Political letter mocks Greeley and reform coalition
The piece argues that Horace Greeley and his coalition are failing to win broad support. It denounces reform rhetoric, praises Union loyalty, notes regional GOP strength, and predicts a strong 1872 harvest despite croaker forecasts. It emphasizes independence from partisan bias and defends the Union’s legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
New York Tribune
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Horace Greeley
Tammany
Washington
Chappaqua
North Carolina
Greeley Stock
Eease
French war indemnity shows resilient national spirit
The article lauds France's rapid wartime indemnity payment as proof of national recovery and rebounded strength after conflict. It contrasts this with critiques from some journals about Stanley Livingstone revelations, defending the explorer's veracity against doubters. It also condemns a Massachusetts figure nicknamed the "Butcher Bird" for alleged political deceit and attempts to smear Henry Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
Livingstone
Hawthorne
New York Herald
Thomases
Thomas
Old Bay
Greeley
Henry Wilson
Metis Steamer Sinks After Collision Off Watch Hill
The Metis under Captain Burton struck the Nettie Cushing near Watch Hill early Friday August 30 and sank after the hull flooded. Survivors clung to wreckage and rafts as wreckers aided many, with many lost or missing amid heavy surf and night rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metis
Burton
Providence and
New York Steamship Company
New York
Providence
Nettie Cushing
Jameson
Watch Hill
New York Commercial Advertiser
Charles L. Barton
Albany Argus
Montauk Point
Watch Hill Light House
Golden Wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Tanner in Grand Rapids
The Grand Rapids Eagle reports the fiftieth anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Timothy I. Tanner. On Monday evening their children grandchildren and several old friends gathered at the Tanner home in the Valley City to celebrate their long marriage and welcome two generations of family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Golpen
Grand Rapids
Michigan
Timothy I. Tanner
T. I. Tanner
Valley City
Golden-Topped Cane and Gifts Mark Golden Years of Tanner Couple
A venerable couple celebrated fifty years of marriage with kind words and gifts. Friends praised their sterling virtues and enduring partnership. Presentations included a golden-headed cane a cake basket a caster and a spoon-holder reflecting wide esteem from distant friends who knew them before their Westward move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Tanner
Mrs. Tanner
Public schools begin Monday. club rooms open Saturday evening
The second term of the town public schools starts Monday next. Grant and Wilson Club rooms open Saturday at 7:30 PM. Rev Dr Howe bishop will preach at St Michael's Church tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant and Wilson Club
Dr. Howe
Central Pennsylvania
St. Michael’s Church
R. S. Andrews
One pound nine ounce rose potato found at office
An early rose potato weighing one pound and nine ounces, grown by James Meiggs, was left at the office on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Meiggs
YMCA Association Sets Sunday Meetings at Common and School
The YMCA Association holds Sunday meetings at 5 45 p.m. on the Common and at 7 30 p.m. at the North East District school house outlining locations and times for members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. M. C. Association
North East District
Preaching in Town Hall by Frank Hodgkinson
Tonight at 7:30 in the Town Hall Frank Hodgkinson will deliver a sermon on What is the Gospel. The public is invited and seats are free with no collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Hall
Frank Hodgkinson
Yacht Launch By J B Herreshoff for Henry Allen
Mr J B Herreshoff launched a thirty six foot yacht from his yard last Tuesday morning built for Henry Allen of Warwick. The vessel is described as a fine model and well built and will be sloop rigged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Herreshoff
Henry Allen
Warwick
Town Tax List and Local Governance Notes
The Bristol town tax assessors set 1872 valuation at 5 017 500 dollars with real estate 2 905 500 and personal property 2 111 000. A detailed list shows many taxpayers and amounts above 100 dollars. Quarterly Metacom Desatine Club officers were elected and debates scheduled. Probate and Town Council meetings approved estates and authorized sales and guardianships and paid various municipal bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Rowland Anthony
H. M. Barnes
Theo. P. Bogert
Francis Bourn
Bristol Gas Light Co
Lemuel W. Briggs
C. Dew. Brownell
E. W. Brunsen and
E.w.brunsen
Charles Fales
Wm. Fales
Lydia S. French
Joseph L. Gardner
John R. Gardner
Clarissa Gardner
Henry Goff
Benjamin Hall
A. F. and
S. Herreshoff
Sarah Herreshoff
M. A. Dew. Howe
James Lawless
Wm. W. Munroe
John B. Munro
Hezekiah Munro
Samuel 8. Munro
National Rubber Co
Samuel Norris & Wife
Martha T. Oliver
William Paull
James Dew. Perry
William D. Powell
P. W
Bristol R. R. Co
Robert Rogers’ Estate
George Peabody Russell
Richmond Matg. Co
Reynolds Matg. Co
Elizabeth G. Swett
Guardian
Joseph A. Sprague
George F. Usher
Henry Wardwell
S. D. and
W. T. C. Wardwell
Samuel D. Wardwell
Wm. T. C. Wardwell
Hezekiah C. Wardwell
Thomas Wilson
Moses B. Wood
Messrs
Harriet N. Frederick
Matthias Frederick
Martha Daggett
James T. Collins
Otis Munro
Antonio de Fragas
George Tilley
Martha Blanding
George H. Coomer
Henry Coomer
Annie F. Munro
Bradford F. Munro
Jantha W. Blount
William J. McIntyre
Alexander Manchester
Harriet E. Townsend
Bradford Reed
James Hoard, Jr
Thos. L. Norris
J. S
G. Sherman
J. B. Taylor
N. P. Cole
TD. Morton
Fish
D. A. Fish
L. B. Bosworth
Young Men’s Christian Association Meeting and Local Events
The YMCA monthly meeting will be at their rooms Monday at eight. Excelsior Cornet Band visited Mount Hope Thursday for a grand clam bake and a dance. A Grant and Wilson flag will be raised at State and Hope streets Wednesday at six with out of town speakers expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men's Christian Association
Excelsior Cornet
Mount Hope
Grant and Wilson
State and
Hope Streets
Fall River
Town Hall
Bristol
Bristol Team Beats Resolutes In Thursday Baseball Game
A Thursday afternoon match at the Common saw the Bristols of this town defeat the Resolutes of Fall River by 18 to 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristols
Resolutes
Fall River
B. Durfee
Durfee
J. B. Austin
Baker
Philadelphia
Bristol Gas Lift Co
Fillmore
Eldredge
Olive
Morris
Portsmouth
Hamilton
Wells
Providence
Chief
Sherman
Pearse
Ipswich
Canonicus
Orswell
Red Bird
Dennis
Rocky Point
Franklin
Coats
Dallas
W. T. C. Wardwell
Eldred
Wickford
General Assembly
John R. Gardner
Warren
Cole’s River
Leonard Mason
Elizabeth Mason
Jarvis B. Mason
William Mason
Mount Hope Bay
Howland Mason
Arthur Howland Mason
Albert Gardner
Cole’s River Station
Warren and Providence
Bristol
Clarissa Gardner
John W. Weed
Schooner J. M. Freeman Launches After Repairs
The schooner J. M. Freeman, on the Marine Railway for weeks repairing Warren harbor damages, was launched Thursday evening after thorough repairs costing about $1000. She will sail to New York at the first fair wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Freeman
Warren Harbor
New York
Florist and landscaper Thomas Kearns Leaves Juniper Hill
After two years as Superintendent of Juniper Hill Cemetery, Thomas Kearns and his family moved Tuesday to the Cliffs at Newport. He is praised as trustworthy and skilled, with a brighter, more lucrative post ahead. Friends and cemetery lot owners express regret at his departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Kearns
Juniper Hill
Newport
Kearns
Bristol
Rhode Island clambake at Bristol described in Narragansett Bay visit
In Narragansett Bay a Rhode Island clambake at Bristol is detailed as an annual parish event by St Michael's Parish. The spread features seaweed wrapped seafood, chowder, and molten butter for clams, with tables, waiter service, and a festive crowd including clergy from multiple states. The piece notes the sea breeze, hospitable setting, and Bishop Rowe's summer home near Mount Hope as part of the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Narragansett Bay
Bristol
St. Michael’s Parish
Dolly Varden
Capital
Montour County
New York
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Penn
Mass
R. I
Bishop Rowe
Reading
Potter
Grace Church
Bishop Howe
Bristol Town
Mount Hope
King Philip
Providence
Fall River
Boston
Rover
General Assembly
Johm R Gardner
John R Gardner
Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad Company
Fall River, Warren and Providence Railroad Company
Union Street
Isaac Liscomb
Nelson Waldron
Susan Moore
Samuel Gladding
John Gardner
Bristo
Walker
James F D’wolfi
Ferry Hill
Joseph A. Sprague
Algernon Sidney O’wolf
A. Sidney
Clarissa Gardner
Bristol Harbor
John K. Gardner
Portsmouth
Newport
Narraganset Bay
Hog Island
James, O’wolf
Mary Ann Sumner
William H. Sumner
John R. Gardner
James D’wolf Perry
Nancy B. Leay
James H W. Woods
Constitution and
Cook Streets
Constitution Street
Cook Street
Charles Sanford
Charles Banford
Mary Ann Sanford
Royal Sanford
Henry Sanford
Leonard Sanford
Alexander G. Sanford
George J. Smith
John W. Weed
Florentina Schneider Convicted For Liquor Sales on Premises
In the Justices' Court before Trial Justice Munro Florentina Schneider was convicted of keeping premises and property for sale of ale wine and other strong liquors. She was fined 20 dollars plus 4 15 dollars in costs. Paid and discharged. A second conviction for selling ale wine on premises carried a 20 dollar fine and costs with ten days in jail. She appealed to the Court of Common Pleas. Costs 7 50 and recognizance posted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munro
Florentina Schneider
Court of Common Pleas
SQUIBS On politics and weather in a tense year
The notice ponders after tropical heat what follows and notes Chicago changes and parade questions. It questions military dress parades, Mikado hospitality, and springtime activity. It critiques political life as patriotism or treason and hints at General Availability mobilizing forces amid questionable subordinates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Frost
Chicago
Schenck medicines promoted for pulmonary consumption cure
An advertisement extols Schenck's Pulmonic Syrup Seaweed tonic and Mandrake Pills as cures for pulmonary consumption and related liver and stomach disorders. It claims these preparations avoid harmful cough suppression and describes their digestive and circulatory benefits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenck
J. Schenck & Son
Sixth and Arch Streets
Philadelphia
Penn
GEO. C. Goodwin & CO
Hanover Street
Boston
John F. Henry
College Street
New York
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Bristol Pheniz
Croaker
Thiers
Bismarck
First Baptist Church
Tue Metacom Desatine Clus
H. A. Monro
C. E. Kimball
Manton H. Luther
L. H. DeWolf
F. F. Gladding
A. P. Nerone
M. H. Luther
Montour American
Danville, Pa
Quickstep Engine Co. No. 2
Silver Spring
Debility
Williams
Jamaica
California
DR. Graves
Graves
Dyer Bros
General Agents
Peck
J. P.tane
George S. Webb
Litchfield
Annie 8. Peck
Horace Peck
Lindsey
Susan C. Lindsey
William Lindsey
Gee
Edward Gee
Brown
Sarah P
Cyrus C. Brown
Perry
Northots
Betsey Perry
Gardner
Dixon
Ill
Hannah Elizabeth
Charles
Ma Gardner
George Pearse
Miss Gardner
Iis
A. B
Phoenix Marine Journal
Port of
State of Rhode Island, &c
Peter Gladding
Manchester
Wm. R. Taylor
B. R. Wilson
Albert C. Bennett
J.B. Munro
Charles F. Simmons
James A. Miller
H.J Pitman
W. T.C. Wardwell
S S Munroe
Daniel Wilcox
Thos Norris
G. Bedell
Frederic A. Warner
Thos. J. Thurston
Cheap Cash Store
Japan
Rio
Wardwell & Eeasterbrooks
G. H. Reynolds
Bradford Street
Lackawanna
W. B. Spooner & Son
Bistol Ph.nix
Robate Court
Bradford
F. Munro
Bristol Phenix
Edwin M. Chaffee
Sarah A. Chaffee
George L. Porter
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Eptember
Iantha W. Blount
Martha W. Bullock
Taunton
Massachusetts
Iantha W. Brount
Samuel S. Mott
Bistol
Aberagares McIntyre
William J. Belatyre
William J. McInand
Touisset Neck
Wood Street
Congregational Streets
Geo. K. Reynolds
Rhodeselang Society For
Narsangett Park
Pranston
St Howard Hall
Te Society
William Sprague
Railroad
Mona
Howard Hall
Park
George F. Wilson
Henry Staples
Obadiah Brown
William ©. Barrett
Alfred B Chadley
Joseph S. Pitman
Executive
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