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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1869
Page
1
A Bristol Bank clerk in Providence is framed by a former colleague James Petrie for a massive transfer attempt. The tale follows Petrie’s disappearance, the clerk’s wrongful imprisonment in a basement cell, and a dramatic rescue led by Annie Le Ban. Detectives trace Petrie to Scotland, where he is captured and returned for punishment.
The witness recalls a bold money grab with an accomplice who got two thirds of the loot while another took fifty thousand dollars. Both are jailed now. The bank cashier post retirement is rewarded for service after the sufferings endured. A Boston visit with Annie as wife followed by reflections on deception by Petrie.
The Riverside Echo argues that sectarianism and many competing temperance groups hinder true religion and moral progress. It warns that rival organizations absorb time and energy, reducing deep conviction and effective action. It urges focusing on core duty, unity of spirit, and essential temperance aims.
A woman in the southwest corner of Hamilton Township Van Buren County Michigan arrived last spring dressed as a man bought 40 acres of land and built a substantial house with her own hands. She is about 50, stout, and uses a wooden leg after a fever sore. She farmed eight acres of wheat and dug a ditch, supplied neighbors with axe helves and split baskets, and crafted sled runners from trees using hand tools. Two months after arriving she finished her house and later appeared in women’s clothes.
After returning to New York to practice law Colonel Burr frequenting Rev. Judediah Burchard’s revival meetings, is rebuked from the pulpit for his notoriety as the man who killed Hamilton. Burr retorts with a measured reply, challenging the clergy’s assertion as he stands calm and unmoved.
A country court hinge on a witness, as the old Squire recalls a story of a nearsighted woman who swears she can read a needle from across a barn. The tale ends with the needle in the crucial distance, highlighting perception and bias in testimony.
A humor piece depicts a Hindu mythic gatekeeper Brahma admitting souls to paradise. A newly deceased man jokes about being married. another arrives claiming marriage too, leading Brahma to conclude paradise is not for fools. The tale mocks marriage as a universal burden.
A story describes a Yankee interrogating a man on a Mississippi steamer. The man answers plainly, claiming birth in Boston Tremont Street 44 left hand side on August 1, 1820, at a certain hour with doctor Warren and nurse Sally Benjamin. The Yankee grins and asks if it was a frame or brick house, adding humor to the puzzled tone.
A clergyman who recently resigned his Nashua New Hampshire pastorate was challenged by a railroad worker while boarding a car. The worker asked if he was leaving, and after the man confirmed, the rail employee quipped that it would be hard to find someone to fill his boots.
A Gloucester store incident ends in tragedy as a cherished old dog, taunted by a cruel remark that it should be killed, walks to the railway and drowns in the water. The scene attracts mournful witnesses who recall the animal’s quiet years of memory.
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