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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1881
Page
2
The main building of the Centennial exhibition of 1876 was sold in Philadelphia for 97000. It measured 1880 feet by 464 feet, housed 8500000 pounds of iron and 75600000 feet of lumber, and had cost 1600000. The article also notes automatic temperature scales and ballooning ideas alongside migratory birds aiding crane transport and other curiosities.
The article praises the successful journey to remove the President and the tireless care of attending physicians. It questions the idea of presidential incapacity, discusses fear of conspirators, and weighs the danger of replacing the Chief Executive with Blaine or others while Garfield is incapacitated.
Two large bells weighing about forty two hundredweight each, five feet one and a quarter inches in diameter, are cast for the Eddystone light house. One will serve as a fog signal to windward, the other to leeward. A color collator organ, a musical instrument, produces color reflections on ground glass as notes are played.
A blind boy in Montreal built a tiny wooden house from forty pieces, neatly fitted inside a four ounce bottle. The stopper nearly fits the neck, with a large top that blocks entry, and a peg inside the bottle fixes the stopper, making its removal impossible. The feat remains a mystery.
From Our Own Correspondent the September 6 1881 letter mixes social chatter with sharp satire. It lampoons O Donovan Rossa exoticism, mocks a cloakmaker thief, and rails at plumbers and health boards while noting workers, unions, and city life. The piece also narrates a zany marriage between a Zulu and an Italian heiress, ending with a Dowry scene and a wry comment on the era.
The long school vacation ends as the fall term begins. The September term of the Bristol County Supreme Court starts Monday at 9 AM here. Elder A W Sibley of Taunton to preach at Advent Chapel Sunday afternoon and evening. The seventh annual harvest home festival at Trinity Church is Wednesday at 7 PM.
The Providence Sunday Star is praised as a neatly produced paper that carries the latest news up to its publication hour, though it notes it arrives midweek in readers’ hands.
Capt B M Lincoln auctioned the late Nathaniel Waldron homestead on Constitution street between High and Wood for 1425. George W Simmons bought the property. Peckham the Surveyor of Highways started work on Franklin street between Hope and Thames, with grading and a thick crushed stone coat. progress reported as fine.
Last week twenty two warrants were served on liquor dealers for illegal sales of intoxicating liquors. Respondents arraigned, pleaded nolo contendere, fined twenty dollars plus costs and ten days in Bristol County Jail. AL appealed with one hundred dollar bonds for October trial. nuisances cases saw waivers and five hundred dollar bonds for September Supreme Court. S P Colt prosecuted. G T French represented several defendants. Court crowded with spectators.
A Bristol town diary recalls a fog bound sky turning red and blue under a sun so altered that grass and flowers seemed to change color. By 2 pm darkness required lamps, birds slept, and children rejoiced at school release before the moon and sun finally restored normal daylight on Wednesday.
The Town Covxom axp Count of Pro bate held their regular monthly meeting in the Council Chamber on Monday after noon. Mary E. Fish was appointed Administratrix of the estate of Edward E. Fish with bond set at $400 and sureties Charles A. Fish. Appraisers listed include Moses Wood James D. Wardwell Jr and Daniel Slade. Accounts for Samuel W. Church administrator Thomas Church Isaac Liscomb guardian Charles Liscomb and William E Spooner administrator William B Spooner were examined and ordered recorded. Petitions for guardianship of Mary Joaquim minor children William Diman administrator of late William Diman and administrator for late Manton H Bradford were received continued with notice. Account of Charles Sandford administrator Mary A Sanford presented for allowance continued for notice. Remainder of docket continued to next meeting. The Bristol Herald described Herreshoff steam machinery trials and praised the Leila boiler noting its safety efficiency and fuel economy for various vessel classes. It also discussed local town finances and improvements plus a call for a Village Improvement Society led by Wat Williams.
Mrs Dr Kenton delivers a Synopsis before the Woman's Society of New England outlining efficient daily routines, moral guidance, and practical advice for domestic life. The talk emphasizes time management, affected by social duties, duty to family, and personal virtue.
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