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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1893
Page
2
The Bristol Phenix announces that Troe Barstow Phanix is entered at the Bristol Post Office as second class matter with postage paid by the publisher for United States and Canada subscribers.
The September public debt statement records an increase of 834793.78 dollars and a decline in treasury cash. Sam Francis Gallagher was assaulted at Providence, receiving a serious head wound from a hatchet wielded by a man named Short. Recovery is uncertain.
The passage notes many believe misrepresentation is common in Congress and that the phrase le is frequently used in debates, reflecting widespread suspicion about honesty in the body.
The president says pressure from office demands makes it impossible to handle each applicant personally and will rely on cabinet recommendations.
Arctic dispatch from New Bedford notes Steamer Belvidere and Steamer Navarah each took 12 whales by Sept 10, totaling over 200 for the fleet. The port of New Bedford reported 57,000 tons of coal entered in September, with 19,000 tons shipped locally. June and July brought in 104,000 and 111,000 tons respectively.
The bronze statue of Columbus, sent by Gorham Works Providence as a counterpart to the World’s Fair piece, was completed at the works on Tuesday and will be erected at Reservoir and Elmwood Avenues in the city.
In Providence Elmwood Tuesday evening Clarence Leslie McKay of Boston married Harriet Philena Pedell of Elmwood daughter of Nathan Bedell at Union Congregational Church. The ceremony drew local guests and reflects a notable social event in the district.
Repeated calls on Attorney Alley to smash a trust as a guarantee of good faith have not produced results. It is possible the Attorney General does not wish to take steps that would worsen a business condition already quite disordered.
A vivid account walks Petticoat Lane in Houndsditch London for Rag Fair Sunday morning. Jews run shops selling watches clothing and fish as perambula ting merchants crowd the lane with barrows selling old shoes hats and umbrellas amid a chaotic bustling scene.
The New York New Haven and Hartford timetable updates take effect on the Providence Division. Several Attleboro to Boston and Providence to Attleboro trains are discontinued or rescheduled, including Sunday services via the Wrentham Branch and connections with New London and New Haven. Hood's Sarsaparilla sales are rising as merited.
The article warns visitors that the Chicago fair is overwhelming in scale and impact. It says the vast size requires repeated attendance and exhausts visitors with endless exhibits, more spaces, and greater costs. It notes the fair surpasses all prior displays with its acre sized expanses and numerous specimens, challenging conscience and stamina.
Two years after a St Paul cable car injury John P Elmberg sued but lost for lack of witnesses. He dreamed the letter back of a page would reveal 10 witnesses, and A morning found four had committed suicide and two died natural deaths.
The New York Sun notes General Neal Dow, near ninety, lively and combative at a summer temperance gathering in Massachusetts. Dow derides liquor supporters and church members, praising his vigor and lifelong fighting spirit while staying unusually active and engaged in reform efforts.
London readers learn the Bank of England known as the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street hosted a reception in its garden. The governor’s wife entertained guests in a venue once a burial ground now lit with fountains and flowers, with playful notes about bank note sandwiches and ingots in jest.
A near cloudless sky sent a bolt that struck the British steamship Oxford en route from Santiago de Cuba to Philadelphia. The iron ore cargo is suspected to attract the lightning, which splintered the foretrack and zigzagged through the hold and cabin before sinking. Compasses were useless with the main one shifted three points.
Ore deposits said to be the largest in the northwest lie beneath the former Lake Angeline near Ishpeming Michigan. To reach them the 160 acre lake was pumped dry, using a 20 000 gallon per minute pump from April to July. A 2 to 40 foot mud bed remains requiring 16 months of digging and pumping.
A woman from Nicetown Pa testifies to healing uterine troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes extreme illness and inability to walk, crediting the remedy for recovery and urges other women to try it. The ad notes all druggists sell the product and provides a mail order address.
Local notice states Rev William J Smith will preach Sunday morning at the Baptist Church. The town also notes Advent Christian Church will hold Sunday services with Rev John A Thompson of Central Falls preaching in the afternoon and evening at the usual hours with free seats. A new two story frame building is under construction on State street near the Bristol Hotel for Mr James Tobin. William Liming of Philadelphia and family have visited town. The evening schools opened Monday with the largest attendance in years and Lagrose's New York Bright Lights performed at Town Hall on October 6.
This week several residents depart the town for the World's Fair including Mr and Mrs Join Lake Mr and Mrs Ezra Dizion and two children and Rev George S Locke DD.
By Saturday afternoon the sexton found the vestry room entered and desecrated with filth on the reading desk and a rolled up piano cover on the floor. Police suspect the intruders were tramps.
A Monday Epworth League gathering at State Street M E Church featured Fred G Blaisdell speaking on The Columbian Exposition Emma E Carey read an essay on The White Mountains and Miss Elia Blakeslea presented Lake Winnipiscogee accounts. Music included Sadie Paull piano solo John B Pollock vocal solo and Hattie and Sadie Paull piano duet.
In September the town recorded 11 deaths: 6 adults and 5 children, 5 males and 6 females. Ages ranged from 2 days to 85 years, with six over 60. Causes included cancer, convulsions, immaturity, infantile debility, marasmus, spinal meningitis, pneumonia, two due to old age and two due to paralysis. Interments occurred at North Cemetery, St Mary's Bristol Neck, St Mary's Warren.
Tomorrow Sunday Old People's Day will be observed at State Street Methodist Episcopal Church. Services begin at 2:30 PM with carriages available to bring the aged to church. The Epworth League sponsors a day of singing from olden times and a Sunday school procession.
Ramsay Morris Comedy Company with George Giddens and Elsie de Wolf performs Monday Wednesday and Tuesday evenings plus a Wednesday matinee at the Providence Opera House. A prior season note recalls skepticism overcome by a stronger act and a playful contrast with Joseph and another program on the bill.
The Epworth League announces another season of lectures with speakers Mrs. Bessie Starr Keefer of Toronto Dr. Charles B. Pitblado Ansonia Hopkins B. Cady Newport and Dr. Roscoe L. Greene Providence A grand musicale will be included and full details will follow The community is invited to support the forthcoming entertainments.
The correspondent recalls buying a Bristol property in 1844 for 460 dollars while taxation and voting rules meant the owner was not yet a voter. By contrast the same property now would yield six voters, illustrating steep real estate value increases over time.
The Churchman notes the death of Sarah Fales Hazard widow of Charles H. O Wolf of Newport Rhode Island and daughter of Nathaniel Hazard. It praises her bright intellect musical talent and unselfish nature. It recalls her long life of suffering and her lasting memory in family and community.
A 1900s periodical review highlights New Peterson’s rich contents from serious to entertaining. It admires illustrations and stories by McCarthy O Leary Whittle Wyman and Wendell, notes affordable pricing from November, and urges subscriptions while mentioning other products and ads for Sarsaparilla and poultry guides.
Trinity Church hosts its 19th Harvest Home Festival on Thursday at 8 pm to thank God for the year’s harvest and mercies. Offerings go entirely to charity after the service, aiding the Children's Home and Home for Aged Women among others.
All persons interested in a course of lectures under University Extension of Brown University are invited to meet at Mrs J B Munro corner of Bradford and High Streets Monday evening Oct 9 at 8 oclock Prof Munro will be present to provide information on the different courses.
A confusing label mix up at a mining supply outlet led to Bexrollam's Pills being offered as a remedy for sloshy miner waters. Officials clarified product lines and advised customers to verify active ingredients before purchase.
In Brighton Nose a marriage was solemnized by Rev A A Berle and Rev H A Stevens. Arthur J Stevens married Miss Florence S Wilson in a ceremony assisted by local clergy. The witnesses included townspeople as noted in the notice.
In this town at the Soldiers' Home on September 29, Caleb Watson aged 43 years is reported dead. The notice appears in the local obituary column detailing his age and place of death.
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