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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1884

Page

2

Great Eastern to visit New Orleans Exposition

The steamship Great Eastern will be at New Orleans for the exposition. Canada Pacific railroad plans a grand exhibit at the world’s fair in New Orleans.

Great Eastern New Orleans London The Canada Pacific Railroad Boston Paine America Canal Street Maine

Debated Revisions of Classic English Poems and Children’s Texts

The author laments modern editions of English classics for expurgations and alterations. He notes Watts and Cowper editions praised for integrity and cites Jane Taylor’s Original Poems as an example of degraded modern copies. He urges preserving authentic texts for future generations.

Watts Montgomery Cowper Stringer Magazine Lyman Beecher Jane Taylor Jane Adelaide John Smith

Dwarfs in Africa and New Metallizing Paints Noted

Reports from travelers describe a dwarf race in equatorial Africa now at the Royal College London for study. A French inventor reveals a process to texture metallike coatings on objects, enabling burnished metal appearances without weight gain. A Lyons bridge features a perforated parapet that creates musical winds as air rushes through, giving an eerie, haunted impression to travelers.

Equatorial Africa Royal Agium London Anthropolois Ixgar Lyons France Orromat Schley Greeley Secretary of the Navy Lieut. Greeley Red Hat Island Cape Sabine Emory Henry Schneider Sergt. Brainerd Ma U Thetis Kear Over Harbor Dvi Brainerd Jeans Edward Esquimaux Rice Saylor Bender Gardiner Pavy Bear Sebres Melville Kislingbury Jewell Ralston Whistler Ellis Ips Joffin Ramn

Town canvass and local notices highlight community events

The town council met as a board of canvassers. Scallop harvest reports note 10000 bushels from Kirkemuit River. Pension granted to Samuel R. Chaffee at six dollars monthly with back pay near a thousand. Parades, factory repairs, and local incidents fill a busy period with deaths and resignations noted.

Samuel R. Chaffee

Town Council and Court Proceedings Record in Burnside

Regular meeting notes show probate actions for James H. Bowen Henry Waldron and Lydia Crandall estates. Appointments include executors guardians and administrators with bonds. Monies approved for monuments damage claims and town bills.

Henry Waldron John DeWolf Henry Wight Diman George B. Diman Elizabeth Diman Samuel M. Lindsey Julius Littlefield Martha M. Miller Lydia T. Crandall William H. Dunbar Philip Easterbrooks Eliza D. Littlefield John G. Sparks Albert M. Sparks S. M. Lindse Sarah J. Borden Ells E. Borden Arthur Codman Isley R. Codman R. L Hospital Trust Co Samuel P. Colt

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