Town Meeting Returns and Local Races in Bristol Pheri
The article reports town meeting results from Bristol Pheri with polls open from 10 am Wednesday. It lists vote tallies for state officers, General Assembly, and local representatives, noting party lines and new members marked by asterisk. It names candidates across multiple towns including North Kingstown, Jamestown, Coventry, West Greenwich, Exeter, and Barrington, with party affiliations and key majorities highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gindeck
Dunener
Prapidense Hepraton
Jonas Brown
Sinn
Aycoe
C. Dana
Peleg
Lippitt
Denen Vimebon
Darwin M
Jackeon
Pardon A. Poster
Frederick A Buower
Allen
Brownett
Jamestown
Samuel E Weeden
Dicken
Prague
William A Core Wear
Sreees
Spencer
Alexander
Coventry
Thomas’ Whipple
Amos Fiske
East
Geeeninth
Ray C Greene
Greenwich
George Dawles
Death of Janes LeBaron Esquire at East Greenwich
The melancholy intelligence of the death of Janes LeBaron Esquire at East Greenwich reached town Monday. He died suddenly at 78 after attending church on Sunday. A longtime resident, he moved with his family to Brooklyn last summer and then to East Greenwich. The Providence Post reports he awoke in bed, asked for a drink, then collapsed and died, with his wife and daughter nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janes LeBaron
East Greenwich
le Baron
Brooklyn
Providence Post
Doen
Providence Post Reflects On Democratic Election Failure
The Providence Post laments the Democratic party's setback on Wednesday stating disappointment with the results yet praises local efforts. It argues that activists scoured for voters and insists the public will remain wary and return with a sober judgment in future elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Post
Post
Mr. Post
Providence Methodist Conference Opens Under Bishop Baker
The Providence Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church met in Providence with Bishop Baker presiding. After services, committees were appointed to arrange fitting notice of the death of Rev. Jasac Bonney, an honored member who died last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Methodist E. Church
Baker
D.’ Patten
B. Husted
and .E. Blake
Jasac Bonney
Pratt's Pamir Sranca Power advertised in the Phenix
An seiis article notes an advertisement for Pratt's Pamir Sranca Power in the Phenix. The text is garbled but indicates a publicity or promotional item with scattered references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pratt
Phenix
Seiis
British claim abandons rights to ship and cargo
The government relinquishes all claims to hi Wirque Reeglyte lying in New Lopdop. The vessel and its barbery to be sold with all her appertinances for the benefit of the parties concerned for her recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hi Wirque Reeglyte
New Lopdop, Barber
Tbe Abely
Public spending prudence urged for town improvement
A local article argues for careful budgeting on public outlays, warning against wasteful or misplaced funds. It calls for broad, well reasoned plans that favor lasting benefits, respect for others' rights, and prompt tax payments.
Bristol Train of Artillery Elects Officers for Coming Year
At the Armory on Thursday, the Bristol Train of Artillery elected officers for the coming year. Coronas C A Greene to major, J Bosworth Mason to lieutenant, B P Bosworth to second lieutenant, N P Bosworth to sergeant, B T Munro to corporal, G A Rushford to sergeant major, Wm Dunbar to corporal, A T Greene to second corporal, B Horton to third corporal, Vem H Walrton to drummer. A detachment under Sergeant Bosworth fired a 90 gun salute in celebration of the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Train of Artillery
Holden
Coronas
C. A. Greene
Lr. Cor
J. Bosworth Mason
B. P. Bosworth
B. M. Hotton
N. P. Bosworth
B.T. Munro
G. A. Rusbsgd
Wm. Dunbar
Conronare
A.T. Greene
B. Hortoi
By Buffington
H. Waliron
Bosworth
Coburn Memorial Anecdote From Shumat Tagedy Memory
Fragmentary notes recount Edward Q Coburn of Shumat memory ill with brain fever and receiving many signatures for an anniversary. The first herring of the season arrived Taunton on the 27th ultimo and sold for one shilling and fifty cents. A vague reference to Mount Holy and a dramatic shop event is mentioned in a damaged line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward,q. Coburn
Shumat
Coburn
Taunton
Mae Late
Mount Holl
Atlantic Arrives With Liverpool Dates Amid Peace Talks
The Collins steamship Atlantic reached port bringing Liverpool dates and passenger news while Pacific remains missing. Peace Conference progress is reported as virtually concluded with Baron Manteuffel awaited. Parliament sits over Easter. Foreign and war updates cover Turin war leave orders and Napoleon dynasty birth details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins Steamship Atlantic
Liverpool
Asia
Othing
Pacific
Pruagien
Ani
Baron Mantenfiel
Gasar Barrais
Poland
Palmerston
Katx
Turin
19Th
Crimea
France
Paris
London News
Acen
Napoleon Eugene-Louis-Jean Joseph
Napoleon
Louis
Eugene
Eugenie
Genn
Pope
Joseph
Queen
Sweden
Josephine
War Declared Nicaragua Costa Rica Granada March Hope
News from the Isthmus reports Costa Rica declaring war on Nicaragua with Granada reached on March 10. Walker reinforced by 200 Americans, 300 men crossed to Virgin Bay, then 300 more under Col Schlessinger moved toward Costa Rica with aims on Guana Castle. Major Heise dispatched to Mr Wheeler and an ambassador arrived from San Salvador with peaceful dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Schlessinger
Costa Rica
Guana Castle
Heise
Wheeler
Granada
San Salvador
Mexican furnace on an American ship seized near San Blas
An American ship the Adeline captained by Woods from Valparaiso to San Blas was seized around December 20 by a Mexican tar schooner at Tres Marie Islands. The crew was stripped of cargo and apparel while the vessel was moved to San Blas and lingered until January 20. The owners protested but authorities justified the seizure as smuggling, as the ship was far from port.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weston
Woods
Valparnino
Sin Blas
Tres Marie Islands
San Blas
Mazilan
Valparaizo
Mickle
Three Sea Breeze Crew Mutiny Aboard Revenue Cutter
Yesterday three crewmen of the brig Sea Breeze of Bucksport Maine mutinied aboard their vessel while bound to Darien. They drew knives on a captain then were placed in irons and taken on board the revenue cutter Washington for confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mering
New York
Sea
Breeze
Bucksport
Borind
Darien
Irene
Washington
Catholic Priest Accused of Assault in Tamaque
The Tamaque Gazette reports a great town stir over claims that Rev James L Morris of Tamaque assaulted and attempted to assault Mrs Staples, wife of a Caltoige church member. Markim led for Pottsville. he was arrested and brought before a magistrate after interrogation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taoog.s
Tamaque
James L. Morris
Ee Stapleton
Marki Im
Potesville
Telegraph
Government Discharge Barred Against Public Debts
The United States may not be barred by a bankruptcy discharge. The court held that a discharge under the bankruptcy law forms a complete bar against debts to the government, asserting that public debts have a privilege over private creditors. The decision rests on statutory enactments rather than prerogative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ce A . Thost
United States
Bonnets and spring styles cited by Philadelphia Sun editor
The Philadelphia Sun editor notes spring bonnets will be smaller and verge toward bordered caps or floral wreaths on muslin foundations. He observes fashionable ladies in town favor delicate, decorative headpieces that enhance a woman’s appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staite Bonnate
Philadelphia Sun
Phéy
Forces of European Powers Outline Strengths
A La Presse statement notes Europe’s land forces total 4,162,214 men with 2,591,282 from the six powers at the Congress of Paris. It lists 2,315 ships, 600 steam vessels, and about 50,000 guns across maritime states. The six congress powers hold 1,619 ships and 39,645 guns enabling a strong collective voice in peace terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Presse
Europe
Paria
Bonfire Leads to Shootout in Philadelphia
Three boys sparked a bonfire in front of a man named Catrignn on Thursday evening. A man responded with a double barrel gun, firing into the crowd and wounding two boys seriously and a third slightly. Alexander McCloy, fourteen, was badly wounded with recovery deemed hopeless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuses Bors
Philadelphia
Catrignn
Alexander McCloy
Wives Loss Amid Chilean Steamer Wreck
The wife of Lieutenant Dawson Phe nix of the U S Navy, a Chilean lady, has lost her father mother sister and niece in a recent Chilean war steamer wreck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San
Lient. Dawson Phenix
U. S. Navy
American watch works start in Massachusetts
The Dennison Howard & Davis firm of Waltham Mass begins making watch works with new machinery that cuts and finishes gear teeth in one step. The invention promises accurate timekeeping and the potential to produce cheap watches for both the United States and Europe, reducing reliance on European parts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
Messrs. Dennison
Body of Wall Street figure returned for interment
The New York Express reports the body of a once potent Wall Street figure arrived on the Arago from Havre and lay unclaimed in a warehouse from Saturday to Monday before relatives found it for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y. Express
Wall Street
Havre
Murder of Stavens on the Ohio Helle
Reports indicate clerk Stavens aboard the steamer Ohio Helle was killed by crew and passengers. Jones, identified as the murderer, was beaten and cast overboard with weights, then drowned. the crew plotted to falsify a tale of his escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stavens
Mississippi
Jones
Last Surviving Revolutionary Soldier Captain Josiah Parris
Capt Josiah Parris died at 96 in Butkfield Massachusetts and had enlisted at sixteen in the New England forces. He served in eix campaigns and fought at Rhode Island August 27 1778 with General Sullivan area and was reputed the last survivor of that hard fought contest. Born Pembroke Massachusetts he settled in Backfield in 1793 and among about 60 Revolutionary soldiers who settled there he was the last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah Parris
Butkfield
Timonthe
Rhode Island
Teas
Parcia
Pembroke
Masa
Backfield
Child vomits pins amid wartime misreports in Gardiner transcript
A nine month old child from South Gardiner reportedly vomited forty nine pins, an anecdote tied to the Gar diner Transcript. Separately a note claims vast war materiel buildup in Portsmouth England with 90,000 shells ordered and powder depots being overhauled, reflecting wartime anxieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George ‘Atkins
South Gardiner
Gardiner
Partemouth Englend
Fragmentary note hints at a 1964 April event and names
A garbled excerpt mentions an event in 1964 with an April date and several legible names. The readable items suggest a memorial or appointment context but details are unclear.
Women in Male Attire Stir Paris Bourse Speculation
A late Paris journal notes women wearing male clothing appearing on the Bourse floor to mingle with the crowd and trade stocks. The government states it will use all means to expel them and maintain order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tschemeal
Paris
Phineas T Barnum Reflects on Debts and Wealth
In a Boston Times excerpt, Phineas T Barnum declares he has little motive to seek wealth again due to enormous debts tied to the Clock Company. He says he has paid all private debts and secured his finances, though the looming obligations threaten his legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Boston Times
Pri
Phinéas T
Barnum
Women Clean Out Groggeries in Princeton County
In Princeton Gibson county Indiana on order the women began and closed down six groggeries removing all liquor bottles demijohns and tarrelias found totaling about one thousand dollars in suspected goods destroyed after giving the liquor sellers ten days notice to quit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tae Ixpiana Wonen
Fase Watexey
Princeton
Gibson County
Ind
Louisville Journal Nn
Young Anerica Lad Sentenced for Knife Incident
Nine year old Frank Purcell was sent to jail for ten days after drawing a knife on his teacher in a primary school. The teacher deemed it necessary to administer mild correction, reflecting a harsh discipline note of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anerica
Frank Purcell
Jnil
Laewell
Potato cultivation advances in Ireland’s north
An Irish paper notes extensive preparations in the northern provinces for potato cultivation. It reports that in 1855 about 1,000,000 acres were planted and the wartime crop was generally good. Farmers hold more stock than in prior years and quality is excellent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlreland
Seminoles Renew Conflict in Florida with U S Troops
The Seminoles in Florida again clash with U S troops over removal efforts. About 450 remain, fewer than 100 are warriors, determined to defend their homes. Two homes burned and a Legislator ally of removal was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
U. S
Survivor of ill fated ship John Rulge recovered at Pathoven
Mr Ny, a survivor, is recovering with speed at Pathoven after being rescued by Captain Woods of the Germania. The letter from Mr Thomas Nye, the sufferer’s brother, commends humane Christian sentiments and thanks to the rescuers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youna Nye
Ny Tha Sale
John Rulge
Pafthoven
Thomas Nye
Cap. Woods
Germania
Boiler defects cited in New Jerseyiane disaster recovery
April 3 report on the ill fated New Jerseyiane boiler. Inspector finds defective patches burned away and numerous leaks near the back of the boiler. Boiler plates thinned to one third. openings to wooden bottom risk fire spread. Jury to meet tomorrow to form verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pricavstrats
New
Jenssy
Death of Hoxton Recluse Reveals Skeleton
An elderly man named Howe of Hoxton died alone in his ground floor room. A frightened intruder found Howe's skeletal remains after entering through a window, noting the body clothed only in an old coat with no linen. Five hundred pounds in gold and a small book value were reportedly found with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minzer
Howe
Hoxton
Sherrayiog
New Bedford Man Found Dead After Wharf Incident
A 60 year old man on herbs was found dead near Front Street after a fall from a wharf at New Bedford. The inquiry is ongoing with police stating no immediate suspects or motive. Passengers and crew aboard a nearby vessel reportedly survived with no injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surrosen
Menvex
New Bedford
Meb
Land Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bristol Pheri
Acs
Amer
Aimer
Providence Journal
Wasa
Horrig
Ram Casterity
John R. Bartlett
Beary
Tate
Charles Hart
Choiew
Brown
Bid
Wee Im Thja Cave
Peckham
North Kingstown
Heary Sweet, A
Willan Y Sane
Warren—Thoman
G. ‘Turner
A Salen
Ane H.'Allen
Citizens
Ui Priday
Aran
Ftiazep
Ever County
Bristol
Jesus
Rhom Evger
Earth
Baldi
Poleon
Villace
Calignangnani
Rance
Agra
Tigers
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!