Bristols Young Men's Christian Association History
The Bristol RI YMCA chronology from 1863 to 1878 outlines formation efforts, early leaders, library growth, 1876 Rogers Library Building donation, transfer of property to town, and revival campaigns led by E S Babbitt J N Burgess and C Sherry Jr with Evangelists Morehouse and others. The piece notes building plans, a 2160 volume library, meetings at the asylum and schools, and ongoing aims for a new gymnasium and social spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young ‘Men’s Christian Association
Bristol
C Barrows
Watchman ' of
Chicago
E S Babbitt
H G Hubbard
J N Burgess
F A Warner
Chas H Spooner
Babbitt
S F Upham
State Street Methodist Church
The
Episcopal Church
Charles Sherry, Jr
E. Rich
Wm H. Spooner
Jas P Pierce
Chas F Page
T W Bicknell
Jas E French
Association
Mount Hope
King Philip Fire Company
Fire Company
Burgess
Hugh Namp
E W Branson
Chas Sherry, Jr
Christian Commission
Wm. H Spooner
S. Aa
L A
Carpenter
Lis
Sarah F. Smiley
Those Crocker
Providence, R. 1. Association
Marial W Rogers
Rogers’ Free Library
Free Library
Rogers
M T Bennett
Harry M. Morehouse
Lord Jesus Christ
Association For Christian Work
Edwin A Waldron
J. D. Waldron
Edwin A. Waldron
Bank
Hope and
Bradford Streets
Fortun
Local Association Seeks Land and Funds for New Building
The group with 170 members plans to acquire adjoining land to erect a building suited to their needs and community. They aim to publish a Monthly Bulletin starting in November to update supporters. Officers include President A T Usher and secretary H C Luce, plus several vice presidents and committee chairs.
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Association
A T. Usher
C Luce
George P. Dunbar
A. G. Wright
R. B. Franklin
George Tilley
H.C. Luce
Wm. R. Peck
C. Barrows
G. A. Arnold
C.C. Barrows
Geo A. Arnold
Ezra Dixon
C. H. Spooner
P. Skinner, Jr
Matachine Insect Terrifies Beira Passengers On Mozambique Steamer
A Philadelphia Inquirer travel note describes a Mozambique coast voyage to Beira aboard a steamer. Passengers encounter a tiny biting matachine that burrows under skin, hatches hundreds of larvae in 36 hours, and causes dangerous bites on the sandy Beira streets.
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Mozambique Channel
Equator
Haan
Cape Town
Mecca
Fo’castle
Beira
Mozambique
East
Africa
Delago Bay
Philadelphia
Sam Roi Yant Mountains and the Three Hundred Peaks Tale
A Siamese legend explains Sam Roi Yant as the three hundred peaks formed by giants Mong Lai and his wife. The tale says the father split his daughter to settle a bet between Chao Lai and the Lord of Mieang Chin, leading to suicides and islands where the groom’s gifts lie. Kaw Chang and Kaw King mark the elephant and buffalo cart for the presents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siam
Mong Lai
Chao Lai
Mieang Chin
China
Chaolai
Sam Rol Yant
Kaw Chang
Kaw King
Gulf
Coastal Topography Talk Highlights Ocean Shore Changes
Prof Oscar C S Carter of Central High School Philadelphia spoke to the Engineers' Club on Coastal Topography with lantern slides of Maine Nantucket Martha's Vineyard New Jersey and the Pacific coast. He described submerged valleys sinking shorelines and rare harbors due to glacial weight and land elevation changes, noting contrasts like Norway's rising south coast.
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Oscar C. S. Carter
Central High School
Philadelphia
Engineers’ Club
North America
Atlantic
Pacific
Maine
Nantucket
Martha’s Vineyard
Connecticut
New Jersey
Delaware Bay
Chesapeake Bay
Pamlico Sound
Norfolklorida
Santiago
San Dominica
Monterey
San Francisco
California
Columbia River
United States
Adirondacks
Norway
Wall Paper From Ancient to Modern Times
The piece notes wallpaper's long history from early printed fabrics in antiquity to its European rise in the eighteenth century. It mentions early Chinese use and a few English examples dating to the sixteenth century, with later Florentine and Genoese influences in flock imitations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
China
England
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Phaniz
Bristol Y M C A
R . Remington
Fall River
Moore, Shaw
Winslow
Massachusetts
Romance of
Mat Tanner
Hamilton St
Albany
N.Y
AlKatty
New York
Williams
Dr. Williams
Mart Tanner
Nez F. Towner
Pink Pitts
Dr. Wil- Hames Medicine Company
Schenectady
MK. Y
Delaware
Chesapeake Bays
Jersey Coast
State Street
W. R. Douglas
R. P. Williams Chiropodist
Taunton
F. v. Remierers
Gordon Church
Shorey
H Pierce
Providence
German Chemical CO
Broadway
L. F. Gorhams
BRI
R. J
Henry S. Tafft
Weybosset St
Providence, R. I
John S. Palmer
James E Cranston
D. Russell Brown
J. W. Crocker
Jeffrey Davis
George W. B. Bourn Jos
A Starkweather
John H. Cady
Wm. G. Nightingale
Wm. C. Peirce
Charles T Howard
Lloyd C. Eddy
George H Chadsey
James C Church
Burnside Memorial Building
Inpeeves
Pru
William B. Read
Sam c. A. R. Hall
Bradford Street
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