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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1895
Page
2
President Gibson declares the council is earnest about securing a good steam fire engine and will repair the old one at a cost likely over one thousand dollars. The expense will raise unpaid bills, but taxpayers are expected to support the outlay.
The Governor and the General Assembly will visit state institutions in Cranston on Tuesday Oct 15. Special cars will attach to the Pawtuxet Valley Railroad train from Providence at 9 20 a m and return to Providence at 6 20 p m. The writer thanks the Board of State Charities secretary for the invitation and notes a preference for this trip over Bristol residents' travel.
Publishers of the Stonington Mirror seek support to start a semi weekly edition on the same days as the Phoenix at the same price. Local business leaders in Borough Mystic and New London have pledged space. The editors argue a small semi weekly suits large towns not ready for a daily and offers better advertiser value. Epworth League hosts a Bristol Warren church gathering with pleasant weather, a homey reception, and a brief program ending with a benediction.
City council debates trolley franchise limits and transfers as a working solution crumbles. The trolley company offers cross-town lines with transfers if Providence widens several streets at nearly 400 thousand dollars, a cost the city cannot bear. The dispute mirrors Bristol's historic town meeting and questions corporate influence.
The Providence Opera House outlines a week of events starting with Robert Ingersoll delivering Which Way next Sunday evening. The Masqueraders will visit October 21 for a London and New York acclaimed run. Sol Smith Russell opens his Providence engagement Monday with Brinsley Sheridan's Rivals in an elaborate production. Russell’s week begins with Miss Merrington's An Every Day Man, followed by Rivals Thursday through Saturday.
Practical joking marked the Benedict of Wednesday Mr F M Dimond on his wedding day. Friends replaced the bridal hack with a second, attached a burning red fir to the rear axle, and ribbons and old shoes were shifted. At Narragansett Hotel Providence Dimond’s Bristol friends rang to trick him, causing a noisy greeting of no reply.
Mails close and open times for the Bristol post office. Local events include a G A R hall sociable, church sermons, tea and sale, and youth school enrollment. Vendors advertise fall wear, new furniture lines, and a real estate agency. Community meetings cover K of P, Ivy Club, and militia activities.
The second annual fair at the Artillery armory runs seven evenings starting next Monday October 21 with varied local groups invited. Bristol Light Infantry attends Monday and Tuesday events feature Bristol Train of Artillery and several town fire companies with Warren Brass Band.
Miss Louise P. Chadwick returns from Foxboro Massachusetts while Mr. and Mrs. Arthur McNay and child come back from a ten day tour to Athol and North Grafton. Mrs. Rebecca Anderson arrives home in Worcester after weeks with Bristol friends. Mrs. Lucy Pearse and son depart Edgar town Massachusetts after visiting Mrs. Mary Pearse. The DaWolfs visit Bristol relatives and stay with Mrs. Wright. The Slades of Stonington Connecticut visit Mrs. Slocum on High street. Mrs. Slade and Mrs. Slocum are sisters.
A boy named Gladding nearly drowned when his small sailboat capsized off Pappoosesquaw Farm. His mother alerted his father C F Gladding, who with Mesara Shippee and Geo Budlong rescued him in a catboat amid heavy wind. the rescuer Hiram Shippee dislocated a shoulder but all were safely ashore.
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