz California

Decoration Day Dilemma and Newport Excur­sion Report

Decoration Day notes warn of hot days with five weeks until the Fourth of July. About 180 excursionists left for Newport last Tuesday aboard the steamer Bradford Durfee. A sneak thief broke into Mr Harrs fish market last Saturday night stealing lobsters and fish. The act is described as a scaly trick.

Here Newport Bradford Durfee SGP Mr. Harr

Town votes 100 for cemetery wall and grounds work

At the last annual town meeting the sum of 100 dollars was appropriated for resetting the wall around the East Burial Ground trimming the trees and removing unsightly briers and shrubs. The work has recently been performed under the direction of a committee chosen by the Town Council.

Market Wagon Bought for Central Market in Hope Wardwell

Thomas C. Church, Esq., purchased a new handsomely painted market wagon for Central Market at Hope and Wardwell streets. The wagon is now used to haul the many well filled market baskets for patrons of the popular market.

Thomas C. Church Hope and Wardwell Streets

Burglary at Wardwell & Bowen’s Grocery Store

Von Wardwell and Bowen’s grocery on High and Bradford streets was broken into last Monday night. A rear window was entered and about three dollars in specie, cigars, and tobacco were stolen from the money drawer. Other articles may have been taken, but nothing else was missed.

New York New Year America Hanlan Canada Courtney Union Springs N. Y Hanlon Potomac River Washington Ogre Harrigans Connecticut Moody and Sankey Salvation Army von Wardwell & Bowen High Bradford Streets

Shipping news and town council actions from 1880

The Herreshoff Co shipped a twenty four foot steam launch to Baltimore for Johns Hopkins University Scientific use and a large boiler to Nyack for Voorhoe’s catamaran. The town council met May 24 1880 and granted curbing and a crosswalk for High and Constitution streets, moved town scales to the Bristol Bank building, and elected Hezekiah W. Church to fill a council vacancy. The council ordered license enforcement for victualing houses restaurants and billiard rooms.

Boo the Herreshoff Manufacturing Co A. G. Barstow Baltimore Professor Brooks Johns Hopkins University Chesapeake Bay New York Commodore Voorhoe Nyack N. Y United Brothers Lodge High Constitution Streets Constitution Street Lindsey Mount Jane Usher Street Trotter State Street Bristol Bank Thames Street E. Pray Eire Department Thomas G. Church Hezekiah W. Church Thomas C. Church Peter Gladding F Sq Church Greene

Town Meetings Chronicles 1692 to 1698 Bristol

Quarto of Bristol town records recounts selectmen chosen for the year. debates on rates to cover debts, repairs to meeting house, bell hanging, and roof work. 1693 market day orders. highways notices. and 1698 market regulations confirmed by Quarter Sessions. other entries include church support, public prayers, and local notices.

Burton J. “Rogers Vv. Throop Birge John Cary Thomas Walker Hon'ble Court of Quarter Sessions Bristol England Hon’ble General Assembly Boston John Safin Ebenezer Brinton Nathaniel Walkers Thomas Burches Hayward William Phips Massachusetts Bay John Spethawk Boarhawk Samuel Gallop

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