Memoirs and incidents from a town obituary and notices
A fragment lists a reverent obituary notice praising a deceased man with religious conversion near the end of life. It then reports a factory fire at the Precadale Woolen Factory owned by Isaac and Rowland Howard, with losses estimated 8 12 thousand dollars. Additional items include shipboard mutiny near Stonington, a death in New York, counterfeit currency warnings, a fatal sleigh accident in New Jersey, and a harrowing buried-alive anecdote from Baltimore. Also advertised are medical tonics for liver and piles with claims of cure and local agent details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac
Rowland Howard
Dlock
Newport Herald of the Times
Metiny
Herald
Stonington
Kniven
Scc
Rane
Coats
New London News
A Upham
New York City
Ark
Alvo
Washington Street
Boston
New England
Popular Lectures and Market Notes from Town Columns
The 7th lecture of the course will be delivered this evening at the Cure Boose ot y evening west by Wusarsa Upuine Esq of Kingstown with tickets at Me. Job BH. Mente Tenens Cos. Single lecture 25 cents at the door. The Rhodes Institute of Instruction plans a Friday meeting at the Court House with public school addresses from abroad. Also notes on Turks Islands organ arrival and a whaling company formation. Market prices shown for Beef Cattle, Barrelling, Stores, Sheep, Swine. Advertisement for Folger's Olosaonsan and a medical remedy for consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boose
Wusarsa Upuine
Kingstown
Deere
To'elack
Joba
Rhodes Institute OF Instruction
Court House
Boston Daily One
Dunn
Sherman’s Medicated Lozenges Warn of Counterfeits
Public notice warns that imitated versions of Dr Sherman’s Medicated Lozenges are sold at various places. The genuine items come only from Dr Sherman’s Ware at 106 Nassau Street New York. Dr L W Briggs offers the product for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Certovnere
Hint
Marriages and obituaries from New Bedford and nearby towns
A compilation of notices including marriages such as Abraham Cook to June Hathaway in Taunton River area and John Fuller to Cynthia Peckham in New Bedford. Also listed are deaths and ages of individuals in New Bedford, Warren, Newport, Fall River, and Providence, with brief biographical details and dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stn
John
John Smith
Anna Maria
John Wilkinson
Samuel D'W. Smith
Mark A. D'W. Smith
Cynthia
Joseph Dawley
Providence Journal
Delia Smith
Warren
William B. Gould
Providence
Newport
William J. Callahan
The
Rhode Islander
Fall River
Susan D
Wm. G. Brownell
Marthe
John P. Smith
New Hedford
Noah Fearing
Maritime Journal of Sloop and Whaling Vessels in 1645
The column lists arrivals and departures in early November from New York Providence Bristol and other ports. It notes vessels such as Sloop Arion Sloop Wm Sloop Sally and ship Alpha plus various whalers and steamship movements with cargoes and routes including Providence New York and Matanzas. Weather and fog impede whaling activity with several ships detailing reefed sails and boiler issues at Holmes Hole and Edgartown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arion
Miller
New York
Maz, &c
U Matterbrooks
Cottun
Bristol Steam Mill Co
Allen
Williston
Providence
Sally
Gladding
Albany
Triumph
Williams
Newport
Stose Tree
Philips
Dighton
Hamilton
Chase
Freetown
Castle
Church
Fall River
Alpha
Gardner
Warren
Chester
Watson
Spy
Smith
Hudson
Winslow
New Bedford
Rhode Island
Hull
Cinderilla
Coleman
Fame
Pearse
Matanzas
Hudaan
Mobile
Liscomb
Week's Island
Auas
St. Marke
Virginia
Talbot
Attikapas
Alida
Usher
Franklin
Holmes Hole
van Buren
Calais
Edgartown
Ariel
Hedge
Philadelphia
Boston
Hee
Mary Fraser
Trident
Black
Coral
Seabury
Philip I
Case
Greenport
Hope Street
Bristol
Whale ships and crews report from Pacific and Atlantic waters
A nautical ledger lists vessels from New Bedford to Nantucket and Newport, noting ship names such as Tyee Ret Ne and United States, their voyages to the Pacific, Flores and Lahaina dates, cargoes including bbls and sp, crew changes, discharges, and incidents like a boat theft aboard Panama and a ship’s fire aboard Morrison. An 8th ship Wm Baker and others are recorded with arctic stops and whale catches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angus
Deva
New Pareeky
Valparnion
Stopington
Henw
Barker
Indian Ocean
Flores
Dr. Preaklin
Hazard
Wry
New England
Webba
Lon
Shi Jackson
New Bedford
Payal
Hercules
Beetle
Spartan
Cook
Provincetown
Fairy
Dover
Jeffrey
Frances
Hark
Taber
Rousseau
Smith
Tuscany
Doane
Spring
Valparaiso
Luée
Tno Adams
Raweon
Nan
Acushnet
Rogere
Susan
Manchester
Eleanor
Pendleton
Mynth
Sey
Grinnell
Westport
Bai
Montana
Ruseell
Yeoman
Euading
Smouth
Lagrange
Dexter
Dragon
Bennett
Laurens
Eldridge
Franklin
Nickerson
Vesta
Mayhew
Edgartown
Delphoa
West
Hi Hole
Connecticut
Towne
Timoleon
Luscumb
Menkar
Norton
Henrietta
Poole
Callao
Sissen
Swift
Jenkins
Juno
Bates
Sippican
Java
Bronson
Trescott
Mallory
Mystic
Zoroaster
Hammond
Parachute
Devoll
Potomac Swain
Bramin
Macomber
Maracaibo
Plymouth
Globe
Daggett
Popmannet
Tilton
Sipican
Nantucket
United States
Worth
Pacific
Bar
Alpha
Columbia
Camely
Theopilus Chase
Ball
Atlantic
Newport
Wm Penn
Wimpenny
Falmouth
Pacifi
Clean
Sekman
Inga
Cudworth
Wareham
Sam
Thomas
Soper
Providence
Troy
Bristol
Malta
Holmes Hole
Annawan
Mattapoisett
Sarah
Mayhem
Sag Harbour
Konohasset
Fayal
Minerva Smyth
Crocker
Thos Winslow
Baker
Lahaina
Mary
Nant
Panama
Sag Harbor
Brunswick
Oala
Morrison
New London
Philip Tully
Virginia
Meteor
Wm Baker
Warren
Monterey
California
Also Mentioned on This Page
Christ
Jesus
Onsaon Questiox
Union
National Intelligencer
Oregon
Washington
Bangor Whig
Commodore Eliot
Robert C. Folger
Natucket
Baston Atlas
Faioutru
Maine Raitrean
Hayden
South Newmarket
N. J
Newmarket Village
Portland
Bonen Auve
Baltimore
N. ¥. Tribune
Ling
Peters
Ada Guild
W AS Bayley
L W Briggs
Turks Islands
Grand Cay
Cay
Avola
N. Y
Folger
Hue
Itv
Kmarrebm
Marine Journal
Port OF
John H. Allyn
W. Briggs
J. Sayer
Vermont
Allyn
John Sayer
Dee
Jayne
Mr. Holmes
Bristol Phenix
Brstol
R.J
James A. Holmes
A. R. Henckley
Frooklin
A. Fe Bincrley
South Third Street
WM R Taylor
Hadi
Imag Aolitey
Wil
F. A. Burgess
Vhipler Goods
J. Allyn
John ST. Allyn
State Street
Hope and
State Streets
N.B
Benjamin H. Gifford
Soutit Main Street
Koston
South Main Street
R George
Bradford ST
J. Ailyn
W. H. S. Bayley
Aves
HREE
H. Allyn
Francis Hourn
Gore
Fursisnino
T. G. Holmes
Hildren
Shaws
Dee 6
A. Burges
Russia
Sealech
F. A. Burges
T. G. Olmes
Fale
John B. Munro
Eurishieg
Boots
MUNBO
Ques Whitney
ST. Bartholomew
Bateman
J. A. Wavenouth
Remington
Wistar
Bichan
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