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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1886
Page
2
A house where General Hah cock was born near Lonsdale Pennsylvania was burned recently. The report notes the event as part of a series of local notices and historical references.
The Twenty third Triennial Conclave of Knights Templar was held this week in St Louis with delegates attending from across the country.
In France electricity is used to quiet restive horses during shoeing. A simple setup uses an induction coil a dry battery and a device delivering shocks of graduated intensity to calm the animal without harm.
A large cyclone passed near Dover New Hampshire on Saturday causing extensive damage to fences and trees. A dam was blown away, a schoolhouse was unroofed, and the teacher and students fled into heavy rain. The article notes creosote as a potential future heat and light source with wartime boiler adaptations using creosote with air to produce illumination.
The October Magazine of American History will feature contributions from Rev Charles W Baird D D Hon Charles K Tuckerman former minister to Greece Hon Luther R Marsh General John Watts De Peyster General Alfred E Lee Mr John Dimitry and William A Mowry editor of Education.
The Audubon Society for the Protection of Birds reports it has over 12 000 members in its new incorpor ated form and urges tenfold growth. It seeks a local secretary in every town, offers free informational circulars, and issues handsome certificates at no joiner cost from No 89 Park Row, New York. Also notes a new seaweed product alguina for textiles and syrups, with byproducts for writing paper.
The Bartholdi statue remains riveted to the knee level and likely will not be presented this fall due to lack of congressional funding. Water approachers see an initially disappointing silhouette, but closer view reveals colossal scale. The pedestal towers above New York rooftops and the torch would extend beyond Trinity Church. The face spans eight feet from chin to brow and each ear weighs hundreds of pounds.
Franz Lesim's Perman Mommy for October opens with The Tragic Close of a Strange Reign detailing Louis II of Bavaria. The issue offers Trout Fishing in Maine Lakes, Harm Cortes, A Walk in the Parches, Parrots I have met, Hunting the Sandhill, Walks About London, Summer Saunterings About Lake George, and a fine gold and color plate described as exquisite.
About twenty members led by Commandant Benjamin W Snow of Canton Miller No 5 LO C F traveled to Boston on Wednesday to take part in Odd Fellows grand parade. They wore new handsome uniforms and presented a fine appearance in the city event. Mae Brains of Burson BEL compiled from records in the Town Clerk’s office by James N Arnold editor of the Warragansett Historical Register.
A travel letter from Lucerne details Florence’s Archæological Museum with Egyptian and Etruscan relics, a Thebes chariot, mummies, coins, and a Barons de Vagnonville gift. It also surveys tapestries, Michelangelo studies, Savonarola’s fate, and salons in the Buonarotti and Strozzi palaces, plus Maria Novella’s Cimabue Madonna and Brunelleschi works.
The Gold Hill quake in Rowan County North Carolina frightened residents as miners feared sinking or caving in from 785 feet depth. Within five minutes all were brought to the surface safely marking a record fast evacuation. Shocks reached levels from the top to 700 feet, with warnings guiding workers to the surface.
Preliminary government report links the eruption to rapid water intrusion heating rocks near the surface. The Tarawera Range north to Rotomahana Lake produced two explosive phases with a 2000 by 500 foot landslide and a six to eight mile fissure. Large quantities of pumice sand and mud covered about forty miles, dust traveled 120 miles, and no lava was expelled.
testimonial from G G Thomson of 273 State LSE corner Wooster St Now Haver about Athiophoros easing neuralgia with four weeks use and only one slight attack since starting treatment.
Several short items report local happenings. A Sunday School picnic at Fox Hill, court sessions with little business, and the Herreshoff Works closing briefly for a boat race. Reports mention Gen. George S. Greene visiting Morris Town, a peach haul from Burnside Street, and a Bristol rescuer rewarded for saving a drowning girl at Martha's Vineyard. A letter discusses vandalism at Mount Hope and local temperance notes outline W C T U activities and Rhode Island prohibition effects.
K TM Babbitt Post No 165 G A R B hosted a camp fire in the Artillery’s Avatory on Wednesday evening for Department Commander Theodore E Barton and staff during his official visit. About 300 members and friends enjoyed a fine collation as Col George O Eddy presided. Brief speeches by Barton ex Gov A O Bourn Hall Davis Olney and others followed with National Band music. The group returned to Providence by special train, delighted with the evening.
At Newport the yacht race failed to determine speed of the big sloops and schooners. The Puritan led to Block Island but wind died, forcing tow and abandonment. Mayflower wins by actual measurement over Galatea, with two miles deviation and buoy fouling cited. Weather notes and library notices follow.
Providence retailers highlight woollen dress goods priced at 50 to 75 cents and brocade trims, with new fall tricot at 64 inches. Peterson's Magazine for October features color patterns, hammered-brass illustrations, and stories by Frank Lee Benedict and Boutelle. Subscriptions are $2 a year with club discounts, address Charles J. Peterson, 306 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.
The ad touts bright liver plated ware as new stock from top manufacturers at low prices. It promises no tarnished items, daily additions, and confidence in quality at 61 and 63 Westminster Street Providence. Also notes U S Patent Office grants for Rhod Island citizens and a popular washing compound claim from James Pyle.
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